Navy News
Northrop Grumman to procure integrated bridge and navigation systems for Arleigh Burke DDG-51 guided missile destroyer
On May 1, 2020, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Charlottesville, Virginia, is awarded a $27,430,321 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-...
Chinese Navy Liaoning aircraft carrier has tested its integrated combat capability
Chinese Navy Liaoning aircraft carrier formation on Thursday, April 30, 2020, returned to a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Provinc...
US Navy Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson achieved an important milestone
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has announced on May 1, 2020, that the Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) achieved an important ...
Chinese Navy has now six Type 094A Jin-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines
According to news published on Internet, China has now six submarines Type 094A. Two upgraded Type 094A nuclear submarines were presented during th...
US Navy has completed program of C-130T logistic support aircraft with Avionics Obsolescence Upgrade
A U.S. Navy program to upgrade the avionics of C/KC-130T Hercules logistics support and aerial refueling aircraft successfully completed a crucial ...
HMS Kent Type 23 Duke-class frigate joins US forces in Arctic for cold-weather training
The British Royal Navy with HMS Kent Type 23 Duke-class frigate has joined forces with the US to practice operations in the icy waters of the Arcti...
British Royal Navy trials Slocum Glider that can aid submarine hunters
Underwater Slocum gliders that can rapidly send vital information that could give an extra edge to the British Royal Navy’s submarine hunting opera...
Austal Australia has been awarded contract to design and build Cape-class Patrol Boats for Australian Navy
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has been awarded an A$324 million contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-cla...
Fincantieri Marinette Marine was awarded contract to build FFG(X) missile frigate for US Navy
On April 30, 2020, Fincantieri Marinette Marine was awarded the nearly $800 million contract to build the FFG(X) first-in-class guided missile frig...
French company Naval Group has started sea trials of Suffren Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine
The sea trials of the Suffren, the first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, have just begun. They will enable the French Defence Procurement...
US Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress
The Navy in FY2021 and beyond wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs). These large UVs are called Large Unmanned ...
HMS Queen Elizabeth is ready to conduct first operational deployment in 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth today to ensure she is ready to conduct her first operational deployment in 2021.
Royal Thai Navy to Equip Khamronsin-Class Corvettes with MSI 30mm Machine Gun
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has allocated THB170 million (USD5.2 million) to procure 30 mm naval gun mountings from MSI Defence Systems for its Khamr...
Lockheed Martin to design and upgrade TI-20 AN/BLQ-10 Electronic
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $13,227,000 engineering services, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification...
French Navy’s First Barracuda-Class Submarine Suffren Begins Sea Trials
Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the first dive for the Suffren at sea, carried out on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, after her dep...
Pakistan successfully conducts test-firing of anti-ship missiles
In an impressive firepower display, Pakistan Navy Fleet units demonstrated their combat readiness through live weapon firing of anti-ship missiles ...
Ukraine Successfully tests the Neptune land-based cruise missile system
In the south of the Odessa region at the “Alibey” proving ground regular tests of the “Neptune” land-based cruise missile system were held. Radio j...
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Exercises with Hellenic and Turkish Navies
AEGEAN SEA - SNMG2 have performed a series of exercises in the Central Mediterranean and Aegean Sea during Group’s deployment in the area.
Lockheed to Supply MK 41 Missile Launch System Parts Under $148M Navy Modification
Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business a five-year, $147.6M contract modification to provide vertical launching system components to...
Norway Kicks off Formal Negotiations with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for New Submarines
Norway and Germany will procure identical submarines together. A revised offer was received from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in February and negoti...
