Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. sailed together while conducting naval training in the Mediterranean Sea, February 6-7….
Naval Warfare
JFD Successfully Completes NATO Submarine Rescue System Golden Arrow Exercise 2021
JFD successfully completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The exercise, titled Golden…
HAL ALH Mk III Maritime Helicopters Join Andaman and Nicobar Command
Indian naval air station INS Utkrosh, which is under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Command in the Bay of…
China Offers Royal Thai Navy Two Submarines as Purchase Deal Hits Snag
The Bangkok Post reported that Royal Thai Navy chief Adm Somprasong Nilsamai on Sunday confirmed that China made an informal…
South Korea Requests Additional Four Phalanx CIWS for ROKN KDX III Batch-II Destroyers
South Korea intends to buy four more Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) to add to the two it requested from…
US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) Completes Ammo Onload
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) completed an ammunition onload from February 3-4. George H.W….
Japan Ministry of Defense to Use Electromagnetic Railguns to Counter Hypersonic Threat
Japan Ministry of Defense (Boei-sho) is increasing funding for development of electromagnetic (EM) railguns and examining the possibility of using…
US Armed Forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Conduct Exercise Noble Fusion
Multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force continue to operate in the vicinity of Okinawa during…
US Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Georgia….
Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard Launches Second Tanker for Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
The second of two new 4,900t oil tankers for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has been launched. The vessel…
Exercise Noble Fusion Kicks Off with Joint Combined Expeditionary Training in Philippine Sea
Noble Fusion, a joint and combined naval expeditionary exercise combining multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air…
Textron Systems Unveils Surface Effect Cargo Amphibious Transport (SECAT) for Expeditionary Warfare Logistics
As focus shifts from land-based competitions to large sea-based operations, there is an increased capability requirement for executing expeditionary logistics…
Philippine Coast Guard Multi-Role Response Vessel 9701 Completes Official Sea Trials in Japan
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s largest vessel acquisition to date, Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV)-9701 conducted its official sea trials at…
New US Coast Guard Sentinel-class Cutters Visit Lebanon for Bilateral Exchanges
Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 31, for a scheduled port visit that…
Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production IFC-4 Triton B8 to US Navy
A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-4C Triton takes to the skies over the California desert as the Triton low-rate initial production…
Indian Navy’s 5th Kalvari-class Diesel-electric Attack Submarine Vagir (S25) Begins Sea Trials
The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 01 Feb 22….
L3 Adaptive Methods Awarded Contract to Exercise Options for AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Tactical Sonar
L3 Adaptive Methods, Centreville, Virginia, is awarded an $8,156,530 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-5211 to exercise…
Azure Summit Awarded US Navy Contract for AN/ZLQ-1 V2 Common Chassis Shop Replaceable Assemblies
Azure Summit Technology Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, is awarded a $82,946,212, firm-fixed-price and contract for production, test and evaluation, repairs, engineering…
US Navy USS Fitzgerald conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan Maritime Self Defense
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with…