France: iXblue Gaps acoustic positioning system selected for mine warfare
| 2019
The French DGA Naval Engineering Department (DGA/TN), an entity specializing in mine warfare experiments, has selected the iXblue Gaps acoustic pos...
US Navy plans to build an unmanned Ghost Fleet
| 2019
As the Navy faces more complex threats to its manned ships from Russia and China, the service is moving quickly to field an unmanned “Ghost Fleet” ...
UK, US and Japan to hold anti-submarine warfare exercise in Western Pacific
| 2019
The Royal Navy, U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force are scheduled to start anti-submarine warfare drills on March 14, for only the s...
Russian nuclear powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir ready for sea duty
| 2019
The crew of the nuclear submarine Knyaz Vladimir, which is to join the Russian Navy by the end of this year, in parallel with the plant and state t...
Nigeria ordered 2 Damen 3307 patrol vessels
| 2019
Nigeria’s Homeland Integrated Offshore Services of Nigeria (HIOS) has ordered two additional Damen 3307 Patrol Vessels from Damen Shipyards Group.
Russian Pacific Fleet received battalion set of Bastion missile system
| 2019
The Russian Pacific Fleet has received a new battalion set of the Bastion mobile coastal missile complex under a program of rearmament with modern ...
US Navy wants 5.000 new sailors by fiscal year 2020
| 2019
The U.S. Navy plans to shed about 3,100 medical personnel in Fiscal Year 2020 while adding 5,000 active duty sailors to staff aviation units and a ...
PSNS & IMF, Sarcos Robotics and the US Navy partner for shipyard development
| 2019
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration involving a United States Navy shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility an...
Dell Marketing to provide software maintenance for the US Navy
| 2019
Dell Marketing LP has been awarded an estimated $231,170,000 firm-fixed-price blanket purchase agreement (BPA) in accordance with the firm’s United...
India-Pakistan: Pakistan maintains naval presence in the Arabian Sea
| 2019
Pakistan has recently accused the Indian Navy of sending submarines close to its coastline, while Indian top government sources say it is the Pakis...
Australia kicked off Indo-Pacific Endeavour 19 deployment
| 2019
On March 11, the Royal Australian Navy kicked off the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 19 (IPE 19) deployment. As part of this exercise are the HMA Canberra,...
Germany suggested the creation of a European aircraft carrier
| 2019
Recently, the Leader of the German Christian Democratic Union, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, suggested the creation of a European aircraft carrier, i...
Ukraine unveiled its naval development strategy through 2035
| 2019
The Ukrainian Navy has recently published its development stategy, going through 2035. Ukraine has understood the urgency it has to enhance its mar...
US Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt began first operational period at sea
| 2019
The U.S. Navy’s first Zumwalt-class stealth guided-missile destroyer, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed San Diego, on March 8, for its first operatio...
Russia increases the share of modern weapons in its naval armed forces
| 2019
Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu recently told the State Duma defense committee that the average share of modern weapons in the Russian armed forces ...
MBDA awarded contract for surface-to-air missiles from the Philippines
| 2019
MBDA France bagged the contract to supply surface-to-air missiles for the two Philippine Navy's future frigates, which are currently being construc...
Naval Group will showcase its innovations at Colombiamar 2019
| 2019
The Naval Group's booth at Colombiamar 2019, from March 13 to March 15 in Colombia, will reflect its comprehensive maritime offer, with a focus on ...
Thales to supply 2 coastal radars for the French armed forces
| 2019
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) relies on Thales’s expertise in sensors and has placed an order for two Coast Watcher 100s. This coasta...
Russian Zheleznyakov minesweeper completed medium overhaul
| 2019
The 13th Shipyard completed the medium overhaul of the Rubin-class Zheleznyakov minesweeper of project 12600, the shipyard told Mil.Press FlotProm ...
China deployed a VTOL drone on a guided missile destroyer
| 2019
China, as part of an exercise in the South China Sea that took place during February, deployed a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing...