Navy News
Japan Coast Guard expands Liquid-Robotics' Wave Glider Fleet
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced the expansion of their unmanned ocean observation fleet of Wave Gliders to the 9th Regional District,headquar...
Status-6: Russia's new intercontinental nuclear armed & powered autonomous torpedo
Practically invulnerable underwater combat robots with intercontinental range have been created for the Russian Navy to operate in oceans and at ad...
HMNZS TE KAHA Arrived in Canada to Begin Modernization Work
Lockheed Martin Canada has signed a formal contract with the New Zealand government for ship installation and trials to complete the upgrade and mo...
Japanese Islands of Okinawa to be defended by Type 12 Coastal Defense Batteries
Following the increasing activity of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) in the disputed waters of the East China Sea, the Jap...
List of Visiting Naval Ships at Hamad Port during DIMDEX 2018
The Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2018) announced the (provisional) list of visiting vessels for this yea...
Russian Pacific Fleet to Receive Cruise Missile-Capable Vessels
In the next few years the Russian Navy Pacific Ocean Fleet (POF) will receive corvettes and submarines fitted with Kalibr high-precision weapon sys...
JMSDF Appoints First Female as Warship Squadron Commander
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) appointed for the first time a woman as commander of a warship squadron, the First Escort Division. 4...
French Navy Receives First Upgraded Lynx WG-13 Helicopters
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that the 34F air wing has started flying on the first upgraded Lynx helicopters. The Lynx upgrade prog...
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon MPA Patrolled the Persian Gulf Area
A P-8A Poseidon from the "Mad Foxes" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 supported maritime operations in U.S. 5th Fleet under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57...
ASC & Saab to Upgrade Australian Navy Collins-class Submarine
Australia’s Federal Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne announced that ASC and Saab Australia were awarded a contract to supply an updated I...
Lockheed Martin Receive Contract to Start Work on MMSC for Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin received a $481 million contract for long-lead-time material in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant...
PPA to bring BMD Capability to Italian Navy in 2024
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) will get Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability in 2024 with the delivery of its first PPA (Pattugliatore Po...
Historic First as F-35B Lands on USS Wasp in East China Sea
A detachment of F-35B Lightning II's with Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) March ...
Austal Launched U.S. Navy's 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport Burlington EPF 10
The U.S. Navy's 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), was launched at Austal USA's shipyard, March 1. The launching ...
Australian Sailors Develop Torpedo-like Submarine Accommodation Capsules
A group of Royal Australian Navy submariners have developed an innovative solution to providing temporary accommodation on board submarines.The sai...
Navy Recognition is the Official DIMDEX 2018 Online News & WebTV Producer
One week to go until the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX 2018), which will take place between the 12th and 14th March 2018 u...
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Manchester LCS 14
Austal delivered the seventh vessel in the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) class to the U.S. Navy. The future USS Manchester is the...
Video: Russian underwater drones to operate close to adversary territory
The underwater drones, which President Vladimir Putin mentioned in his state-of-the-nation address, will enable the Russian Navy to operate close t...
AQS-24B Minehunter Aligns with European Focus on Undersea Dominance
The AQS-24B, the only deployed and operationally proven, high-speed mine hunting system in the world, with operational speeds of up to 18 knots, wi...
Lockheed Martin to Supply MK 41 VLS for Royal Navy's Type 26 Frigate
BAE Systems awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to equip the Royal Navy's new Type 26 Global Combat Ship with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (V...
