The Admiralty Shipyard has wrapped up the first stage of shipbuilders’ sea trials of the improved Project 677 Lada-class diesel-electric submarine Kronshtadt. During…
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Republic of Korea Navy Receives Upgraded Destroyer ROKS Eulji Mundeok (DDH-972)
South Korea’s defense procurement agency DAPA announced on December 28 that the final of three KDX-I destroyers to undergo the first-ever locally-managed capability…
South Korean Shipbuilder HHI to Build 2 More Philippine Navy Guided-missile Corvettes
The Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday inked a P28-billion deal for the Navy’s acquisition of two brand-new corvettes capable of antiship,…
Advanced Weapons Elevators Completed Aboard US Navy USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
On December 22, the 11th and final Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was…
Indonesia Begins Sea Acceptance Test of Second Purpose-built Hospital Ship KRI Dr Wahidin Soedirohusodo (991)
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL has begun sea acceptance tests the country’s second purpose-built hospital ship on order for the Indonesian Navy. The construction…
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Looks to Drones to Deliver Lightweight Supplies at Sea
The Royal Navy’s crucial support arm is looking at using drones to deliver mail drops and other supplies to ships in the middle…
Myanmar Navy Commissions Chinese-made Type 35B Ming-Class Submarine
The Myanmar Navy recently commissioned UMS Minye Kyaw Htin, a former People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 35B Ming-class diesel-electric attack submarine. This…
German Government Approved Additional One Type 218SG Submarine to Republic of Singapore Navy
German news magazine Der Spiegel reported this week that after a last-minute approval of arms deals in the billions by Angela Merkel’s departing…
BAE Systems Awarded $169 Million Contract to Produce Additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV)
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Michigan, is awarded a $169,334,012 modification (P00139) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for Amphibious…