In May 2018, Hellenic Navy released a Request For Information letter (RFI), asking various companies for acquiring 533mm heavy torpedoes…
Naval Warfare
Royal Norwegian Air Force’s First Boeing P-8 Poseidon Landed at Evenes Air Base
Royal Norwegian Air Force’s first new P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft touched Norwegian ground for the first time at 21:30…
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston Concludes Extended Period in South China Sea
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) arrived in Guam, on Feb. 14, following an extended underway period,…
Indian Navy Expands Fleet with Delivery of 12th P-8I Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Boeing delivered the 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India, on February 19. This is the fourth of four additional…
US Navy Zumwalt-class Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Visits Hawaii
The U.S. Navy Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 17. Michael Monsoor…
SEA Awarded Contract to Supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI For New Philippine Navy Corvettes
SEA has been appointed to supply its Torpedo Launcher System to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for two new Philippine Navy…
German Embassy Says About MTU Engines of S26T Submarines to Royal Thai Navy
Philipp Doert, German Federal Military Attaché to Thailand told the Bangkok Post newspaper regarding the country where Germany has not…
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Visited to the Naval Sea Systems Command-MPAC ER Missiles
National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana recently inspected the installation of the Spike ER missile system on the Philippine Navy’s Multi-Purpose…
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ShinMaywa Crew Works Jointly with US Pararescuemen
A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ShinMaywa US-2 floats in the ocean during exercise Cope North 22 at the…
NATO’s Advanced Anti-submarine Warfare Exercise Dynamic Manta Underway in Italy
NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA22) began off the Sicilian coast on Feb. 21. Ships, submarines, as well as aircraft and…
Spanish Navy Santa Maria-class Frigate Canarias Sets Sail Towards the Indian Ocean
On the morning of February 10th the F-80 frigate ‘Canarias’ set sail from the Rota Naval Base to join ‘EUNAVFOR…
HII Awarded $188 Million US Navy Contract for Engineered Overhaul of USS Columbus (SSN 762)
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding Division, Newport News, Virginia, was awarded a $188,908,033 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded…
Israeli Navy C-Dome Anti-Missile Defense System Successfully Passes Live-Fire Tests
A sea-based version of Israel’s acclaimed Iron Dome anti-missile defense system completed a series of complex offshore tests simulating threats…
Philippine Coast Guard Multi-Role Response Vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua Began Its Journey Home
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s first 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) has departed Shimonoseki Shipyard, Japan and now on its…
Royal Australian Navy HMAS Supply Completed its First Replenishment at Sea with HMAS Adelaide
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply arrived in Tongan waters as part of Operation Tonga Assist…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of Virginia-class Submarine Montana
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the successful completion of the initial sea trials Friday of fast-attack submarine Montana (SSN 794)….
Textron Systems Awarded $41 Million US Navy Contract for Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS)
Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, is awarded a $41,699,951 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-6322 for engineering…
US Navy USS Anchorage and 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training…
UK and France Launches Development of Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW)
The United Kingdom and France have confirmed the launch of the preparation works for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon…