Navy News
General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Sea Trials of USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams ESB4
General Dynamics NASSCO started sea trials for the U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Sea Base, the USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) on January ...
Russia’s Northern Fleet to test Project 955A submarine Knyaz Vladimir in 2018
Russia’s Northern Fleet will test the Project 955A Borei-A class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir in 2018, the fle...
Leonardo to lead European OCEAN2020 program
Leonardo was awarded the most important project related to the first European Defence Found’s initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capa...
Sixth Project 22160 Corvette for Russian Navy laid in Zelenodolsk
The sixth in number and fifth in the series of project 22160 corvettes for the Russian Navy was laid on January 13 by the Gorky shipyard in Zelenod...
TKMS Started Construction of 2nd Batch Type 218SG Submarines for Singapore
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and the Republic of Singapore Navy started construction of the Type 218SG Batch 2 submarines during a ...
Russian Navy Baltic fleet gets first upgraded Ka-27M Helicopter
The first upgraded Ka-27M helicopter has arrived at the airbase of the Baltic fleet aviation in Kaliningrad region, fleet spokesperson Roman Martov...
Brazil’s 1st Scorpene submarine S40 Riachuelo moved to final assembly site
On January 13 and 14, the Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) and the company Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN) transferred the first of three sectio...
Shipyard in northwest Russia to start building LHD in 2020
Russia’s Defense Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have come to an agreement that the Northern Shipyard in St. Petersburg in n...
Saab is a key partner in EU unmanned maritime situational awareness project
Defence and security company Saab will take part in an EU funded preparatory action project called OCEAN2020. The project will demonstrate technolo...
China's 26th Type 054A Frigate Commissioned with PLAN North Sea Fleet
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) commissioned its 26th Type 054A Frigate (Jiangkai II-class) "Rizhao" (hull number 598). Th...
Russian Navy strengthens its coastal missile brigades with BAL and BASTION systems
The Russian Navy launched a large-scale campaign to reinforce coastal missile brigades. Due to the creation of new missile squadrons and rearming w...
Fourth Astute-class submarine completes first dive
The fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, which is being built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has achieved a significant milestone by compl...
SNA 2018: MARTAC Showcasing MANTAS T12 USV in ISR Configuration
At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held last week near Washington DC, Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) was showcasin...
Project 885 Yasen-class SSGN Severodvinsk K-560 Completes Kalibr Tests
The Yasen-class Severodvinsk K-560 nuclear-powered guided missile submarine (SSGN) of project 885 completed a full cycle of test trials of precisio...
SNA 2018: BAE Systems Unveils High Powered Microwave
At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held last week near Washington DC, BAE Systems was showcasing for the first time it...
SNA 2018 Video Coverage - Day 1
Day 1 at the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held in Crystal City, VA, near Washington DC.
Greece to negotiate FREMM Frigate acquisition with France
Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini reported last week that the Greek government is set to enter talks with France regarding the procurement of two F...
Work on Project 23560 destroyer detailed design to begin in Russia after 2020
Work on the detailed design for the future Project 23560 Leader-class destroyer is planned to begin in Russia after 2020, a source in Russia’s defe...
Naval Group & Airbus Helicopters to Build VSR700 SDAM VTOL UAV Demonstrator
The DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval G...
SNA 2018: Textron Systems to Develop Surface Warfare Payloads for CUSV
At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium currently held near Washington DC, Textron Systems announced that they signed a Coo...