A sea-based version of Israel’s acclaimed Iron Dome anti-missile defense system completed a series of complex offshore tests simulating threats…
Naval Warfare
Philippine Coast Guard Multi-Role Response Vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua Began Its Journey Home
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s first 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) has departed Shimonoseki Shipyard, Japan and now on its…
Royal Australian Navy HMAS Supply Completed its First Replenishment at Sea with HMAS Adelaide
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply arrived in Tongan waters as part of Operation Tonga Assist…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of Virginia-class Submarine Montana
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the successful completion of the initial sea trials Friday of fast-attack submarine Montana (SSN 794)….
Textron Systems Awarded $41 Million US Navy Contract for Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS)
Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, is awarded a $41,699,951 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-6322 for engineering…
US Navy USS Anchorage and 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training…
UK and France Launches Development of Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW)
The United Kingdom and France have confirmed the launch of the preparation works for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon…
Royal Australian Navy Hydrographic Team Surveys Tonga Below the Waterline
A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) hydrographic team is surveying Tonga’s islands from under the waterline to ensure humanitarian efforts go…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Demonstrates Groundbreaking Propulsion for Next Generation Torpedoes
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully built and tested a Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion, or SCEPS, lithium boiler which could be used…
JFD to Support South Korea During DSAR-5 Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle Midlife Refit
JFD further strengthens their relationship with the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), with a contract to supply parts for their…
Chinese Guided Missile Destroyer Aims Laser at Royal Australian Air Force Poseidon Aircraft
Australian Government Department of Defence can confirm that on 17 February 2022, a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the…
Sevmash Shipyard to Deliver Missile Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov to Russian Navy After Upgrade
The Project 11442M (codename: Orlan) heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov set to become the Russian Navy’s most powerful surface…
Royal Danish Navy Recalls Frigate HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) from Africa Over Ukraine Crisis
The frigate HDMS Esbern Snare (F342), which has been patrolling the waters off the coast of West Africa since October…
Hanwha Systems and IAI Sign MoU to Collaborate on Marketing Combat Suites for Naval Platforms
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hanwha Systems Co., one of South Korea’s leading defense contractors, have signed a Memorandum of…
Royal Navy Patrol Ship HMS Trent (P224) Joins NATO Task Force in the Mediterranean
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent (P224) has taken her place alongside NATO vessels in the alliance’s Mediterranean task force….
French Navy Floreal-class Frigate Vendemiaire (F 734) Visits Singapore
Floreal-class frigate Vendémiaire, deployed in Asia-Pacific for a few months, made a port call in Singapore on February 14. The…
Turkish Navy’s Preveze-class Submarine Completes Sea Acceptance Trials
The Turkish Navy’s Preveze-class submarine mid-life modernisation project (Preveze-YÖM) has reached a new milestone. These trials were performed before the…
Sonardyne Launch Wireless Initiation Capability for Naval Mine Disposal
Underwater defence technology company Sonardyne is aiming to improve the safety and efficiency of naval mine counter measures (MCM), explosive…
Damen Signs Mk41 Vertical Launching System Contract With Lockheed Martin For F126 Frigates
Damen Naval has contracted Lockheed Martin for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System in support of the F126 project. In…