Navy News
Russian Navy to get two hydrographic vessels by 2019
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolev listened to the reports of Navy headquarters at a meeting in the Admiralty about the const...
Indian second indigenous aircraft carrier stuck at its embryonic stage
India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) project has been launched in 2013 and the first Indian home-made aircraft carrier is scheduled to be oper...
Russian Marines to accompany all its combat vessels from 2019
Marine units will accompany all Russian warships in each sortie from 2019. The strength of the counterterrorist teams will depend on the warship cl...
Russian Krasnodar submarine ready for its first sea trials
The Krasnodar diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 of the Black Sea Fleet is getting ready for a sortie. Apart preparing the submarine for th...
US Navy has completed upgrade of its nuclear warhead
The US Navy and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have completed their tests on their updated version of the nuclear warhead used...
India to renew coastal radar proposal to Maldives
India appears to be seeking to extend its influence on the Indian Ocean region by increasing its parternships with regional countries. Therefore, I...
Russia to modify its Tsirkon missiles for corvettes
The Russian Defense Ministry will get a smaller option of Tsirkon hypersonic antiship missile to arm Karakurt-class corvettes of project 22800 and ...
Indian Navy started a series of mega coastal defence exercises
The Indian Navy, in association with the Indian Coast Guard, have taken a series of exercises on the Indian coasts to increase its security respons...
Russian Northern fleet launches new training facility for commandos
The main base of the Northern fleet submarines, Gadzhievo garrison in Murmansk region held a gala ceremony to open the first multirole training fac...
Italian Navy to launch its submarine rescue vessel with Fincantieri
From 2018, Italy had discussed its Special and Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SuRS) programme for which an amount of € 424 million ...
Spain to start the building of its new F-110 frigates this year
The Spanish government has confirmed that Navantia is to start the construction of 5 units of its new class of frigates, the F-110, this May.
French Navy to acquire 14 new LCU-type ships from CNIM
CNIM Group, a French industrial contractor, has been chosen by the French Navy (taking the lead on its rivals Kership and CMN) to deliver 14 new la...
US DoD awarded Global PCCI contract for ESSM systems delivering
Global PCCI (a joint venture) has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, worth $US 250 million, from the US DoD for the ...
L3 ASV and Dstl reached 1,380 km of Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions
L3 ASV announced the completion of a series of demonstrations at the Australian Defence Showcase, Autonomous Warrior 18, in Jervis Bay, Australia. ...
Sweden to purchase two Bofors 40 Mk4 guns for its Navy
The Swedish Navy has decided to acquire two BAE Systems Bofors 40 Mk4 40mm guns in order to arm its vessels.
Malta purchases its second offshore patrol vessel
The Maltese MoD has signed a €35 million contract with Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria for the building of a second offshore patrol ve...
Thales equiped new Mexican POLA, the ARM Reformador
According to Thales, at the end of 2018, the first ship from the Mexican Navy’s new POLA (Patrullera Oceanica de Largo Alcance) class, ARM Reformad...
New Zealand Navy gets Cougar ROV onboard HMZS Resolution
Norway-based Østensjø Rederi is contracted to deliver the future HMZS Resolution (also known as ‘Edda Fonn’) to the New Zealand Ministry of Defense...
Project 12700 minesweeper Ivan Antonov finishes state trials
The newest minesweeper Ivan Antonov of project 12700 (Aleksandrit) has finished state trials. The ship’s crew is getting ready for a ceremony of ho...
L3 MAPPS awarded contract for Canadian JSS deliveries
L3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract for work on the Royal Canadian Navy’s Joint Support Ships (JSS) from the Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan Shipyards.