Navy News
Report to Congress on US Navy Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class nuclear-powered aircra...
Russia to operate new ekranoplan A-050 Chaika-2 soon
Russia’s new ekranoplan A-50 Chaika-2 armed with missiles was announced by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov as to be dedicated to patr...
USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier conducts fast cruise at Guam
U.S. Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam. During the simulation, or “fast cr...
Philippine Navy Will soon accept the first of two Jose Rizal-Class Frigate
Hyundai Heavy Industries released a photo of the future BRP Jose Rizal-class (FF-150), which is planned for delivery next week. The frigate would u...
US Navy Yard Patrol 686 Craft Completes Service Life Extension Program
The Navy recently completed a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on Yard Patrol (YP) 686 and returned the modernized craft to the U.S. Naval Aca...
Commissioning of Seventh Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV 'INLCU L57' for Indian Navy
Lieutenant General PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief A&N Command, commissioned INLCU L57 into the Indian Navy on 15 May 20...
Egyptian Alexandria shipyard has launched the 4th El Fateh-class Gowind-2500 corvette Luxor L986
According to a Tweet released by the French company Naval Group on May 14, 2020, Egyptian Alexandria shipyard has launched the 4th El Fateh-class G...
Third Project 22220 LK-60 icebreaker of Russian Navy to be laid by July 2020
The Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia, which is a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), will lay down the th...
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 performs a replenishment-at-sea
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) pulls alongside USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) perform a replenishment-at-sea on May 15, 2020, to ...
Trials continue for Russian Navy Project 955A Borei-A class nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir
Russian Navy Search-and-rescue forces of the Northern Fleet and the White Sea naval base are supporting the state trials of the Project 955A Borei-...
US Navy conducts maritime security operations in the Caribbean with littoral combat ships and destroyers
The U.S. Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82), US...
For 2021 Boeing will integrate Super Hornet Block III to US Navy aircraft carrier fleets
According to a Tweet released by Boeing Defense on May 15, 2020, next year, Boeing will begin integrating Block III Super Hornets multi-role strike...
US Navy receives its 100th P-8A Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft from Boeing
The U.S. Navy received its 100th P-8A Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft from Boeing on May 14, 2020, as the global fleet, which also includes...
Riptide UUVs making waves in the industry only one year after acquisition
One year ago, the FAST Labs™ research and development arm of BAE Systems announced the acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions. As stated at th...
Chinese Navy Marine Corps conducts amphibious assault drills
Amid increasing tensions between China and various countries disputing the Chinese self-proclaimed sovereignty on the South China Sea, the Chinese ...
Lockheed Martin to provide 3 MH-60R Seahawk for US Navy and 21 MH-60Rs for India
On March 14 2020, the U.S. Navy announced a $905 million contract to Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky) for 21 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Indian Na...
Safran’s new EuroflirTM 410 observation system to equip French navy’s Dauphin N3 helicopters
Héli-Union has chosen the new-generation Euroflir™410 optronic (electro-optical) observation system from Safran Electronics & Defense, followin...
United States delivers six ScanEagle UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Malaysian Navy
According to a Tweet published on May 7, 2020, by the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, a first batch of six ScanEagle UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) ...
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transition to E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne surveillance aircraft
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the only carrier qualification (CQ) asset regularly available on the East Coast this year, ...
Safran awards subcontracts to design critical subsystems on Australia’s future submarines
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has recently signed subcontracts with two Australian companies as a part of its commitment to ...