Navy News
The President of the French Republic announces order of 6 patrollers overseas
During the Assises of the maritime economy that took place yesterday in Montpellier, the President of the French Republic has announced the order o...
Damen and VSTEP Simulation partnered to explore innovative new simulation solutions
Damen Shipyards Group and VSTEP Simulation, a leading provider of training simulation technology, have joined forces to establish a laboratory to e...
Russia’s Project 22800 corvette Odintsovo to undergo builders sea trials
The Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia has completed the construction of the Project 22800 missile corvette Odintsovo (NATO repor...
Techmodal wins multi-year Royal Navy transformation contract
Techmodal, the Bristol and London based data specialists, have been successful in their bid to deliver positive transformational change in people, ...
Hindustan Shipyard Limited to deliver India’s first missile tracking ship
India's first missile tracking ship being built at Hindustan Shipyard Limited is in an advanced stage of construction. The project’s objective is t...
US Navy awards Block V Virginia-class submarine contract to General Dynamics
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a nine-ship -- eight with Virginia Payload Module (VPM) -- Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat...
Northern Fleet rescue ship Igor Belousov to participate in joint Russian-Vietnamese exercise
Today, Northern Fleet rescue ship Igor Belousov, which left Vladivostok on November 22, arrived at Cam Ranh port with a business call. The ship wil...
Royal Australian Navy tests shallow water mine countermeasures
The Royal Australian Navy’s premier international mine countermeasure exercise recently came to an end at Fleet Base West, Rockingham in Western Au...
China Tests New Undersea Vehicle for Marine Environment Monitoring
In November the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced that it had performed a 37-day trial in the South China Sea with the indigenously devel...
General Dynamics Wins $22.2B For US Navy's Virginia-Class Submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $22,209,893,409 fixed-price-incentive, multi-year modification to pr...
Dutch to join French-led mission in Strait of Hormuz with frigate
The Dutch government has announced on 29th November that it would contribute De Ruyter (F804) frigate to the European-led mission in the Strait of ...
Indian Navy to acquire 6 more P-8I maritime aircraft
The defence ministry on Thursday approved the procurement of 6 Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft, indigenous development of airborne warning and ...
Naval Group Australia signed contract for future submarine construction yard equipment
Australian suppliers Berendsen Fluid Power and H.H Machine Tools Australia (H&H) will partner with two international companies to deliver and s...
Raytheon to support U.S. Navy San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ships
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems is awarded a $74.7 million contract for design agent engineering services for networks and network user systems...
Iranian Navy unveils its new Pelican-2 vertical takeoff naval drone
On November 30, 2019, Iran’s Navy unveiled a vertical takeoff naval drone with the capability to fly horizontally and land on water, dubbed Pelican...
Chinese Navy Type 051B destroyer modernized with HHQ-16 air-defence missiles
After returning from a major refit, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Type 051B Luhai-class destroyer Shenzhen showcased its air defense fire...
Joint naval military exercise code-named Mosi in South Africa
On November 28, 2019, local time, the joint naval military exercise code-named Mosi, which is held by China, Russia and South Africa in waters of s...
Russian Baltic Fleet ships en route to Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy mission
A group of the Baltic Fleet’s warships led by the guard ship Yaroslav Mudry has passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea in its long-d...
Report on Navy Laser, Railgun and Gun-Launched Guided Projectiles
The following is the Nov. 21, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and ...
Naval Group successfully completes testing of its launch and recovery System
Naval Group achieved 100% successful recoveries of ECA GROUP's inspector 125 up to and including sea state 5/6 using its launch and recovery system...