Navy News
Naval Group selected by Dutch MoD for next phase of Walrus-class submarines replacement program
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected French Company Naval Group to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarin...
Russian Navy Project 11356 frigate Admiral Essen has fired Kalibr missile
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Project 11356 Admiral Essen Grigorovich class frigate has fired its Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) mis...
Austal USA delivers USNS Puerto Rico (EPF11) to US Navy
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal USA has delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11) to the U.S. Nav...
Israel Shipyards Delivers Offshore Patrol Vessel to Honduras
The Honduran navy's new offshore patrol vessel (OPV), General José Trinidad Cabañas (FNH-2021), is scheduled to arrive in the Central American nati...
Royal Australian Air Forces receives latest P-8A Poseidon aircraft
The 12th and final P-8A Poseidon arrived in Australia on December 12, 2019. Arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh the aircraft completes the fleet for No...
Indra Signs contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture Radar for F110 Frigate
Indra has signed a contract with the US company Lockheed Martin to supply the main components of the AESA (Active Electronically scanned Arrays)S-b...
Damen Signs contract with Cotecmar for DTC hydrographic Research Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Cotecmar during ExpoDefensa 2019 in Bogota. The contract will see DT...
Argentine Navy Commissioned ARA Bouchard OPV Built By Naval Group
French shipbuilder Naval Group formally delivered the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) A.R.A Bouchard to the Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Arg...
Russia’s Kazan nuclear-powered attack submarine holds torpedo live-firing in White Sea
The Project 885M Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine Kazan (NATO reporting name: Severodvinsk-class) has launched torpedoes against a su...
Turkey sets out highly ambitious defence industry target for 2023
Turkey reveals the path to boost defence and aerospace exports by $ 10.2B in 2023," according to the Turkish government document "Strategic Plan fo...
Britsh Navy commissioning day for HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and was officially commissioned into the Royal Navy Fleet on Tuesday...
Hanjin Heavy to build 4 high-speed landing craft for Korean Navy
South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signed a contract with local shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Constructio...
Damen Shipyards building landing ship tank for Nigerian Navy
Speaking on Monday at the keel-laying ceremony for the new Landing Ship Tank at DAMEN Shipyard Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, Chief of Naval...
Philippines Army to add BrahMos Anti-Ship Cruise Missile in its inventory
In a major development that could change the power dynamics in Southeast Asia, the Philippines Army has indicated that it is going ahead with the p...
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks US Navy USS Wyoming Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine
USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine of U.S. Navy successfully undocked at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Nov. 6, a key mil...
New vessel Atlas I launched in Salamina Naval Base enters in Hellenic Navy
On Monday, 2 December 2019, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos, the Minister of National Defence, Mr. Nikolaos Panag...
Russian, Vietnamese naval forces holding joint drills in Cam Ranh
Russian and Vietnamese naval forces are holding the first joint exercise at the Vietnamese port of Cam Ranh to practice providing assistance to a n...
Turkey's latest armed drone Akinci completes first flight
Turkey's newest armed drone successfully completed its first test flight, manufacturer Baykar announced Friday. Turkey's latest armed drone Akıncı ...
US Navy and Air Force collaborating on new Manhattan Project
The U.S. Navy and Air Force are teaming up to rapidly develop a battle network that can link together Air Force and Navy assets. Chief of Naval Ope...
Russian Navy cutting-edge missile corvette enters White Sea for state trials
The Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyashchiy armed with Kalibr cruise missiles has entered the White Sea for state trials, the press office of the ...