Navy News
Balt Military Expo 2018: Rheinmetall Showcasing MASS Decoy System
At Balt Military Expo 2018, the naval defense exhibition currently held in Gdansk, Poland, Germany's Rheinmetall is showcasing its MASS (multi ammu...
Today Opening of Balt Military Expo 2018 Baltic Military Fair in Poland
Today, opening of the BALT-MILITARY-EXPO Baltic Military Fair, taking place at the AmberExpo Exhibition and Convention Centre in Gdańsk, Poland. Mo...
Italian Navy and Fincantieri Launched Vulcano LSS Logistic Support Ship
The Italian Navy and Fincantieri celebrated held a launch ceremony of the LSS "Vulcano" logistic support ship at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano...
French Countermeasures Specialist Lacroix to Exhibit at Balt Military Expo 2018
Lacroix Defense will exhibit at the Balt Military Expo 2018 exhibition where they will showcase the SYLENA LW Decoy launcher system and related mun...
Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Carried Out her first UNREP
Britain's flagship of tomorrow can now strike out across the Seven Seas after refuelling ‘on the go’ for the first time. After a dry run earlier in...
Russian Navy expects to start building new landing ship in 2021
The Russian fleet expects to receive a project of a new landing ship in 2020, and start building it at the Yantar shipyard, revealed vice-admiral V...
Second Project 18280 Reconnaissance Ship Ivan Khurs Completes Acceptance Trials
The Ivan Khurs communications vessel of project 18280 built at the Northern Shipyard, finished acceptance trials, the yard’s press service reports.
China’s first home-built aircraft carrier Type 002 completes sea trials
China's first home-built aircraft carrier, known as the Type 002, has completed all sea trials successfully, Hu Wenming, chairman of the China Ship...
Atlas Elektronik & Thales Deutschland to Deliver CMS of K130 Corvettes
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK and Thales Deutschland have jointly been commissioned to deliver the combat system of the German Class K130 Corvette. The order co...
Project 22160 corvette Vasily Bykov performed first artillery firing
Newest Project 22160 corvette Vasily Bykov (patrol vessel) left Sevastopol for a maritime test range to perform the first artillery exercise as par...
Russia’s Navy Commissions Amphibious Vessel Ivan Gren at Last
The large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren has been accepted for service by Russia’s Navy, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene. The St. A...
U.S. Navy LCS USS Coronado Underway for MQ-8C Fire Scout Testing
USS Coronado (LCS 4) began underway operational testing of the Navy's newest unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, off the coast of San Diego,...
NSM Anti-Ship Missiles for Norway and Germany
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency worth 220M NOK for a cooperat...
Leonardo to supply the next-generation Black Shark Advanced torpedo to the Italian Navy
Leonardo will supply Black Shark Advanced (BSA) torpedoes and associated logistic support services to equip the Italian Navy’s U212A 2nd Series sub...
Rheinmetall wins multimillion-euro order for MASS naval countermeasures system in Canada
The Canadian Forces have awarded Rheinmetall an important follow-on contract. The Canadian Navy plans to expand the MASS countermeasure systems ins...
Austal Launched First Guardian Class Pacific Patrol Boat
The first of 21 Guardian-class, Pacific Patrol Boats (PPB-R) was launched by Austal last month. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery to Papua...
Video: HSwMS Gotland Relaunched After Mid-Life Upgrade by Saab Kockums
After a comprehensive mid-life upgrade (MLU) to meet tomorrow’s naval challenges, HSwMS Gotland has been relaunched and is ready to start her sea t...
Seaspan Shipyards Started Construction on Canada’s Joint Support Ship
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) celebrated the start of construction on the first Joint Support Ship (JSS) for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) last week....
South Korea Opens Tender for 12 More ROK Navy ASW Helicopters
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced this week that a tender for twelve naval helicopters for the Republic of ...
Saab and Damen Team Up for Brazil's Tamandaré-class Corvette Programme
Saab and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have come together to compete for the project that will supply four Tamandaré Class Corvettes (CCT) for t...