Navy News
Australia intends to significantly increase military spending
On July 1, 2020, the Australian government approved the so-called Defense Strategic Update and the 2020 Force Structure Plan, which provide for Aus...
Naval Group chooses iXblue to provide navigation systems for future export Gowind-class vessels
iXblue has been selected by Naval Group to supply navigation systems for two Gowind corvettes intended for the international market. These two futu...
Indonesia signs preamble contract for construction of two Iver Huitfedlt-class frigates
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has signed a preliminary contract with the representative of Danish Odense Maritime Technology to supply two Ive...
Elbit Systems Wins $53 Million Contract to Supply Intelligence Suites to Southeast Asian Navy
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $53 million to provide and integrate intelligence suites ...
UAE and US Naval Forces Conduct Combined Joint Operations in Arabian Gulf
The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC) conducted combined naval and air training operations with forces assigned to U.S. Naval Force...
Azerbaijani Naval Forces Conduct Live-Fire Training Onboard Patrol Boats
On June 29 2020, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan released video footage on its Youtube channel. On these images, we can see t...
Russian Navy troops receive over 700 latest and upgraded weapon systems
The Russian troops have received over 700 latest and upgraded weapon systems since the beginning of this year, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said ...
The Royal Navy MCM HMS Pembroke is now fitted with Thales ORCA Command System
HMS Pembroke recently became the Royal Navy’s most modern Mine Counter-Measures Vessel (MCMV) after being equipped with a new state-of-the-art mine...
PLA Navy Destroyer flotilla execute maritime operation in South China Sea
Amidst tensions with Vietnam, China has announced a new military exercise beginning July 1, 2020, off Xisha Islands, internationally known as Parce...
The Polish Ministry of Defence Procures Two Additional Gavia AUVs
The Ministry of Defence of Poland has procured two additional Teledyne Marine Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in order to expand the Po...
Damen Delivers Custom RHIB To Dutch Naarden Lifeboat Brigade
Damen Shipyards Group has recently delivered a new lifeboat, a Damen RHIB 975 Inboard, to the Naarden Lifeboat Brigade (Reddingsbrigade Naarden). F...
About 200 combat ships to participate in parades on Russia’s Navy Day
About 200 combat ships will take part in parades on Russia’s Navy Day on July 26 across the country, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at...
Lockheed Martin will deliver four F-35C Carrier Variant Lot 14 aircraft for US Navy
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on June 29, 2020, Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., ...
STM from Turkey to supply main drive systems for Ada-class corvettes of Pakistani Navy
According to news published by the Newspaper website Daily Sabah, Turkish Company STM has signed an agreement with the Turkish Military Factory and...
Huntington Ingalls modification contract for construction of USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 class ship DDG 135
According to a contract published by the U.S. Department Of Defense) on June 29, 2020, Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded...
New Polar-class tanker vessel HMNZS Aotearoa arrives into Auckland Harbour in New Zealand
According to a Tweet published by the Royal New Zealand Navy on June 26, 2020, the new tanker/replenishment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) has arrive...
Naval program for 12 new minehunter vessels for Belgian and Dutch navies reaches a new milestone
On May 23, 2020, a new contractual milestone was crossed by the Belgium Naval & Robotics teams. Exactly one year after the notification of the ...
Indian Navy Inducts Indigenously Developed Torpedo Decoy System
The Indian Navy said on Friday it has inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called 'Maareech' that is capable of being fired from all fron...
Boeing, Kongsberg Partnership For Norway’s Future P-8A MPAs Support
On June 18 2020, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS and Boeing signed an agreement for P-8 maritime patrol aircraft maintenance and support, with...
L3Harris technologies unveils new IVER4 580 unmanned undersea vehicle
L3Harris Technologies announced its new man-portable Iver4 580 unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). The new Iver4 580 is the second vehicle in the Iver...