Navy News
PGZ helds keel laying of 1st future Polish Navy Miecznik class frigate Wicher
According to information published by PGZ on January 31, 2024, the laying of the keel for the future Miecznik class frigate ORP Wicher took place a...
Babcock to supply Weapons handling launch systems for 3rd Jang Bogo III Batch II submarine
According to a PR published by Babcock on January 31, 2024, the company has been entrusted with a pivotal role in the South Korean Navy's ongo...
Russian Navy commissions Project 677 Lada class submarine Kronshtadt
According to information published by Tass on January 31, 2024, the Russian Navy has officially commissioned the Project 677 Lada diesel-elect...
Italian Navy's future U212 NFS submarines to be equipped with lithium battery systems
According to information published by OCCAR on January 25, 2024, this European intergovernmental organisation has decided that future U21...
South Korea DAPA begins construction of 3rd Jang Bogo III KSS III Batch II submarine by Hanwha Ocean
According to information published by the South Korean MoD on January 31, 2024, South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA...
Naval Group to develop Extra large UUV XLUUV for French Navy
According to information published by the French MoD on January 30, 2024, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has taken a significant ...
Indian Navy destroyer INS Visakhapatnam assists civilian vessel in Gulf of Aden against Houthis
According to information published by the Indian MoD on January 27, 2024, the Indian Navy's destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam, provided critical as...
Kuwait Navy conducts Exercise Eager Defender 24 with US amid tensions with Iran
According to information published by the US DoD on January 29, 2024, the Kuwait Naval Force and Coast Guard, together with the U.S Naval Forc...
South Korea initiates development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for maritime reconnaissance
According to information published by the South Korean MoD on January 29, 2024, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of South...
Australia teams up with Japan to develop unmanned underwater vehicles
According to information published by the Australian DoD on January 23, 2024, Australia and Japan have embarked on a groundbreaking agreement to jo...
US to transfer 4 Littoral Combat Ships to Greece Navy to counter Turkey
According to information published by the US DOS on January 27, 2024, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has addressed a letter to the Pr...
French Navy's FREMM DA Alsace frigate brings assistance to British tanker attacked by Houthis in Gulf of Aden
On 26 January 2024, the French Navy's FREMM DA Alsace frigate assisted a tanker attack by Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis, linked to...
North Korea conducts two launches of new Pulhwasal-3-31 submarine-launched strategic cruise missile
According to North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, on January 29, 2024, North Korea conducted two test launches of a new submarine-launched strate...
Hellenic Navy chooses thyssenkrupp and Thales consortium to modernize MEKO 200 HN frigates
On January 24, 2024, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems announced a collaboration with Thales for a frigate modernization program aimed at extending the o...
Data Link Solutions selected to provide BAE Systems’ FireNet tactical systems for US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, a contract to provide small form factor (S...
NATO starts unprecedently large Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024
Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, began on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, as the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall...
UMEX 2024: Chinese firm Hisibi unveils HT850UA unmanned vessel
At the recent Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) 2024, the HT850UA Unmanned Vessel was introduced by the Chinese firm Hisibi, markin...
UMEX 2024: China's Naval company Hisibi showcases SD160 patrol vessel
At the UMEX 2024 exhibition, Hisibi showcased their new addition to the field of maritime technology, the SD160 High Speed Patrol Vessel.
Canada to donate 10 Multirole Boats from Zodiac Hurricane Technologies to Ukraine
On January 23, 2024, Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, virtually participated in the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, hos...
UMEX 2024: Turkish company Aselsan showcases Marlin Sida USV in UAE
At the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) in 2024, held in the United Arab Emirates, the Turkish firm Aselsan showcased the Marlin SIDA, an Unmanne...