Leonardo completes TH-119 training helicopter first flight test
| 2018
Leonardo is pleased to announce it successfully completed the initial flight test of the TH-119 IFR training helicopter on December 21, 2018. The T...
South Korea approves Korea Destroyer Next Generation development plan
| 2018
South Korea on Wednesday approved a basic plan to develop a homegrown Aegis-equipped destroyer that will enhance the Navy's capabilities to defend ...
South Korea - New coastal frigates: the FFX Incheon Class
| 2018
Hyundai Heavy Industries is being contracted to build two new frigates for South Korea’s navy. The $563 million order external link sees for the de...
First test of Chinese new JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile
| 2018
China’s nuclear modernization continues with the first known test of its next-generation SLBM, as reported by Ankit Panda in The Diplomat. On Novem...
BIRD Aerosystems to provide undisclosed African customer with Maritime Surveillance services
| 2018
BIRD Aerosystems, the leading developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and Airborne Surveillance, Information and Observation (ASIO)...
US Navy forms first CMV-22B Squadron
| 2018
The US Navy held a ceremony Dec. 14 at Naval Base Coronado to commemorate the establishment of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, the...
Japan to launch first aircraft carriers since WW2
| 2018
Japan will launch its first aircraft carrier since the end of World War II. It will consist in refitting the Izumo helicopter carrier into a ship t...
Australia aiming at top 10 power for military exports
| 2018
The Australian government has declared it is on track to achieve its goal of becoming a top 10 military exporter after Western Australia's Austal w...
Belgium Naval & Robotics details industrial cooperation for Belgian-Dutch MMCM program
| 2018
On the 13th of December, Belgium Naval & Robotics gathered its Belgian industrial and research partners as well as several elected officials to...
Austal receives US Navy order for LCS 36 and 38
| 2018
AUSTAL is pleased to announce that the United States Department of Defence has awarded Austal USA a contract to build two additional Littoral Comba...
MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile marks further trials milestone
| 2018
MBDA's Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile has successfully conducted a further firing trial, passing a significant new milestone for the Anglo-French ...
Brazil launches its first Naval Group Scorpene class submarine: Riachuelo
| 2018
This morning, the Brazilian Navy launched its first Brazilian-built Scorpène® submarine, the Riachuelo. The ceremony took place at the Itaguaí Navy...
Test firings for Patria Nemo Navy Container conducted successfully
| 2018
The latest member of Patria’s Game Changers of the Battlefield – Patria Nemo Container has undergone vigorous test firings of its 120mm mortar in d...
China dispatches PLAN 31st fleet to the Gulf of Aden
| 2018
The 31st fleet from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has left the port city of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong Province for the Gulf ...
UK shortlists three shipbuilders for Type 31e competitive design phase
| 2018
Three shipbuilding teams have been awarded multi-million-pound contracts to push ahead with plans to build five new Type 31e warships in the UK for...
Iranian navy unveils blueprint for trimaran
| 2018
On 8 December, during a visit to an exhibition of the Iranian Navy’s achievements, Deputy Chief of the Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Sayyari u...
France still supporting submarine sale to Poland
| 2018
The French embassy in Poland has made a formal denial of the statements made by Polityka Insight on December 3, 2018 that France will withdraw its ...
Russian Navy to receive Be-200 SAR aircraft by 2019 end
| 2018
The Russian Navy will receive the Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft intended for rescue operations by the end of 2019, the chief of the Russian Nav...
South Korea orders new batch of SM-2 air defense missiles
| 2018
South Korea decided Friday to purchase dozens of additional U.S.-made ship-to-air missiles to be placed on three new 7,600-ton Aegis-equipped destr...
Elbit, Leonardo join forces to add new torpedo capability for Seagull USV
| 2018
Elbit Systems is now teaming with Leonardo to Develop Additional Torpedo Capability for Seagull USV, the Israel-based company said on December 6, 2...