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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin Announces LMXT Strategic Tanker Manufacturing Locations
Lockheed Martin leaders announced today the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft will be manufactured in Mobile, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia. Introduced…
Fincantieri Delivers First Musherib-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel to Qatari Emiri Navy
The delivery of the first Musherib-class offshore patrol vessel ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the…
US Naval Forces Central Command Expands Unmanned Integration, Operates Saildrone in Arabian Gulf
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operating the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan….
Power Systems to Equip German Navy’s F126 Frigates with Automation Solutions
Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany, will deliver the automation solutions (FüSAS) for the four new vessels…
Japan Defense Enhanced With Aegis Weapon System And SPY-7 Software Demonstration
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the integration of the AN/SPY-7(v)1 radar into the Aegis Weapon System, executing the processing required to…
TKMS Handed Over Baden-Württemberg-class Frigate Rheinland-Pfalz to Bundeswehr
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) handed over the frigate “RHEINLAND-PFALZ” to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service…
Rohde & Schwarz to Equip German Navy’s NH90 MRFH with Secure Communications
Rohde & Schwarz will equip the German Navy’s NH90 Multi-Role Frigate Helicopter (MRFH), with SOVERON family airborne radios that include…
US Navy NAVSUP WSS Awards Boeing Contract for F/A-18 Landing Gear Overhaul
U.S. Navy Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), Fixed Wing Contracts awarded the Boeing Company of St….
US Indo-Pacific Command Joint Force Conducts Dual Carrier Operations in South China Sea
Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups began dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 23, 2022….
New US Coast Guard Sentinel-class Cutters Visit Egypt Marking Arrival to 5th Fleet
Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters stopped in Alexandria, Egypt, for a scheduled port visit Jan 25, marking their…
Turkish Navy Frigate TCG Barbaros Conducts First Focused Patrols in Eastern Mediterranean for 2022
Turkish frigate TCG Barbaros deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Jan. 24 as the flagship to NATO’s Operation Sea…
South Korea Transfers Former Republic of Korea Navy Corvette to Indonesia Navy
The website Naval News reported that Admiral Yudo Margono, the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy announced that the…
Pakistan Navy Inducts WS-61 Sea King Transport Helicopters Received from Qatar
Pakistan Navy has inducted the 10 WS-61 Sea King medium-lift transport and utility helicopters gifted by Qatar into the Pakistan…
BAE Systems Awarded $169 Million USMC Contract for Additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs)
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full rate production of…
US Navy’s 5th Fleet Patrol Ships USS Squall (PC 7) and USS Whirlwind (PC 11) Visit Pakistan
US Navy’s 5th Fleet Cyclone-class patrol ships USS Squall (PC 7) and USS Whirlwind (PC 11) arrived in Karachi, Pakistan,…
Future Zumwalt-class Destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson Sails Away from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
On Wednesday, January 12, the final ship in the Zumwalt class, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), sailed away from General…
Republic of Singapore Navy Protector and Bastion Joins Maritime Security and Response Maritime Security Response Flotilla
The Sentinel-class maritime security and response vessels (MSRV) are four refurbished Fearless-class patrol vessels. The first two vessels MSRV Sentinel…
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…