Navy News
Successful Aegis Combat System Test Brings BMD to JMSDF Fleet
The JS ATAGO (DDG-177), supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, used an upgraded Aegis Combat System, testing their...
US Approves Sale of P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft to South Korea
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated...
DSME Launched ROK Navy's 1st 3000 tons KSS-III Submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-ho
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) launched the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy's first 3,000 tons submarine on September 14, 2018. S...
Rolls-Royce to power Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone for US Navy
Rolls-Royce engines have been selected by Boeing to power the US Navy’s new MQ-25 Stingray aircraft, which will provide unmanned, carrier-based air...
Russian Navy to receive improved torpedoes in 2019
The Russian Navy will start receiving new electric torpedoes of improved quality for submarines and surface ships as of 2019, Vladimir Yarmolyuk, f...
US Approves Additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for Japan
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of up to nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and C...
DSME to Launch ROK Navy's First 3000 tons KSS-III Submarine on Friday
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will launch the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy's first 3,000 tons submarine this Friday, Septembe...
Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Ready for Dockside Repairs
The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is getting ready for dockside repairs, Alexei Rakhmanov, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said.
Launching of the first Gowind 2500 corvette built in Egypt
The launching ceremony of the Port-Said Gowind corvette, the first warship built in Egypt, took place on September 6th, 2018 in Alexandria. This la...
Northrop wins $164M order for Japan E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AWACS production
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$164.3 million contract This modification provides for the procurement of one Japan configuration E-2D Advanc...
Thales' Kingklip sonar performance hailed by Brazilian and Indonesian navies
Thales is helping the Brazilian and Indonesian navies to modernise their underwater capabilities at every decisive moment thanks to the outstanding...
MSPO 2018: Naval Group showcases its latest innovations
From 4th to 7th September 2018, Naval Group participates to MSPO 2018 in Kielce. Naval Group is showcasing its proposition for the ORKA program and...
Croatian Navy joins NATO's Operation Sea Guardian for the first time
A Croatian navy missile boat left a port in Split on the Adriatic Sea on Monday to join NATO's Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean, state n...
Optimarin BWTS Chosen for USCG OPC
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has selected Optimarin to supply the BWTS for nine Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) to be built at their Panama City,...
Future Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) Delivered to U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard Aug. 31. The delivery marks the ...
Video: HII Reaches 50 Percent Completion in Construction of Future Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy CVN 79
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division reached the midpoint in the construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft ca...
US Navy & JMSDF Carriers Participate in Bilateral Training in South China Sea
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Escort Flotilla 4 Battle Group, participated in bilateral training Aug. 31 wh...
Polish Navy Perry-class Frigate in Maiden SM-1 SAM Test Firing
The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna) frigate ORP Gen. K. Pułaski successfully completed a live firing exercise of two SM-1 surface to air missiles a...
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) & USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in Dual Carrier Ops
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) began dual-carrier sustainment and qualification operations Aug. 29 in the western At...
Russian Scientists Test Biomorphic Tuna-shaped UUV
Scientists of the Lobachevsky State University in Nizhniy Novgorod have carried out laboratory tests of the Tunets (Tuna) vessel intended for under...