Navy News
HHI Cut 1st Steel of Royal New Zealand Navy Future HMNZS Aotearoa Tanker
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) started construction of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) future fleet tanker HMNZS Aotearoa. The first steel cuttin...
Russian Naval Aviation to be Equipped with Unmanned Systems
Russian seaborne aircraft and helicopters will be equipped with unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and will control them from an altitude of several k...
HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Gibraltar for first overseas visit
The Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in Gibraltar today for her first overseas port visit. The 65,000-tonne future fla...
Second Project 18280 Reconnaissance Ship Ivan Khurs Starts Sea Trials
The Ivan Khurs communication vessel of project 18280 built by the Severnaya Verf shipyard sailed out to the Baltic Sea for running trials, the ship...
BAE Systems Selected to Help U.S. Navy SPAWAR Identify and Track Threats
The U.S. Navy has selected BAE Systems to provide equipment and support services for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR). As o...
Russia, Egypt Discussing Mistral LHD Equipment Deal
Talks are under way to discuss the delivery of additional Russian-made equipment for Egypt’s Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, Russian presid...
French Navy Frigates Could Get Ballistic Missile Defence Capability
According to the 2019-2025 military planning law released today, France will study the integration of Aster 30 B1NT missiles aboard Air Defense Fri...
France to Launch Studies on Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Replacement
Enfin! (At last!) France is set to launch studies on the replacement of the sole aircraft carrier of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). The Charle...
Keel Laying of Future Turkish Navy LHD TCG Anadolu
Spanish shipyard Navantia announced today that the keel of the future Turkish Navy Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) has been laid at the Turkish shipy...
French Navy’s Future SSBN to carry Thales Next-Gen Sonar System
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a 42-month contract to conduct a set of studies and technological developments for a...
Russia's Pacific Fleet to get Four SSGN by 2021
The Pacific fleet is likely to get four upgraded cruise missile nuclear submarines (SSGN) of project 949A by 2021, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Bor...
Safran to Deploy Maritime Surveillance Version of its Patroller UAV for OCEAN2020 Project
Safran is one of the main participants in the OCEAN2020 consortium, which won a major contract as part of the European Commission’s 2017 Preparator...
Video: Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Completes Acceptance Trials
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) released a really nice video showing the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) underway for acceptance trial...
Russian Pacific Fleet submarine force commander appointed
Rear-Admiral Vladimir Dmitriyev has been appointed Russian Pacific Fleet submarine force commander, the Eastern Military District’s press office sa...
French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Received its SMART-S Mk2 Radar
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has received its radar upgrade. The SMART-S Mk2 radar was fit...
Highly adapted sea life could help U.S. military detect adversary activity over large areas
The world’s vast oceans and seas offer seemingly endless spaces in which adversaries of the United States can maneuver undetected. The U.S. militar...
French Navy Frigate Assumed Command of USS Theodore Roosevelt Air Defense
On January 26, 2018, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) Horizon-class Air Defense Frigate Chevalier Paul ended three weeks of participation in...
Russian Navy Project 11711 Landing Ship LST Ivan Gren to Complete Trials
The Ivan Gren lead big landing ship of project 11711 will resume in February the trials which were suspended in late December 2017 and complete the...
Fincantieri Launched the 8th FREMM 'Antonio Marceglia' for Italian Navy
The launching ceremony of the “Antonio Marceglia” frigate, the eighth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels - Multi Mission European Frigates, took place...
US Navy Commissioned Independence-class LCS USS Omaha (LCS 12)
The U.S. Navy commissioned the Austal-built Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a ceremony Saturday, Feb. 3, i...