On Thursday 16 December in Lorient, the Naval Group laid the keel of the first defense and intervention frigate ordered by the French…
Naval Warfare
Republic of Korea Navy Successfully Tested Haegung Medium-range Surface-to-air Missile
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has successfully conducted key performance tests of a homegrown ship-based…
Saab Awarded Swedish Navy Contract for Life Extension Programme of Torpedo 62
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Organisation (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension program of Torpedo…
French Navy Frigate Auvergne and Hellenic Navy Frigate Salamis Conduct Joint Drill Off Crete Island
The French Navy frigate “Auvergne” conducted a series of exercises with the Hellenic Navy frigate “Salamis” off Crete. Helicopter cross-decks, a formation navigation…
New Zaha Marine Assault Vehicle (MAV) Could Fit Indonesian Marine Corps Need
A new Armoured Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) could potentially be the answer for a replacement for Indonesia marine’s aging amphibious assault vehicles. The…
Naval Group Belgium-led European Consortium Launches MIRICLE Project
On December the 1st, the European consortium led by Naval Group Belgium kicked off the MIne RIsk CLearance for Europe (MIRICLE) project for…
Royal Australian Navy’s First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Launched at Osborne Shipyard
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), known as NUSHIP Arafura, has been launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard…
iXblue to Equip Four Finnish Navy Pohjanmaa Class Multi-role Corvettes (SQUADRON 2020 Project)
iXblue has been selected by the Finnish Navy to provide Phins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Netans Data Distribution Units (DDU) as…
Raytheon Awarded $269 Million US Navy Contract for ESSM Missile Full Rate Production
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $269,034,300 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Seasparrow Missile…