Announcing on 30 December, the French Ministry of Defence (Ministère des Armées) has awarded french shipbuilder Socarenam a contract for…
Naval Warfare
United States Navy Declares 2nd Fleet Fully Operational in North Atlantic
Seven months after reaching initial operational capability, U.S. 2nd Fleet achieved full operational capability Dec. 31. Since its reestablishment in…
Malaysian Navy Takes Delivery of First Littoral Mission Ship
China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group has delivered the first of four littoral mission ships (LMS) to the Royal Malaysian Navy…
Royal Navy Fleet Commander Hails 2019 a Success
The past 12 months have been hailed a huge success by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Commander. Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd said…
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. It is designed to operate…
Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Romeo
The Australian Government had approved the acquisition of 24 MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ naval combat helicopters at a cost of over…
Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)
The Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) is a lightweight air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile under development by Thales Air Defence for the…
Brazilian Navy Amphibious Assault Ship Atlântico
PHM Atlântico (A140) is an amphibious assault ship and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy. Originally constructed in the United…
Aselsan ZOKA Torpedo Countermeasure
Aselsan developed the ZOKA Torpedo Countermeasure family (comprising both stationary and self-propelled jammers and target emulator decoys) with up-to-date signal…
Japan commissions second Asahi-class destroyer JS Shiranui (DD-120)
Japan’s second Asahi-class destroyer, the JS Shiranui (Unknown Fire), entered Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) service in a ceremony…
Textron Systems Ship-to-Shore Connector
The Textron Systems’ Ship-to-Shore Connector is the U.S. Navy’s replacement for the US Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft…
Preparing the new frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy for the future with Thales
The current multi-purpose frigates in service of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Belgian Navy are reaching the end of…
Milkor MN Centurion Interceptor
The MN Centurion Interceptor is a long-endurance high-speed interceptor boat with lightweight composite structure and a reduced radar signature. The…
Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine
The Collins class of six Australian-built diesel-electric submarines is operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Collins class takes…
MBDA Unveils the SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module)
MBDA has unveiled details of the SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module), an all-in-one self-protection air defence module based on the…
Draper awarded $191M for Trident missile guidance system
The U.S. Navy has awarded Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. a $191 million contract for the Trident II weapons system…
Boeing to deliver two F-18 Super Hornets to Navy for $17.8M
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $17.8 million for two F/A-18EF Super Hornet jets. The two Super Hornets include…
Republic of Singapore Navy RSS Invincible Type 218SG class submarine
The first Type 218SG submarine, named RSS Invincible, was officially launched during a ceremony in Kiel on 18 February 2019….
Turkish Navy Ada Class Corvettes (MILGEM Project)
The Ada class (also known as the MILGEM project), is a Turkish national warship program, the purpose of which was…