- + NATO Builds ASW Complexity and Mass in ‘Dynamic Mongoose’—The regional response plans were revised in 2022, following general deterioration in Euro-Atlantic security over the previous few years including Russ...
- + Mare Aperto 2024: Italy’s largest ‘multinational’ naval exercise kicks off—Italian Navy press release – Translation by Luca Peruzzi About four weeks of intense training, with over 100 ships, aircraft...
- + Oshkosh Awarded $40M ROGUE-Fires Order—Oshkosh Defense press release Oshkosh is showcasing ROGUE-Fires at Modern Day Marine (Booth #1915) in Washington, D.C., from April...
- + BlueHalo and Kraken Partner to Advance Autonomous Maritime Operations—Kraken press release Through this partnership, the entities will work together to integrate BlueHalo’s industry-leading autonomous...
- + E2C Hawkeye– From French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle to Romania—NATO Air Command press release Taking off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier currently sailing in the Mediterranean Sea o...
- + Italy’s First PPA with AAW Capabilities Deploys to the Indo-Pacific—The Montecuccoli has passed the Strait of Gibraltar on 1 st May, “to cross the Atlantic Ocean and reach the Ocean Pacific through the Panama Chann...
- + HENSOLDT UK to equip Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ships—Hensoldt press release The new vessels will incorporate Quadome Naval 3D Air and Surface Surveillance Radar, Air Traffic Managemen...
- + U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems contract to upgrade USS Carter Hall—BAE Systems press release The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $92 million. ...
- + French Navy NH90 Caïman Upgraded with MAD-XR sensor—A magnetic anomaly detector is a highly sensitive magnetometer designed to sense minute variations in the Earth’s magnetic field. As part of a broader...
- + Hanwha showcases its unmanned systems at YIDEX 2024—The event, attended by naval officials and defence experts from around the globe, served as a crucial platform for South Korea’s defence industr...
- + Naval Group to Support Singapore’s Formidable-class Frigates Upgrade Program—Naval Group press release Through this contract signed with ST Engineering Marine Ltd, Naval Group is proud to continue its cooper...
- + Anschütz passes next design milestone in the Hunter Class Programme—Anschütz press release The new Hunter class frigates will be built by ASC shipbuilding under the leaderships of BAE Systems Mariti...
- + US DARPA Completes In-Water Testing of Manta Ray UUV —DARPA press release Testing demonstrated at-sea hydrodynamic performance, including submerged operations using all the vehicle’s m...
- + NATO Commands ASW Operations across Two Separate Alliance Exercises—Displaying the ability to conduct integrated ASW command across NATO ’s entire area of responsibility (AOR), the two separate exercises – ‘ Dynamic Mo...
- + France Orders First Long Lead Items for PANG Aircraft Carrier Program—According to a French MoD release, the contract awarded on 26 April by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – the defense procurement...
- + Italian Navy frigate Fasan shoots down Houthi drone—Italian MoD press release – Translated by Luca Peruzzi Late this morning (yesterday 29 April) the Italian Navy Virginio Fas...
- + HD HHI to design ‘Ship-deployed USV’ for ROK Navy—The Ship-deployed USV is set to be deployed aboard some of ROK Navy’s core combat vessels such as frigates and destroyers. It is considered a key comp...
- + Leonardo: new X-Gun 30 solution and Lionfish turret with first naval customers—Previously known as Breda Meccanica Bresciana and celebrating its 100 th anniversary this year, the latter is home to the company’s smaller calibre n...
- + Sweden Looking at More Surface Combatants and Submarines—The document was published last week on the government of Sweden website. The proposal is expected to form the basis for the next Swedish Defence ...
- + Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian Prepares For First Sea Trial (Updated)—Update : Against initial reporting in this article Fujian currently remains stationary in the Yangtze River Delta off her original berth. The rationa...
- + Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian Starts First Sea Trial—China’s third aircraft carrier Fujian has left Shanghai for her first sea trial today, April 29, 2024. Fujian vacated her moorings at Jiangnan...
- + Pakistan Navy launches first Hangor-class submarine in China—Pakistan Navy press release The launching ceremony of the 1st Hangor-Class submarine constructed for the Pakistan Navy was held at...
- + South Korea Approves New FFX Batch-IV Frigate Program—According to South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), on April 26, the 161st Defense Project Promotion Committee meeting held...
- + First Mine Warfare USV Embarked on US Navy LCS—U.S. Navy press release As part of the embark process, the Navy installed sensors, unmanned vehicles, support containers and the s...
- + South Korea Approves Procurement of SM-3 for Ballistic Missile Defense—According to South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), on April 26, the 161 st Defense Project Promotion Committee meeting hel...
- + HII delivers Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to U.S. Navy—HII press release New Jersey is the 11th Virginia -class submarine delivered by NNS, and the 23 rd built as par...
- + Portugal deploys Submarine NRP Arpão to the North Atlantic—Danish Navy press release The Arctic Command welcomes a Portuguese submarine in Nuuk these days. The Portuguese navy, Marinha Port...
- + BMT Partners with DNV to Accelerate Australian Landing Craft Design—BMT press release Under this MoU, DNV will work with BMT throughout the process of tailoring our CAIMEN® Large, to meet the Austra...
- + Hanwha Systems Successfully Localizes Submarine Tactical Training Ground—Hanwha Systems press release This tactical training ground allows for navigation and tactical training of the Dosan Ahn Changho-cl...
- + Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Diamond shoots down Houthi missile—Royal Navy press release The crew of the Royal Navy warship used her world-class Sea Viper missile system to shoot down the missil...
- + SAS 2024: Undersea Warfare Systems Update with NAVSEA—The briefing started with Capt. Christopher Polk explaining how NAVSEA successfully managed to re-initiate the production line for the Heavyweight T...
- + RTX to Develop SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU Missile Variants—RTX press release Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants ...
- + New details about Turkiye’s future aircraft carrier—In February 2024, during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the Design Project Office at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard , the Turkish Nav...
- + RAND: What Does the U.S. Navy Need in its Future Combatants?—Retired U.S. Navy captain, Dr. Bradley Martin, director of the RAND National Security Supply Chain Institute, and a senior policy researcher at RAND, ...
- + South Korea’s HD HHI Progresses Towards US Defense Market Entry—HD Hyundai Heavy Industries press release – (issued in Korean, translation by Naval News) The signing ceremony, held at Phi...
- + First Type 26 frigate progresses towards completion—The future HMS Glasgow – the first of eight Type 26 ASW frigates ordered by the UK Ministry of Defence – has now received both its bow m...
- + Austal Completes Sea Trials for Royal Australian Navy’s Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial—Austal press release The trials, conducted by Austal Australia, consisted of a series of remote and autonomous navigation events c...
- + French Carrier Strike Group Set Sails for Mission ‘Akila’—The French Navy did not officially disclose the exact composition of the CSG for Akila (nor its exact itinerary), Naval News understands that for th...
- + RTX breaks ground on missile integration facility expansion—RTX press release Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, recently broke ground on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of ...
- + Thales opens a new System Testing Centre for German F126 project—Thales press release Last year, Thales has already doubled its local production capabilities in the Netherlands by expanding its o...
- + Ukraine strikes Russia’s Kommuna Submarine Rescue Ship with Neptune missiles—The Ukrainian Navy confirmed to local media the damage on Kommuna after the attack with Neptune missiles while the ship was moored in Sevastopol...
- + Naval Group Lays Keel of 3rd FDI Frigate for the Hellenic Navy—Naval Group press release The keel laying of HS Formion is another great achievement which illustrates the strong and long- term...
- + Chile’s newest icebreaker completes its first week at sea—Almirante Viel will replace its predecessor of the same name ( AP-46 “Almirante Viel ”, ex Norman McLeod ), which was built at the Vickers-Armstrong...
- + TKMS launches the fourth Invincible-class (Type 218SG) submarine for Singapore—TKMS press release The 250 invited guests included Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence, and Teo Chee Hean, Senior Ministe...
- + Hanwha Ocean to Design Recon UUV and Mine Warfare USV for ROK Navy—The ROK Navy’s Recon UUV and Mine Warfare USV project is part of the Navy Sea Ghost concept that was announced in 2022 , marking the 77th anniversa...
- + Balikatan 2024 Kicks Off with Maiden French Participation—The French Navy is in the Philippines to take part in joint maritime activities between Manila, Paris, and Washington in the South China Sea during Ba...
- + French Navy Conducts Synchronized Cruise Missile Strikes—The historic test took place yesterday (18 April 2024) and involved first ship-in-class Aquitaine (D650) and a Suffren-class nuclear powered submari...
- + U.S. Navy to Test Epirus’ Drone-disabling HPM Technology Against Seaborne Attack Vessels—Epirus press release Epirus, a high-growth technology company, announced today that the 2024 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise Co...
- + Dearsan launches second and final OPV for the Nigerian Navy—Dearsan press release After launching the first 76m Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Nigerian Navy on October 26, 2023 ; De...
- + Maritime capabilities take lion’s share of Australia’s future defence investment—At the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Defence Minister Richard Marles simultaneously unveiled the first ever “National Defence Strategy...
- + Taiwan to Establish Littoral Combat Command in 2026—The Republic of China (ROC Navy or Taiwanese Navy) plans to establish a new combat command in 2026. The Taiwanese state news agency CNA quoted an unna...
- + Anduril’s Ghost Shark XLAUV Debuts in Australia—Anduril press release As Anduril moves to deliver an operationally relevant capability within a fraction of traditional defenc...
- + HD HHI Signs Contract for Local Construction of Four Naval Vessels for the Peruvian Navy—HD HHI press release The contract is worth USD 463 Million and includes one 3,400-ton Frigate, one 2,200-ton Offshore Patrol Vesse...
- + AUKUS Underwater Capability Developments Target Torpedo-tube UUV System—Australia, the UK, and the US formally announced the AUKUS accord in September 2021. Two focus areas have been declared to date, named Pillar 1 and Pi...
- + HD HHI Demonstrates its naval shipbuilding capabilities through technology, flexibility, and punctuality—This 3,000-ton class submarine, christened in honor of the revered Korean independence activist Shin Chae-ho (1880-1936), symbolize the culmination of...
- + SAS 2024: DDG mod 2 update with NAVSEA—“The DDG modernisation effort is based off of lessons learnt from the cruiser modernisation effort,” Capt. Tim Moore, Program Manager, Destroyer Mod...
- + France’s Piriou Delivers 3rd and Final OPV to Senegalese Navy—Piriou press release The ceremony was held in the presence of His Excellency the Ambassador of Senegal to France El Hadji i Magatt...
- + First U.S. Navy CMV-22B Osprey Arrives to Norfolk—U.S. Navy press release “ Naval Aviation is ecstatic to welcome the first CMV-22B Osprey to Norfolk ,” said Rear Adm. Doug Verissi...
- + HHI and Anduril Industries Announce Strategic Partnership—Anduril press release This agreement brings together the complementary capabilities of two leading companies. With more than five ...
- + Northrop Grumman Completes Assembly of Manta Ray UUV—Northrop Grumman press release A new class of UUV, it is an extra-large glider that will operate long-duration, long-range and pay...
- + HHI to develop USV in collaboration with Palantir Technologies—HD HHI press release The memorandum of understand (MoU) for the development of USVs was signed at Palantir’s office in Washi...
- + SEA to Provide Advanced Software for Royal Navy ASW Spearhead Programme—SEA press release Leading UK Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) specialist SEA will demonstrate a software application to enhance the UK...
- + U.S. Army Deploys New Missile Launcher to the Philippines—The U.S. Army’s new ground-based launcher, capable of supporting Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6, appeared for the first time in the Indo-Pacific in...
- + SAS 2024: NAVSEA’s Unmanned Maritime Systems update—In the underwater domain, the US Navy (USN) has been testing its first XLUUV test asset system (XLE0) – delivered by Boeing in December 2023 ...
- + Caterpillar collaborates with Serco to power NOMARS USV—Caterpillar press release Autonomous unmanned vessels represent an opportunity to protect crews from the inhospitable, dangerous e...
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