Navy News
FSAF/PAAMS programme progresses on in-service support
The end of 2018 saw a number of important milestones identified in the Programme Management Plan achieved by the FSAF-PAAMS Programme of the OCCAR....
The Italo-French FREMM programme continues with a 9th frigate
The launching ceremony of the “Spartaco Schergat” frigate, the ninth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, took place ...
Vietnamese Molniya ship could be armed with Moskit missiles
According to some sources, yet to be verified, Russia could have offered Vietnam a version of the fast-attacking missile ship Molniya (Project 1242...
Taiwan's Navy first fly-over demonstration using the Albatross UAV
Taiwan's Navy has held its first fly-over demonstration using the indigenous Albatross UAV. This test was part of a joint military operation taking...
US Navy awarded Boeing a production contract for P-8A Poseidon
According to Boeing, the U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $US 2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract in...
Belgian-Dutch MCM - Naval & Robotics unveiled its version
Naval & Robotics (consortium between Naval Group and ECA-Robotics), SeaNavalSolutions (consortium between STX France, Socarenam, Thales Belgium...
Germany to provide Israel 3 Dolphin-class submarines
The German government has recently given the go-ahead for another batch of three Dolphins more for Israel. These new submarines should be ready jus...
US MCM Mission Package completing integration of unmanned vehicles
The U.S. Navy, through its Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP), successfully completed shipboard integration of two unmanned systems on i...
Azerbaijan has launched its new SBS ship afloat
Azerbaijan has put its brand new Tufan-type (Saar OPV-62) border guard ship S-206 afloat in the Caspian Sea. This vessel is to be incorporated to t...
Spanish Navy to commission its sixth Meteoro-class offshore patrol vessel
Spanish MoD representatives, including Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles, alongside Spanish Navy leaders have commissioned the Furor (P-...
Russian Black Sea fleet to acquire two new corvettes in 2019
The Defense Ministry is increasing the potential of the Black Sea fleet. It will get two new guided missile Buyan-M-class corvettes of project 2163...
Indian Navy testing ship launched long range surface-to-air missiles
The Indian Navy has successfully launched a Barak Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) from its destroyer INS Chennai.
Russian Navy to get two hydrographic vessels by 2019
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolev listened to the reports of Navy headquarters at a meeting in the Admiralty about the const...
Indian second indigenous aircraft carrier stuck at its embryonic stage
India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) project has been launched in 2013 and the first Indian home-made aircraft carrier is scheduled to be oper...
Russian Marines to accompany all its combat vessels from 2019
Marine units will accompany all Russian warships in each sortie from 2019. The strength of the counterterrorist teams will depend on the warship cl...
Russian Krasnodar submarine ready for its first sea trials
The Krasnodar diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 of the Black Sea Fleet is getting ready for a sortie. Apart preparing the submarine for th...
US Navy has completed upgrade of its nuclear warhead
The US Navy and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have completed their tests on their updated version of the nuclear warhead used...
India to renew coastal radar proposal to Maldives
India appears to be seeking to extend its influence on the Indian Ocean region by increasing its parternships with regional countries. Therefore, I...
Russia to modify its Tsirkon missiles for corvettes
The Russian Defense Ministry will get a smaller option of Tsirkon hypersonic antiship missile to arm Karakurt-class corvettes of project 22800 and ...
Indian Navy started a series of mega coastal defence exercises
The Indian Navy, in association with the Indian Coast Guard, have taken a series of exercises on the Indian coasts to increase its security respons...