Navy News
Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy
According to information released by the Italian news agency ANSA on June 8, 2020, Italy approves the sale of two FREMM frigates to the Egyptian na...
French Navy conducts test fire of M51 ballistic missile from Le Temeraire SSBN ballistic missile submarine
On Friday, June 12, 2020, the French Navy has announced a test launch of ballistic missile M51 SLBM (Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile ) from "L...
US Navy USS Kidd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer departs on deployment
According to information released by the US Navy on June 10, 2020, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) departed San...
Russian Shipbuilders to deliver latest cruise missile corvette to Russian Navy by year-end
The Project 21631 small missile ship Graivoron armed with Kalibr cruise missiles will be delivered to the Black Sea Fleet by the end of 2020. The l...
US Navy Receives First Production Unit of Next-Gen Precision Landing System
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) received the first production unit of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) in April, nearly a month ahe...
Indian Navy Inaugurates Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Complex at Visakhapatnam
The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated at Visakhapatnam by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, PVSM, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer C...
Leonardo to upgrade Royal Danish Navy’s Super Rapid Gun Mounts
Leonardo has signed a twenty-year framework agreement worth €70 million to provide after-sales support service and the potential future upgrade of ...
German Navy Commissions Its Second F125 Baden-Württemberg-Class Modern Frigate
On June 10, 2020, the F125 "Nordrhein-Westfalen" was officially commissioned – due to the current corona pandemic, the ceremony took place on a sma...
British Navy HMS Kent frigate and HMS Ramsey minehunter join BALTOP 2020 naval exercise
According to information released by the British Government on June 8, 2020, over the next week, HMS Kent frigate and minehunter HMS Ramsey will sa...
Midlife Capability Assurance Program upgrade for Australian Navy HMAS Arunta Anzac Class Frigate
According to information released by the Australian Navy on June 9, 2020, HMAS Anzac frigate has joined HMAS Arunta as the second Anzac Class Friga...
Russian Navy Northern fleet prepares to accept Arkhangelsk Yasen-M cruise missile submarine
According to news published by the Russian press agency TASS on June 10, 2020, the Russian Navy Northern fleet is preparing to accept the cruise mi...
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its Carrier Strike Group deployed for global naval security operations
According to information released by the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet on June 8, 2020, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and elem...
German Navy takes delivery of first NH90 Sea Lion naval helicopter
On June 4, 2020, the German Navy has officially announced the hand over of the first NH90 Sea Lion naval helicopter that will replace the Sea King ...
Australian Navy’s frigate upgrade program continues to deliver
The Royal Australian Navy’s frigate HMAS Anzac has joined HMAS Arunta as the second of the fleet’s Anzac Class frigates to undergo the Anzac Midlif...
Russian Navy Northern Fleet warships kick off anti-submarine warfare drills in Barents Sea
The Northern Fleet’s search and strike group kicked off drills in the Barents Sea to search for and eliminate a notional enemy’s nuclear-powered su...
French Naval Industry Accelarates UAV Procurement For French Navy As Potential Recovery Plan
As part of a larger potential recovery plan to help the French aerospace industry cope with the current economic crisis (due to COVID-19 outbreak),...
First operational landing of 617 Squadron F-35B fighter on British HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier
The British Navy has announced on June 9, 2020, that Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning stealth fighter aircraft from the British Royal Air Force 617 ...
FLIR gets $23.5M Orders for its Centaur UGVs for US Army and Navy
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that the United States Army and Navy have ordered in total more than 160 of the company’s Centaur unmanned ground vehi...
Russian Navy Admiral Kasatonov frigate completes sea part of acceptance trials
The Admiral Kasatonov frigate of project 22350 completed the sea part of acceptance trials and returned to Severnaya verf Shipyard. The warship wil...
Saab Surface Ship and Submarine Successfully Fired Lightweight Torpedo
Saab has together with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Swedish Armed Forces have conducted the first tests with the Saab Ligh...