Japan to purchase Aegis Ashore missile defense systems
| 2019
Japan's purchase of 2 land-based Aegis (Aegis Ashore) Ballistic Missile Defense systems has been approved by the U.S. government. Lockheed Martin (...
China developped maritime rescue center in South China Sea
| 2019
On Tuesday 29th January, China's Ministry of Transport established a maritime rescue center in Yongshu reef of the Nansha Islands. This new center ...
China unveils anti-ship version of its DF-26 missile
| 2019
China has strengthened its ballistic capabilities, by increasing its Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) forces with the development of an anti-ship va...
Indian MoD awarded Goa Shipyard Ltd contract for 2 Talwar frigates
| 2019
On January 30, the Indian Ministry of Defense has concluded a contract with state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited to build 2 Russian advanded Talwar-cla...
US Navy awarded Northrop Grumman contract for 5 MQ-8C
| 2019
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $US 55 million contract, for modification to a previously awarded contract, for the providing of 5 MQ-...
FSAF/PAAMS programme progresses on in-service support
| 2019
The end of 2018 saw a number of important milestones identified in the Programme Management Plan achieved by the FSAF-PAAMS Programme of the OCCAR....
The Italo-French FREMM programme continues with a 9th frigate
| 2019
The launching ceremony of the “Spartaco Schergat” frigate, the ninth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, took place ...
Vietnamese Molniya ship could be armed with Moskit missiles
| 2019
According to some sources, yet to be verified, Russia could have offered Vietnam a version of the fast-attacking missile ship Molniya (Project 1242...
Taiwan's Navy first fly-over demonstration using the Albatross UAV
| 2019
Taiwan's Navy has held its first fly-over demonstration using the indigenous Albatross UAV. This test was part of a joint military operation taking...
US Navy awarded Boeing a production contract for P-8A Poseidon
| 2019
According to Boeing, the U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $US 2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract in...
Belgian-Dutch MCM - Naval & Robotics unveiled its version
| 2019
Naval & Robotics (consortium between Naval Group and ECA-Robotics), SeaNavalSolutions (consortium between STX France, Socarenam, Thales Belgium...
Germany to provide Israel 3 Dolphin-class submarines
| 2019
The German government has recently given the go-ahead for another batch of three Dolphins more for Israel. These new submarines should be ready jus...
US MCM Mission Package completing integration of unmanned vehicles
| 2019
The U.S. Navy, through its Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP), successfully completed shipboard integration of two unmanned systems on i...
Azerbaijan has launched its new SBS ship afloat
| 2019
Azerbaijan has put its brand new Tufan-type (Saar OPV-62) border guard ship S-206 afloat in the Caspian Sea. This vessel is to be incorporated to t...
Spanish Navy to commission its sixth Meteoro-class offshore patrol vessel
| 2019
Spanish MoD representatives, including Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles, alongside Spanish Navy leaders have commissioned the Furor (P-...
Russian Black Sea fleet to acquire two new corvettes in 2019
| 2019
The Defense Ministry is increasing the potential of the Black Sea fleet. It will get two new guided missile Buyan-M-class corvettes of project 2163...
Indian Navy testing ship launched long range surface-to-air missiles
| 2019
The Indian Navy has successfully launched a Barak Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) from its destroyer INS Chennai.
Russian Navy to get two hydrographic vessels by 2019
| 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
| 2019
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
| 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...