The Royal Canadian Navy is making a pitch for the purchase of up to 12 new submarines at a cost of $60 billion,…
Naval Warfare
Fincantieri and Vittoria Shipyard Lay Keel of Italian Coast Guard Multi-role Offshore Vessel
Fincantieri and Cantiere Navale Vittoria celebrated the laying of the keel of the Multi-purpose Offshore Unit (UAM) destined for the Italian Coast Guard…
French Navy Air-Defense Frigate FS Lorraine Fires Aster 30 Missile In Operational Trial
On Wednesday 22 March 2023 the French Navy’s Lorraine multi-mission frigate enhanced with air defence capabilities (FREMM DA) successfully fired the Aster 30…
HII Awarded $1.3 Billion Contract for Construction of Amphibious Transport Dock LPD 32
HII announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for…
US Navy Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Completes Composite Training Unit Exercise
The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) successfully completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), April…
Babcock Awarded Royal Navy Skysiren Contract Extension
Babcock has been awarded a 12-month contract extension to continue its support of Skysiren, the UK’s implementation of the US defence Integrated Broadcast…
France Navy Logistic Support Ship BRF Jacques Chevallier Refuels for the First Time
Ten days after setting sail from Saint Nazaire on March 19, the Jacques Chevallier, the first of the four Batiments de Ravitaillement des…
US Navy Launches Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessel USNS Cody (EPF 14)
The U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Cody (EPF 14), launched at Austal USA’s shipyard, Mar. 20. Capable of transporting…
Spanish Navy S-81 “Isaac Peral” Submarine Performs Its First Static Dive
The S-81 ‘Isaac Peral’ submarine carried out its first static immersion this Thursday, within the test schedule agreed between Navantia, the Spanish Navy,…