Navy News
Chinese Shupang class survey ship spotted in Japanese territorial waters
According to information published by the Japanese MoD on December 19, 2022, it was confirmed that a Chinese Navy Shupang-class survey ship sailed ...
French DGA receives 10th modernized ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft
In a tweet posted on December 15, the French Directorate General for Armament (DGA) announced it had taken delivery of the 10th ATL2 modernized to ...
Philippine Navy commissions 2 Israeli-made FAIC-M/SHALDAG MK5 fast patrol vessels
On December 15, 2022, Israeli company RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced that two FAIC-M/SHALDAG MK5 vessels with a fully-integrated RA...
SSB from Turkiye unveils upgraded version of Ulaq AUSV Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel
On December 11, Ismail Demir, president of SSB, the Turkish Defense Agency, posted a tweet to unveil the new unmanned surface vessel called “Ulaq”....
Plasan signs contract with BAE Systems for armouring of Type 26 Global Combat Ships for UK Royal Navy – Batch 2
Plasan announces that they have signed a contract with BAE Systems for the armouring of Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the UK Royal Navy – Batch 2...
Contract amendment for Aster 30 Block 1 Naval standard for UK Royal Navy
On 8 December 2022, the OCCAR-EA Director, on behalf of the UK MoD, signed Amendment 10 of the Sustainment & Enhancement (S&E) contract wit...
US Navy awards BAE Systems USD13.5M to incorporate Smart D2 technology in ALE-47 Common Carriage program
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems $13.5 million to incorporate its Smart D2 technology as part of the U.S. Navy’s ALE-47 Common Carriage progra...
The Netherlands selects Kongsberg NSM Naval Strike Missile for its of air defence and command frigates
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS announced on December 12 that it entered into a contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to supply th...
US Navy awards BAE Systems USD295 million contract for USS Kearsarge modernization
BAE Systems has received a $294.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform more than 20 months of maintenance and modernization w...
Thales Australia awarded contract extension to keep Australian Navy connected
Thales Australia has been awarded a contract extension by the Australian Department of Defence for the SEA 1442 Phase 3 program, an Internet Protoc...
Naval Group officially submits its Gowind class corvettes to Greece
According to a PR published by Naval Group on December 9, 2022, the French team has submitted an offer for the corvettes program of the Hellenic Na...
Russian Black Sea Fleet’s guard ship shoots down Ukrainian drone in Sevastopol
According to information published by Tass on December 9, 2022, an unmanned aerial vehicle was downed over the Black Sea near the city of Sevastopo...
Kraken Robotics wins contract with Canada for Remote Mineunting
According to a PR published by Kraken Robotics on December 9, 2022, Canada’s Ocean Company, announced it has been awarded a prime contract with the...
Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson completes first step of modernization
According to information published by the US DoD on December 9, 2022, after being moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island for six months,...
Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov is sailing along Norwegian coast
According to a tweet published by the Norwegian MoD on December 9, 2022, the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov is sailing north along the Norwegian ...
US Navy's destroyer USS Paul Ignatius visits Germany
According to information published by the US DoD on December 8, 2022, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) ...
Hensoldt teams up with Aero Network DMI for EuroNav 7 system
According to a PR published by HENSOLDT on December 8, 2022, the firm and Aero Network DMI announce their collaboration in the field of Situational...
French fighter jet Rafale-M emerges as the frontrunner for Indian Navy
According to information published by Print on December 7, 2022, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation’s Rafale-M has emerged as the front...
French Navy wants its own carrier based drones
According to information published by Opex 360 on December 7, 2022, the French Navy would be very interested in carrier-based drones during&nb...
US, UK and Australia confirm AUKUS pact and review its progress
On December 7, 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defen...