Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived in Brunei Jan. 14 following a one-day exercise at sea with…
Naval Warfare
Indonesian Navy Approves New Terma’s CMS for Four KCR 60-class Fast Attack Craft
The process has been far from conventional. Typically, readying a comprehensive CMS for any navy vessel involves several meetings where…
Raytheon Awarded $578 Million US Navy Contract for Standard Missile-2 Production
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ…
Austal Launches 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat Te Kukupa II for Cook Island
Austal Australia has launched into 2022, literally, with the launch of the 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat to be constructed for…
India’s DRDO Tests Enhanced BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off…
Russian Kilo-class Submarine Volkhov Live-fires Kalibr Missile from Submerged Position in Sea of Japan
The Russian Pacific Fleet’s latest Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Volkhov launched a Kalibr cruise missile from the submerged position in the…
South Korea and Thailand Discuss for Second Bhumibol Adulyadej-Class Frigate
Yonhap reported that South Korea’s Defense Minister Suh Wook met with his Thai counterpart in Bangkok on Monday to discuss…
Republic Singapore Navy RSS Endeavour and Brunei Navy KDB Daruttaqwa Conduct Passage Exercise
RSS Endeavour (210) of the Republic Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Royal Brunei Navy’s (RBN)…
Israeli Ministry of Defence Orders Three Dakar-class Submarines from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has reached an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defence on the framework conditions for the purchase…
Essex Amphibious Ready Group and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Wrap Up Joint Operations in South China Sea
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations…
Ukrainian Defense Ministry Signs Contract to Repair Frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy
Ukraine News Agency Ukrinform reported that the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center has signed a state contract with the…
Newest Intelligence Ship TCG UFUK (A-591) Joins Turkish Naval Forces
The Turkish Navy commissioned newest intelligence ship TCG UFUK (A-591), which is identified as a “test and training ship” by…
Philippines Navy Allocates $375 Million to Purchase 3 Batteries of BrahMos Anti-ship Cruise Missile
The Philippines has agreed to buy a U.S. $375-million to Purchase 3 Batteries of BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missiles from India….
US Navy USS Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs for the First Time, Certifies for Fixed-Wing Operations
An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious…
US Navy Ohio-class Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Nevada (SSBN-733) Visits Guam
The U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) arrived at Apra Harbor, Guam Jan. 15. This port visit to…
Indonesian Navy Receives Hospital Support Ship and Stealth Fast Attack Missile Craft
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, TNI AL) received two domestically made warships; hospital support ship (kapal bantu…
Peruvian Navy Takes Over 2nd South Korean Pohang-class Corvette ROKS Suncheon
South Korea handed over the decommissioned Pohang-class patrol corvette ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767) to the Peruvian Navy on January 5th, 2022….
Danish Frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes and F-16 Fighting Falcons to Reinforce NATO Forces
After consulting with the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, the government has decided to include the Peter Willemoes and four…
US Navy Training Support Vessel USNS Hunter (TSV 3) Completes Availability On-Time
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) completed USNS Hunter’s (TSV 3) Chief of Naval Operations Availability, returning the training vessel to…