The Sentinel-class maritime security and response vessels (MSRV) are four refurbished Fearless-class patrol vessels. The first two vessels MSRV Sentinel and MSRV Guardian…
Naval Warfare
Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa Refuels Tonga’ Patrol Boat at Sea
In response to the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami, Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa and HMNZS Wellington were deployed to provide…
HII Achieves Significant Light-Off Milestone Aboard Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently achieved the Aegis light-off milestone on the Navy’s first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer…
US Navy USS Jackson Conducts Bilateral Exercise with Royal Brunei Navy KDB Daruttaqwa
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived in Brunei Jan. 14 following a one-day exercise at sea with the Royal Brunei…
Indonesian Navy Approves New Terma’s CMS for Four KCR 60-class Fast Attack Craft
The process has been far from conventional. Typically, readying a comprehensive CMS for any navy vessel involves several meetings where specifications and expectations…
Raytheon Awarded $578 Million US Navy Contract for Standard Missile-2 Production
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ all up round…
Austal Launches 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat Te Kukupa II for Cook Island
Austal Australia has launched into 2022, literally, with the launch of the 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat to be constructed for the Australian Government…
India’s DRDO Tests Enhanced BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of…
Russian Kilo-class Submarine Volkhov Live-fires Kalibr Missile from Submerged Position in Sea of Japan
The Russian Pacific Fleet’s latest Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Volkhov launched a Kalibr cruise missile from the submerged position in the Sea of Japan…