Navy News
French Navy’s Future SSBN to carry Thales Next-Gen Sonar System
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a 42-month contract to conduct a set of studies and technological developments for a...
Russia's Pacific Fleet to get Four SSGN by 2021
The Pacific fleet is likely to get four upgraded cruise missile nuclear submarines (SSGN) of project 949A by 2021, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Bor...
Safran to Deploy Maritime Surveillance Version of its Patroller UAV for OCEAN2020 Project
Safran is one of the main participants in the OCEAN2020 consortium, which won a major contract as part of the European Commission’s 2017 Preparator...
Video: Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Completes Acceptance Trials
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) released a really nice video showing the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) underway for acceptance trial...
Russian Pacific Fleet submarine force commander appointed
Rear-Admiral Vladimir Dmitriyev has been appointed Russian Pacific Fleet submarine force commander, the Eastern Military District’s press office sa...
French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Received its SMART-S Mk2 Radar
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has received its radar upgrade. The SMART-S Mk2 radar was fit...
Highly adapted sea life could help U.S. military detect adversary activity over large areas
The world’s vast oceans and seas offer seemingly endless spaces in which adversaries of the United States can maneuver undetected. The U.S. militar...
French Navy Frigate Assumed Command of USS Theodore Roosevelt Air Defense
On January 26, 2018, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) Horizon-class Air Defense Frigate Chevalier Paul ended three weeks of participation in...
Russian Navy Project 11711 Landing Ship LST Ivan Gren to Complete Trials
The Ivan Gren lead big landing ship of project 11711 will resume in February the trials which were suspended in late December 2017 and complete the...
Fincantieri Launched the 8th FREMM 'Antonio Marceglia' for Italian Navy
The launching ceremony of the “Antonio Marceglia” frigate, the eighth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels - Multi Mission European Frigates, took place...
US Navy Commissioned Independence-class LCS USS Omaha (LCS 12)
The U.S. Navy commissioned the Austal-built Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a ceremony Saturday, Feb. 3, i...
U.S. Navy Second Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Michael Monsoor Completes Sea Trials
The U.S. Navy’s next generation destroyer, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance trials on Feb. 1. The U.S. ...
Naval Group Fincantieri Merger on Track - French Navy to Get LSS Logistics Vessels
The merger between Naval Group and Fincantieri, two major naval shipbuilding gourps, appear to be well on track following a high level ministerial ...
Project 945A Sierra II Class Submarine Pskov has Faulty Auxiliary Engine Replaced
The Project 945A B-336 Sierra II class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Pskov armed with missiles and torpedoes had its faulty auxiliary dies...
Naval Group Launched 8th FREMM Frigate 'Normandie' for the French Navy
On 1 February 2018, Naval Group floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Normandie, just 12 months after the start of hull assembly in the building ...
First Daegu-class FFX-II Frigate delivered to ROK Navy
South Korea's defense procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced today that the first FFX Batch II (FFX II) fri...
Hamad Port Set to Welcome DIMDEX 2018 Visiting Warships
As part of the highly anticipated sixth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2018), Hamad Port, o...
Dutch Walrus-class Submarines to be Modernized with Safran Navigation Systems
Following an international bidding process, Safran’s integrated inertial navigation system (including Sigma 40 inertial navigation units and the as...
Is China's PLAN About to Test a Railgun at Sea ?
Ship spotters from China released several pictures of what appears to be an electromagnetic (EM) railgun. The pictures released on January 31st sho...
ACTUV Sea Hunter Prototype Transitions to ONR for Further Development
DARPA has successfully completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program and has officially transferred t...