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May 2013
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Philippines Navy’s second Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate conducts sea trials
The Philippines Navy's second Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), has started sea trials following the completion of a $15.15m refurbishment...
Indian Navy demonstrates ship-based Brahmos missile capability
The Indian Navy has successfully conducted a test-firing of its highly manoeuvrable naval version of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from Talwar-class ship INS Tarkash (F46), off the coast...
Construction begins on US Navy's fourth Spearhead-class vessel
Construction has started on the US Navy's fourth Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), USNS Fall River (JHSV 4), with the official keel laying and authentication ceremony at the...
Australia issues RFT to CEA for high-power phased array radar development
The Australian Department of Defence has floated a request for tender (RFT) to CEA Technologies for the development of a high-power phased array radar concept...
AquaPix sonar trials completed by US Navy and Kraken
The US Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) and Kraken Sonar Systems have successfully completed AquaPix interferometric synthetic aperture sonar (InSAS) trials, marking the completion...
US Navy selects Northrop for laser weapon system maturation programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for the initial development phase of a prototype laser weapon system as part of the solid state laser technology maturation (SSL-TM)...
Italian Navy seeks to develop new dual-use warships
The Italian Navy is seeking to develop a new generation of low-cost vessels with dual-use capability, chief admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi has...
USS Minnesota successfully completes Alpha and Bravo sea trials
USS Minnesota (SSN 783), the US Navy's tenth Virginia-class submarine, has successfully completed its Alpha and Bravo sea trials at Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News...
US and Canada concludes exercise Trident Fury 2013
US and Canadian armed forces have concluded a biennial joint naval exercise, codenamed Trident Fury 2013, aimed at enhancing communication and coordination capabilities between coalition...
Indian Navy takes delivery of first P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
Boeing has successfully delivered the first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the Indian Navy at India Naval Station Rajali,...
USMC to receive Falcon III AN/PRC-117G tactical radios from Harris
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to Harris to supply Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)-certified Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical...
Russia delivers anti-ship and air defence missiles to Syria
Russia has delivered advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, which will significantly boost defence capabilities of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's...
US Navy’s Aegis BMD system completes further flight testing
The US Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have demonstrated the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system’s capability during a flight test aboard the Ticonderoga-class...
UK Dstl contracts NSC for ship-mounted general purpose machine gun simulator
The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded a contract to NSC to develop and deliver a ship-mounted general-purpose machine gun (GPMG)...
Sagem to support Singapore Navy’s littoral mission vessel class programme
The Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has awarded a contract to Sagem (Safran) to develop and deliver a new gun fire-control system (GFCS) in support of the Republic of Singapore...
HMS Astute submarine readies for frontline service
HMS Astute (S119), the UK Royal Navy's first of seven Astute-class nuclear-powered submarines, has successfully completed its final sea trials in the US, marking readiness for its...
GD to act as PSEA for US Navy’s 14 and 16 LCS ships
Austal has selected General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems to serve as the platform systems engineering agent (PSEA) in support of littoral combat ships (LCS) 14 and 16 for the US...
HMS Illustrious validates QinetiQ’s PRIME email management tool capability
The UK Royal Navy Command has successfully completed testing of QinetiQ's new onboard email management tool, PRIME, as part of a programme aimed at enhancing the Royal Navy's maritime wide...
US Navy’s X-47B demonstrator completes first carrier-based catapult launch
The US Navy's Northrop Grumman-built X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) has successfully completed the first carrier-based catapult launch from Nimitz-class super carrier...
Raytheon’s Evolved SeaSparrow missile demonstrates enhanced capabilities
Raytheon has demonstrated the enhanced defensive capabilities of its Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) during a test-firing from the US Navy's Self-Defense Test...
Roketsan, ThyssenKrupp and Diehl team up for IDAS missile programme
Roketsan, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Diehl Defence have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop the submarine-launched Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines...
India commissions first MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighter squadron
The Indian Navy has commissioned its first MiG-29K/KUB all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft squadron at an airbase in Dabolim, Goa, a MiG spokesperson in India has...
US Navy’s second MUOS satellite readies for launch in July
The US Navy's second Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-2) satellite has been delivered to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US, marking the start of launch...
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s construction nears completion
BAE Systems has rolled out the aft island in support of the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at the company's Scotstoun yard on the north...
NRL’s liquid hydrogen-fuelled Ion Tiger UAV sets new endurance record
US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have demonstrated endurance capabilities of the Ion Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), powered by liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel cells, as part of...
UK’s F-35 JSF 'cannot land vertically in warm climates', NAO warns
A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) that the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft variant, selected for the...
Babcock to provide through-life support for HMS Scott
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock to provide through-life engineering support for the Royal Navy's only ocean survey vessel, HMS Scott...
Australia to release tender for Adelaide-class fleet maintenance contract
The Australian Defense Materiel Organisation (DMO) has received technical clearances to float a request for tender (RFT) for group maintenance of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN)...
Rolls-Royce to modernise T56 engines on US Navy aircraft
Rolls-Royce has received a modification contract for repair and upgrade of T56 engines, installed on US Navy...
NAWCAD scientists develop new approach to enhance underwater imaging
Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Dr Linda Mullen and Alan Laux, have developed and demonstrated a new method to enhance the performance of underwater...
HII to continue US Navy’s CVN 79 construction preparation work
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has received a follow-on contract for the supply of materials for the construction of the US Navy's second Gerald...
USMC’s marine personnel carrier demonstrates amphibious capabilities
The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) has successfully completed rigorous wheeled amphibious vehicle evaluations, conducted by the BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles...
FRCSE uses new fuel leak detection technology on P-3 Orion aircraft
The US Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has implemented a new user-friendly technology, known as hydrogen leak detection, to identify and reduce leakages in fuel tanks of the US Navy's...
Russian Navy to commission third Steregushchy-class ship
The Russian Navy is set to receive its third Steregushchy-class (Project 20380) corvette, Boiky, on 16 May from St Petersburg's Severnaya Verf...
HMS Montrose successfully test-fires Harpoon anti-ship missile system
HMS Montrose (F236), the UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate, has demonstrated its combat power by successfully test-firing the Boeing-built Harpoon anti-ship missile as part of a...
GE to supply additional gas turbines for US Navy’s 14th and 16th LCS
Austal has awarded a subcontract to GE Marine to deliver four LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines in support of the US Navy's 14th and 16th Independence-variant littoral combat ships...
US Navy’s X-47B UCAS demonstrator performs first fly-in arrested landing
The US Navy's Northrop Grumman-built X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator has successfully completed the first fly-in arrested landing trials at the navy's shore-based catapult...
USS Minnesota submarine completes first sea trials
USS Minnesota (SSN 783), the US Navy's tenth Virginia-class submarine, has successfully completed its first at-sea tests and evaluations, also known as alpha sea trials, at Huntington...
BAE to provide support services for US submarine torpedoes
BAE Systems has been awarded a maintenance contract to continue providing systems engineering and other technical services in support of the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport...
HMS Dragon’s crew conduct manual testing of weapon systems
HMS Dragon (D35), the UK Royal Navy's fourth Type 45 Daring-class destroyer, has once again demonstrated the capability of its onboard weapon systems during a target practice exercise in the...
Final waste management system delivered for HMS Prince of Wales
Babcock has successfully delivered the sixth and final wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), a key component of the integrated waste management system (IWMS), for installation onto the UK Royal...
Kongsberg to provide naval optimised CROWS system for US Navy
Kongsberg has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to deliver a marinised version of the M153 common remotely operated weapon station (CROWS) to enhance precision...
US Navy to receive airborne minesweeping system from ITT Exelis
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has awarded a contract to ITT Exelis to deliver one Mk105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping...
USS Anchorage LPD 23 set for commissioning
The US Navy is scheduled to commission the seventh San Antonio-Class amphibious transport dock ship, USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during a ceremony on 4 May in Alaska,...
Israeli Navy launches fifth Dolphin-class submarine
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) and Ministry of Defence have launched the fifth Dolphin-class submarine, INS Rahav, during a ceremony at the shipbuilding division of Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems...
DCNS delivers final Skjold-class FPB to Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy has received the sixth and final Skjold-class fast patrol boats (FPB) from...
SCIT Labs to develop new server prototype to safeguard against cyber attacks
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Self-Cleansing Intrusion Tolerance (SCIT) Labs to develop a software-protected server prototype that can help in preventing tactical cyber...
April 2013
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US and Canadian armed forces to conduct exercise Trident Fury 2013
US and Canadian armed forces will conduct a biennial joint naval exercise, codenamed Trident Fury 2013, off the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, from 3-19 May, aimed at...
US Navy issues RFI for future MH-60 Seahawk replacement programme
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has released a formal request for information (RFI) to industry partners seeking responses on possible replacement options for its MH-60 Seahawk...
Babcock’s life raft completes harbour acceptance trials on HNLMS Walrus
The Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN) Babcock-built containerised life raft system, equipped onboard the first Walrus-class submarine HNLMS Walrus (S802), has successfully completed...
MDA to support Canada's Radarsat-2 satellite ground stations
Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded a contract to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to provide operational support for Radarsat-2 satellite ground stations,...
Italian Navy’s atmospheric diving systems upgraded by OceanWorks
OceanWorks has successfully completed a major system upgrade for the Italian Navy's first atmospheric diving system (ADS) for providing improved operational, maintenance and training...
UK-led Joint Warrior 2013 multinational exercise concludes
The UK-led Exercise Joint Warrior 2013 has concluded off the coast of Scotland, in what is Nato's largest exercise for enhancing combat skills of participating...
Curtiss-Wright to deliver additional RAST system to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Curtiss-Wright Flow Control for supply of its ship-borne helicopter recovery assist, secure and traverse (RAST) system in support of the Arleigh...
Fincantieri launches UAE Navy's second Falaj 2-Class vessel
The UAE Navy's second Falaj 2-Class patrol vessel, Salahah (P 252), has been launched during a ceremony held at Fincantieri's shipyard in Muggiano,...
CAE completes upgrade of US Navy's MH-60S operational flight trainer
The US Navy's first upgraded MH-60S Sierra operational flight trainer (OFT) has re-entered service, following successful completion of a major upgrade and technology refresh at Naval Air...
UK Navy receives CUTLASS bomb ordnance disposal vehicle
UK Royal Navy Divers have received the new remote-controlled explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) called CUTLASS, to help detect and clear hidden improvised...
Australia opens new landing helicopter dock training facility
The Australian Defence Ministry has opened a new training facility at Mascot, Sydney, in New South Wales to train the future crews of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Canberra-class...
Thales’s APAR completes sea acceptance testing aboard HDMS Peter Willemoes
Thales's Active Phased Array Radar (APAR) multifunction system has completed its first sea acceptance test (SAT) aboard the Royal Danish Navy's second Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate, HDMS...
US Navy christens third Spearhead-class JHSV
The US Navy's third of ten Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), USNS Millinocket (JHSV 2), has been formally christened at Austal USA in Mobile,...
Hydroid to deliver another REMUS 100 unmanned vehicle for US Navy
Kongsberg Maritime's subsidiary Hydroid has been selected to deliver an additional Remote Environmental Measuring Unit S (REMUS) 100 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for the US Navy Naval...
Comtech to develop TDMA interface processor for US SPAWAR
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Comtech Telecommunications to develop and deliver the advanced time division multiple access (TDMA) interface processor (ATIP) for the Space and Naval...
Indonesian Navy orders NAUTIS full mission bridge simulators from VSTEP
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to VSTEP to deliver its Class-A NAUTIS full mission bridge (FMB) simulators to train the Indonesian Navy's Sigma-class...
French DGA commissions fourth EDA-R fast landing craft
The French Navy has commissioned the fourth Engin de Débarquement Amphibie Rapide (EDA-R) fast amphibious landing craft, which was delivered in November 2012 as part of a contract awarded...
Navantia refloats Spanish Navy’s upgraded S-73 Mistral submarine
Navantia has successfully re-floated the Spanish Navy's Mistral (S-73) submarine at the company's shipyard in Cartagena, Spain, following the completion of approximately 80% of modernisation...
KAI to develop Surion-based helicopter variant for Korean Marine Corps
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been selected by the Republic of Korea (ROK) Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) as the priority negotiator in support of the ROK Marine...
New Zealand Navy to receive SH-2G(I) Seasprite aircraft from Kaman
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been authorised by the country's government to procure ten SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite aircraft from Kaman Aerospace for the Royal New Zealand...
Royal Bahamas Defence Force to acquire long-range patrol vessels
The Bahamas Government has signed a letter of intent with Damen Shipyards Group for the procurement of nine vessels and construction of three naval bases for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force,...
Moroccan Navy’s FREMM frigate begins maiden sea trials
The Royal Moroccan Navy's DCNS-built frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, to be named Mohammed VI, has started first sea trials off the Brittany coast,...
Australia receives Phalanx weapon system for second Hobart-class AWD
Australia has received the second Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System from Raytheon for installation aboard the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) newest Hobart-class air warfare destroyer...
Pakistan Navy commissions fourth F-22P frigate
The Pakistan Navy has commissioned the fourth F-22P Sword/Zulfiquar-class frigate, PNS Aslat (254), during a ceremony held at a naval shipyard in the southern port city of Karachi,...
UK seeks Tomahawk weapon system support from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) for Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS) support and associated equipment to the...
US NRL develops PEEK-like phthalonitrile-resin for marine applications
Scientists from the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Chemistry Division have designed and developed a second-generation, cost-effective polyetheretherketone (PEEK) similar...
HMS Dragon exercises with Greek forces
Members of the UK Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon’s (D35) Royal Marines boarding team have exercised with Greek forces at Nato base in Souda Bay on Crete’s north shore, to further enhance...
US Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft receives IPBE upgrade
The US Navy's Boeing-built E-6B Mercury aircraft has successfully completed an internet protocol bandwidth expansion (IPBE) upgrade, as part of its service life extension programme (SLEP)...
Construction of Russia’s fourth Project 11356 ship to begin on 18 April
Construction on the Russian Navy's fourth Krivak IV-class (Project 11356) frigate, Admiral Butakov, is set to start on 18 April with a keel laying ceremony, JSC Yantar shipyard has...
USS Hartford submarine to undergo maintenance and modernisation
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to plan and conduct maintenance and modernisation related activities in support of the Los...
HII completes flight deck on first Gerald R Ford nuclear aircraft carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has successfully completed installation of the upper bow section on the US Navy's first Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, CVN 78, at...
Airbus Military’s C295 MPA validates integration of Marte missile
Airbus Military and MBDA have jointly conducted a flight test of the Airbus Military C295 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), integrated with MBDA-built Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert...
US Navy selects names of seven new ships
The US Navy has selected names for its seven new ships, which include three new Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD 17), two...
US Navy’s MUOS-4 satellite entering system testing phase
The US Navy's fourth mobile user objective system (MUOS-4) has entered first system testing phase following completion of key components installation onboard the...
USMC’s MV-22 Osprey conducts lift operations aboard USNS Sacagawea
The US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22B Osprey aircraft has successfully conducted external cargo lift operations onboard the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), off the...
Indian Navy’s first Scorpene-class submarine to launch in 2014
The Indian Navy's first Scorpene-class submarine (SSK) will be launched by DCNS in 2014, as part of the technology transfer agreement between the two countries, French ambassador Francois...
BAE to develop advanced mine detection sensor prototype for US Navy
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to develop an advanced prototype system, which will support the US Navy and Marine Corps in detecting mines and obstacles...
UK and Kuwaiti navies conduct joint manoeuvres
The UK Royal Navy and Kuwaiti Navy have successfully conducted a series of exercises in the Northern Gulf, intended to boost interoperability and strengthen cooperation between the two...
First Belgian NH90 NFH performs maiden flight
The Belgian armed forces' first NH90 Nato Frigate Helicopter (NFH) has successfully carried out its maiden flight at Eurocopter's facility in Donauwörth,...
SRI International starts final phase of USMC’s Trusted Handheld programme
SRI International has entered the final development phase of the US Marine Corps Systems Command's (MCSC) one-year, $3.8m Trusted Handheld programme to develop and commercialise...
US Navy orders development of high-altitude anti-submarine weapon
The US Navy has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Boeing to develop and deliver high altitude anti-submarine warfare weapon capabilities (HAAWC), designed to target...
Oman Navy selects Raytheon’s integrated bridge and navigation systems
The Royal Navy of Oman has selected Raytheon Anschuetz’s Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems (IBNS) for installation on its four new Al-Ofouq-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which...
BAE’s APKWS rocket validates strike capabilities against maritime targets
BAE Systems' advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) has successfully completed its first over-water testing to demonstrate its anti-ship capabilities against multiple maritime...
ONR researches cell-based genetic sensors for soldiers
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has partnered with university researchers to study the use of synthetic or engineered cells in the development of next-generation genetic sensors to help...
India’s third Talwar-class ship conducts final sea trials
INS Trikand (F50), the Indian Navy's third Talwar-class warship, has started final state sea trials in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Russia, Yantar shipyard spokesman Sergei Mikhailov has...
GD completes CDR of Knifefish UUV for US Navy
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS) has completed the critical design review (CDR) of surface-mine countermeasure unmanned undersea vehicle (SMCM UUV), Knifefish, for the US...
Brazilian Navy's third Amazonas-class OPV sails for sea trials
The Brazilian Navy's third and final BAE Systems-built Amazonas-class ocean patrol vessel (OPV), Araguari (P122), has sailed from Portsmouth to undergo an extensive sea trials programme off the...
Northrop to upgrade US Navy’s NGC2P tactical data link processor
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an $80m indefinite-quantity indefinite-delivery contract by the US Navy to upgrade and enhance its next-generation command and control processor...
Israel Navy orders identification systems from Telephonics
The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has awarded a contract to Telephonics, a subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, to deliver the company's AN/UPX-44A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)...
US Navy commissions eighth San Antonio-class LPD
The US Navy has commissioned its eighth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, USS Arlington (LPD 24), during a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia,...
GE to power JMSDF’s new 24DDH destroyer
GE Marine has been awarded a follow-on contract by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) to deliver LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines equipped with integrated electronic controls (IEC) in...
Bluefin conducts deep-water testing of UUV for DARPA
Bluefin Robotics has completed deep-water testing of a specialised unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), known as Submarine Hold at Risk (SHARK), for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects...
Lockheed completes amphibious trials of Havoc armoured modular vehicle
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed amphibious testing of its Havoc 8x8, an eight-wheel-drive armoured modular vehicle, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California,...
QinetiQ to research defence capability against small boat threat for UK Navy
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected QinetiQ Maritime to conduct research and deliver a solution that will help defend the Royal Navy vessels against emerging small boat...
Lockheed to upgrade electronic warfare systems for US Navy
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a low-rate production contract by the US Navy to upgrade electronic warfare ship defence system, as part of the force's Block 2 surface electronic...
Australia receives mast for first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer
Australia has received the first 22m-high mast for installation aboard the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD), HMS Hobart, defence materiel minister...
Vietnamese Navy to receive first Varshavyanka-class submarine by end of 2013
Russia will deliver the first of six Project 636M Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines to the Vietnamese Navy by the end of this year, Rubin Central Maritime design bureau general...
USS Chancellorsville receives Aegis Baseline 9 combat system upgrade
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has successfully completed combat systems upgrades onboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), as part of...
Virginia Tech Researchers develop robotic jellyfish for US Navy
Researchers from Virginia Tech College of Engineering have developed a new autonomous robotic jellyfish prototype, known as Cyro, for performing underwater surveillance for the US...
NRL researchers develop new MoS2-based chemical vapour sensor
US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists have developed a new chemical vapour sensor using single monolayer of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) on a silicon dioxide wafer, for application in...
US Navy awards CAINS II PBL contract to Northrop
The US Navy has awarded a follow-on performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to Northrop Grumman to provide support for the AN/ASN-139 Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System (CAINS...
German Navy orders RAM Block 2 missiles from Raytheon
The German Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon to develop and deliver Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM), in a bid to boost its fleet self-defence...
USS Abraham Lincoln to undergo refuelling and complex overhaul
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a $2.6bn cost-plus-incentive-fee contract by the US Navy for refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the fifth Nimitz-class...
March 2013
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Indian Navy launches third Kamorta-class P-28 ASW corvette
The Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design has launched the third Project-28 (P-28) Kamorta-class anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, Kiltan, in Kolkata,...
US Navy deploys first air traffic control tower simulator system
The US Navy has deployed its first air traffic control tower simulator system (ATC-TSS) at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, US, for training personnel and reducing production...
HMS Chiddingfold completes refit and readies for sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's first Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV), HMS Chiddingfold (M37), has successfully completed refit programme with BAE Systems, and is scheduled to undergo sea...
US Navy decommissions USS Klakring guided missile frigate
The US Navy has decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, USS Klakring (FFG 42), during a ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, US, drawing a close to its 30 years of...
General Dynamics to deliver Mk46 weapon systems to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems to deliver eight Mk46 30mm naval weapon systems for installation onboard the San Antonio-class (LPD 17) landing...
USMC’s first operational F-35B JSF validates STOVL capability
The US Marine Corps' (USMC) first operational F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft has successfully completed its first short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL)...
US Navy’s first MLP ship completes builder's trials
The US Navy's first ship of the mobile landing platform (MLP) class, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), has successfully completed builder's sea trials in San Diego,...
HII receives extension to USS John F Kennedy construction preparation contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has secured an extension to the previously awarded construction preparation contract for the second Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, John...
HMS Richmond test-fires Seawolf missile system
The UK Royal Navy's Duke-class type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (F239) has successfully test-fired two Seawolf surface-to-air missiles, as a part of training exercise off the south-west English...
NSWC engineers introduce new software for high-speed craft design
Engineers from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock have introduced a new Standard G software, which will improve the design of high-speed...
US Navy conducts at-sea testing of torpedo warning system
The US Navy has started testing the Rapid Prototype torpedo warning system (TWS) and countermeasure anti-torpedo (CAT) system onboard the final Nimitz-class supercarrier, USS George HW Bush (CVN...
Upgraded HMS Somerset completes extensive sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class guided-missile frigate, HMS Somerset (F82), has successfully completed extensive sea trials, following completion of its refit...
Pakistan Navy to receive fourth Chinese built F-22P frigate next month
he Pakistan Navy is set to receive the fourth F-22P Sword/Zulfiquar-class frigate, PNS Aslat (254), built at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) in April under a technology...
Russian Akula-class submarine modernisation programme underway
The Russian Ministry of Defence is upgrading its third-generation Akula-class Project 971 nuclear-powered attack submarines, according to Malakhit Design Bureau head Vladimir...
Brazil selects Paramarine software to design offshore support vessels
The Brazilian Navy has selected QinetiQ GRC's Paramarine advanced marine design software in support of a high-speed offshore support vessel development programme, on behalf of...
UK MoD selects Babcock for maritime constructive equipment contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock to support maritime constructive engineering equipment for all Royal Navy ships and...
India tests submarine-launched Brahmos missile variant
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully test-fired the submarine-launched version of its supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, from a submerged platform off the coast of...
Russia developing fifth-generation submarines
The Russian Navy is developing its fifth-generation nuclear-powered and diesel submarines at Rubin Central Design Bureau facility, according to Rubin head Igor...
India’s final Talwar-class frigate completes contractor sea trials
INS Tarikand (F50), the Indian Navy's third Talwar-class warship, has successfully completed sea trials in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Russia, Yantar shipyard spokesman Sergei Mikhailov...
HII begins construction on USS John Warner submarine
Construction has started on the US Navy's 12th Virginia-class submarine, USS John Warner (SSN 785), with the official keel laying at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News...
HMS Defender to be commissioned into fleet on 21 March
The UK Royal Navy’s fifth Type-45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Defender (D36), will be formally commissioned into the fleet on 21 March at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, marking...
Cassidian to upgrade Colombian submarines with new search periscope
Cassidian Optronics has been awarded a contract by the Colombian Navy to provide the SERO 250 search periscope system in support of its 209-class submarine upgrade...
Iran launches second Jamaran destroyer
The Iranian Navy has launched its domestically built Mowj-class guided missile destroyer, the Jamaran 2, in an official ceremony in the Caspian...
Selex installs ATOS system on Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft
Selex has delivered and integrated its airborne tactical observation and surveillance (ATOS) system onto Hawker Beechcraft special mission extended-range (ER) King Air 350 maritime patrol...
Babcock installs Forward Island section on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Babcock has successfully integrated the key Forward Island, Upper Block 07, for the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier at its Rosyth shipyard in Scotland, marking a...
HMS Dragon to begin maiden deployment on 19 March
HMS Dragon (D35), the UK Royal Navy's fourth Daring-class Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer, will set sail on its first seven-month maiden deployment off the Middle East on 19 March to...
US Navy conducts EMALS shared generator testing
The US Navy's Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Office (PMA-251) has successfully completed shared generator testing of its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) at Joint...
General Dynamics to produce mission computers for US Navy’s F/A-18 aircraft
General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems has received a contract from the US Navy to produce and deliver Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) in support of the F/A-18E/F Super...
USNS Choctaw County completes builder's trials
The US Navy's second of ten Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), has successfully completed builder's sea trials (BST) in Mobile, Alabama,...
Aerojet completes qualification testing of divert and attitude control system
Aerojet has successfully completed qualification testing of its throttleable divert and attitude control system (TDACS) at its facility in Sacramento, California, US, in support of...
Atlas and Thales to upgrade German Navy’s Sachsen-class frigates
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has signed a contract with Atlas Elektronik and Thales Deutschland to jointly upgrade the...
Raytheon to deliver sonar system for SAIC’s unmanned vessel prototype
SAIC has awarded a subcontract to Raytheon to deliver its fifth generation medium-frequency hull-mounted sonar system in support of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's...
DSIT to deliver underwater security systems for an undisclosed navy
DSIT Solutions has been contracted by an undisclosed country's navy to deliver additional AquaShield underwater security systems to boost underwater...
ATK contracted by US Navy to supply 30mm MK266 ammunition
The US Navy has awarded an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to ATK to deliver 30mm MK266 ammunition for use with the MK46 Mod 2 gun weapon...
Wyle to provide technical support for US Navy’s UAS programmes
Wyle has received a contract from the US Navy to support unmanned air systems (UAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance project and programmes for the Naval Air Systems Command...
US Navy to receive additional Fire Scout UAVs from Northrop
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to deliver additional MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to provide enhanced endurance, range and...
Pakistan Navy concludes Aman 2013 multinational exercise
The Pakistan Navy has completed a four-day multinational exercise and seminar in the North Arabian Sea, intended to enhance peace and stability in the...
Raytheon demonstrates dual-band datalink integration with Thales APAR radar
Raytheon has successfully demonstrated dual-band datalink's integration and operational ability with Thales' Advanced Phased Array Radar (APAR) at a shore-based Dutch facility,...
JMSDF to receive six renewed ex-USMC KC-130R Hercules
The US Navy is set to deliver six renewed surplus ex-US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130R Hercules aircraft to the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as a part of the foreign military...
HMS Westminster demonstrates Seawolf missile system capability
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate, HMS Westminster (F237), has successfully conducted a test launch of its Seawolf air defence missile system off the Isle of...
ShadowHawk UAS to participate in US maritime demonstration programme
The US Navy and Naval Surface Warfare Center has selected Vanguard Defense Industries-built ShadowHawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) to participate in the Stiletto maritime demonstration...
Construction work begins on Italian Navy’s sixth FREMM frigate
Construction work has started on the Italian Navy's sixth frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, with the first steel cutting at Fincantieri's shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genoa,...
Lockheed awarded Aegis CSEA contract by US Army
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only contract by the US Navy for its Aegis combat system engineering agent (CSEA)...
UK Royal Marines receive two new Island-class patrol boats
The UK Royal Marine Commandos have received two new Island-class patrol boats at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland, to boost its capabilities following completion of a refitting...
US Navy decommissions USS Guardian mine countermeasure ship
The US Navy has decommissioned the Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), at Naval Base Sasebo, Japan, drawing a close to its 23 years of...
M7 Aerospace to support US Navy’s trainer aircraft maintenance programme
BAE Systems has awarded a subcontract to M7 Aerospace, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) for the US Navy’s T-34, T-44 and T-6 trainer aircraft fleet....
US Navy funds additional littoral combat ships
The US Navy has awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Austal for the construction of four additional Littoral Combat Ships...
HMS Daring to participate in ballistic defence trials with US
The UK Royal Navy's first Type 45-class destroyer HMS Daring (D32) is scheduled to participate in ballistic defence trials with the US Missile Defence Agency (MDA) as part of a major research...
BAE’s APKWS demonstrates capability on Bell 407GT helicopter
BAE Systems' advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities on the new Bell 407GT helicopter during flight tests conducted at Yuma, Arizona,...
French Navy ships to feature Sagem EOMS-NG optronic systems
DCNS has awarded a subcontract to Sagem to deliver electro-optical multifunction system new-generation (EOMS-NG) systems for installation on four amphibious and projection vessels of the French...
HMS Iron Duke equipped with Artisan surveillance radar
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Iron Duke (F234) has been installed with BAE Systems' Artisan medium-range 3D surveillance radar, as part of a five-year refit...
US NAWCWD to demonstrate new regenerative fuel cell system
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Renewable Energy Office is set to test its new trailer-mounted regenerative fuel cell system in a lab at China Lake, California, US,...
Cubic to provide advanced combat ship training for US Navy’s LCS programme
The US Navy has awarded three contracts to Cubic Simulation Systems Division to support the advanced littoral combat ship (LCS) training, as part of the LCS courseware and mission...
HMS Defender completes gunnery trials
The UK Royal Navy's fifth Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Defender (D36) has successfully completed trials of its upper deck gunnery systems, prior to being...
UK Navy commissions second Astute-class submarine
The UK Royal Navy's second Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Ambush (S120), has been commissioned into official service at HM Naval Base Clyde, UK, following completion of extensive...
US Navy receives additional Standard Missile-6 from Raytheon
Raytheon has delivered an additional Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up-round to the US Navy, marking the first production from its new integration and testing facility in Huntsville, Alabama,...
Sysorex receives BFS contract from SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic
Sysorex has been awarded a business and force support (BFS) indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract by the US Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC)...
Nato nations conduct exercise Proud Manta 2013
Ten Nato nations are conducting a joint anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise, Proud Manta 2013 (POMA 13), in the Ionian Sea to enhance maritime...
US Navy to christen USNS Montford Point
The US Navy will christen the first mobile landing platform (MLP) ship 'USNS Montford Point' (T-MLP 1), in San Diego, California, US, on 2...
Bangladesh Navy plans to procure two submarines
The Bangladesh Government has agreed to procure two submarines and a coast guard cutter, as part of its modernisation of the country's navy and boosting capabilities in the Bay of Bengal,...
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Construction starts on Finnish Border Guard’s new OPV
Construction on the Finnish Border Guard's new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) has started with the keel laying at STX Finland Oy's Rauma Shipyard, as part of an agreement signed on 21 December...
Raytheon and Thales demonstrate Mode 5 IFF interoperability for UK MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Mode 5 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) system has been tested by Raytheon and Thales to demonstrate interoperability over-the-air at Matching Green test...
US Navy deploys new ground-based flight simulators from Boeing
The US Navy has put four Boeing-built ground-based flight simulators into operational use to train naval flight officers (NFO) at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, US, to enhance safety...
Z Microsystems to deliver IDS for STUAS programme on ships
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded a contract to Z Microsystems to deliver its intelligent display series (IDS) in support of the RQ-21A Integrator-variant small tactical...
China Navy receives first Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has received its first Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette in Shanghai, aimed at boosting its maritime defence capabilities amid the East China...
Thales to provide sonar systems for Astute-class submarines
BAE Systems has awarded a subcontract to Thales to provide Sonar 2076 fully-integrated search and attack submarine sonar system in support of the UK Royal Navy's Astute-class...
US NAWCAD demonstrates interoperability between UAS
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) engineers have successfully completed evaluation of a new technology, designed to enable interoperability between unmanned air systems...
Singapore and Malaysian navies begin exercise Malapura 2013
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is conducting a joint annual bilateral maritime exercise, Malapura 2013, with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) at Changi Naval Base (CNB) in...
Lockheed produces digital cockpit for RAN’s first MH-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin has developed the Common Cockpit avionics suite for installation on the first Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) MH-60R, also known as Romeo, anti-submarine and anti-surface...
Kratos to support USMC’s CREW biometrics programmes
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support services to the US Marine Corps (USMC) counter radio-controlled...
Iraqi Navy receives additional patrol boats from US
The Iraqi Navy has officially received the tenth and 11th 35m-long coastal patrol boats, PB-310 and PB-311, from the US Navy at Umm Qasr Naval Base south of Baghdad following successful...
US Navy’s long-range land missile completes guided flight trials
The US Navy's 155mm long-range land attack projectiles (LRLAP) has successfully completed a series of guided flight trials with BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin at White Sands Missile Range in...
ADSB and YahSat partner to support UAE Navy’s Baynunah-class corvettes
The UAE Navy has awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (YahSat) to provide satellite communications systems under the...
US Navy sea-trials passive sonar surveillance methods
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have developed and demonstrated waveguide-invariant-based methods in shallow-water environments off the New...
USMC’s Buffalo MRAP vehicles receive modular rifle racks
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has received modular rifle rack kits from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City for installation on Buffalo mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP)...
Singapore Navy to receive additional S-70B Seahawk helicopters
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has awarded a contract to Sikorsky to deliver additional S-70B Seahawk helicopters to the country's...
3SDL supports Finnish Navy’s multi-link data link processor programme
3SDL has provided technical support to Navy Command Finland during the sea acceptance testing phase of the Finnish Navy's multi-link data link processor (M-DLP)...
Raytheon and Chemring unite to develop anti-surface naval weapon system
Raytheon Missile Systems and Chemring have signed an agreement to jointly develop an affordable anti-surface missile system to enhance protection of naval platforms against surface...
Selex ES’s Gabbiano T-20 radar validates capabilities
Selex ES’s Gabbiano T-20 radar has successfully demonstrated ground-mapping and target detection capabilities onboard a Falco unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in...
Hydroid’s LBS AUV enters full-rate production for US Navy
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Hydroid's littoral battlespace sensing (LBS) autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has entered into full-rate production (FRP) for the US Navy's Space and Naval...
GD to support digital modular radio upgrade for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems to upgrade the AN/USC-61(C) four-channel digital modular radio (DMR) with the development and integration of software...
US Navy develops new shipping resupply programme
An innovative Microsoft Excel-based shipping resupply programme has been developed by US Navy researchers in an effort to generate significant savings in fuel...
GE’s medium-voltage advanced linear induction machine completes stall trials
GE Power Conversion has successfully completed stall trials of its new medium-voltage advanced linear induction machine (MV ALIM), a central part of the Electro Magnetic CATapult (EMCAT)...
MBDA to deliver SIMBAD-RC systems for an undisclosed customer
MBDA has been awarded a contract to develop and deliver its SIMBAD-RC naval air defence system to an undisclosed foreign...
US and Japan conclude Exercise Iron Fist 2013
The 13th US Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force have jointly concluded the annual bilateral training exercise, Iron Fist 2013, off Camp Pendleton, California,...
AAI receives PBL contract for US Navy’s EA-6B, E2C and C-2 aircraft
The US Navy has awarded a contract to AAI Logistics & Technical Services to deliver performance base logistics (PBL) support for the EA-6B Prowler, E-2C Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound...
USS San Diego declared ready for combat operations
The US Navy's sixth San Antonio-class amphibious landing platform dock (LPD), USS San Diego (LPD 22), has been declared ready for combat operations following the successful completion of...
Rolls-Royce to support submarine propulsion programme for UK MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed £800m orders with Rolls-Royce to deliver and maintain the nuclear propulsion capabilities for the Royal Navy submarine...
ISE to deliver Aurora Towfish for Canadian Navy’s MCDV
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) has awarded a contract to International Submarine Engineering (ISE) to develop and deliver two commercial off-the-shelf, high-speed Aurora Towfish...
USMC’s F-35B aircraft resumes flight operations
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and the US Navy have waived the temporary flight operations restrictions on Lockheed Martin short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B variant aircraft...
AOptix to develop smart mobile identity devices for US DoD
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract to AOptix to develop smart mobile devices that could allow a soldier to scan and record facial features and identify people from...
Aegis BMD system completes further intercept flight testing for US Navy
The US Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed flight testing of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser,...
US Navy awards SeaPort-e task order to CSSI
The US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Lant) has awarded a task order to CSSI, under a seaport-enhanced (SeaPort-e) multiple-award...
B&W receives US naval reactors assembly contracts
Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) Nuclear Operations unit has been awarded two US naval reactors programme contracts, valued at nearly...
Rolls-Royce to deliver additional engines for V-22 Osprey aircraft
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to deliver AE 1107C engines in support of the V-22 Osprey aircraft...
ViaSat continues to develop secure mobile device technology for USMC
ViaSat has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) to continue developing advanced information security into common, off-the-shelf mobile devices, which...
Lockheed to support Taiwan’s P-3C Orion aircraft upgrade programme
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a modification contract to integrate engineering change proposals (ECP) required for the Taiwanese Navy’s 12 P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. ...
Exercise Cobra Gold 2013 begins
The annual multinational combined joint training exercise, Cobra Gold 2013, has started in the Pacific in Thailand, aimed at enhancing peace support and stability...
Telephonics to support Aegis BMD system programme
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division has awarded a contract to Telephonics to support the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (ABMD)...
US Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye enters full-rate production
The US Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 has successfully completed its initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) period of the Northrop Grumman-built E-2D Advanced...
LRAD to deliver 300X systems for Colombian Navy
LRAD has been awarded a contract by the Colombian Navy to deliver 300X systems in support of its coastal defence patrol...
US Navy to receive additional AN/SSQ-125 sonobuoy systems
The US Navy has awarded a subcontract to ERAPSCO, a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Electronics (ULE) subsidiary USSI, for the delivery of...
US Navy to trial new waterjets on USS Milwaukee LCS
The US Navy is set to evaluate a new design of high-power density waterjets on its fifth Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS-5), USS Milwaukee, to help prevent damage to the propeller and...
Russian Navy conducts Bal missile system firing drills
The Russian Caspian Flotilla's (CF) Coastal Missile Unit is conducting a series of firing drills of its Bal coastal missile defence system at the Adanak test site in Dagestan,...
Thales to equip Lynx helicopter with FLASH compact dipping sonars
AgustaWestland has placed an order with Thales for its compact folding light acoustic system (FLASH) active dipping sonar in support of the Lynx light helicopter...
Indra to support Indonesian Navy's Type 209 submarines programme
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has awarded a contract to Indra to deliver radar signal detection and low probability of intercept radar (LPI) systems in support of...
Russia’s third Steregushchy-class ship to begin state acceptance testing
The Russian Navy’s third Steregushchy-class (Project 20380) corvette, named Boyky, is scheduled to undergo state trials in March this year, Baltic Fleet spokesman captain 2nd class...
French Navy’s first FREMM frigate test-fires Aster missile
The French Navy’s first frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Aquitaine, has successfully test-fired the Aster 15 anti-aircraft missile in the Mediterranean off DGA’s Missile Test...
Elbit Systems to unveil Hermes 900 Maritime UAS
Elbit System is to introduce a new maritime configuration of the unmanned aircraft system (UAS), Hermes 900, for conducting unmanned patrol flights over ocean areas and enable visual...
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Forward Island section to arrive at Rosyth
The key Forward Island for the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier, Upper Block 07, has set sail from BAE Systems' Portsmouth shipyard to its Rosyth facility for...
Southern Research Institute to demonstrate ORC generator technology for US Navy
Southern Research Institute is set to evaluate an organic rankine cycle (ORC) generator, manufactured by ElectraTherm for producing electricity from waste heat for the US...
INS Vikramaditya completes engine repairs and readies for sea trials
The Indian Navy's aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, has successfully completed engine repairs at Russia's Sevmash shipyard and is scheduled to undergo further sea trials in...
US Navy to receive final LRIP P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft
Boeing has successfully delivered the sixth and final P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission production aircraft to the US Navy, as part of the first low-rate initial production (LRIP)...
GD to upgrade USS Hartford submarine
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to plan maintenance and modernisation work on the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine,...
Northrop’s MQ-8C Fire Scout receives avionics protection enclosure
Summit Aviation has delivered the first Faraday avionics protection cage to Northrop Grumman in support of the US Navy's MQ-8C endurance upgrade Fire Scout unmanned helicopter...
UK MoD orders additional weapon handling and launch systems from Babcock
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock for the delivery of its weapon handling and launch system (WHLS) in support of the Royal Navy's sixth and seventh...
JMSDF receives EC135 training helicopter from Eurocopter
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has received the tenth TH-135 (EC135) training helicopter from Eurocopter Japan to replace its existing fleet of single-engine training...
USS New York LPD validates CBR defence capability
The US Navy's fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS New York (LPD 21), has successfully completed a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) defence system test off the coast...
SAIC to provide technical support services for US Navy
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide technical and systems engineering support...
US Navy to test SeaRobotics’ HullBUG autonomous cleaning system
The US Navy is set to test SeaRobotics' first hull bio-inspired underwater grooming system (HullBUG) at the Florida Institute of Technology's Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control...
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USMC contracts iGov for combat operations centre upgrade programme
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to iGov to modernise the US Marine Corps (USMC) AN/TSQ-239 Combat Operations Center...
Singapore Navy to receive new naval vessels from ST Engineering
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has awarded a contract to Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) to develop and deliver eight new naval vessels for the Republic of...
Cox Powertrain team to develop advanced engine concept for UK MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order with Cox Powertrain and Ricardo for prototype stage development of an advanced engine...
Russia delivers upgraded fifth Kilo-class submarine to Indian Navy
Russia has delivered the Project 877 EKM (NATO Kilo-class) submarine, INS Sindhurakshak (S63), following the completion of modernisation to the Indian Navy during a ceremony at Zvezdochka...
Northrop to deliver mission computers for H-1 helicopter upgrade programme
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide Gen II mission computers in support of the US Marine Corps' (USMC) H-1 helicopter upgrade...
US and Timorese Navy begin CARAT 2013 exercise
The US Navy and Timor-Leste Navy have started the first Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste 2013 exercise at Port Hera Navy Base, US, aimed at leveraging...
Rolls Royce installs first MT30 gas turbine on HMS Queen Elizabeth
The UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has been fitted with the first Rolls-Royce marine gas turbine, MT30, at Babcock's Rosyth shipyard in...
Indian Navy’s K-15 SLBM successfully completes development trials
The Indian Navy has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), K-15 Sagarika, in the Bay of Bengal off the coast...
Babcock to install new electrical power conversion system on HMS Vengeance
Babcock has started installation of a new alternative electrical power conversion system, the main static converters (MSC), onboard the UK Royal Navy's fourth and final Vanguard-class...
Raytheon to develop precision extended range munition for USMC
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has placed orders with Raytheon to deliver a new 120mm long-range precision extended range munition (PERM) to improve the force's...
UK’s first AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts maiden flight
The UK Royal Navy's first next-generation attack helicopter, the AW159 Wildcat Lynx, has conducted its maiden flight at Yeovil in Somerset, UK, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has...
US NRL to receive Knifefish UUV variant from Bluefin
Bluefin Robotics will develop and deliver a new variant of the Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for the US Naval Research Laboratory...
GE installs upgraded Integrated Platform Management Systems on RFA ships
GE's Power Conversion has started installation of the upgraded integrated platform management system (IPMS) onboard the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary's (RFA) fleet...
German Navy to equip F125 frigates with Cassidian TRS-4D radar
Cassidian's newly developed TRS-4D naval radar has successfully completed the first factory acceptance test for installation onto the German Navy's F125 Baden-Württemberg-class...
USNS Spearhead JHSV to undergo operational sea trials
The US Navy's first Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessel (JHSV), USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) has set sail off layberth in Little Creek, Virginia, US, to undergo operational test and trials prior...
Rheinmetall to support Malaysian Navy’s littoral combat ship programme
Rheinmetall has been selected by the Royal Malaysian Navy to deliver fire control radars and electro-optical systems in support of its new second-generation patrol vessels littoral combat...
BAE delivers hull blocks for RAN’s second Hobart-class destroyer
BAE Systems has delivered the first two hull blocks of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) second Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD), HMAS Brisbane, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare...
US Navy successfully tests Raytheon’s JSOW C-1 dual targeting capability
Raytheon's Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) C-1 has successfully demonstrated its dual targeting capabilities during testing with the US Navy at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake,...
US Navy’s F-35C aircraft completes dual air refuelling testing
The US Navy's two Lockheed Martin-built F-35C Lightning II carrier variant (CV) test aircraft have successfully completed in-flight dual refuelling testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent...
GD continues to support common missile compartment programme
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to continue to support the Common Missile Compartment programme, currently under development for the...
Taiwan boosts combat readiness with anti-submarine naval exercise
The Taiwanese Navy has conducted an anti-submarine warfare drill aimed at boosting its combat readiness and ability to respond to submarine attacks launched by enemy naval...
L-3 MAS to support US Navy’s F/A-18 OWP programme
Boeing has awarded a contract to L-3 MAS to provide component repair and overhaul (R&O) services in support of the US Navy's F/A-18 outer wing panels (OWP)...
QinetiQ supports composite materials testing for UK submarine fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is using QinetiQ's Hyperbaric Trials Unit (HTU) installed at the company's test centre in Haslar, Portsmouth, US, to support composite materials testing for...
Indian Navy commissions first Saryu-class offshore patrol vessel
The Indian Navy has commissioned the first of four domestically-built naval offshore patrol vessels (NOPV), INS Saryu (P57), at Goa Shipyard in Vasco, India, to boost its maritime...
Raytheon delivers software for DDG 1000 Zumwalt activation and testing
The US Navy has received more than six million lines of software from Raytheon for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer programme, in support of preparations for ship activation and combat...
Babcock completes HMWHS component delivery for UK Queen Elizabeth-class carrier
Babcock has delivered the final pair of hydraulically-operated lift doors for the highly mechanised weapons handling system (HMWHS) in support of the UK Royal Navy's second Queen...
Russia’s third Borey-class submarine undergoes moored trials
The Russian Navy's third Borey-class (Project 955) ballistic missile nuclear submarine, Vladimir Monomakh, has started moored trials with submarine-builder Sevmash, prior to its shipyard sea...
Saab to deliver AUV62 systems to an undisclosed customer
Saab has received a delivery contract from an undisclosed customer for supply of its autonomous underwater vehicles systems, known as...
US Navy's MUOS-2 satellite completes system testing with Lockheed
The US Navy's second Lockheed Martin-built mobile user objective system satellite (MOUS-2) has successfully completed required system testing prior to its scheduled launch date in July...
Australia’s DSTO contracts Kraken for AquaPix sonar system
Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has awarded a contract to Kraken Sonar Systems for an AquaPix Interferometric Synthetic Aperture (InSAS) Sonar...
South Korea Navy orders eight AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat helicopters
The Republic of Korea Navy has awarded a contract to AgustaWestland for its AW159 Wildcat helicopter, marking the first export order for the...
GD Land Systems Canada to produce LAV-A2 vehicles for USMC
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a $24m contract to General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems-Canada to provide light-armoured vehicles...
HMS Somerset completes refit and readies for sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class guided-missile frigate, HMS Somerset (F82), has completed a nine-month £20m refit programme with Babcock Marine, as part of the Surface Ship Support Phase...
Mikros Systems subcontracted for US Navy CANES programme
Northrop Grumman has subcontracted Mikros Systems to provide wireless network systems design planning support for US Navy submarines, as part of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and...
US Navy orders additional APKWS system
BAE Systems has received a full-rate production contract from the US Navy for additional Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS)...
Poland likely to purchase second Naval Strike Missile system
Poland is expected to procure a second ground-launched anti-ship Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system from Kongsberg Defence Systems to address potential threats in the Baltic Sea and strengthen...
Thai Navy to purchase Evolved SeaSparrow missile from Raytheon
The US Government has agreed to sell nine Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (ESSM) to the Royal Thai Navy for installation onto its two Naresuan frigates, which are currently undergoing a...
SAIC to provide C5ISR support for US surface and subsurface platforms
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic has awarded a prime contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide support services for the US...
DARPA seeks proposals for deep-sea payloads programme
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invited proposals for its Upward Falling Payloads (UFP) programme, intended to support the US Navy with distributed...
Raytheon to provide radar warning supply support for US Navy
Raytheon has been awarded the performance based logistics (PBL) contract by the US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support to provide AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning...
Jenoptik to develop CLRF IC for US Marine Corps
The US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command has placed orders with Jenoptik Defense to develop an observation and target acquisition system, known as the common laser range finder...
Cobham to equip USMC’s CH-53K helicopters with area microphone preamplifier
Sikorsky Aircraft has awarded a contract to Cobham Aerospace Communications for the production of area microphone preamplifiers in support of the US Marine Corps' (USMC) next-generation...
Aerojet to enhance divert and attitude control system for SM-3 Block IIB
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Aerojet to develop advanced solid divert and attitude control system (SDACS) technologies in support of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block...
Indra develops a new light maritime reconnaissance aircraft
Indra has successfully completed development and testing of new light maritime reconnaissance intelligence (MRI) aircraft for maritime surveillance to guard areas, including exclusive...
Telephonics to support US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV programme
Northrop Grumman has awarded a subcontract to Telephonics for delivery of the AN/ZPY-4(V)1 multi-mode maritime surveillance radar in support of the US Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff...
Indian Navy test-fires sea-based Brahmos missile
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully conducted the 34th test-firing of its highly-manoeuvrable naval version of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from a warship off the...
Northrop to develop unmanned aircraft for US Navy's Triton programme
Northrop Grumman is developing a company-owned unmanned aircraft that will be used as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance under the US Navy's MQ-4C broad area...
Lockheed delivers software waveform for US Navy’s MUOS satellite
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed and delivered the software waveform for the US Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite...
RMK Marine selected for Turkish Navy's Milgem programme
The Turkish Navy has selected RMK Marine to negotiate its plan for the construction of six follow-on Milgem-class corvettes under the Turkish national warship programme, Ministry of...
UAE Navy receives two vessels from Fincantieri
UAE Navy has taken delivery of two vessels from Fincantieri during a ceremony held at the company's shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia),...
Chinese Navy continues to strengthen naval capability in Spratlys Islands
The Chinese Navy is expanding its naval presence in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea, as it aims to strengthen coastal border controls and maritime management, according...
ERAPSCO to supply additional sonobuoys to US Navy
ERAPSCO, a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Electronics (ULE) subsidiary USSI, has received subcontracts from the US Navy for the supply of...
Cobham to deliver additional low band transmitters for US Navy
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a follow-on contract to Cobham to deliver the AN/ALQ-99 low band transmitter-antenna group (LBT-AG) in support of the Navy and Marine...
Philippines evaluates naval offers from five countries
The Philippines Navy has received defence asset offers from five countries as part of its plan to boost maritime security and upgrade the armed forces capabilities, Philippines...
GD wins US Navy $4.6bn submarine contracts
The US Navy has awarded $4.6bn worth of contracts to General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat to deliver next-generation strategic deterrent submarine, as well as continue construction and...
Rolls-Royce to power V-22 Osprey aircraft with AE 1107C engines
Rolls-Royce has received a contract to provide AE 1107C engines in support of the V-22 Osprey aircraft...
GE Aviation to support US Navy F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G programme
The US Navy has exercised a contract option for the supply of GE F414 engines and devices in support of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler...
Indian Navy receives second Talwar-class warship
The Indian Navy has received the second of three Talwar-class warships, INS Tarkash (F46), at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai,...
Boeing to deliver additional torpedo defence systems for US Navy
The US Navy has exercised a contract option for the delivery of AN/SLQ-25C electro-acoustic decoy systems to help counter acoustic homing torpedoes, as part of the Surface Ship Torpedo...
RSN’s second Archer-class submarine completes modernisation programme
The Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) second Archer-class submarine, RSS Swordsman, has successfully completed its modernisation programme in Sweden and returned to Changi Naval Base...
Iranian Navy completes Velayat 91 naval exercise
The Iranian Navy has successfully completed a six-day naval manoeuvre, known as 'The Great Naval Wargames of Velayat 91' in the Persian Gulf, aimed at testing its capabilities to defend and...
USS Howard successfully completes light-off assessment
The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Howard (DDG 83) has successfully completed its light-off assessment (LOA) following completion of dry-docking selected restricted availability...
US Navy awards V-22 Osprey contract to Bell-Boeing
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to Bell-Boeing to develop and deliver 21 V-22 Osprey...
Raytheon to further support US Navy DDG 1000 programme
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to Raytheon to support the Zumwalt-class destroyer DDG 1000...
US Navy orders final JHSV from Austal
The US Navy has awarded a $166.9m contract to Austal for the construction of the tenth Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessel...
Russian Navy puts first Borey-class submarine into service
The Russian Navy has put its first Borey-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, Yury Dolgoruky, into operational...
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AgustaWestland to support UK MoD’s Sea King helicopter fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to AgustaWestland for the provision of Sea King integrated operational support...
CPI Aerostructures to support US Navy H-60 Seahawk helicopter
CPI Aerostructures has been awarded a contract by Sikorsky Aerospace Services to overhaul and repair (O&R) outboard stabilator assemblies in support of the US Navy's H-60 Seahawk...
US Navy completes FRP review of Raytheon's navy multiband terminal
The US Navy has successfully completed full-rate production (FRP) review of Raytheon's navy multiband terminal (NMT) to be installed on more than 300 naval ships, submarines and shore...
BAE to support Australian LHD and Anzac-class frigates
BAE Systems has received two separate contracts to continue support for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Anzac-class Anti-Ship Missile Defence Follow On (ASMD FON) project and the...
US Navy’s X-47B UCAS-D successfully completes initial at-sea trials
The US Navy's X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator has successfully completed first at-sea test phase aboard the eighth Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry...
Swedish Navy contracts Saab for Torpedo 62 system upgrade
The Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to Saab to upgrade the Torpedo 62 heavyweight system, known as Torpedo 2000, for the Royal Swedish...
US Navy’s DDG 1000 vessel completes deckhouse integration
The US Navy's first Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) has completed integration of the 1,000t steel and composite deckhouse on to its hull at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in...
DRS to continue logistics support for US Navy E-6 aircraft fleet
The US Navy has awarded a contract option to DRS Technologies to provide logistics support for the E-6 take charge and move out (TACAMO) and airborne command post (ABNCP) aircraft...
GD receives USS Toledo maintenance and modernisation contract
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a contract modification by the US Navy to carry out routine maintenance and modernisation work on the nuclear-powered Los...
US Navy awards SM-2 production contract to Raytheon
Raytheon has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Navy to develop and deliver Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) all-up...
Rolls-Royce to deliver waterjets for Finnish Navy landing craft
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to supply water jets to power the Finnish Navy’s new U7000-class amphibious assault craft, Watercat M18 AMC, which is currently under...
Saab to deliver RBS15 MK3 missile systems for Diehl
Diehl BGT Defence (DBD) has awarded a contract to Saab for the delivery of RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile (SSM)...
ATK to support PERM development programme for USMC
ATK has been awarded a $14.3m contract to start implementation of the precision capability requirement for the US Marine Corps' (USMC) rifled 120mm Precision Extended Range Mortar...
Ducommun to produce electronic assemblies for US Tomahawk missile
Raytheon has awarded a follow-on subcontract to Ducommun to continue support for the US Navy's Tomahawk cruise missile programme in a deal worth...
HMS Portland completes refit and readies for sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate, HMS Portland (F79), has successfully completed an upgrade and maintenance programme at Babcock's Rosyth shipyard and is ready to undergo sea...
New Zealand Navy plans to upgrade Anzac-class frigates
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is considering upgrading self-defence and sensor capabilities of its Anzac-class frigates HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) and HMNZS Te Mana (F111), defence minister...
US Navy awards E-6B aircraft Block I modernisation contract to Rockwell
The US Navy has awarded a $54m full rate production contract to Rockwell Collins for material procurement, installation and associated activities for the next three E-6B aircraft, as part of...
BAE receives trainer aircraft maintenance contract from US Navy
The US Navy has selected BAE Systems to provide maintenance and services for its T-34, T-44 and T-6 trainer aircraft...
UK MoD awards HMS Ocean refit contract to Babcock
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock to further upgrade the Royal Navy's amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean...
Australian DoD completes service life study of Collins-class submarines
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has completed a study into the service life of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines, intended to improve management and sustainment of...
Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2012 multinational exercise begins
The Eurasia Partnership Capstone (EPC) 2012 multinational exercise has begun in Souda Bay, Greece, aimed at boosting maritime capabilities between participating...
UTC to support US Navy's V-22 Osprey programme
The US Navy has awarded aftermarket contracts to UTC Aerospace Systems in support of its Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey...
US Navy's X-47B UCAS-D performs first flight deck taxiing
The US Navy's X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator has completed its first flight deck taxiing aboard the eighth Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN...
US Navy contracts ATK for AAR-47 missile warning systems
The US Navy has awarded a $48m contract to ATK to produce and deliver the AAR-47 missile warning system, which is designed to safeguard military aircrew and aircraft from missile...
HII delivers eighth San Antonio-Class ship to US Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has delivered the eighth San Antonio-Class amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington (LPD 24), to the US Navy following the completion of successful...
Frequentis Defense delivers AN/SSC-13 SATCC systems to US Navy
Frequentis Defense has delivered the first three naval shipboard air traffic control communications (SATCC) systems, AN/SSC-13, to the US...
Japan seeks Aegis weapon system upgrade from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale for the upgrade of Aegis combat systems to Japan, as part of its Atago-Class DDG-177 Atago...
Denmark to procure US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter
The Danish Government has selected the US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission maritime helicopter for its maritime helicopter replacement...
BAE receives £1.2bn contract to construct fourth Astute-class submarine
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £1.2bn contract to BAE Systems to design and construct the fourth of seven Astute-class nuclear-powered submarines, HMS Audacious (S122), for...
Austal delivers first USNS Spearhead joint high-speed vessel
The US Navy has taken delivery of the first Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, US, following the completion...
USMC adopts AtHoc emergency mass notification system (EMNS)
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has selected AtHoc's network-centric emergency mass notification systems (EMNS) to protect its personnel that are deployed across the...
Construction starts on US Navy's second MLP ship
Construction on the United States Navy's second mobile landing platform (MLP) ship, the future USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), has been marked by the keel laying at General Dynamics' (GD)...
BAE receives submarine command system contract from UK MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to support and maintain the new combat system deployed across the Royal Navy's submarine...
HMS Duncan successfully completes final set of sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's sixth and final Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37), has successfully completed a second set of sea trials off the west coast of Scotland,...
CAE to deliver MH-60R tactical trainers for Australian Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to CAE to design and develop two MH-60R Seahawk tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT) for the Royal Australian Navy...
USMC’s first CH-53K prototype aircraft to undergo ground-based flight tests
The US Marine Corps (USMC) first CH-53K prototype heavy lift helicopter, the ground test vehicle (GTV), has been delivered by Sikorsky to the flight test team for performing ground-based flight...
Brazilian Navy takes delivery of second OPV from BAE
The Brazilian Navy has received the second of three ocean patrol vessels (OPVs), named Apa, from BAE Systems at Portsmouth Naval Base, US, in support of the navy's Prosuper fleet...
HMS Grimsby completes refit and readies for sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's Sandown-class minehunter HMS Grimsby (M108) has successfully completed a six-month support period (docking) (SP(D)) at Babcock's Rosyth dockyard and is ready to undergo sea...
US Navy awards Aegis weapon system PBL contract extension to Raytheon
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has been awarded a follow-on performance base logistics (PBL) contract by the US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) weapon systems support (WSS)...
US Navy to name third Ford-class aircraft carrier 'Enterprise'
The US Navy has named the third Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier 'Enterprise', navy secretary Ray Mabus has revealed during the inaction ceremony of Enterprise-class aircraft carrier, CVN...
Kongsberg to introduce integrated naval training solution at I/ITSEC 2012
Kongsberg is set to introduce its new integrated naval training solution, Proteus integrated naval training environment for resource management and crew teamwork (INTERACT), this week at...
ATK to enhance divert attitude control system for SM-3 Block IIB
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a contract to ATK to continue technology development of modular divert and attitude control system (MDACS) in support of Standard Missile-3...
US Navy’s F-35C JSF completes initial pit drop testing
The US Navy's second F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft has completed initial pit drop testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, US, marking successful conclusion...
ViaSat to provide secure mobile device technology for USMC
The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded a contract to ViaSat for designing and developing advanced information security into commercial mobile devices, which will help...
Thales to upgrade Goalkeeper weapon system for Dutch Navy
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Thales Nederland to upgrade its Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems (CIWS), which are currently in use with the country's...
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Rockwell Collins to support US Navy’s C-130T avionics upgrade programme
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has selected Rockwell Collins for the supply of its avionics equipment suite in support of the US Navy C-130T avionics obsolescence upgrade...
US Navy and Northrop complete first X-47B aircraft catapult launch test
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed the first land-based catapult launch of the X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator at a shore-based catapult facility...
Rolls-Royce’s naval ship design team selects Paramarine software
Rolls-Royce has selected QinetiQ GRC's Paramarine advanced marine design software to boost the capabilities of its newly formed naval ship designs development...
Canada awards navigation system in-service support contract to Northrop
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide in-service support for the navigation systems installed on the Royal Canadian Navy's...
Comtech to deliver additional AN/TRC-170 modem upgrade kits for USMC
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has placed orders with Comtech Telecommunication's subsidiary Comtech Systems to deliver additional AN/TRC-170 modem upgrade kits for the US Marine Corps...
BAE to deliver advanced gun systems for third Zumwalt destroyer
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to BAE Systems for the supply of two advanced gun systems (AGS) in support of the third Zumwalt-class multi-mission destroyer, DDG...
DCNS delivers first FREMM frigate to French Navy
DCNS has successfully delivered the first frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Aquitaine, to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) at its Lorient shipyard facility,...
BluMetric to support SROD systems for Canadian Navy
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded a contract to BluMetric Environmental to provide support services for the Royal Canadian Navy's shipboard reverse osmosis...
UK Navy vessels to receive X-band satellite communications capability
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Astrium to deliver military X-band satellite communications capability through the Skynet 5 constellation to six Royal Navy...
China conducts landing trials of Shenyang J-15 fighter aircraft
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy of China has successfully completed first landing trials of Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark fighter aircraft onboard its aircraft carrier, Liaoning (Varyag)...
Northrop completes technology demonstration contract for US Navy’s AMDR radar
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed technology demonstration contract for the US Navy's air and missile defence radar (AMDR) at its test...
US DoD issues RFP for VXX Presidential Helicopter programme
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to acquire new helicopters to replace the ageing US president helicopter fleet, under the VXX Presidential...
UK MoD to begin assessment phase of Crowsnest programme in 2013
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will begin the assessment phase of its Crowsnest programme in 2013, aimed to replace the Royal Navy's Sea King Mk7 Airborne Surveillance and Control (SKASaC)...
US ONR awards CAVE development contract to Charles River
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a contract to Charles River Analytics to develop compact aerial video exploitation (CAVE) for small unmanned aerial vehicles...
Babcock to support UK Navy’s Vanguard replacement programme
BAE Systems has awarded a contract to Babcock to provide system definition (SD) in support of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) strategic nuclear deterrent Vanguard-class replacement...
Russia’s second Borei-class submarine to undergo state acceptance trials
The Russian Navy's second Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Alexander Nevsky, will undergo state acceptance trials in...
USSTRATCOM accepts first MUOS-1 satellite for operational use
The US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has accepted the first Lockheed Martin-built mobile user objective system (MOUS-1) satellite for initial operational...
US Navy engineers complete arctic testing of DTCS Phase 3
US Navy engineers have completed testing of the handheld distributed tactical communications system (DTCS), demonstrating its global architecture in severe weather conditions across Alaska's...
UK MoD awards maritime capability research contract to BAE
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a research and development contract to BAE Systems to explore next-generation naval maritime capabilities, under the management of MoD's Defence...
Roke’s radar altimeter installed onto Saab Skeldar V-200 UAV
Roke Manor Research has successfully integrated its miniature radar altimeter (MRA) onboard Saab's Skeldar V-200 Maritime unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing...
AgustaWestland receives AW139 helicopter purchase orders from Sweden
The Swedish Maritime Administration has placed orders with AgustaWestland for seven AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters, configured to support the administration's search-and-rescue...
USMC to receive three F-35B STOVL aircraft from Lockheed
Lockheed Martin has delivered three F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft to the US Marine Corps (USMC), marking the start of its tactical operational training at Marine Corps...
GD to continue work on US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine fleet
The US Navy has placed orders with General Dynamic's (GD) subsidiary Electric Boat to provide research and development and lead-yard services in support of Virginia-class...
Babcock to install new reactor control system onboard UK Vanguard-class submarine
Babcock will integrate the new Reactor Control and Instrumentation (RC&I) system onto the British Royal Navy's fourth and final Vanguard-class submarine, HMS Vengeance, at its Devonport...
Norwegian Navy to receive fifth Skjold-class patrol boat from DCNS
DCNS has delivered the fifth of six Skjold-class fast patrol boats (FPB), P965-Gnist, to the Royal Norwegian...
Alion to support weapon systems development for US Navy
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) has awarded a contract to Alion Science and Technology to provide support for technology development, integration and...
US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton BAMS UAS programme moves ahead
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman are jointly conducting ground testing of second MQ-4C broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system (BAMS UAS) in preparation for its first...
BAE develops OBT for UK Navy’s Type 45 destroyers
BAE Systems has designed and developed a new onboard trainer (OBT) for the UK Royal Navy's Daring-class Type-45 anti-air warfare destroyers to provide enhanced training for crew prior to...
US Navy awards GIG facility support contract to PAR Technology
PAR Technology's subsidiary Rome Research Corporation (RRC) has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide telecommunications operations and maintenance services at the Global...
Babcock to continue submarine equipment support deal with UK Navy
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a through life in-service support contract to Babcock to support the precise time and frequency standard (PTFS) equipment on board the UK Royal...
US Navy's first MLP ship launched
The US Navy's first ship of the mobile landing platform (MLP)-class, the future USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), has been launched at General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO shipyard in San Diego,...
Thales to upgrade RAN’s Collins-class submarine sonar system
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation has awarded a contract to Thales to upgrade sonar equipment for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Collins-class Type 471 diesel-electric...
US Navy’s X-47B UCAS successfully completes first shore-based trials
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed first shore-based trials of control display unit (CDU), in support of the X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator at...
GE delivers gas turbines to power HMAS Sydney
GE Marine has delivered two LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines to ASC in Adelaide, Australia, in support of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) third Hobart-class air warfare destroyer...
Lockheed to support US Navy C-130T aircraft modernisation programme
Lockheed Martin has received a contract to provide hardware and software related support to carry out installation of flight management system for the US Navy's C-130T logistics support...
UK MoD names RFA MARS tankers Tide-class
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has named the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's (RFA) new fleet of military afloat reach and sustainability (MARS) tankers as the...
US Navy’s dual-band radar demonstrates full power, satellite tracking capability
Raytheon has demonstrated full power and satellite tracking capability of the US Navy's X and S-band active phased-array antennas for the first time, as part of the Cobra Judy replacement...
DARPA selects SAIC for ASW ACTUV prototype
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as the prime contractor to design, build and test the anti-submarine...
Taiwan test fires Hsiung Feng III long-range missile
The Taiwanese Military has test-fired a long-range variant of its domestically manufactured Hsiung Feng III missile, a month after China inducted its first aircraft carrier into operational...
Construction begins on US Navy’s seventh Virginia-class ship
Construction on the US Navy's seventh littoral combat vessel Freedom-class variant, the USS Detroit, has been marked with a keel laying ceremony by the Lockheed Martin-led team at Marinette...
QinetiQ supports HMS Illustrious comprehensive explosive safety case programme
QinetiQ has provided support for the preparation of a comprehensive safety case for the UK Royal Navy's 20,600t Invincible-class aircraft carrier, HMS...
US Navy orders additional digital modular radios from General Dynamics
General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a contract for the delivery of additional AN/USC-61(C) four-channel digital modular radios (DMR) to the US...
Russian Navy’s first Yasen-class submarine test fires Caliber cruise missile
The Russian Navy's first Yasen/Graney-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, SSGN Severodvinsk (K-329), has test-fired a Caliber supersonic cruise missile as a part of state acceptance trials...
CACI to provide acquisition support for US NAVSEA programme offices
The US Navy has contracted CACI to provide acquisition and lifecycle support for the Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Expeditionary Warfare and Maritime Surveillance Program offices (PMS408...
HII launches US Navy’s tenth Virginia-class submarine
The US Navy’s tenth Virginia-class submarine, USS Minnesota (SSN 783), has been successfully launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, US, marking...
SAIC to support JDMF MCH-101 helicopter programme
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide the mine warfare and environmental decision aids...
Construction on French Navy’s third Barracuda submarine moves ahead
The first pressure hull ring of the French Navy's third Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine, SSN Tourville, has been completed at DCNS's Cherbourg centre, France, one month ahead...
Indian Navy to receive second Talwar-class warship
The Indian Navy is to receive the second of three Talwar-class warships, INS Tarkash (F46), at the Baltic Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, the Yantar Shipyard spokesman Sergei Mikhailov...
US Navy orders Robotnik Summit XL mobile vehicles
Barrett Technology has received purchase orders from the US Navy to deliver three Robotnik Summit XL mobile...
Raytheon to deliver additional SSDS MK 2 to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to Raytheon to provide ship self-defence system (SSDS MK 2)...
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s final hull section to arrive at Rosyth
The UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth's aft section has set sail from BAE Systems' Govan yard, heading to Babcock's Rosyth facility to...
Fifth Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft received by US Navy
The US Navy is to take delivery of its fifth P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission production aircraft from Boeing as part of low-rate initial production (LRIP) contracts awarded in 2011 and...
GE auxiliary propulsion system ordered for US Navy’s LHA 7
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has awarded a subcontract to General Electric (GE) Power Conversion for an auxiliary propulsion system (APS) for the US Navy's latest America-class...
US Navy’s eighth LPD 17 class ship completes acceptance trials
The US Navy's eighth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington (LPD 24), has successfully completed sea acceptance trials (SAT) in the Gulf of Mexico, marking a step towards...
US Navy awards Ticonderoga-class submarine repair contract to BAE
The US Navy has awarded a not-to-exceed modification contract to BAE Systems to perform emergent dry docking availability on its Ticonderoga-class aegis guided missile cruiser, USS San Jacinto...
HMAS Canberra arrives at BAE's Australian facility for further construction
The first of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) two Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHD), HMAS Canberra (LHD 01), has arrived at BAE Systems' Williamstown shipyard facility in...
USS Harry S Truman demonstrates new MANTIS capability
The US Navy's eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) has successfully demonstrated a new model multi-aircraft nose and tail interface system shipboard...
Honeywell to provide PBL support for US Navy aircraft fleet
The US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS) has awarded a follow-on contract to Honeywell for performance based logistics (PBL) and maintenance support for...
QinetiQ assists UK MoD’s ongoing submarine safety programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been receiving continuous naval architecture services support from QinetiQ for its ongoing submarine safety programme on through the In-Service Submarines...
Exercise Cutlass Express 2012 begins
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) sponsored exercise, Cutlass Express 2012, has officially started and is aimed at boosting East African maritime relationships through focusing on mutual...
Northrop and ITT Exelis team up to support US Navy's NGJ programme
Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement with ITT Exelis to jointly provide unique solutions for the US Navy's next-generation jammer (NGJ)...
Royal Navy receives gunnery training solution from QinetiQ
The UK Royal Navy has received a new training environment for close range weapon training from...
Maltese Armed Forces to receive Janus N sights from SELEX
The Maltese Armed Forces has awarded a contract to SELEX Galileo to deliver two Janus naval (Janus-N) electro-optic observation and fire control panoramic sights for installation on its patrol...
HMS Vigilant test fires Lockheed-built Trident II D5 missile
The UK Royal Navy's third Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), HMS Vigilant, has successfully launched the Lockheed Martin-developed Trident II D5 test missile in the Atlantic...
GE Marine’s LM2500 gas turbines to power USS Jackson (LCS 6)
GE Marine has delivered two LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines to Austal Mobile's Alabama shipyard in support of the US Navy’s third Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS...
Russian Navy to receive first Ka-52K helicopter in 2013
The first batch of Kamov Design Bureau-built Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopters will be delivered to the Russian Navy in 2013 in support of French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships,...
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Moroccan Navy’s final Sigma-class frigate completes SAT
The Royal Moroccan Navy's third and final Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS)-built Sigma-class multi-mission frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah, has successfully completed sea acceptance trials...
USMC to receive V-22 Osprey simulators from Bell-Boeing
Bell-Boeing, a joint venture between Boeing and Bell Helicopter, has been awarded a $74m contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) to provide Osprey ground-based trainers, also known as...
Thales and Transas partners to develop FWST training simulator
Thales Germany has signed a cooperation agreement with Transas Marine to designed and develop a new simulator, known as a full warship trainer...
French DGA demonstrates MdCN missile’s submarine configuration capability
The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has successfully conducted the first end-to-end firing of the submarine version of its missile de croisière naval (MdCN) at the DGA's Essais...
RAN’s Hobart-class AWD demonstrates its torpedo launcher capability
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hobart-class air warfare destroyer's (AWD) Mk32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers have successfully completed a test firing off Adelaide, Australia, meeting each...
DCNS introduces new SMX 26 submarine concept-ship
DCNS has introduced a new SMX 26 small submarine concept-ship, designed to support operations in very shallow waters and littoral zones where conventional submarine operations are...
US Navy’s LCS 4 completes main engine light-off
The US Navy's second Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4), has successfully completed its main engine light-off following completion of the fuel load and testing of all...
Terma to equip French FREMM frigates with Scanter radars
Terma has been awarded a modification contract to deliver eight Scanter 2001 navigation and surveillance radar systems in support of French Navy’s Fregate Europeenne Multi-Missions (FREMM)...
Royal Navy’s Successor submarine programme moves ahead
UK defence secretary Philip Hammond has announced an additional £350m funding for the next stage of design work on the Successor nuclear-powered submarine programme that will replace...
Rolls-Royce to build water jet for US Navy’s X-class MUSCL USV
Rolls-Royce will design and develop a mini and efficient water jet propulsion system to power the US Navy's X-class unmanned surface vessel (USV), modular unmanned surface craft littoral...
US Navy to christen USS Minnesota on 27 October
The US Navy will christen its tenth Virginia-class submarine 'USS Minnesota (SSN 783)' at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia...
US Navy receives final Lewis and Clark-class T-AKE 14 ship
The US Navy has received its 14th and final Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo-ammunition ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), at General Dynamics's (GD) Nassco ship yard in San Diego, US,...
GE to support UK Royal Navy’s MARS tanker programme
The UK Royal Navy has selected General Electric (GE) Power Conversion to provide electrical propulsion drivetrain technology to support the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's (RFA) new fleet of...
BAE advances Bofors Mk 4 gun into testing
BAE Systems plans to advance its Bofors 40mm Mk4 system, for arming smaller vessels to combat threats such as piracy, into sea trials next...
DCNS to support Norwegian Skjold corvettes’ Senit 2000 CMS
DCNS has been awarded a contract by the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organisation (NDLO) to provide support for the Senit 2000 combat management system (CMS), which is equipped onboard six...
Orbit's Triple Band system completes first operational deployment
The US Naval Air Station Patuxent River has successfully completed its first operational deployment of triple band tracking antenna systems from Orbit Communication Systems following...
Rolls-Royce to power SSC hovercraft fleet of US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to power a future naval fleet of Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC)...
UK MoD to receive Phalanx Block 1B system from Raytheon
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £42.8m contract to Raytheon to provide a total of five Phalanx Block 1B close-in weapon systems for the Royal...
DCNS launches French Navy’s second FREMM frigate
The French Navy's second FREMM multi-mission frigate Normandie has been successfully launched by DCNS at its Lorient facility in...
US Navy’s LRLAP to undergo critical design review phase
BAE Systems has successfully completed a series of gun fire trials of its 155mm long-range land attack projectiles (LRLAP) at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, US, with a critical...
Oshkosh demonstrates TerraMax UGV capabilities for USMC
Oshkosh has demonstrated TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology equipped on two Oshkosh medium tactical vehicle replacements (MTVR) to the US Marine Corps...
Raytheon conducts double-fire test of RAM Block 2 missile
Raytheon has successfully completed the third guided test vehicle flight of its Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2, as well as validating the use of production-representative hardware...
Final construction phase of US Navy’s LCS 6 begins
The final construction phase on the US Navy's third Independence-class littoral combat ship, the USS Jackson (LCS 6), has started at Austal's manufacturing facility in Alabama,...
US Navy awards Mk54 torpedo contract to Raytheon
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon to provide Mk54 lightweight torpedoes for US fleet inventory and to boost the Royal Australian and Indian navies' undersea warfare...
Lynx helicopter conducts landing trials onboard HMS Defender
The UK Royal Navy's AgustaWestland Lynx HMA MK 8 helicopter has successfully completed first landing trials onboard the fifth Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Defender...
US Navy to christen USS America on 20 October
The US Navy is set to christen the America-class large-deck amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 20...
China to hold naval exercises off East China Sea
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is set to hold naval exercises in the East China Sea, amid increasing tensions with Japan over an area of disputed...
GD to provide nuclear-submarine support for US Navy
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has received a contract from the US Navy to provide planning yard work as well as engineering and technical support services for its nuclear submarine fleet. ...
Northrop to deliver MCS for US Navy’s America-class LHA 7
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has awarded a subcontract to Northrop Grumman for supply of the machinery control system (MCS) in support of the US Navy's America-class large-deck...
CACI to provide training products for US NAWCTSD
CACI International has been awarded a training data products contract (TDPC) by the US Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to improve and enhance performance of...
Russian Navy begins flight trials of modified Kamov Ka-27M helicopter
The Russian Navy's Northern Fleet has started deck-landing and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) trials of its upgraded Kamov Design Bureau-built Ka-27M anti-submarine...
Singapore and New Zealand navies conduct Exercise Lion Zeal 2012
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) are conducting a joint annual training exercise, Lion Zeal 2012, off the east coast of the North Island, New...
Finnish Navy orders Watercat M18 vessels from Marine Alutech
The Finnish Navy Command has awarded a contract to Marine Alutech to develop and deliver Watercat M18 AMC high-speed landing...
Israel Navy to receive new radars from Elta systems
The Israel Navy has awarded a contract to Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) subsidiary Elta Systems to provide advanced light phased array (ALPHA) radars in support of Sa'ar 4.5 Hetz-class...
Ukraine resumes Dolphin training to support naval missions
The Ukrainian Navy has resumed a military training programme for dolphins and other animals to support missions, such as combating enemy divers and mine clearance...
ATLAS to deliver additional SeaFox systems for US Navy
ATLAS North America (ATLAS NA) has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) to provide portable SeaFox mine neutralisation systems (PMNS) for the US...
Lockheed and Systematic plan to develop EWSS for Danish MHP
Lockheed Martin and Systematic are negotiating to jointly develop an Electronic Warfare Support System (EWSS) in support of the Royal Danish Navy's maritime helicopter...
UK-led Joint Warrior 2012 exercise completes
The UK-led Joint Warrior 2012, Nato's biggest military exercise, has concluded successfully off the coast of Scotland, having validated participating units' skill, knowledge and equipment...
Russia’s third Steregushchy-class corvette undergoes sea trials
The Russian Navy's third Steregushchy-class (Project 20380) corvette, named Boiky, has started sea trials in the fleet's test ranges to demonstrate its speed, manoeuvring, and vibration...
CLRE demonstrates capability to support ScanEagle UAV missions
The US Office of Naval Research-funded shipboard-capable compact launch and recovery system (CLRE) has successfully completed final flight testing in eastern...
Lockheed team to develop new autonomous technology for ONR
A Lockheed Martin-led industry team has been contracted by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop advanced autonomous technologies to support an unmanned vertical take-off and...
Australian Navy’s Canberra-class LHD programme moves ahead
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first of two Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHD), HMAS Canberra (LHD 01), will soon receive its Navantia-built hull at BAE Systems Williamstown...
Raytheon to support US ONR’s CPCT programme
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded two Phase 2 contracts to Raytheon under the compact power conversion technologies (CPCT)...
US Navy’s DDG 1000 vessel receives composite deckhouse from HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has successfully delivered a 900t carbon composite deckhouse for the US Navy in support of the first Zumwalt-class destroyer...
Upgraded HMS Grimsby readies for sea trials
The UK Royal Navy’s Sandown-class minehunter, HMS Grimsby (M108) has marked a step forward in its £3.9m refit programme by moving from dry-dock shed to the waters of the Firth of...
SAIC to support US Navy’s tactical networks
The US Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) has awarded a prime contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide in-service...
Rolls-Royce to support US Navy’s T-45 trainer aircraft programme
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a MissionCare firm-fixed-price contract to Rolls-Royce to provide support for the F405-RR-401 Adour engines that power US Navy T-45 training...
US Navy begins second prototype EM Railgun launcher testing
The US Navy has started testing of the second prototype electromagnetic (EM) railgun launcher delivered by General Atomics (GA) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division,...
HMS Diamond demonstrates its capability against incoming airborne threat
The UK Royal Navy's third Daring-class Type-45 anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Diamond (D34), has demonstrated its attack capabilities during the International Mine Countermeasures...
German Navy receives first 127/64 LW Vulcano naval gun
The German Navy has received its first 127/64 Lightweight (LW) Vulcano naval gun from Oto Melara, to help meet and adapt to asymmetric warfare...
Bell-Boeing to support USMC’s V-22 Osprey aircraft fleet
The US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support has awarded a performance based logistics (PBL) contract to Bell-Boeing to provide support services for its V-22 Osprey...
GD-led team to support USMC’s aviation subsystems programme
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to a General Dynamics (GD) C4 Systems-led team to support the common aviation command and control system (CAC2S) programme to enable sharing...
Indian Navy successfully test fires Dhanush missile
The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired its domestically-built nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush, which possesses a range of 350km, from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal off the...
US Navy to procure simplified driver travelling wave tube
Communications and Power has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to evaluate, repair and produce a simplified driver travelling wave tube for use by the US Navy and Missile Defense...
USNS Cesar Chavez successfully completes integrated acceptance trials
The US Navy's 14th and final Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo-ammunition ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), has successfully completed its integrated acceptance...
US Navy to commission USS Michael Murphy
The US Navy is scheduled to commission its new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDGs) USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) on 6 October in New...
BAE to upgrade Royal Marines’ BvS10 Viking vehicle fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to modernise the Royal Marines' fleet of BvS10 Viking all-terrain...
US Navy to receive Falcon tactical radios from Harris
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a contract to Harris to provide Falcon tactical radio systems operating in frequency ranges, including HF, VHF, UHF to the US Navy...
German Navy to receive REMUS 100 AUVs from Hydroid
The German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) has awarded a contract to Hydroid to deliver six REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to boost capabilities of...
ONR contracts Lockheed and Aurora to develop robotic rotorcraft
Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences have been awarded contracts by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to design and develop a robotic rotorcraft for quick delivery of autonomous...
Elbit to deliver battle management systems for Australian Navy
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide battle management systems (BMS) for use on the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) landing...
GE Aviation to support US Navy’s T700 helicopter engines programme
The US Navy has awarded a performance based logistics (PBL) contract to General Electric (GE) Aviation to provide support for T700 helicopter engines fitted on US Navy...
Logos to deliver additional Kestrel systems to US NAVAIR
The US Naval Air Warfare Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a modification contract to Logos Technologies to provide Kestrel wide-area persistent surveillance...
Russian Navy’s second Borei-class submarine completes further sea trials
The Russian Navy's second Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Alexander Nevsky, has successfully completed another set of sea trials in the White...
Telephonics completes GMTI Mode test flight of AN/ZPY-4(V) radar
Telephonics has successfully conducted ground moving target indicator (GMTI) mode first flight test of the AN/ZPY-4(V) maritime surveillance radar (AN/ZPY-4(V)), equipped on the company's...
UK-led Joint Warrior 2012 exercise begins
Nato's biggest military exercise, the UK-led Joint Warrior, has started off the west coast of Scotland, aimed at improving armed forces capabilities in responding to unexpected worldwide...
USMC’s F-35B aircraft demonstrates flying qualities
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAS) has successfully conducted a flight test of Lockheed Martin-built F-35B joint strike fighter (JSF) test aircraft, equipped with inert AIM-9X...
HII to support USS John F Kennedy construction programme
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to provide long-lead-time material for advance construction of the second Gerald R...
HMS Duncan completes maiden sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's sixth and final Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37), has completed initial sea trials off western Scotland, UK, successfully displaying its...
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Saab to upgrade combat systems of Thai Naresuan-class frigates
The Royal Thai Navy has awarded a contract to Saab to modernise the combat systems onboard two Naresuan-class guided-missile frigates, HTMS Naresuan (FFG-421) and HTMS Taksin...
US Navy awards AARGM full-rate production contract to ATK
The US Navy has awarded a full-rate production contract to Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to develop and deliver advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM) operational missiles for its navy and...
US Navy to retain four Ticonderoga-class cruisers in service
The US Navy is likely to retain the operational service life of its four Aegis-equipped, Ticonderoga-class guided missile frigates, USS Cowpens (CG-63), USS Anzio (CG-68), USS Vicksburg (CG 69)...
Thai Navy to procure two medium-sized frigates
The Thai Government's Yingluck Cabinet has granted approval to use $1bn for acquiring two medium-sized frigates over a ten-year period, starting from the current fiscal year, to boost the...
HMS Edinburgh sails for final deployment
The UK Royal Navy's last Type 42 destroyer (Batch 3), HMS Edinburgh (D97) has set sail off the Atlantic to undergo its final...
Selex Elsag to support UK Royal Navy MARS tanker programme
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has awarded a contract to Selex Elsag to provide communications systems for the UK Royal Navy's military afloat reach and sustainability...
USS Truman to undergo combat systems ship qualification trials
The US Navy's eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) has set sail from Naval Station Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia, to undergo combat systems ship qualification...
French Navy awards SSF contract to DCNS
The French Navy has awarded a fleet support service (SSF) contract to DCNS to provide through-life support services for its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) over the...
GD to support US MCSC’s TIGER CLS programme
The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has placed orders with General Dynamics (GD) Information Technology to provide support services for its total integrated ground equipment...
US Navy to receive additional P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing
The US Navy has awarded a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract valued at $1.9bn to Boeing to develop and deliver 11 P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft to increase...
Russia postpones Bulava missile test due to technical issue
The Russian Navy has postponed testing of the Bulava (SS-NX-30) sea-based submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), due to a technology fault in the automated launch control system, according...
China inducts first aircraft carrier
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has taken delivery of its first aircraft carrier, Varyag, at Dalian naval shipyard in northern China, following the completion of a refit...
Orbital to deliver additional Coyote SSST vehicles to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Orbital Sciences to develop and deliver additional Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles, to test fleet self-defence systems against...
Boeing contracts Northrop for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G navigation systems
Boeing has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to produce an embedded global Boeing has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to produce an embedded global positioning/inertial...
GD to support US Navy’s DDG 1000-class programme
General Dynamics (GD) Bath Iron Works has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to provide support services for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class ships construction...
Russia’s fourth Kirov-class warship demonstrates missile defence capability
The Russian Navy's fourth Kirov-class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky has demonstrated its missile defence capabilities during a patrol-and-training mission in the...
HMS Torbay achieves major milestone in RAMP programme
The UK Royal Navy's Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Torbay (S90) has successfully completed its flood-up, marking a milestone in the revalidation and assisted...
US Navy to receive additional JTT-Sr radios from Raytheon
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide joint tactical terminal senior (JTT-Sr) radios with modern security, hardware and software...
Korean Navy to receive AN/PRC-648 SPLB units from Elbit
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract by Hyundai J-Comm to supply an undisclosed number of AN/PRC-648 SAR personal locator beacon (SPLB) units to the South Korean...
US Navy receives seventh San Antonio-class LPD, Anchorage
The US Navy has taken delivery of the seventh San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Anchorage (LPD 23) from Huntington Ingalls Industries...
US Navy orders additional shipboard interrogator sets
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for the delivery of AN/UPX-24(V) interrogator sets, in a bid to help improve ships' situational awareness...
HII to modernise US Navy’s CG 47-class ships
The US Navy has awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to support and modernise Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) Aegis-guided missile...
BAE to integrate APKWS onto MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to integrate the advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) on Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle...
Babcock extends its CWE maritime enterprise service
Babcock has introduced a new extended collaborative working environment (CWE) information and knowledge management service across the maritime enterprise as part of a contract awarded by the...
IMCMEX 2012 kicks off in Middle East
The International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2012 is now under way in the Middle East to demonstrate the collaborative defence efforts in mine detection and clearance...
General Dynamics to support USS Miami fire restoration programme
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to support advance planning and preliminary execution efforts for the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine,...
Russia further delays delivery of aircraft carrier to Indian Navy
Russia has confirmed it will delay delivery of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly named Admiral Gorshkov, to the Indian Navy by almost a...
Kelvin Hughes to support UK RFA tanker programme
Kelvin Hughes has been awarded a contract by the British Royal Navy to provide integrated bridge systems (IBS) and helicopter control radars in support of four fleet tankers being built for the...
Chemring to deliver biological detection systems to US Navy
Chemring Detection Systems has been awarded a deal by the Edgewood Contracting Division of the Aberdeen Providing Grounds Contracting Command to provide biological detection systems to the US...
US Navy christens second Spearhead-class JHSV
The US Navy's second of nine Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), has been formally christened at Austal USA in Mobile,...
Chinese vessels enter contested wasters
Six Chinese surveillance vessels briefly entered contested waters surrounding islands at the centre of a territorial dispute between China and...
TCS to provide WPPL systems to US Marine Corps
TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received a contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) to provide wireless point to point link (WPPL)...
Fabrication begins on Arleigh Burke-class destroyer at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has begun fabrication of the US Navy's Aegis-equipped Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113), at its shipbuilding...
Astute-class HMS Ambush readies for first sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's second Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine HMS Ambush (S120) is all set to undergo sea...
US Navy’s F-35C aircraft complete additional flying qualities test
The US Navy's two Lockheed Martin-built F-35C Lightning II carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have successfully conducted additional flying qualities test at Atlantic Test...
US sends marine team to Libya following Benghazi attack
The US has sent a team of 50 marines and two Navy guided missile destroyers to Libya following the assassination of Chris Stevens, US ambassador to the country, and three other embassy...
Northrop’s AMDR system demonstrates its capabilities for US Navy
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated its Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) system's capabilities as part of initial range testing for the US...
GD NASSCO completes structural assembly on US Navy’s first MLP
General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO has successfully completed structural assembly of the first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) for the US Navy ahead of...
Moroccan Navy commissions its third SIGMA-class frigate
The Royal Moroccan Navy has commissioned its third and final Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS)-built SIGMA-class multi-mission frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah in Vlissingen,...
US Navy and Boeing jointly conduct first AMC flight test
The US Navy and Boeing have successfully completed flight testing of the new Type 4 advanced mission computer (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft at Naval Air...
UK MoD reveals future of Invincible-class carriers
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the future of the Royal Navy's 20,600t Invincible-class aircraft carriers, HMS Invincible, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Illustrious, after thirty years...
Namibian Navy christens new logistics support ship
The Namibian Navy has christened its new logistics support ship as Elephant at Walvis Bay, Namibia, President Hifikepunye Pohamba has...
Construction begins on RAN’s first Hobart-class AWD
Construction on the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) HMAS Hobart has been marked by the keel laying ceremony in...
Orbit to support US Navy LHA ships
Orbit International has received two contracts from the US Navy totalling $1.6m to provide uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units in support of its unidentified LHA amphibious assault...
USS Michael Murphy to be commissioned next month
The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDGs) USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) has set sail from New York City for commissioning on 6...
Boeing to deliver additional Laser JDAM weapons to US Navy
Boeing has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to supply laser joint direct attack munitions (Laser JDAM) weapon systems to support its direct attack moving target capability (DAMTC)...
USMC to receive additional MTVR vehicles from Oshkosh
The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) has awarded a contract to Oshkosh Defense to supply medium tactical vehicle replacements...
Swedish Armed Forces receives first Visby-class corvette
The Swedish Defence Procurement Agency (FMV) has delivered the final version of the first Visby-class corvette, HMS Visby (K31), to the Swedish...
Northrop bids for USMC’s CAC2S development and integration phase
Northrop Grumman is bidding for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) development and integration phase to modernise the marine air command and...
MBDA’S Viper Strike munition undergoes testing
MBDA's GBU-44/E Viper Strike weapon has undergone two days of testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, US, in a bid to demonstrate its high-speed target attack...
North Sea Boats launches new trimaran warship for Indonesian Navy
North Sea Boats has successfully launched a new carbon fibre trimaran vessel, named KRI Klewang, for the Indonesian Navy at Banyuwangi, Indonesia, becoming the first time advanced warship...
US and Philippines to receive MK38 Mod 2 guns from BAE
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to supply MK38 Mod 2 machine gun systems to the US Navy and Philippines...
Germany to deliver two Type-209 submarines to Egypt
The Egyptian Government has signed an agreement with Germany for the procurement of two Howaldtswerke-Deutche Werft (HDW)-built SSK Manthatisi-class Type-209 submarines aimed at boosting its...
USMC’s F-35B successfully completes air start testing
The US Marine Corps (USMC) F-35B Lightning II variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has successfully completed first airborne engine start tests, as part of ongoing evaluation tests at...
Raytheon receives SM-3 missile contract from MDA
Raytheon has been awarded a $230m contract by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to deliver Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block I missile variants, in a bid to strengthen the country’s...
Australian Navy conducts Exercise Kakadu 2012
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is conducting a military training in Exercise Kakadu 2012 off the coast of Darwin, Australia, to boost interoperability among participating naval forces in...
Cubic to supply CDLS for US Navy
Cubic has been awarded a contract by the US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to develop communications data link subsystem (CDLS) and other communications...
US Navy to receive additional mobile weather information systems
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Smiths Detection to supply additional mobile weather information systems in support of mission planning and military operations for the US Marine Corps...
US Navy’s eighth LPD 17 completes builder sea trials
The US Navy's eighth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington (LPD 24), has successfully completed builder's sea trials in the Gulf of...
HMS Duncan to begin maiden sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's sixth and final Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37), has set sail off the west coast of Scotland to begin its first extensive sea trials...
GE Aviation to support USMC’s G-BOSS programme
GE Aviation has received a contract to provide communications and support monitoring sensors for the US Marine Corps (USMC) ground-based operation surveillance system (G-BOSS)...
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France to honour Mistral deal with Russia
France will not cancel its $1.2bn Mistral-class amphibious assault ship contract with the Russian Navy over the issue of Syria, the country's foreign minister Laurent Fabius has...
ManTech to support USMC’s Cougar MRAP vehicles
US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded a contract to ManTech to provide support to the Cougar range of mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP)...
USNS Spearhead completes acceptance trials
The US Navy's first of ten joint high-speed vessels (JHSVs), USNS Spearhead, has successfully completed acceptance trials (AT) off the Gulf of Mexico, marking the final milestone achieved prior...
Russia launches Vietnam Navy’s first Kilo-class submarine
Russia has launched the first of six Kilo-class Project 636 diesel-electric submarines built for the Vietnam Navy at Admiralty shipyards in St...
GE38 Turboshaft engines demonstrate operating capabilities
GE's GE38 turboshaft factory engine for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Sikorsky CH-53K Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter programme has validated its maturity and durable operating...
US Navy authorises FRP of AARGM missile
The US Navy has approved full-rate production (FRP) of the advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM) for enhancing firepower capability of troops on the...
Pall to deliver freshwater generators for UK Navy
BAE Systems has selected Pall to deliver freshwater generator systems for the UK Royal Navy's Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyers, to allow them to effectively conduct operations...
INS Tarkash completes sea trials for Indian Navy
The Indian Navy's second of three Talwar-class warships INS Tarkash (F46) has successfully completed sea trials off the Baltic Sea, validating its shipboard and weapon...
US DoD awards C5ISR support contract to multiple firms
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to multiple firms to provide command, control, communications, computers, combat...
US Navy to receive MK 110 naval guns from BAE
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver 57mm Mk 110 Mod 0 guns to the US Navy and Coast Guard, in a bid to provide enhanced capability to sailors that defend the country's...
Indian MoD halts Israeli Barak missile procurement
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has halted procurement of the Israeli Barak-I surface to air anti-missile defence (AMD) systems, due to a pending investigation by the Central Bureau...
Dutch Navy's final Holland-Class OPV arrives at future homeport
The Royal Netherlands Navy's fourth and final Holland-Class oceangoing patrol vessel (OPV), Hr. Ms. Groningen (P843) has arrived at its future homeport of Den Helder,...
Brazilian Navy inducts two new Seahawk helicopters
The Brazilian Navy has inducted two new Seahawk S-70B multi-mission maritime helicopters into its First Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron, as part of the service’s boarder modernisation...
Terma equips Danish Navy's Iver Huitfeldt-Class frigates
The Royal Danish Navy's three new Iver Huitfeldt-Class frigates, Iver Huitfeldt (F361), Peter Willemoes (F362) and Niels Juel (F363), have been equipped with Terma's mission-critical...
US Navy develops aircraft engine inspection device
The US Navy has developed a new device, the common video borescope set (CVBS), to inspect serious cracks, corrosion and other debris present on interior engine components and airframes of...
BAE to evaluate upgrades to USMC amphibious vehicle fleet
BAE Systems has been awarded two contracts to evaluate upgrades to the US Marine Corps's (USMC) assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) and Marine personnel carrier (MPC)...
GA-ASI Lynx MWAS radar demonstrates detection capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' (GA-ASI) Lynx maritime wide area search (MWAS) radar has successfully demonstrated its target detection capabilities during the US Navy's recently...
GD NASSCO to modernise navy's USS Comstock
The US Navy has awarded a $104m modification contract to General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO to refurbish and upgrade its Whidbey Island-Class dock landing ship, USS Comstock (LSD...
BAE to produce Mk 41 and Mk 57 VLS for US Navy
BAE Systems has received a contract from the US Navy to produce canisters for Mk 41 and Mk 57 vertical launching systems (VLS), which are installed on several of its naval surface ship...
L-3 SPDES to supply Medium Voltage Switchgear for LHA 7
Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipbuilding (HII) has awarded a subcontract to L-3 SPD Electrical Systems (L-3 SPDES) to supply its medium voltage switchgear for installation on the US...
US Navy starts integrated testing of Raytheon’s JSOW C-1
Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 has started integrated testing (IT) with the US Navy to validate its capabilities, such as controlling, updating and retargeting as required to...
Cubic to produce data link for Northrop’s MQ-8C Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman has awarded a contract to Cubic Defense Applications to provide a new multiband digital data link system for its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned...
Construction begins on Russia’s new Varshavyanka-Class submarine
Construction on the Russian Navy's new Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-Class diesel-electric submarine, Stary Oskol, has started with a keel laying ceremony by the Admiralty Shipyard in St....
HMAS Perth test fires Harpoon Block II missile
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Anzac-Class frigate, HMAS Perth, has test fired a Harpoon Block II missile at the US Missile Range Facility at Point Mugu, California, further boosting the...
UK MoD unveils Type 26 Global Combat Ship design
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled the design of the Royal Navy's future warships, Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), marking a significant milestone in the development of the...
AMSEC awarded US Navy SeaPort-e task order
Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) subsidiary AMSEC has been awarded a task order to provide engineering and technical services, in a bid to improve shipboard technical data environments of...
Russian MoD to take delivery of Borey-Class SSBN in September
Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is all set to formally take delivery of the Russian Navy's new ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), the Project 955 Borey Class boat Yury Dolgoruky, in...
SAIC to support US Darpa’s ACTUV programme
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to Science Applications International to support its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) continuous trail unmanned...
Pyeroy subcontracted to support HMS Vengeance refit programme
Defence firm Babcock has awarded a subcontract to Pyeroy to provide support services for the £350m three-and-a-half year refit of the Trident ballistic missile-carrying submarine HMS...
Lockheed to test and validate Havoc 8x8 for USMC
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a $3.5m contract to Lockheed Martin to perform an eight-month evaluation programme on its Havoc 8x8...
SAIC to support AT/FP systems for US Navy
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to extend its services in support of the US...
BAE to upgrade Mk 45 gun systems for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a $25.7m contract to BAE Systems to modify and reconfigure two Mk 45 Mod 2 naval guns, in a bid to significantly enhance their overall mission...
ONR contracts Pall to design advanced shipboard desalination system
The US Navy has awarded a multi-phase project contract to Pall to design and develop an energy-efficient advanced shipboard desalination system that will help the service to effectively...
GD delivers 1,500th AMC and 1,000th Type 3 AMC to US Navy
General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems has delivered the 1,500th advanced mission computer (AMC) and 1,000th Type 3 AMC to the US Navy, marking a production milestone for the...
HMS Diamond exercises with USS Enterprise
The UK Royal Navy’s third Daring-class Type-45 anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Diamond (D34), participated in an exercise with the US Navy’s USS Enterprise-led US carrier strike group 12 (CSG...
Russian Navy’s upgraded nuclear submarine rejoins service
The Russian Navy's Project 667BDRM Delfin nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) K-407 Novomoskovsk has rejoined service with the Northern Fleet, following the successful completion...
CACI to support naval aviation enterprise and surface warfare enterprise
CACI International (CACI) has been awarded a $122m prime contract to support the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) and the Surface Warfare Enterprise, in a bid to enhance force...
Babcock begins refit on HMS Grimsby
The UK Royal Navy's Sandown-class minehunter HMS Grimsby is undergoing six-month support period (docking) (SP(D)) at Babcock's Rosyth dockyard, marking the first refit to be carried out as part...
Mikros Systems to deliver additional Adept units to US Navy
The US Navy has placed new task orders with Mikros Systems for the delivery of additional adaptive diagnostic electronic portable test set (ADEPT)...
Russian nuclear submarine visits Gulf of Mexico undetected
A Russian Akula-class nuclear attack submarine sailed undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for weeks, and was only discovered after it...
Brazilian Navy’s first OPV completes FOST training with RN
The Brazilian Navy's first of three BAE Systems-built Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV), Amazonas, and its crew have successfully completed flag officer sea training (FOST) with the Royal Navy...
US Navy’s LRLAP completes guided-flight tests
The US Navy's 155mm long-range, land-attack projectile (LRLAP) has successfully completed guided-flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New...
BAE’s APKWS enters into full-rate production for USMC
BAE Systems laser-guided rocket system, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), has entered into full-rate production to support US Marine Corps (USMC) operations in...
Thailand seeks Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified US Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) and associated equipment, parts, training...
ONR contracts Lockheed to integrate fuel cells with solar panels
The US Office of Naval Research has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to demonstrate and deliver a multi-kilowatt JP-8 compatible Fuel Cell Efficient Power Node for evaluation by the US...
Cassidian to install TRS-3D naval radar on new Finnish OPV
Cassidian has been awarded a contract by STX Rauma Shipyard to deliver and integrate its TRS-3D naval radar on board the Finnish Border Guard's new offshore patrol vessel...
Charles River Analytics to support US Navy ERP programme
The US Navy has awarded a follow-on order to Charles River Analytics for a business intelligence visualisation system for organisational understanding, analysis and collaboration...
USMC’s F-35B completes first weapons separation test
The US Marine Corps' (USMC) F-35B Lightning II variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has successfully completed its first airborne weapons separation test as part of ongoing evaluation tests...
US Navy to commission second Freedom-class LCS 3 next month
The US Navy's newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Fort Worth, will be commissioned into service on 22 September at Galveston,...
Construction begins on 11th LPD for US Navy
Work on the US Navy's 11th and final San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship LPD 27 has started at Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) shipbuilding...
Rockwell receives TacNet tactical radios contract from NRL
he US Naval Research Lab (NRL) has awarded a contract to Rockwell Collins to deliver its TacNet Tactical Radio (TTR), which will provide troops with increased...
Ball Aerospace demonstrates ONR’s MMLCA phased array antenna
The US Office of Naval Research's (ONR) mobile multifunction low-cost array (MMLCA) system, a prototype of the X-band Satcom on-the-move (SOTM) phased array antenna, has been...
USMC evaluates Oshkosh TerraMax UGV technology
The US Marine Corps (USMC) Warfighting Lab (MCWL) has started the evaluation of Oshkosh TerraMax unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) technology equipped on medium tactical vehicle replacements (MTVR)...
INS Arihant readies for sea trials
India’s first domestically-constructed nuclear submarine INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) is all set to undergo sea trials, Indian Navy chief admiral Nirmal Verma...
US Navy’s LCS 4 completes combat systems light off test
The US Navy's second Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Coronado has completed combat systems light off test, marking a significant milestone in the operational readiness of the...
US Navy completes Cobra Hydrodynamic Bow Bulb testing
Researchers at the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division have completed Cobra hydrodynamic bow bulb testing aboard DDG 51-class ships, as part of the Navy's efforts to...
France commissions third Mistral-class BPC Dixmude
The French Navy has commissioned its third Mistral-class projection and command (BPC) ship Dixmude into active service following successful completion of operational readiness process, known...
Bluefin’s HAUV-3 completes government acceptance testing
Bluefin Robotics' hovering underwater robot, the HAUV-3, has successfully completed the Government Acceptance Testing as the production system for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)...
Nato SeaSparrow Consortium receives 2,000th ESSM from Raytheon
Nato SeaSparrow Consortium has received the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) from Raytheon, marking the 2,000th delivery of the missile by the...
GD to support US Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarines
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to plan maintenance and modernisation work on the nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class submarines,...
RAN tests HMAS Perth’s upgraded missile defence system
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Perth, successfully tested its upgraded missile defence system during the recently concluded Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise...
Brazil seeks assault amphibious vehicles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified US Congress of a possible foreign military sale of 26 assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) to...
Babcock delivers WHE for Spanish Navy’s first S-80 submarine
Babcock has successfully delivered the weapon handling equipment (WHE), a key component for Weapons Handling and Launch System (WHLS), in support of the Spanish Navy’s new S-80...
Lockheed submits final proposal for US Navy’s AMDR programme
Lockheed Martin has submitted its final proposal for the US Navy’s new Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) programme, in support of the future DDG-51 Flight III class...
Ducommun to support USMC AH-1Z Cobra helicopter programme
Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter has awarded a subcontract to Ducommun to develop and deliver titanium firewall and baffle assemblies for the US Marine Corps' (USMC) AH-1Z Cobra...
US Navy receives ATTAC Explorer tool from A-T Solutions
The US Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) has received the asymmetric threat and tactical analysis casebook (ATTAC) Explorer system from A-T...
Raytheon to begin production of RAM Block 2 missiles
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to begin the low rate initial production of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 for the US...
USMC extends K-MAX deployment in Afghanistan beyond September
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has further extended the deployment of two K-MAX unmanned aerial cargo haulers in Afghanistan beyond 30...
Serco to modernise C4ISR equipment onboard US MRAP vehicles
The US Department of Defense Joint Program Office has awarded a 15-month contract to Serco to upgrade command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and...
Raytheon awarded US Navy Dual Band Radar development contract
The US Navy has awarded two contracts to Raytheon for the development of a dual band radar (DBR), which will serve as the multi-mission air defence system for the navy's next-generation...
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Northrop’s NGJ programme completes initial TM phase
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the initial Technology Maturation (TM) phase of the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) programme, marking successful progress into the...
ABL Alliance to support UK Trident weapon system programme
ABL Alliance, a joint venture between AWE, Babcock and Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems (LMUKSS), has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide support services...
HII to construct Eleventh LPD for US Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a $1.5bn fixed-price incentive contract by the US Navy for the detail design and construction of the 11th and final San Antonio-class...
US Navy’s X-47B aircraft completes initial test flight at Pax River
The US Navy's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) has successfully completed its first test flight at Patuxent River, Maryland,...
Northrop’s G/ATOR radar to undergo Government developmental testing
Northrop Grumman has delivered the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallops Island in Eastern Virginia,...
Construction set to begin on Russia’s fourth Borey-class submarine
Work on Russia's fourth Borey-class (Project 955A) strategic nuclear-powered submarine is expected to officially begin today, Russia's Fleet commander vice-admiral Viktor Chirkov has...
CPI Aero to supply pod strucutral housings for US Navy’s ALMDS
Northrop Grumman has awarded a $1m contract to CPI Aerostructures to design and develop pod structural housings in support of the US Navy's airborne laser mine detection system (ALMDS)...
US Navy to christen ninth San Antonio-class LPD
The US Navy will christen the ninth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship 'Somerset (LPD-25)' tomorrow at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Avondale,...
Inmarsat warned over alleged dealings with Iran
Shurat HaDin Israel Law Centre has warned London-based mobile satellite company Inmarsat against supporting Iranian oil tankers and military vessels with satellite communication guidance...
UK MoD moves ahead with RWUAS trial for navy
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is moving ahead with its plans to equip the Royal Navy with the rotary-wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) after 2020 and is likely to complete the capability...
HMS Sutherland conducts gunnery trials
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Sutherland (F81) has successfully conducted gunnery exercises before its six-month deployment in the Indian...
Raytheon to supply SM-3 Block IIA missile to US Missile Defense Agency
Raytheon has been awarded a $925m contract by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the development and delivery of its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block...
US Navy’s BDRA licensed by TerraEchos to enhance Kairos platform
TerraEchos has licensed the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center's Bayesian Data Reduction Algorithm (BDRA) and foundational patents to improve the real-time signal analysis and...
Boeing awards two subcontracts in support of P-8A Poseidon aircraft
Boeing has awarded subcontracts to Lovitt Technologies Australia and Ferra Engineering, identified by Boeing's Office of Australian Industry Capability (OAIC), to develop and deliver parts...
ERAPSCO to supply AN/SSQ-125 sonobuoy to US Navy
ERAPSCO, a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Electronics (ULE) subsidiary USSI, has received subcontracts from the US Navy for the supply of...
USS Ohio successfully completes MMP programme
The US Navy's Ohio-class submarine, USS Ohio, has successfully completed the expansive major maintenance period (MMP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS &...
Indian Navy receives first IFF-1410 transponder from HAL
The Indian Navy has received the first Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF-1410) transponder from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in support of its Boeing P-8I Poseidon long-range...
RSN successfully test-fires Barak anti-missile
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has successfully test-fired the Barak anti-missile in the South China Sea as part of the ongoing 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training...
US Navy receives second P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing
Boeing has delivered the second P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission production aircraft to the US Navy, as part of two low-rate initial production (LRIP) contracts awarded in 2011 for the...
HII to supply addition material for USS John F Kennedy
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy for the supply of materials for the construction of the...
RAN and US Navy to jointly explore alternative fuel use
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the US Navy have signed an agreement to jointly explore the increased use of environmentally-friendly fuels to support national...
US E-6B aircraft’s new mission computers achieve FOC
The Boeing-built E-6B Mercury aircraft fleet's new mission computer systems version 10 (MCS-10) have been declared fully operational capability (FOC), it will provide secure and reliable...
Ukraine’s sole submarine validates submerge capabilities
The Ukrainian Navy's Project 641 diesel-electric patrol submarine Zaporizhia (U-01) has successfully completed a day-long sea trial in the Black...
Boeing to deliver Harpoon Block II missiles to US Navy
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Boeing for the production and delivery of 90 Harpoon Block II missiles and associated...
US Navy’s MUOS-1 Satellite successfully completes on-orbit testing
he US Navy's first Lockheed Martin-built mobile user objective system satellite (MOUS-1) has successfully completed on-orbit testing and is scheduled to undergo a multi-service operational test...
Israeli Navy’s Tanin submarine readies for operational deployment
The Israeli Navy’s fourth Dolphin-class submarine, Tanin (Crocodile), has successfully completed a maintenance programme and resumed its routine operational activity following operational...
Thales to support Oman’s Al-Ofouq-class patrol vessels
ST Marine has signed an agreement with Thales Nederland for the supply of sensors and a combat management system for installation onboard the Royal Navy of Oman’s (RNO) four Al-Ofouq-class...
INS Vikramaditya to undergo second sea trials
The Indian Navy's Russian-built aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly named Admiral Gorshkov, has set sail for the second-stage of sea trials in the Barents...
German F125-class frigates to receive ATLAS Cerberus DDS systems
The German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) has awarded a contract to Atlas Elektronik to deliver diver detection sonar (DDS) systems for installation on the German...
iRobot to upgrade fielded robots for US Navy
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded a contract to iRobot for providing semi-autonomous capability upgrades to its 248 transportable robotic system (MTRS) MK1 MOD 1...
ROKN’s second KDX-III destroyer demonstrates Aegis capability
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), in co-operation with the US Navy and Lockheed Martin, has successfully completed a series of trials of the Aegis combat system onboard ROKN's second Sejong...
Australian Navy awards ScanEagle services contract to Insitu
Insitu has extended a previously awarded contract to provide services for ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will be installed on an unspecified number of Royal Australian Navy...
SELEX Elsag to supply LOAM systems for Italian Navy NH-90 helicopters
SELEX Elsag has received a contract from the Italian Ministry of Defence to deliver its laser obstacle avoidance and monitoring (LOAM) systems for installation on the Italian Navy's tactical...
Northrop to deliver additional mine hunting systems for JMSDF
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has awarded a follow-on contract to Northrop Grumman to deliver three additional AQS-24A airborne mine hunting...
US Navy’s P-8A aircraft to undergo final live-fire testing
The US Navy's P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission aircraft is all set to undergo its final live-fire testing at the US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCAD) Weapons Survivability...
HMS Dragon test fires Sea Viper missile
The UK Royal Navy's fourth Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Dragon (D35), has successfully completed Sea Viper weapon system trials at the Outer Hebrides missile range off...
Babcock demonstrates AWD torpedo launcher capability for RAN
Babcock has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hobart-class air warfare destroyer's (AWD) Mk32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers at its Techport...
French DGA conducts first full firing of MBDA MdCN missile
The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has successfully conducted the first full test-firing of the missile de croisière naval (MdCN), a naval cruise missile at the DGA's Essais...
Airbus Military’s C295 MPA equipped with Marte missile completes first flight test
Airbus Military and MBDA have jointly conducted the first flight test of the Airbus Military C295 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), integrated with MBDA-built Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert...
Irving Shipbuilding receives Canadian Arctic patrol ship contract
Irving Shipbuilding has been awarded a preliminary contract by the Canadian Government to support the Arctic offshore patrol ships (AOPS) project being implemented under the national...
Boeing’s P-8I Poseidon aircraft begins flight test programme
Boeing's first P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the Indian Navy has successfully started its flight test programme off the company's...
Russia dispatches warship flotilla to Syria for manoeuvres
A Russian Naval fleet of 11 warships, led by an anti-submarine destroyer, have set sail to a naval base at Syrian port of Tartous to undergo scheduled manoeuvres until the end of...
Active RIMPAC 2012 phase commences off Hawaiian coast
The active phase of RIMPAC 2012 has started, with participating ships leaving Pearl Harbour to work at...
India’s Project-17A stealth frigates moves ahead
The Indian Navy is moving ahead with the Rs500bn ($8.99bn) plan to indigenously build seven advanced stealth frigates, also known as Project-17A, aimed to boost local shipyards as well as its...
Insitu to deliver ScanEagle UAS for Singapore Navy
Insitu Pacific has secured a contract by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) for the supply of the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the use on missile...
Sikorsky secures Australian Black Hawk and Seahawk maintenance contract
The Australian Government has awarded a $124.8m contract to Sikorsky Helitech for the maintenance and engineering support for the Seahawk and Black Hawk...
USS Truman begins sea trials
The The US Navy's eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) has started sea trials as part of a 16-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Norfolk...
Textron to build ship-to-shore connector for US Navy
Textron has been awarded a $212.7m fixed-priced incentive-fee contract from the US Naval Sea Systems Command to provide detail design and construction of a ship-to-shore connector (SSC) test...
Lockheed to supply components for VLA missiles for US Navy
Lockheed Martin had been awarded a $27m contract by the US Navy to develop components for 22 vertical launch anti-submarine (VLA)...
BAE to install platform management system on UK Royal Navy's Astute-class submarine
BAE System has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman’s subsidiary Sperry Marine to design and deliver a platform management system (PMS) for the UK Royal Navy’s fifth Astute-class...
Australia receives AN/SPY-1D(V) radar arrays for Hobart-class AWDs
Australia has received the first two AN/SPY-1D(V) phased radar array faces for installation onboard the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs), defence...
Raytheon demonstrates wireless paveway II integration on French Navy aircraft
Raytheon has successfully demonstrated the wireless integration of its enhanced paveway II precision-guided GBU-49 bomb, called the wireless paveway avionics lit (WiPAK), on the French Navy...
Navantia launches Australian Navy’s Canberra-class LHD 02
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) second Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD), HMAS Adelaide (LHD 02), has been launched at Navantia's shipbuilding yard in Spain, four months ahead...
Second assembly cycle begins on Royal Navy’s QE-class frigates
Babcock has started the second of three assembly cycles on the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carriers programme at its facility in Rosyth, marking a major milestone...
Goodrich to supply HUMS systems for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Goodrich subsidiary Simmonds Precision Products for the supply of health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) for use on specific navy...
SAIC to provide infrastructure protection solutions to USSC Atlantic
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide...
India investigates cyber attack on its Eastern Naval Command
The Indian Navy is investigating a computer hacking attack on its Eastern Naval Command, which may have stolen secret plans concerning military...
Thales UK and ASV team up to develop re-configurable USVs
Thales has signed an agreement with Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) to jointly develop a re-configurable unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in a bid to meet future off-board mine...
US and Philippines begin joint naval war drills
The navies of the US and Philippines have started their annual cooperation afloat readiness and training (CARAT) exercises in the Mindanao...
Exercise RIMPAC 2012 starts
The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise is formally under way in the Hawaiian Islands area to demonstrate the collaborative defence efforts required in maintaining peace...
ASC to support Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has awarded a new in service support contract (ISSC) to ASC to provide maintenance for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Collins-class...
Babcock completes UK MoD Mk8 Mod1 gun upgrade programme
Babcock has delivered the last modified 4.5-in Mk8 gun to the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD), marking the completion of the Mod1 standard gun upgrade...
Brazilian Navy receives first OPV from BAE
The Brazilian Navy has taken delivery of the first of three ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) from BAE Systems at Portsmouth Naval Base, US, in support of navy's Prosuper fleet modernisation...
US Osprey deployment plan rejected, says Okinawa governor
The Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima has rejected the Osprey military aircraft deployment plan to the III marine expeditionary force unit of the US Marine Corps (USMC) in Japan over safety...
France’s FREMM frigate Aquitaine completes torpedo launch trials
The French Navy and DCNS have successfully conducted the first MU90 lightweight torpedo launch test aboard the French FREMM multi-mission frigate,...
US to deploy MV-22 aircraft in Japan
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is moving ahead with the deployment of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft to the III marine expeditionary force unit of the US Marine Corps (USMC) in Japan to replace...
Swedish Navy's HMS Visby test fires first guided missile
The Swedish Navy's first Visby-class corvette HMS Visby has successfully test fired a RBS15 anti-ship missile, marking a major milestone in the development of the ship, off dry-dock at...
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Thales to support Dutch De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates
Netherlands Defence Materiel Organization has awarded a contract to Thales to modify the SMART-L radars onboard the Royal Netherlands Navy's De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command...
Imtech to support Turkish Navy’s Auxiliary vessels
Imtech has been awarded a contract to design and supply all electric systems for the Turkish Navy's three auxiliary vessels, which include one submarine rescue mother ship (MoShip) and two...
Rolls-Royce to support Canadian unmanned naval vehicles project
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to lead a project to develop new technologies for Canada to support its unmanned naval vehicle missions, including the unmanned surface vehicles (USVS)...
Northrop to provide Block II modification for US Navy’s E-6B aircraft
Northrop has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide Block II modification for its E-6B Mercury...
HMS Vigilant successfully completes major refit
The third Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) HMS Vigilant (S30) has been officially handed over to the UK Royal Navy following the successful completion of a £350m long...
Raytheon’s SM-3 Block IB intercepts ballistic missile target
The US Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully tested Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB intercept capability from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS...
US Navy’s seventh LPD 23 completes acceptance sea trials
The US Navy's San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage (LPD 23), has successfully completed its sea acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the final major...
ROKN selects Rolls-Royce to power new FFX frigate
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has selected Rolls-Royce for the supply of its MT30 gas turbine engine in support of its new Incheon-class FFX frigate Batch II...
US Navy to receive ATW Sensors from Northrop
Northrop Grumman has received a follow-on contract from the US Navy to provide advanced threat warning (ATW) sensors as part of infrared countermeasures for navy...
Russian Navy enters Bulava missile into service
The Russian Navy has finally introduced the Bulava (SS-NX-30) sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into service, the country's naval chief vice admiral Viktor Chirkov has...
India to commission INS Sahyadri next month
The Indian Navy will officially commission the indigenously built Shivalik-class frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) on 21 July to boost its naval warfare...
Navantia to support Norwegian Nansen-class frigates
The Royal Norwegian Navy has signed an agreement with Navantia to perform lifecycle support work on Nansen-class (F-310) anti-submarine warfare...
Spanish Navy’s F-105 frigate begins final sea trials
Navantia has begun the final sea trials of Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate Cristobal Colon (F-105) for the Spanish Navy off the coast of northern...
USMC’s F-35B fighter jet completes first asymmetric weapons load test
The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Lockheed Martin-built F-35B joint strike fighter (JSF) test aircraft has successfully completed its first asymmetric weapons load test for the short takeoff and...
URS to support US Navy’s Aegis Ashore Missile Defense programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to URS Corporation to provide construction services at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, in Kauai, Hawaii, in support of the land-based...
Northrop demonstrates JTE simulator capability
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated its joint threat emitter (JTE) in an electronic warfare (EW) range test at the US Naval Station Everett Annex in Pacific Beach,...
Kaman to negotiate SH-2G(I) helicopter sale with New Zealand
Kaman is set to begin negotiations with the New Zealand Government for the possible sale of 11 SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) following authorisation...
Vuzix receives SBIR award from US ONR
Vuzix has received a small business innovation research (SBIR) award to develop a device as part of the US Office of Naval Research's (ONR) head worn display (HWD) augmented reality for...
US Navy awards EICS modification contract to 3eTI
The US Navy has awarded a contract to 3eTI to expand its enterprise industrial controls system (EICS), built on EnergyGuard and VirtualGuard solutions in support of the SmartGrid...
Iran to unveil destroyers and missile frigates made in the country
Iranian Defence Ministry will soon unveil ten different classes of destroyers and missile-launching frigates made in the country, a senior Iranian Navy commander has...
Babcock upgrades HMS Ocean for Olympics
The UK Royal Navy's amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean (L12) is undergoing a modernisation programme to prepare it for its military support role during the 2012 London Olympic...
Babcock to supply compressors for UK ships and submarines
Babcock has received a four-year multi-million pound support contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Maritime Equipment Systems to deliver and support compressors and associated...
US Navy’s second MUOS satellite completes environmental testing
The US Navy's second mobile user objective system (MUOS-2) satellite has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, proving the spacecraft's overall design and survivability during launch...
Thales to upgrade Australian Navy’s submarine simulator
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation has awarded a contract to Thales Australia to upgrade the Royal Australian navy's Collins-class Type 471 diesel-electric submarine platform...
Rolls-Royce to deliver reactor cores for UK’s future submarine fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Rolls-Royce for the £1bn reactor core deal for Royal Navy's new class of future nuclear-powered submarine...
Lockheed wins US Navy contract for F-35 Lightning II JSF
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the US Navy for the supply of long lead-time parts, material and components for 35 low-rate initial production Lot VII F-35 Lightning II Joint...
US Navy to power RIMPAC 2012 ships with biofuel
The US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) has delivered nearly one million gallons of a 50/50 blend of renewable biofuel to the Military Sealift Command (MSC)...
UK MoD to unveil £1bn Trident replacement contract
The UK defence secretary Philip Hammond will unveil the £1bn contract deal for the design and development of a new generation of nuclear weapons for a new class of submarines later this...
US Navy and Northrop complete airworthiness test phase of X-47B UCAS
Northrop Grumman and the US Navy have successfully completed the airworthiness test phase of X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base...
US MCSC awards SPA II contract to Iris Technology
Iris Technology has been awarded a contract from the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) for the initial phase of Solar Power Adaptor –II (SPA...
Northrop introduces US Navy's first MQ-4C BAMS UAS
Northrop Grumman has introduced the first MQ-4C broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system (BAMS UAS) for the US Navy at its facility in Palmdale, California,...
US, South Korea and Japan to conduct trilateral naval exercise
The US Navy will conduct a joint two-day trilateral naval exercise with the South Korea and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) in the waters south of the Korean peninsula later this...
US Navy orders Falcon III RF-310M-HH radios from Harris
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Harris to deliver Falcon III RF-310M-HH multiband handheld software-defined radios, as part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) tactical...
Boeing and US Navy demonstrates F/A-18E/F SATCOM capability
The US Navy and Boeing have completed a satellite communications (SATCOM) system in-flight demonstration on an EA-18G Growler aircraft at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division's...
Hydroid to supply REMUS 600 AUVs for Japanese MoD
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Hydroid has been awarded a contract by the Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply one REMUS 600 Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) for performing...
HMS Diamond to begin its maiden deployment
HMS Diamond (D34), the UK Royal Navy's third Daring class Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer, has set sail on its first six-month maiden deployment off the east of Suez to protect sea lanes in...
HMS Richmond completes refit, sails for SAT
HMS Richmond (F239), the UK Royal Navy's Duke class type 23 frigate, has set sail for sea acceptance trials (SAT) after the successful completion of a on month refit programme on schedule...
Fincantieri launches UAE Navy’s Qarnen patrol vessel
The second stealth patrol vessel for the UAE Navy, Qarnen, has been launched by the Fincantieri shipyard as a part of the navy's Falaj 2-class...
Goodrich to deliver SiIMU02 IMUs for Thales’s LMM
Goodrich has been awarded a contract by Thales to deliver SiIMU02 inertial measurement units (IMU), which will serve as the standard inertial sensor on its new lightweight multi-role missile...
US Navy to send advanced ships and aircraft to Pacific
The commander of the US Pacific Fleet has announced that his country's navy will be sending its most advanced vessel and aircraft to the Asia-Pacific region, as it increases its presence in the...
USMC sets new record range for Raytheon’s Excalibur weapon
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has successfully test fired two Raytheon Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from an extended range of 36km in theatre in...
Moroccan Navy’s third SIGMA-class frigate completes SATs
The Royal Moroccan Navy's third multi-mission Sigma-class frigate has successfully completed sea acceptance trials (SATs) conducted by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in the North...
ERAPSCO to supply AN/SSQ-53F Sonobuoys for US Navy
ERAPSCO, a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Electronics (ULE) subsidiary USSI, has been awarded subcontracts to supply sonobuoys for the US...
Canadian Navy orders ROVs from Aurora systems
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has awarded a contract to Aurora ROV Systems to supply six remote operated vehicles...
Danish Aerotech delivers Harpoon launch structure to Boeing
Danish Aerotech has delivered the first aluminium launch support structure (ALSS) to Boeing in support of the Harpoon weapon system ship-based deployment, within the budget and on...
Royal Navy warships more vulnerable to enemy attacks
The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) decision to scrap the cooperative engagement capability (CEC) to allow ships to fire each other's missiles could significantly diminish the capabilities of...
Raytheon to supply Tomahawk Block IV missiles for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Raytheon for the supply of 361 Tomahawk Block IV all-up-round...
Russia’s nuclear submarine set to complete initial sea trials
The Russian Navy's new Borey-class strategic nuclear-powered submarine, the SSBN Yury Dolgoruky, is expected to complete an initial sea trial this...
Babcock and UGL JV signs RAN Anzac support contract
he joint venture company between Babcock and UGL has signed the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) ANZAC ship group maintenance contract (GMC) with the Australian Defence Materiel...
German Navy christens third Berlin-class ship
The German Navy's third Type 702 Berlin-class combat support ship (CSS) has been formally christened Bonn (1413) at Emder Werft und...
US Navy awards Aegis Illuminators contract to GD
The US Navy has awarded a follow-on contract for General Dynamics (GD) Armament and Technical Products to provide MK82 gun and guided missile directors and MK200 director...
Diehl to deliver new naval ammunition for France
Diehl Defence has received an order to develop a new 76mm naval ammunition for use in Oto Melara Super Rapido L-62 naval guns operated by the French...
BALTOPS 2012 multinational naval exercise begins
Maritime forces from 12 countries have started the 40th annual multinational naval exercise, Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012, in the Baltic Sea, aimed at maintaining peace and security in the...
DSNS to deliver Sigma-class frigate for Indonesian Navy
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has received a contract from the Indonesian Ministry of Defence to construct a Sigma 10514 guided missile frigate, Perusak Kawal Rudal...
Royal Canadian Navy explores options for USVs
The Royal Canadian Navy is seeking options for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), Canada's defence minister Peter Gordon MacKay...
HMAS Perth completes naval missile defence system upgrade
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has successfully integrated the CEAFAR radar and CEAMOUNT missile control illuminator on board the Royal Australia Navy's (RAN)...
US Navy names next Spearhead-class JHSV
The US Navy will name its next Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessel (JHSV) as USNS Millinocket, navy secretary Ray Mabus has...
US Navy awards LHA 7 construction contract to Huntington Ingalls
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a $2.38bn fixed-price-incentive contract for the design and construction of the America-class of large-deck amphibious assault ship, USS...
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Russian Navy unveils fourth Steregushchy-class corvette
The Russian Navy has unveiled a new Steregushchy-class (Project 20380) corvette, Stoyky, at St Petersburg's Severnaya Verf...
CACI to continue support forUS Navy submarine missile programme
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division has awarded a SeaPort-e contract to CACI International to provide technical and engineering services to the Submarine Launched...
SAIC selects Rockwell’s SNR system for US Navy ships
Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) has selected Rockwell Collins to supply a Sub-Net Relay (SNR) solution in support of the US Navy's PEOC4I Battle Force Tactical...
Cassidian to support LOCATES for Canadian Naval vessels
Cassidian is developing new technologies to safeguard Canadian Navy ships against asymmetric laser-based threats, as a part of the laser optical countermeasures and surveillance against...
New Zealand Navy tests new OPVs helicopter capability
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has conducted Kaman SH-2G Seasprite helicopter flight trials from new Protector-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV), HMNZS Otago (P148) in the Hauraki Gulf and...
Russian Defence Ministry signs Borey submarine contract with USC
The Russian Defence Ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have signed a contract on the procurement of Borey-class (Project 955) strategic nuclear submarines for the Russian...
UK Navy selects Babcock and SEA for towed SCB system
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Babcock and SEA as one of two teams for phase one of the Vanguard Replacement Programme (VRP) Submarine Communications Buoy (SCB) system's...
Israeli Navy trains marine forces for fourth Dolphin-class submarine
The Israeli Navy's combat scuba divers and marine commando forces are currently undergoing training before receiving the fourth Dolphin-class submarine, which is currently being...
AAI introduces A2PATS EW simulator threat file translator
Textron's subsidiary AAI Test & Training has introduced a new electronic warfare (EW) threat file translator to support its advanced architecture phase, amplitude and time simulator (A2PATS)...
Russia’s MoD and USC disagree over Borey submarine price
The Russian Defence Ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have again failed to finalise delivery contract terms of the new Borey-class (Project 955) strategic nuclear submarine...
Indian Navy receives RGBs and Kavach decoy systems
The Indian Navy has received its first tranche of Kavach naval decoy system and anti-submarine rockets from Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK) in a bid to boost its maritime war...
EVC to support US Navy’s MH-60S aircraft
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division (NSWC-PCD) has awarded a contract to Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC) to provide a carriage, stream, tow, and recovery system...
Norway to decide submarine force future by 2016
The Norwegian government is expected to take a decision on its future submarine force by 2015 or 2016, with its focus on leveraging the Royal Norwegian Navy's submarine capability in the...
Australia seeks EA-18G aircraft modification kits from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible sale of 12 EA-18G Growler aircraft modification kits to convert F/A-18F aircrafts to the G configuration...
US Navy to receive additional MK 110 SDCs from Orbit
The US Navy Procurement Agency has awarded a follow-on contract to Orbit International’s subsidiary Integrated Combat Systems (ICS) to provide MK 110 Signal Data Converters...
South Korea seeks UGM-84L Harpoon missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale of 18 UGM-84L Harpoon Block II All-Up-Round Missiles to South...
Thales to deliver minesweeping equipment to ROKN
ITT Exelis has awarded a contract to Thales Australia to deliver minesweeping equipment in support of the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) new mine sweeper hunters...
BAE demonstrates APKWS capability for US Navy
BAE System has successfully tested Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) short-range accuracy and penetrator warhead performance for the US Navy and Army at Eglin Air Force Base...
BAE, Babcock, Rolls-Royce to design nuclear submarines for UK MoD
BAE Systems, Babcock and Rolls-Royce have been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for contracts worth £350m to design and develop nuclear-armed...
Rolls-Royce to supply propulsion equipment for Turkish Navy
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to supply tunnel thrusters and retractable thrusters for three Turkish Navy ships, being built by Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla,...
Australian Navy’s Hobart-class AWD programme moves ahead
Lockheed Martin’s Aegis computer programme for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) has successfully completed development and testing, following approval from...
UK MoD to award contracts for new nuclear submarines
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to award contracts worth £350m for the new nuclear-armed submarines design this week, in a bid to replace the UK's current nuclear deterrent, Trident,...
China to build two additional aircraft carriers, says Taiwan
China is planning to build two conventionally powered aircraft carriers in addition to its first warship as part of an aggressive effort to modernise its naval fleet, Taiwan's National...
US Navy’s seventh San Antonio-class ship completes builder's sea trials
The US Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage (LPD 23), has successfully completed builder's sea trials in the Gulf of...
Taiwan Navy to receive two Osprey-class vessels from US
The Taiwanese Navy is expected to receive two Northrop Grumman built-Osprey-class coastal minehunting ships, USS Oriole and USS Falcon, in the second half of 2012 from the...
CPI Aero to support ALMDS export sales to JMSDF
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has awarded a contract to CPI Aerostructures (CPI Aero) to supply pod structural housings for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) airborne laser...
Raytheon to modernise Phalanx systems
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to overhaul and upgrade nine Phalanx close-in weapon systems and to develop two SeaRAM anti-ship missile defence...
US Navy’s Aegis system completes first missile test
The US Navy's Lockheed Martin-built Aegis Combat System has successfully completed its first integrated air and missile defence test at the Navy's Vice Admiral James Doyle Combat...
MDA extends Canadian Navy’s Kingston-class vessels operational support
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an agreement with SNC-Lavalin Defence Programs to extend its operational services for the Canadian Department of National Defence’s (DND)...
Lockheed to supply KC-130J Harvest HAWK kits to USMC
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a fixed-price contract for the supply of three additional Harvest Hercules airborne weapons kits (HAWK) to support the US Marine Corps' KC-130J...
South Korea seeks MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified US Congress of a possible foreign military sale of eight MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters to South...
US Navy’s X-47B UAV readies for first flight
The US Navy's first X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) is gearing up for its maiden flight at Patuxent River, Maryland,...
Mexican Navy receives final CN235-300 MPA from EADS
The Mexican Navy has received the fourth and final Airbus Military CN235-300 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from EADS North America under a US foreign military sales (FMS)...
Lockheed demonstrates new standalone launching system
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the newest version of its launching system at the Royal Australian Air Force's Woomera test range in South...
DLS to begin full production of MIDS JTRS
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has awarded a contract to Data Link Solutions (DLS) to provide multifunctional information distribution system joint tactical radio...
US Navy receives LM2500 gas turbines from GE Marine
The US Navy has taken delivery of eight LM2500 aero-derivative marine gas turbines from GE Marine that will power Arleigh Burke-class DDG 113 and DDG 115 destroyers as part of the DDG 51...
European Union (EU) launches first land attack on Somali pirates
The European Union's anti-piracy force has launched its first ever land-based attack on Somali pirates, destroying speedboats, fuel and ammunition stores during an air...
Northrop to supply Litening G4 targeting pods for USMC
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide LITENING G4 advanced targeting...
UK chief of defence staff justifies changes to JSF capability
General Sir David Richards, the UK chief of the defence staff, has explained the reasons behind the major U-turn taken by the UK Government for the country's Future Aircraft Carrier...
ITT Exelis receives US Navy NGJ technology maturation extension contract
The US Navy has awarded an extension contract to ITT Exelis for the technology maturation phase of the next generation jammer (NGJ)...
USS George Washington validates its fire-fighting system
The US Navy has successfully conducted countermeasure washdown system testing on its Japan-based nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier the USS George Washington's (CVN 73) as part of...
US Navy and MDA complete BMD system intercept flight test
The US Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have jointly conducted an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 4.0.1 system flight test aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser...
USMC extends K-MAX helicopter deployment in Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will extend the deployment of two K-MAX unmanned aerial cargo haulers in Afghanistan until 30 September as the aircraft has met all expectations with less than...
Exercise RIMPAC 2012 to begin next month
The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise is scheduled to begin on 29 June in and around the Hawaiian Islands, in a bid to demonstrate the collaborative defence efforts required...
Brazilian Navy tests Exocet MM40 missile
The Brazilian Navy has successfully conducted a firing trial of an Exocet MM40 missile aboard the Inhaúma-class multi-purpose corvette, Barroso (V34), marking the country's capability in...
Siemens to support US Navy’s AGOR vessels programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Siemens Industry to install diesel electric propulsion solution on board two Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels at Dakota Creek...
UK Government picks STOVL jump-jet JSF variant for Future Aircraft Carriers
The UK Government has selected the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F35-B variant of the Lockheed Martin-built Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for the country's Future Aircraft...
ONR to develop solid-state laser weapons for US Navy
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has plans to develop a solid-state laser weapon, which will help sailors defeat small threats without the use of...
UK Royal Navy participates in Exercise Arabian Shark 2012
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate, HMS Westminster, and a Trafalgar-class submarine have taken part in the Exercise Arabian Shark 2012, aimed to train and test coalition navies readiness to...
US Navy’s LCS-3 completes acceptance trials
The US Navy's third Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, Fort Worth (LCS-3), has successfully completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan prior to its delivery and launch later this...
Atlas to supply SeaFox systems for US Navy
Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Atlas North America for the supply of SeaFox mine neutralisation systems in support of the US Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures...
Royal Danish Navy receives eighth APAR system
The Royal Danish Navy has received the eighth active phased array radar (APAR) system from Sanmina-SCI and Thales to equip three Iver Huitfeldt-class patrol ships currently under...
GD delivers new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to US Navy
The US Navy has taken delivery of a new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), from General Dynamics...
Australian Government to fund $214m for future submarine project
The Australian Government has announced that it is to allocate $214m for the next stage of the future submarine...
NRL’s photovoltaic technology to support USMC power requirements
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Electronic Science and Technology Division researchers are developing technology that will assist the US Marine Corps (USMC) expeditionary to reduce...
Israel Navy to receive fourth Dolphin-class submarine
The Israel Navy will soon receive its fourth Dolphin-class submarine following the completion of systems integration and sea trials in...
Goodrich delivers sail cusp for US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines
Goodrich Corporation has delivered the first composite sail cusp to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in support of the US Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear fast-attack submarine...
US Navy to christen and launch USNS Cesar Chavez
The US Navy will christen and launch the fourteenth and final Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo-ammunition ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), on 5...
US NAVAIR awards AN/ALQ-99 LBT-AG contract to Cobham
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Cobham to provide the AN/ALQ-99 low band transmitter-antenna group (LBT-AG) for installation on the Navy and Marine Corps’...
Camcopter UAV successfully completes flight from Italian Navy
Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter unmanned air system (UAS), powered by a new heavy fuel engine, has successfully completed its first flight from the Italian Navy's Soldati-class frigate, ITS...
HMS Somerset undergoes refit programme at Babcock
Babcock has started a nine month refit on the UK Royal Navy's Type 23 guided-missile frigate, HMS Somerset (F82), as part of the Surface Ship Support Phase 2 programme at Devonport...
HMS Diamond prepares for deployment
The UK Royal Navy's third Type 45 Daring class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Diamond (D34), has completed its main armament test firing on a range off the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and is...
Aurora delivers engine nacelles for USMC CH-53K helicopter
Aurora Flight Sciences has delivered the first pair of forward engine nacelles to Sikorsky Aircraft for installation on the first prototype of the US Marine Corps' (USMC) next-generation heavy...
ROKN selects Rheinmetall MASS system for LST-II-class ships
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has selected Rheinmetall to provide its multi-ammunition softkill system (MASS) for naval countermeasures for installation onboard its new landing ship...
Indian Navy’s Tejas LCA completes maiden flight
The Indian Navy’s first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas, has completed its maiden flight in Bangalore,...
USMC to begin F-35B local area flights at Eglin AFB
The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) Lockheed Martin-built F-35B short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft is set to commence its local area flights from today at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB),...
ITT to supply jammer systems for US Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets
The US Navy has awarded a full-rate production contract to ITT Exelis to provide AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5 on-board jammer systems for installation on US Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet...
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Malaysian Navy plans to procure additional submarines
The Royal Malaysian Navy is planning to procure additional submarines in a bid to boost the nation’s naval defence capability, Navy chief admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar...
Saab to modernise HTMS Chakri Naruebet
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has selected Saab to modernise the command and control system equipped onboard Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier, HTMS Chakri...
US Navy awards MK 110 SDC contract
Integrated Combat Systems, a subsidiary of Orbit International, has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Navy Procurement Agency to provide MK 110 Signal Data Converter...
US Navy receives P-8A training devices from Boeing
The US Navy has taken delivery of the second set of P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance training devices from Boeing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida,...
USNS Spearhead completes builder's sea trials
The US Navy’s first of ten joint high speed vessels (JHSVs), USNS Spearhead, has successfully completed Builder's Sea Trials (BST) in the Gulf of...
Pakistan Navy commissions first Azmat-class vessel
Pakistani Navy chief admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila has announced the launch of its first Azmat-class Fast Attack Craft (Missile), PNS Azmat, at Xingang shipyard in Tianjin,...
Rolls-Royce to support USMC V-22 Osprey aircraft
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to provide logistics support for the AE 1107C-Liberty engines, which power the US Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey...
France takes delivery of third EDA-R landing craft
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the third of four fast amphibious landing craft Engin de Débarquement Amphibie Rapide (EDA-Rs) n°3 at Toulon,...
Telephonics to supply AN/APS-153 radars for US MH-60R aircraft
Lockheed Martin has awarded a multi-year, full-scale production contract to Telephonics to supply AN/APS-153 multi-mode radar systems for the US Navy’s Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk...
Indian Navy to induct new warship on 27 April
The Indian Navy will induct the first of three Talwar-class warships, INS Teg (F45), on 27 April 2012 to bolster its war-fighting capabilities, Chief of Material Vice Admiral Ganesh Mahadevan...
Babcock to enhance CESM system for UK Royal Navy
The UK Royal Navy has awarded a contract to Babcock to provide a mid-life software update to Eddystone, the Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) system deployed on...
US Navy receives USNS Medgar Evers
The US Navy has received the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo-ammunition ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), from General Dynamics (GD) National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) Ship...
Series of errors led to HMS Astute grounding, says report
The grounding of the UK Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Astute (S119) off the west coast of Scotland two years ago, was due to a catalogue of errors, an official report has...
AeroVironment to supply Puma UAS for USMC
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded firm fixed-price contract to AeroVironment to supply RQ-20A Puma All Environment (AE) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems...
Russia, China begin joint naval exercise
China and Russian Navies have begun their first joint naval exercises in the Yellow Sea off China's east coast, amidst rising tensions over China’s territorial...
USS Mississippi set for commissioning in June 2012
The US Navy's ninth Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit USS Missouri (SSN-780) has returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard for its...
US Navy’s F-35C variant perform first formation flight
The US Navy’s F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft successfully performed a formation flight for the first time at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland,...
DCNS, Progen team up for Brazilian Prosub submarine programme
DCNS has signed a partnership agreement with Progen to procure domestically-produced equipment in support of the Brazilian Navy’s Prosub submarine development and construction...
Royal Thai Navy receives HTMS Ang Thong
The Royal Thai Navy has officially received the first Endurance-class landing platform dock ship, HTMS Angthong (LPD-791) at Laem Thien Port, Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri,...
US Navy certifies new Aegis BMD upgrades
Lockheed Martin’s new Aegis ballistic missile defence (BMD) system 4.0.1 configuration upgrades have been certified by the US Navy, marking a milestone in the evolution of the Aegis...
US Navy test fires Raytheon’s Griffin missile
The US Navy has successfully test fired the Raytheon-built Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher, demonstrating its sea-based anti-ship...
HMS Dragon to join front-line Fleet on 20 April
The UK Royal Navy's fourth Type 45 Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Dragon (D35), will be commissioned to join the front-line Fleet on 20 April 2012 at Portsmouth Naval Base,...
BAE APKWS deployed in Afghanistan
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), developed by BAE Systems, has been deployed in Afghanistan following approval by the US Marine Corps...
US Navy receives first dual-frequency sonar from Raytheon
The US Navy has received the first dual-frequency hull-mounted sonar, the AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, from Raytheon for its DDG 1000-class multi-mission...
Military spending in 2011 stalled for the first time in 13 years – SIPRI
Defence spending in 2011 reached $1.738bn dollars globally according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...
Nato Joint Warrior exercise begins ahead of Olympics 2012
Nato's biggest military exercise, the UK-led Joint Warrior, has begun off the west coast of Scotland prior to the Olympic Games 2012, to be held in London, UK....
BAE receives additional orders for Mk 41 VLS
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to BAE Systems to provide additional ship sets of the Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) for installation on the Arleigh Burke DDG-116...
Lockheed to continue support of US Navy's SWFTS programme
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to Lockheed Martin for providing systems engineering and integration in support of the Navy's Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems...
Netherlands MoD receives third Holland-class patrol vessel
The Defence Materiel Organization of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received the third of four Holland-class oceangoing patrol vessels (OPV), Friesland (P842), from Damen...
HMS Defender completes final set of sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's fifth Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender (D36) has successfully completed its second and final set of sea trials off the west coast of...
Rolls-Royce to power US Navy’s Freedom-class LCS
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to deliver power and propulsion systems for its two latest Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships...
French Navy frigate successfully intercepts supersonic sea-skimming missile
The French Navy has successfully completed the first aerial target live fire of the US Navy’s GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST), off the Ile du Levant coast,...
BAE selects QinetiQ for UK Type 26 frigates design
BAE Systems has selected QinetiQ’s Paramarine advanced marine design software in the assessment phase for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS)...
BMT Isis validates QE Class frigate’s approach channel design
BMT Group subsidiary BMT Isis has completed the validation of Portsmouth approach channel design for the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and...
Lockheed to supply cockpits for US Navy MH-60R/S helicopter
Lockheed Martin has received a $1.05bn contract from the US Navy for the supply of digital cockpits and integrated mission systems and sensors for the Navy’s Sikorsky-built MH-60R and...
India’s aircraft carrier to begin sea trials in May 2012
The Indian Navy's Russian-built aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly named Admiral Gorshkov, will begin three to four months of testing in the White Sea and Barents Sea from 25 May...
USS Mississippi completes first maiden voyage
The US Navy’s ninth Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN-782) has completed its first voyage during alpha sea trials and returned to the Electric Boat...
Indian Navy commissions INS Chakra submarine
The Indian Navy has officially commissioned the Akula II-class K-152 Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine, the INS...
Telephonics to modernise Colombian Navy’s CN-235 aircraft
The Colombian Navy has awarded a contract to Telephonics for the modernisation of its two CN-235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft...
Northrop to support US Navy H-1 helicopter upgrades
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to supply mission computers in support of the H-1 helicopter upgrade...
DCNS selects Sagem EOMS-NG optronic system for French frigates
DCNS has awarded a contract to Sagem to modernise fire control systems onboard the French Navy’s six Floreal-class surveillance...
Trilogy to equip Irish OPVs with Mercury communications systems
Trilogy has been selected to supply its Mercury IP communications systems for installation on board the Irish Navy’s two newly built offshore patrol vessels...
Second Italian FREMM frigate launched
The Italian Navy's second FREMM multimission European frigate, Virginio Fasan, has been launched at the Riva Trigoso (Genoa)...
India, Singapore Navies complete SIMBEX 2012
The Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have completed an annual joint naval exercise, codenamed Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) 2012, off the Andaman...
DCNS delivers fourth Skjold FPB to Norwegian Navy
DCNS has delivered the fourth of six Skjold-class fast patrol boats (FPB), P964-Glimt, to the Royal Norwegian...
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GE Intelligent to support US Navy BFTT programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to GE Intelligent Platforms to supply its PowerXtreme Power7E single board computers in support of Battle Force Tactical Trainer (BFTT)...
Navantia demonstrates TRS-3D integration in CATIZ combat system
Navantia has successfully specified, developed and tested the integration of the Cassidian-built TRS-3D radar system CATIZ command and control system...
Raytheon completes SM-3 IIA’s TDACS preliminary design review
Raytheon has successfully completed the throttleable divert and attitude control system (TDACS) preliminary design review (PDR) for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile, with the...
US Navy submits 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress
The US Navy has submitted its 30-year shipbuilding plan for 2013-2042 to Congress, projecting a drop in the number of ships as the Navy eyes a smaller...
Thales successfully integrates VL_Mica missile with Tacticos
Thales has successfully integrated the first operational naval VL_Mica missile with the Tacticos naval combat management system on board the Royal Moroccan Navy’s first of three Sigma...
Behlman to provide Model 00389 power supplies for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a follow-on contract to Behlman Electronics to provide additional Model 00389 COTS power supplies to support its airborne anti-submarine and anti-ship surveillance as...
Indian Navy to boost spending by 74% in 2013
The Indian Navy is planning to boost its defence spending by 74% in the next financial year to 31 March 2013 in a bid to procure additional ships and submarines as well as pay for its...
Swedish Navy’s HMS Visby completes modernisation
The Swedish Navy’s first Visby-class corvette HMS Visby has sailed off from dry-dock at Karlskrona, Sweden after completing a refit...
Babcock to refit British nuclear submarine HMS Vengeance
Defence firm Babcock has been awarded a £350 million contract by the UK MoD to conduct a three-and-a-half year refit of the Trident missile carrying submarine HMS...
ST Kinetics teams with SAIC for USMC MPC programme
ST Kinetics and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) have joined forces to participate in the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)...
BAE to provide support services for US Navy vehicles
The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE systems to perform a range of communications and electronics services on a variety of military vehicles that include mine resistant ambush protected...
French Navy commissions first Gowind-class OPV L’Adroit
The French Navy has officially commissioned the first experimental Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), L’Adroit after it received the OPV in October...
US Navy selects Northrop to provide cybersecurity solutions
The US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, US has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide cybersecurity related professional, technical and...
ITT’s ejection system completes first airborne weapons separation test
ITT Exelis’ newly developed weapon ejection release system has successfully completed its first airborne weapons separation test over a test range in the Atlantic...
SELEX to deliver HF radio for US Navy’s E-2C aircraft
Northrop Grumman has awarded a contract to SELEX Elsag to design, integrate, test and deliver the SRT-470 high frequency (HF) radio system to install onboard the US Navy’s E-2C Hawkeye...
Australian Navy to procure MSV Skandi Bergen vessel
The Australian Government has agreed to procure offshore support vessel MSV Skandi Bergen for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel...
Germany to deliver sixth Dolphin-class submarine to Israel
Germany has confirmed the sale of a sixth Dolphin-class submarine to Israel and will finance part of its cost amidst tensions in the Middle East over Iran’s nuclear...
HMS Dragon completes gunnery trials
The UK Royal Navy’s fourth Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Dragon, has successfully completed gunnery trials ahead of its maiden visit to Cardiff,...
HMCS Victoria undergoes weapon system trials
The Canadian Navy’s long-range submarine HMCS Victoria has undergone a series of weapon system trials at Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges in Nanoose Bay, Canada, as part of...
US Navy orders four additional LCS
The US Navy has awarded construction contracts for four additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to Lockheed Martin and Austal, which is the third funding increment for the construction of LCS...
US Navy test fires Trident II D5 missile
The US Navy’s fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), has successfully launched the Lockheed Martin-developed Trident II D5 test missile in the Atlantic...
US Navy receives first EA-18G aircraft under MYP III contract
The US Navy has received the first of 58 EA-18G Growler aircraft from Boeing at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, US, ahead of...
Spanish Navy’s F-105 frigate begins first sea trials
Navantia has begun the first sea trials of Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate Cristobal Colon (F-105) for the Spanish Navy off the northwest coast of...
USMC to receive Recon Scout XT robots
Robotic Systems Joint Project Office (RS JPO) has awarded a contract to ReconRobotics to deliver 126 Recon Scout XT throwable micro-robot kits for the US Marine Corps...
Cobham, Seasat reduce L band radar interference issue
Cobham, in partnership with Seasat, has demonstrated L band interference resistant Sea Tel 9797B and Sea Tel 4009M marine stabilised antenna systems, designed to solve interference issues faced...
Moroccan Navy receives second Sigma-class frigate
The Royal Moroccan Navy has received the second of three Sigma-class frigates, Sultan Moulay Ismail, from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding...
Lockheed to upgrade Tomahawk weapons control for US Navy
Lockheed Martin is upgrading the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS) that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon control for the missile in partnership with...
USS Ford completes first operational transit using alternative fuel blend
The US Navy’s Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, USS Ford (FFG 54), has successfully completed an operational transit using an alternative fuel blend from Everett, Washington to San...
HMS Defender to undergo final set of sea trials
The UK Royal Navy's fifth Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender (D36) has set sail off the west coast of Scotland to undergo a second and final set of sea trials, due to last four...
USMC unveils new Active Denial heat ray system
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has unveiled and demonstrated a non-lethal Active Denial system (ADS), which is capable of producing a high-frequency electromagnetic ray beam on activation,...
China to receive its first aircraft carrier in 2012
China's first aircraft carrier, Varyag, will be commissioned to enter into service with the Navy in 2012 to conduct a certain level of operations at sea, China's People's Liberation Army...
France FREMM Aquitaine completes NH90 helicopter landing trials
The French Navy and DCNS have successfully conducted first deck landing trials with a Caiman Marine (NH90) heavy lift helicopter on board the French FREMM multi-mission frigate,...
Alcoa to develop advanced manufacturing techniques for shipbuilding
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Alcoa to design and develop advanced welding techniques to reduce manufacturing costs on aluminum-intensive...
Spanish frigates may participate in Nato anti-missile shield
The Spanish Navy is considering the inclusion and participation of its F-100 frigates at Rota military base as part of a US-led Nato anti-missile defence shield in...
US NRL to develop SAFFiR robot for shipboard firefighting
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is seeking to develop a humanoid robot, dubbed as the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), to provide future shipboard firefighting...
US Navy receives first P-8A production aircraft from Boeing
The US Navy has taken delivery of the first of 13 P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission production aircraft from Boeing, which will provide increased mission capabilities for users and...
Babcock, UGL selected for RAN Anzac support contract
Babcock and UGL joint venture Naval Ship Management Australia has been selected as preferred bidder for Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Group Maintenance Contract (GMC) for its eight...
Russian Navy receives upgraded Ilyushin II-38N ASW aircraft
The Russian Navy has received a modernised Ilyushin Il-38N anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft at Northern Fleet air base, Russia’s Northern Fleet press spokesman captain Vadim Serga...
HMS Daring begins first major operation
The UK Royal Navy's first Type 45-class destroyer HMS Daring has begun deployment operations off the east of Suez, aimed at protecting sea lanes in the Persian Gulf and maintaining the...
HMS Astute completes first sea trials in US
The UK Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Astute has completed a series of extensive sea trials off the eastern seaboard of North America, intended to validate the submarine's...
US Navy receives second upgraded mine hunting sonar system
BAE Systems has delivered the second upgraded AN/SQQ-32(V)4 mine hunting sonar system for installation on US Navy’s MCM-1 Avenger-class mine countermeasures vessels in Sasebo, Japan, ahead...
Bluefin to support DARPA’s DSOP Phase II programme
Applied Physical Sciences (APS) has awarded a Phase II subcontract to Bluefin Robotics to design and develop a new technology for the Deep Sea Operations (DSOP) technology and system...
Kongsberg to provide POE cameras for Canadian Halifax-class frigates
L-3 MAPPS has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Maritime for the supply of a range of rugged compact power over Ethernet (POE) cameras in support of Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate...
Indian Navy to receive nine Tejas LCA
The Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the production of nine Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) for the Indian Navy in a bid to boost its maritime surveillance...
QinetiQ to build onboard escape system for Italian Navy submarine
QinetiQ has provided design and advisory services to Fincantieri in support of the Italian Navy’s newest submarines’ onboard escape system development...
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Northrop flight tests first US Navy MFAS radar
Northrop Grumman has begun flight testing of US Navy’s first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar, the primary sensor on the Navy’s MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance...
GD to construct additional DDG 116 destroyer for US Navy
General Dynamics (GD) has received a $663m modification contract from the US Navy for the construction of an additional Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, DDG...
US Navy’s first MUOS satellite successfully launched
The US Navy's first Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System satellite (MOUS) has been successfully launched onboard an Atlas V launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force...
US Navy orders additional JHSV from Austal
Austal has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for the construction of eighth and ninth Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) under contract option worth...
Ingalls to provide long-lead materials for US Navy LPD 27
The US Navy has awarded a million cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement modification contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division to provide long-lead...
UK MoD F-35 procurement bill to rise
The UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) carrier variant of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) purchase bill may rise due to the US Department of Defense's (DoD) military budget...
US Navy Growler aircraft to be equipped with DRS JTT-R
Boeing has selected DRS Defense Intelligence, Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) to supply the Joint Tactical Terminal – Receiver (JTT-R) for installation onboard US Navy’s...
HMS Vigilant to begin sea trials next month
The UK Royal Navy’s third Vanguard class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) HMS Vigilant will begin sea trials in March 2012, marking the completion of the £300m Long Overhaul Period...
UK MoD orders four new RFA tankers
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build and deliver four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers to maintain the...
France FREMM Aquitaine completes first helicopter deck landing trials
DCNS has successfully conducted the first helicopter deck landing trials on board the French FREMM multi-mission frigate, Aquitaine....
Taiwan to request funds for new submarines
Taiwan's Navy will request funding from the nation's parliament to purchase up to eight new submarines in the next two months, a move that will revive submarine acquisition after more than a...
Pakistan Navy receives second batch of P-3C Orion aircraft
The Pakistani Navy has received its second batch of two upgraded US-built P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft at the navy's Naval Aviation Base in Karachi,...
Babcock, SEA team up for towed SCB system
Babcock has signed an agreement with Systems Engineering and Assessment (SEA) to jointly bid for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Vanguard Replacement Programme (VRP) Submarine Communications...
AW159 Wildcat helicopter completes sea trials onboard HMS Iron Duke
The UK Royal Navy's next-generation helicopter, the AW159 Wildcat Lynx (ZZ402), has completed extensive sea trials aboard the Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke in the English...
ScanEagle UAS completes trials aboard USS Gunston Hall
Boeing's fully autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ScanEagle has successfully completed trials aboard the US Navy's amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD...
USMC receives first Integrator UAS from Insitu
Insitu has delivered the first of two Integrator Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the US Marine Corps (USMC), which will provide them with an early operational capability as part of the...
Oshkosh to supply LVSR to USMC
The US Marine Corps has awarded a modification contract to Oshkosh to supply more than 140 logistics vehicle system replacement (LVSR) cargo trucks and nearly 70 LVSR...
Belgian Navy receives two additional REMUS 100 AUVs
The Belgian Navy has procured two additional REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) from Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary...
USMC receives first upgraded Block C MV-22 Osprey
Boeing and Bell Helicopter joint venture Bell-Boeing has delivered the first Block C modified MV-22 Osprey aircraft to the US Marine Corps...
USMC deploy TSS onto AH-1Z Cobra aircraft
The US Marine Corps' (USMC) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has deployed Lockheed Martin's target sight system (TSS) onto its AH-1Z Cobra attack...
Boeing receives first APY-10 surveillance radar from Raytheon
Boeing has received the first international version of Raytheon’s APY-10 surveillance radar for installation onboard the Indian Navy’s P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and...
UK MoD employs QinetiQ software to certify Naval fleet stability
The UK Ministry of defence (MoD) has employed QinetiQ-built Paramarine advanced marine design software to certify the stability of the UK Royal Naval...
Elta Systems to supply ELM-2022A maritime radars to undisclosed customers
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary Elta Systems has been awarded contracts by two foreign customers for the delivery of ELM-2022A advanced multi-mode airborne maritime surveillance...
Northrop to continue US Navy CANES programme support
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for production and a limited deployment phase of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) programme, intended...
US Navy LCS 10 to be named Gabrielle Giffords
The US Navy will name the tenth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), currently being constructed, the USS Gabrielle...
US Navy P-8A aircraft debuts at Bold Alligator 2012 exercise
The US Navy’s newly received P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission aircraft made its debut to support the fleet exercise, Bold Alligator 2012, being held off the coasts of Virginia and...
Philippines Navy to receive second US coastguard cutter
The Philippines Navy will soon receive a second coastguard patrol craft, the Dallas, from the US to help safeguard its waters, improve the military's maritime defence capability and boost...
Iran Navy receives two new Ghadir-class submarines
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has been equipped with two new domestically-built light Ghadir-class submarines to further expand its capability to defend territorial waters, the Iranian...
US Navy to test EM Railgun prototype launcher
The US Navy will soon conduct tests on an Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun prototype launcher, which was delivered last month to a facility in Dahlgren, Virginia,...
Hamilton Sundstrand delivers first EPCS kits to US Navy
The US Navy Reserve has received the first delivery of a total of 30 Electronic Propeller Control System (EPCS) upgraded aircraft from Hamilton Sundstrand that will complete permanent...
Thales to supply sonar system for UK Navy Astute submarine
BAE Systems has awarded a subcontract to Thales UK to deliver a fully integrated search and attack submarine sonar system, the Sonar 2076, for installation on the fifth UK Royal Navy...
BAE to provide ESSM components for Raytheon
Raytheon has awarded a contract to BAE Systems Australia for continued production of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)...
Northrop to test F-35 sensor capabilities during Bold Alligator 2012
The Northrop Grumman-developed BAC1-11 test aircraft, configured with F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and the AN/AAQ-37...
US Navy conducts fleet experiment on USVs
The US Navy has conducted a follow-on fleet experiment on unmanned surface vessels (USVs) equipped with non-lethal weapons off the shoreline of Fort Eustis, Virginia,...
HMS Lancaster completes refit, ready to undergo sea trials
The UK Royal Navy’s Duke Class Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster has completed a 16-month, £22m refit at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, and is set to undergo sea trials off the South Coast for the...
US Navy 5th Fleet’s MK 54 torpedo receive software upgrades
The US Navy 5th Fleet’s MK 54 lightweight torpedos have been successfully upgraded with the latest software on time and within...
Babcock tests Hobart Class AWD torpedo launcher for RAN
Babcock has begun testing the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hobart Class air warfare destroyer’s (AWD) Mk32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers at its Techport facility in South...
Japanese Maritime Defence Force procures ALMDS from Northrop
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has procured four airborne laser mine detection systems (ALMDS) from Northrop Grumman for use on its AgustaWestland MCH-101 helicopters to...
Lockheed, Raytheon team up to upgrade US Navy EA capability
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Raytheon to bid for a US Navy contract intended to modernise the fleet’s electronic attack (EA) capability against anti-ship missiles as part of the...
Boeing begins DTS production for US Navy F/A-18E/F
Boeing has begun production of the new distributed targeting system (DTS) for the US Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter as part of the navy’s F/A-18E/F Network Centric Warfare...
HMS Dauntless deployed to Falklands
The UK Royal Navy’s second of six Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dauntless, is due to set sail from Portsmouth, UK, on its maiden voyage off the coast of the Falklands Islands in the South...
GD to provide TDACS actuators in support of SM-3 missile
Aerojet has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) Ordnance and Tactical Systems to develop and deliver electromagnetic control actuators for the Throttleable Divert and Attitude...
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Raytheon to develop PFN to power future projectiles
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract to Raytheon to design and develop the pulse forming network (PFN) needed to drive projectiles off the deck of a naval warship without the...
US Navy and Northrop tests X-47B UAV technology
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed a series of flight tests of the ship-based X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) technology in St. Augustine, Florida, US, as part of the...
AgustaWestland to deliver MPAS for Italian Navy NH90 helicopter fleet
The Italian Navy will receive a mission planning and analysis system (MPAS) for its NH90 NFH medium twin naval helicopters fleet from Finmeccanica subsidiary...
UK Navy unveils new supersonic missile system
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to MBDA for the development of a next generation short-range supersonic missile defence system, Sea Ceptor, capable of intercepting...
BAE to support USMC Caiman multi-theatre vehicles
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded three contracts totalling $148m to BAE Systems to continue providing support for its Caiman high-mobility, heavily armoured multi-theatre vehicles...
Navistar to upgrade USMC MaxxPro vehicle fleet
Navistar Defense has been awarded a contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) System Command to supply 650 independent suspension kits for International MaxxPro Plus Mine Resistant Ambush...
US Navy completes developmental testing of JSOW C-1 weapon
The US Navy has successfully completed developmental testing (DT) of the Raytheon-built joint stand-off weapon (JSOW) C-1, the first networked air-launched, anti-ship weapon in the US armoury,...
Fincantieri launches Ganthoot patrol vessel for UAE Navy
The first of two stealth patrol vessels for the UAE Navy, Ganthoot, has been launched by Fincantieri shipyard as a part of the navy’s Falaj 2-class...
UK to send additional warships to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy is ready to send additional warships through the sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz amidst Iranian threats to block the waterway in retaliation for EU sanctions,...
US Navy test-fires Maverick missile
The US Navy has successfully completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the new variant of the Raytheon-built laser-guided Maverick missile, which will now enter production for...
Indra to develop a new light maritime surveillance aircraft
Indra is developing a new light aircraft for maritime surveillance to guard maritime zones, including exclusive economic zones, that are located 50-200nm...
USS Porter completes live-fire exercise of gun weapon systems
The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) has successfully completed a live-fire exercise of its complete range of gun weapon systems as part of the...
US, British and French warships proceed through Strait of Hormuz
Warships from US, British and French naval forces have proceeded through the Strait of Hormuz, coinciding with Iranian threats to block the...
Indian Navy receives Nerpa nuclear submarine from Russia
Russia has finally handed over the long-awaited Akula II-class K-152 Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine to the Indian Navy after more than two years of...
UK to host first European human-powered submarine race
The UK will host the first European International Submarine Races (eISR) beginning on 25 June 2012 at Gosport, Hampshire, UK, in a bid to test the engineering expertise and stamina of...
Construction begins on first US Navy mobile landing platform ship
Construction on the US Navy's first mobile landing platform (MLP) ship has been marked by the keel laying at General Dynamics' (GD) NASSCO's shipyard in San Diego,...
Spanish Navy's fifth F-100 class frigate prepares for sea trials
The Spanish Navy's fifth F-100 Alvaro de Bazan class frigate Cristobal Colon, which is currently under construction in Navantia, is preparing to undergo sea trials after a period of dry docking...
Naval-technology.com launches major defense survey
Naval-technology.com is launching a major global defense industry survey and we'd like to hear your opinions on the most important business issues for...
USS Carl Vinson supports Operation Enduring Freedom mission
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 sailors have begun US 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) operations in the Arabian Sea...
Kongsberg to supply Mk 2 combat system for Norwegian submarines
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation has signed a contract with Kongsberg for the delivery of the MSI-90U Mk 2 combat management system (CMS) to the Royal Norwegian Navy’s...
DRS to support US Navy E-6B aircraft fleet
The US Navy has awarded a one-year, fixed-firm-price modification contract to DRS Technologies to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) for the E-6B take charge and move out (TACAMO)...
Raytheon delivers final SSDS MK 2 to US Navy
Raytheon has successfully delivered the final ship self-defence system (SSDS MK 2) hardware ship set for the US Navy ahead of...
French Navy receives third BPC Dixmude frigate
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has taken delivery of the third Mistral-class projection and command (BPC) ship, Dixmude, three months ahead of the initial contract...
UK Royal Navy’s AW159 Wildcat helicopter begins sea trials
The UK Royal Navy’s next-generation helicopter, the AW159 Wildcat Lynx, will begin extensive sea trials both on and off the Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke in the English Channel next month....
Raytheon to deliver ALFS to Australian Navy
Raytheon has received a $80.8m modification contract to provide 25 AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems to the Royal Australian Navy under the US Navy foreign military...
US Navy receives USNS Howard frigate
The US Navy has received the missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25), which is slated to replace the existing USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) ship, from VT...
Raytheon receives two ESSM contracts
Raytheon has been awarded two contracts worth $212.8m to design and develop the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) for the US Navy and for Japan's Ministry of Defence...
US Navy to christen fourth Independence-class LCS
The US Navy will christen the recently launched fourth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Coronado, on 14 January 2012 at Austal's Mobile facility in Alabama,...
Navistar to upgrade USMC MaxxPro MRAP vehicle fleet
US Marine Corps System Command (USMC) has awarded an $880m delivery contract to Navistar Defense for the upgrade of its fleet of 2,717 International MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected...
USMC receives two F-35B aircraft from Lockheed
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has received the first two production-model F-35B short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft from Lockheed Martin at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida,...
Kongsberg to supply bridge simulator for Danish Navy
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Maritime to deliver sophisticated new bridge simulation...
HMS Daring sails on its maiden deployment
The UK Royal Navy's first Type 45-class destroyer HMS Daring has set sail on its maiden deployment off the east of Suez to protect sea lanes in the Persian Gulf and to maintain the navy’s...
US Navy receives final motor generators for EMALS
The US Naval Air Systems Command has received the final four motor generators from General Atomics (GA) for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), for installation in the new...
UK Royal Navy to bolster Olympic security
The UK Royal Navy will play an integral role in security operation efforts around Weymouth for the 2012 London Games, UK Defence secretary Philip Hammond...
USS Missouri completes PSA trials, extended modernisation
The US Navy's Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN-780) has successfully completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) sea trials and extended modernisation ahead...
HMS Protector equipped with Lockheed WECDIS
The UK Royal Navy’s new Antarctic ice patrol vessel HMS Protector has been equipped with the Lockheed Martin-built warship electronic chart display and information system...
Indonesian Navy to procure guided-missile fast boats
The Indonesian Government is planning to procure 24 guided-missile fast boats over the next 12 years until 2024 to strengthen its navy's ability to combat threats in shallow...
GD to support Trident II submarine strategic weapons systems
General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to support production and deployed systems of the US and UK Trident II submarine strategic weapons...
HMS Kent to rejoin service after completing major refit
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Kent (F78) has returned to its homeport in Portsmouth, UK, following the completion of a year-long refit programme in December...
USS Ronald Reagan to undergo scheduled maintenance
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will undergo scheduled maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington,...
Northrop receives flight hardware for BAMS UAS programme
Northrop Grumman has received the first complete ship set of flight hardware from Aurora Flight Sciences for the US Navy’s broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system (BAMS...
Brazilian Navy purchases three OPVs from BAE
The Brazilian Navy has signed a $186m deal with BAE Systems for the purchase of three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the navy's Prosuper fleet modernisation...
Russia delivers Nerpa submarine to Indian Navy
Russia has delivered the Akula II-class Nerpa K-152 nuclear submarine to the Indian Navy after more than two years of delays at the Bolshoi Kamen ship building...
Iran Navy test-fires Mehrab missile
The Iranian Navy has successfully test-fired a new indigenous, advanced surface-to-air missile named Mehrab (Altar) during the ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises in the Sea of Oman near...
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US Navy receives LPD 22 from HII
The US Navy has received the sixth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, San Diego (LPD 22), from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) at the Ingalls Shipbuilding...
DSME to build three submarines for Indonesian Navy
The Indonesian Navy has awarded a contract to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build three submarines in a move to modernise its capabilities in line with other countries...
Babcock to upgrade HMS Portland
The upgrade and maintenance programme on the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Portland has begun at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in the...
Northrop to support US Navy CH-53K helicopter programme
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Navy to provide integration and laboratory test support for the CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter’s LN-251...
Raytheon tests second NMT with on-orbit AEHF satellite
Raytheon has successfully tested the second operationally fielded navy multiband terminal (NMT) satellite communication system with on-orbit advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF)...
Raytheon to support US Navy DDG 1000 programme
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to Raytheon to complete software development for the DDG 1000-class destroyer...
US Navy F/A-18 TOFT equipped with new visual system
L-3 Link Simulation & Training has completed new visual system upgrades of the US Navy’s F/A-18 Tactical Operational Flight Trainers' (TOFT) cockpit...
Indian Navy to induct Russian submarine in 2012
The Indian Navy will induct a Russian-built Akula-II-class Nerpa K-152 nuclear submarine into its fleet in early...
US Navy receives first MUOS satellite
The US Navy has received the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite from Lockheed Martin at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida,...
Australia to boost its amphibious capability
Australia is planning to procure an additional humanitarian and disaster relief ship to bolster the Royal Australian Navy’s amphibious capability, defence minister Stephen Smith and...
RAN decommissions Sea King helicopters
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has today decommissioned its Sea King helicopters and its operating 817 Squadron following a final flight onboard HMAS Albatross in Nowra,...
French Navy's Caiman Marine helicopter enters service
The French Navy’s new Caiman Marine helicopters (NH90) standard one configuration has been formally inducted into operational service at the Lanveoc Poulmic naval aviation base,...
US Navy receives final proposals for Aegis CSEA programme
The US Navy has received final proposals from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon for its combat system engineering agent (CSEA) contract under the Aegis Weapon System modernisation...
BAE to deliver communications networks for US Navy destroyers
The US Navy has selected BAE Systems to design, install and test onboard radio communications and network capability for the new Arleigh Burke class of guided missile...
Australia’s future submarine project moves ahead
Australia has requested that three European companies submit their proposals for its future submarines project, SEA 1000, in a move to strengthen its fleet amidst increasing military expansion...
US Navy completes final alternative fuel demonstration
The US Navy has completed this year's final alternative fuel demonstration of the 50/50 blend of hydro-treated renewable diesel derived from algae oil and petroleum F-76 in a landing craft,...
Raytheon to continue development on SM-3 Block IIA missiles
Raytheon has been awarded a new $241m modification contract by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide continued engineering design and development work on the Standard Missile (SM)-3...
Atlas to provide Thai Navy with SeaFox drones
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has signed an agreement with Atlas Elektronik to provide the SeaFox mine neutralisation drone in an effort to upgrade its minehunting...
QinetiQ to provide training, simulation services for US Navy
The US Department of Defense has awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity training systems contract (TSC) III to QinetiQ to provide services that include training systems...
A-T Solutions to support US Marine Corps Engineers
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic has awarded a SeaPort-e contract to A-T Solutions to provide forces with counter-improvised explosive devices (C-IED)...
US Navy to demonstrate biofuel
The US Navy will demonstrate the use of a biofuel blend to power aircraft and vessels participating in a maritime exercise scheduled for 2012, senior officials...
OSI to upgrade Danish Navy fleet with ECPINS 6.0 Software
The Royal Danish Navy has selected OSI Geospatial to supply and upgrade its fleet with new ECPINS 6.0...
Beriev delivers overhauled Tu-142ME aircraft to Indian Navy
India's Naval Air Force has taken delivery of the overhauled ?u-142?E long-range anti-submarine aircraft from Beriev...
Russian Nakhimov frigate to undergo refit after 2012
Russia will begin the refit of its mothballed nuclear-powered frigate Admiral Nakhimov (former Kalinin) with advanced weaponry and electronics at the Sevmash shipyard,...
Alion to analyse US Naval platform survivability
The US Navy has awarded a SeaPort contract to Alion Science and Technology to analyse submarines, surface ships and associated navy...
Norwegian Navy receives first NH90 NFH helicopter
The Norwegian Navy has received the first of 14 NH90 NFH helicopters from AgustaWestland to provide anti-submarine warfare capability to the new Nansen-class...
DRS to support US Navy TIH programme
Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to DRS Technologies to provide production hardware in support of the US Navy submarine technology insertion hardware (TIH)...
Meggitt to develop ECU for F/A-18E/F IRST system
Boeing has chosen Meggitt Defense Systems to develop an environmental control unit (ECU) as a part of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet...
Singapore Navy commissions first RSS Archer submarine
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has officially commissioned its first Archer-class submarine RSS Archer at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, which is expected to strengthen the navy's...
USMC awards two TSS contracts to Lockheed
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded two follow-on contracts to Lockheed Martin to produce the target sight system (TSS) for the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1Z Cobra attack...
Russia supplies Yakhont missiles to Syria
Syria has taken delivery of two Bastion coastal missile systems equipped with SS-N-26 Yakhont supersonic cruise missiles from Russia, according to media...
STX Offshore receives South Korean frigate contract
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration has awarded a contract to STX Offshore & Shipbuilding to build two frigates for the South Korean...
US Navy christens new Virginia submarine
The US Navy’s ninth Virginia-class submarine has been formally christened as USS Mississippi (SSN 782) at the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in Groton, Connecticut,...
HMS Victory to undergo refurbishment
The UK Navy has selected BAE Systems to provide extensive restoration for its oldest commissioned warship HMS Victory, also known as the Battle of Trafalgar, in order to preserve the ship for...
HII to perform work on US Navy’s DDG 1002 frigate
The US Navy has awarded an advance procurement contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to work on the navy's third Zumwalt-class destroyer, DDG...
BAE, AVX team for US Navy’s MRMUAS programme
BAE Systems and AVX Aircraft Company have submitted a proposal for the US Navy’s Medium Range Maritime Unmanned Aerial System (MRMUAS)...
China's aircraft carrier begins second sea trial
China's first aircraft carrier Varyag has begun its second sea trial to carry out relevant scientific and research experiments amidst maritime disputes in the Asia-Pacific...
Germany, Israel finalise sale of sixth Dolphin-class submarine
Germany has agreed to sell the sixth advanced Dolphin-class nuclear military submarine to Israel as well as finance a third of its cost, a German senior official...
Iran Navy inducts Qader missiles
The Islamic Republic of Iran has inducted and equipped its frigates with the new indigenous cruise missile Qader, Iranian Navy commander rear admiral Habibollah Sayyari...
UK Navy selects QinetiQ gunnery training solution
The UK Royal Navy has awarded a contract to QinetiQ to design and deliver a new training environment for close-range gunnery...
US Navy awards TSC III contract to multiple companies
The US Navy has awarded a Training Systems Contract (TSC) III indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to 28...
French Navy completes Camcopter UAS flight tests
The French Navy has successfully completed a maritime capability test of the Schiebel-developed Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) onboard the DCNS-built Gowind-class offshore patrol...
OSI Geospatial unveils ECPINS 6.0 for Royal Navy
OSI Geospatial has unveiled its ECPINS 6.0 software for the UK Royal Navy’s warships (ECPINS-W) and submarines (ECPINS-W Sub) fleet-wide...
CAE to deliver additional P-8A trainers for US Navy
Boeing has awarded a contract to CAE to deliver six additional P-8A Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs) for the US...
UK aircraft carriers costly, less useful, warns parliamentary watchdog
The UK Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, will cost more and be ready much later than scheduled to provide less military capability, warns a report...
India to develop AIP technology
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a land-based prototype for air independent propulsion (AIP) technology to reduce submarine vulnerability, defence...
Kratos receives SPAWAR C4I seaport-e delivery order
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) has awarded a Seaport-e delivery order...
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Netherlands MoD to procure two new patrol craft
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has floated a tender for the procurement of two patrol craft for use by the Marine Corps, Security...
Russian SSN Voronezh submarine completes trials
The Russian Navy’s K-119-class nuclear-powered submarine SSN Voronezh has successfully completed modernisation, overhaul and post-repair trials at Zvezdochka Ship Repair Centre,...
Iranian Navy receives three Ghadir-class submarines
The Iranian Navy has received three additional Ghadir-class submarines to further expand its capability to defend territorial waters, the Iranian Army's Navy Commander rear admiral...
Australia approves upgrade of ANZAC frigates
The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigates will be upgraded with an advanced anti-ship missile defence system, defence minister Stephen Smith and defence materiel minister Jason Clare...
Russia transfers Mistral’s first tranche to France
Rosoboronexport has officially transferred the first tranche for the construction of the Mistral-class assault landing ship’s technical documentation to France-based...
Thales Integrated Mast completes FAT
Thales’ first Integrated Mast IM400 has successfully completed a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) conducted on behalf of the Netherlands' Defence Materiel Organisation and the Royal Netherlands...
Moroccan Navy's second SIGMA-class frigate completes SATs
The Royal Moroccan Navy's second multi-mission SIGMA-class frigate has successfully completed sea acceptance trials (SATs) conducted by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in the North...
French DGA receives first landing craft
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first of four fast amphibious landing craft (EDA-Rs) for the Navy’s Building Projection and Command...
Russian Navy to conduct double Bulava launch
The Russian Navy is planning to conduct salvo launches of two Bulava missiles from Borey-class strategic nuclear-powered submarine the SSBN Yury Dolgoruky next month in the White Sea against...
HII to support US Navy LPD 17 programme
The US Navy has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to provide life-cycle engineering and support services for USS San Antonio (LPD 17)...
GD receives two US Navy contracts
The US Navy has awarded two contracts to General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat to modernise submarines and provide maintenance work and develop advanced technologies for undersea...
RAN decommissions HMAS Kanimbla
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decommissioned the Kanimbla-class Landing Platform Amphibious ship HMAS Kanimbla at its home port of Garden Island, Sydney,...
Bluefin to deliver SMCM unmanned underwater vehicle
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has subcontracted Bluefin Robotics to manufacture and deliver a surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle (SMCM...
Lockheed to supply IRST system for US Navy
Lockheed Martin has been selected to supply the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system for the US Navy F/A-18E/F aircraft programme as it enters the engineering, manufacturing...
Russia to receive new diesel submarines by 2020
The Russian Navy has plans to induct up to ten Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines to bolster its Baltic Sea and Black Sea fleets by 2020, a navy spokesman...
HMS Defender concludes first sea trials
The UK Royal Navy’s fifth Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, has successfully completed three weeks of sea trials off the coast of Scotland,...
US, Japan complete Koa Kai training exercise
The US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) have successfully completed the one week-long Koa Kai training exercise in Hawaiian waters,...
KBR awarded Australian virtual training programme contract
KBR has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to provide a virtual training programme for the Royal Australian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship...
Northrop to support US Navy InTop programme
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded two follow-on contracts to Northrop Grumman to support the US Navy's Integrated Topside (InTop)...
GD awarded support services contract by US Navy
The US Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) to provide hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E) machinery and systems...
Northrop conducts CANES programme system integration test
Northrop Grumman has conducted formal contractor system integration testing for the US Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) system...
South Korea, China begin joint naval exercise
The South Korea and China Navies have begun the fourth joint Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) near Ningbo and...
Construction on first DDG 1000 destroyer moves ahead
Construction on the US Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer DDG 1000 has been marked by the keel-laying at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine,...
Dutch patrol vessel completes sea trials
The Royal Netherlands Navy’s new Holland-class patrol ship, Friesland, has completed its sea trials in the Black...
Australia, Singapore Navies conclude Singaroo exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Australian Navy (RAN) have concluded a bilateral maritime exercise, Singaroo, at the Changi Naval Base in the South China...
US Navy awards C4ISR support contract to BAE
The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) services for military...
VSI to enhance US Navy F-35 HMDS
Vision Systems International (VSI) has received a contract from Lockheed Martin for two additional development phases for the helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) on the F-35 Lightning II...
Construction to begin on new Russian Navy transport ship
Construction on the Russian Navy's newest armament transport ship will begin with the keel-laying at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Centre next...
EADS delivers first CN235 aircraft to Mexican Navy
The first of four Airbus Military CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) has been delivered by EADS North America to the Mexican Navy under the US foreign military sales...
Cobham awarded US Navy satellite communications contract
Cobham Antenna Systems has been selected by MIL-SAT Communications to supply Sea Tel 2.4 meter 9797B marine stabilised satellite communication terminals to the US...
Morocco to receive Raytheon advanced maritime radar
Morocco will soon receive Raytheon’s SeaVue eXpanded Mission Capability (SeaVue XMC) maritime and overland surveillance radar following US approval to export the system....
AAI to provide UTS for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Textron subsidiary AAI Test & Training for the supply of the Universal Test Set (UTS)....
UK to purchase EMALS sub-assemblies from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale for long lead sub-assemblies for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system/advanced arresting gear...
Marotta to provide pressure regulators for LRASM-B
Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Marotta Controls to provide a pressure regulator for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM-B) fuel pressurisation...
Russia to conduct final 2011 test launch of Bulava missile
The Russian Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile will undergo its last trial for this year before the end of...
Raytheon completes JSOW fit check
The fit check of the joint standoff weapon (JSOW) in the internal carriage bay of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft has been completed successfully by Raytheon....
US Navy to receive additional Satcom systems
The US Navy has awarded a follow-on contract to Raytheon for the delivery of Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) protected Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communication...
ThyssenKrupp christens new German Navy submarine
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), part of ThyssenKrupp, has christened the first of the second batch of 212A-class submarines built for the German...
HMS Astute test-fires Tomahawk missiles
The UK Royal Navy's nuclear attack submarine HMS Astute has test-fired Tomahawk land-attack missiles in the Gulf of...
EADS to build TPTI systems for US Navy
The US Navy and Marine Corps has placed orders with EADS North America to build Turboprop Test Instrumentation (TPTI) systems and related Test Programme Sets (TPSs) to test T56 turboprop...
Indian Navy seeks 3D radars
The Indian Navy has issued a request for information (RFI) for 3D radars to enhance the surveillance capability of its naval...
Boeing to develop new mission computers for US Navy
The US Navy has selected Boeing to jointly develop a new Type 4 Advanced Mission Computer (AMC) system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G...
ATK to provide new USMC pack
ATK subsidiary Eagle Industries has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command for the production of a new standard-issue pack....
HMS Kent completes refit programme
The UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Kent has completed a year-long refit and is set to undergo sea trials off the east coast of...
GD to develop SMCM UUV system for US Navy
General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Informational Systems has received a contract from the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater...
Vietnam likely to purchase Sigma-class corvettes
The Vietnam Navy is negotiating with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) for the procurement of four Sigma-class corvettes, a US defence official has...
Indian Navy to procure Integrated Combat System
The Indian Navy has plans to procure an advanced Integrated Combat System (ICS) to enhance the capabilities of its elite Marine Commandos (MARCOS) to carry out special...
US Navy purchases additional Boeing P-8A aircraft
The US Navy has awarded a second low-rate initial production (LRIP-II) contract to Boeing for delivery of an additional seven P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance...
US Navy awards submarine services contract to GD
The US Navy has placed orders with General Dynamic’s (GD) subsidiary Electric Boat to provide support yard services for moored training ships and reactor-plant planning yard services for...
Austal to maintain US Navy research vessel
BAE Systems has awarded a subcontract to Austal to provide structural maintenance services for the US Navy’s Sea Fighter (FSF-1) research...
HMS Daring to begin maiden deployment next year
The UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 Class destroyer HMS Daring will begin its maiden deployment next year after more than four years of trials, tests and...
Russia to receive Yasen nuclear submarines
Russia has signed a new-generation nuclear submarine deal with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) as a part of the armaments modernisation...
Singapore, New Zealand navies conduct Lion Zeal exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) are conducting the joint training exercise Lion Zeal in...
Northrop to equip Fire Scout UAV
The US Navy’s sea-based MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter will be equipped with Northrop Grumman’s weapons...
HMAS Tobruk begins certification trials
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) heavy landing ship HMAS Tobruk (L-50) has begun certification trials following completion of the scheduled maintenance...
Ukrainian Navy to resume corvette construction programme
The Ukrainian Government is planning to resume the corvette construction programme in 2012 and is likely to draft an amended programme of new corvette for the...
Lockheed develops tactical network capability for USMC
Lockheed Martin has developed a tactical Smartphone network, the MONAX system, for use by the US Marine Corps (USMC) during disaster relief and humanitarian aid...
CACI to support US Navy ERP SSS programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to CACI International to provide technical support services for its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Single Supply Solution (SSS)...
Russia, Italy begin Ionex-2011 Naval Exercise
Russia and Italy have begun a joint naval exercise, Ionex-2011, in the Ionian Sea, Italy, to enhance interoperability between the navies....
Danish Navy christens new frigate
The Royal Danish Navy has christened the third and final Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate, Niels Juel (F363), at the Odense Steel Shipyard,...
Chile, US Navy participate in Exercise CHILEMAR III
The Chilean and US navies are participating in the submarine rescue exercise, CHILEMAR III, off the coast of Southern California,...
BMT Isis to support HMS Protector
The UK Royal Navy's interim ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, will receive safety and environmental management support from BMT...
Interocean to maintain sea-based SBX-1 radar
Interocean American Shipping will be awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the US Military Sealift Command for the operation and maintenance of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar platform...
US Navy Fire Scout UAV equipped with classified payload
The US Navy has equipped its MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a classified intelligence payload, known as...
B&W subsidiary to provide fuel and support activities for US NNP
Babcock & Wilcox subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) has been contracted to provide fuel and support activities for the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme...
Thai Navy to receive SELEX Kronos radar system
The Thailand Ministry of Defence has awarded a €25m contract to Finmeccanica subsidiary SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SI) to supply the Kronos radar system for use by the Royal Thai...
ORBIT to maintain US Navy CMS
ORBIT Communication Systems has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide maintenance services for the Communication Management Systems (CMS) installed on EA-6B Prowler...
Iraqi Navy receives sixth coastal patrol boat
The Iraqi Navy has officially received the sixth 35m patrol boat (P-305) from the US Navy at Umm Qasr Naval Base, south of Baghdad, ahead of...
US Navy demonstrates New Shadow Tactical UAS
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Directorate has demonstrated an AAI-built dedicated Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System for test...
Russia implements Syria's Yakhont missile contract
Russia is currently implementing an advanced anti-ship missile delivery contract with Syria, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation head Mikhail Dmitriyev...
URS to support USMC C4ISR systems
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has contracted URS Corporation to support US Marine Corps (USMC) aviation Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance...
Germany reconsiders submarine sale to Israel
Germany is reconsidering its decision to sell a sixth advanced Dolphin Class nuclear submarine to...
Russia signs submarine price agreement with USC
The Russian Defence Ministry has finally signed an agreement with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) concerning the prices of Yasen and Borey-class nuclear-powered...
Construction of first German 125-class frigate moves ahead
Construction of the German Navy’s first 125-class (F125) frigate has progressed with the laying-down of the first hull section at the Blohm + Voss shipyard, Hamburg,...
Cubic awarded USMC training and support contract
Cubic Worldwide Technical Services has been awarded a contract by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide training and support services to the US Marine Corps Aviation Training...
General Atomics awarded US Navy R&D contract
General Atomics has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for research and development (R&D) activities related to power...
CACI to provide lifecycle support for US Navy SCRD
The US Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division has selected CACI International to provide lifecycle support for the Special Communications Requirements Division...
US Navy awards DDG 1000 contract to HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has received a modification contract from the US Navy to continue providing technical and engineering services for the construction of Zumwalt Class...
Russia may extend Topol Missile service life
Russia may extend the service life of RS-12M Topol (SS-25 Sickle) mobile ballistic missile systems until 2019, Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) commander lieutenant general Sergei...
Egyptian navy conducts naval war game
The Egyptian navy has conducted live ammunition war games, known as Sea Victory, off the coast of Alexandria,...
Pakistan to build indigenous Fast Attack Craft
Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) will construct a second indigenous Fast Attack Craft (FAC) for the Pakistan Navy, chief of staff Navy vice-admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar...
ATK to supply AARGM missiles to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to ATK for a third lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
US Navy commissions USS California
The US Navy has formally commissioned its newest Virginia-class attack submarine, USS California (SSN 781), at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia,...
Russia test-fires Bulava missile
Russia has carried out a test launch of the Bulava (SS-N-X-30) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), defence ministry spokesman colonel Igor Konashenkov...
VirTra to supply shooting range simulator to USMC
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has contracted VirTra Systems to provide two shooting range simulators for tactical...
GD awarded US Navy Virginia class submarine contract
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been selected by the US Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack...
Vympel Shipyard to support Vietnamese missile boats
Vietnam’s production of Project 12418 Molniya missile boats, under Russian licence, is to receive assistance from Vympel...
Spanish Navy Receives Second BAM Ship from Navantia
The Spanish Navy has received the second maritime action ship (BAM) Rayo P42 (Lightning) from Navantia at Rota Naval Base,...
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Ukraine agrees to Black Sea Fleet modernisation
Ukraine has agreed to the modernisation of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea's Sevastopol, Ukrainian defence minister Mykhaylo Yezhel...
US Navy awards submarine technology contract to GD subsidiary
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) subsidiary Electric Boat to develop advanced submarine technologies for its existing and emerging undersea platforms....
Iran equips vessels with indigenous missiles
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has equipped its high-speed and small vessels with indigenous missiles that are capable of destroying a range of targets, IRGC Naval Forces...
Raytheon receives Excalibur round order from USMC
Raytheon has received an urgent operational order for 1,037 155mm Excalibur extended-range, precision-guided artillery projectiles from the US Marine Corps...
Dutch Navy receives second Holland patrol vessel
The Royal Netherlands Navy has taken delivery of the second of four Holland-class vessels, the Zeeland, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen,...
Imtech subcontracted for Canadian shipbuilding programme
Imtech has been selected by Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards as the technology partner for the Canadian Government's national shipbuilding procurement strategy (NSPS)...
US Navy selects SAIC to provide USFF support
The US Navy has contracted Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide operational and tactical support to US Fleet Forces Command...
Boeing delivers C-40A derivative aircraft to US Navy
The US Navy has received the C-40A Clipper aircraft from Boeing at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego,...
US Navy's LCS-3 completes Sea Trials
The US Navy’s third littoral combat ship, Fort Worth (LCS-3), has completed the Builder's Sea Trials in Green Bay and Lake Michigan,...
JMSDF to receive AN/AQS-24 Mine Hunting System
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for the supply of AQS-24A airborne mine-hunting...
Ghana Navy receives four fast patrol ships
The Ghana Navy (GN) has taken delivery of four new fast patrol ships from Poly Technologies Incorporated (PTI) of China, at Takoradi Port in...
Raytheon receives US Navy missile launcher contract
Raytheon has received a contract from the US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command to provide LAU-116B/A missile...
French Navy receives L'Adroit OPV
The French Navy has officially received the Gowind Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), L'Adroit, from...
Northrop Prowler aircraft completes service with US Navy
The Northrop Grumman-built EA-6B Prowler aircraft has completed its service with the US Navy and has returned to its home base in the...
Finnish Navy issues tender for R&M services
The Finnish Navy has issued a tender to provide repairs and maintenance services for its Hameenmaa-class mine-hunter...
US Navy launches first Egyptian Navy FMC
The US Navy has launched the first Egyptian Navy Fast Missile Craft (FMC) from VT Halter Marine's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi,...
GSA delivers hybrid electric vehicles to US Navy
The US Navy has taken delivery of two Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from the General Services Administration...
Exercise CARAT 2011 begins
The US and Royal Cambodian navies have begun their second annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011 exercise at the port of Sihanoukville,...
Alion to design, engineer Canadian non-combat vessels
Alion Science and Technology has been selected to provide ship design and engineering under the $8bn contract to construct non-combatant vessels as part of Canada’s National...
US Navy tests new biofuel on LCU
The US Navy has completed alternative fuel testing of the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1600-class at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia,...
HII subsidiary to provide engineering services for US submarines
The US Navy has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) to provide engineering services for its...
Seaspan awarded Canadian Navy contract
Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has received a contract from the Canadian Federal Government to build non-combat vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) under the National Shipbuilding...
CGI Federal to support USMC STRATIS system
CGI Federal has been awarded a contract by US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) to provide post-deployment software support for its Storage Retrieval Automated Tracking Integrated System...
HMS Illustrious undergoes operational sea training
The UK Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious, is undergoing two months of operational sea training off the south coast of...
GD NASSCO to fit-out USS San Diego
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO for the fit-out availability of the San Antonio-class amphibious assault dock ship USS San Diego (LPD...
Italian FREMM frigate completes first sea trials
The Italian Navy's first FREMM multimission European frigate Carlo Bergamini has completed the scheduled first phase of sea trials....
Thai Navy receives MagShoe 3G Weapon Detectors
IDO Security has supplied the first MagShoe 3G scanning devices to the Thailand Royal...
Australia takes Delivery of UK Navy Ship
Australia has officially taken delivery of the UK Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship Largs Bay at Falmouth Dockyard in the...
Babcock to upgrade HMS Richmond
The UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, HMS Richmond, is undergoing an extensive refit at Babcock’s Devonport Dockyard to enhance its operational capability and...
Chile to buy French Amphibious Assault Ship
The Chilean Ministry of Defence is in the final stages of negotiations for the sale of French amphibious assault ship Foudre (L9011) to the Chilean Navy in an $80m...
GD awarded US Navy nuclear submarine support contract
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has received a modification contract from the US Navy to provide planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear...
Raytheon integrates X and S-band antennas onboard Howard
Raytheon has installed the Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) programme’s X and S-band antennas onboard the USNS Howard O Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) at Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS), Texas,...
Saab to upgrade steering control consoles for Norwegian Submarines
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation has awarded a contract to Saab to upgrade the steering control consoles on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Ula Class submarines....
Construction begins on fifth UK Navy Astute Submarine
Construction on the UK Royal Navy's fifth of seven next-generation nuclear submarines, HMS Anson, has officially begun with a traditional keel-laying ceremony at the BAE Systems yard in Barrow,...
CAE to develop multicrew simulators for US Navy
CAE has been awarded a multicrew simulator contract in support of the US Navy’s new undergraduate military flight officer (UMFO) programme....
Raytheon to provide lightweight torpedoes to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) to deliver mk54 lightweight torpedo...
Naval-technology.com launches new defence survey
Naval-technology.com is launching a major global defence industry survey, and we'd like to hear your opinions....
Vizada to provide broadband connectivity for French vessel
The French Navy has selected Vizada to provide satellite broadband connection and airtime for patroller vessel...
US Navy awards SeaPort-e contract to EOIR
The US Navy has awarded a task order to EOIR Technologies under its SeaPort-e ID/IQ contract to provide services to the Directed Energy Division (Q20) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center,...
Russian Navy receives second Stealth Corvette
The Russian Navy will soon receive the second Steregushchy Class corvette (Project 20380) from St Petersburg's Severnaya Verf shipyard in Russia....
Sperry Marine to supply NLSS for Royal Navy aircraft carriers
Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit has been awarded a contract by Aircraft Carrier Alliance to supply the navigation lights shapes and sounds (NLSS) signalling system for the UK...
Korea Navy orders Schilling ROV systems
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has placed an order with Schilling Robotics for two 150hp, 3,000m-rated heavy duty (HD) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems intended to expand its salvage...
Orbit subsidiary to supply MK 437 GMCP for US Navy
The US Navy Procurement Agency has awarded a follow-on contract to Orbit International's subsidiary, Electronics Group, to supply its MK 437 Gun Mount Control Panels...
BAE to upgrade Chilean Navy frigate
The Chilean Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to upgrade a radar sub-system of the Type 911 tracker on its Type 23 frigates to maintain the potent defensive...
Northrop to provide support services for US Navy LInX system
Northrop Grumman has received a follow-on contract from the US Navy to provide support services for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Law Enforcement Information Exchange System...
US, Russian navies begin Pacific Eagle-2011
The US and Russian navies have begun the Pacific Eagle-2011 joint anti-terrorism exercises near the Mariana Islands, Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Roman Martov...
UK Navy suspends GPS jamming
The UK Royal Navy has suspended sat-nav signal jamming during its ongoing Joint Warrior naval exercises following complaints from local...
US Navy DWSS spacecraft moves ahead
Northrop Grumman has taken delivery of the Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS) spacecraft flight hardware ahead of schedule, marking progress on satellite...
Rolls-Royce to support US Navy T-45 Trainer engine
The US Department of Defense (DoD) Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to provide support for the F405 engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training...
Iran to introduce Zafar cruise missile
Iran will soon unveil its new indigenous cruise missile, Zafar (Triumph), defence minister Ahmad Vahidi has confirmed....
Daewoo to sign Indonesian submarine deal next month
Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering is expected to sign a $1.1bn contract with Indonesia next month to build three 1400t Type-209 diesel submarines for the Indonesian...
India, UK conduct joint naval exercise
The Indian and UK Navies have begun the week-long Konkan joint combat exercise off the coast of Goa, India, to focus on nuclear submarine...
GD to enhance US Navy WNW software
The US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center has awarded a contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) to support, maintain and enhance the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW)...
HMS Torbay undergoes RAMP
The UK Navy's Trafalgar Class nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Torbay will undergo a 13-month revalidation and assisted maintenance period (RAMP) undertaken by Babcock at Devonport Dockyard...
ATK to produce new USMC pack
US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command has awarded a five-year contract to Alliant Techsystems (ATK) subsidiary Eagle Industries to produce a new load-bearing equipment system, also known as a...
US Navy X-47B aircraft flies in cruise configuration
The US Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft has for the first time flown in its cruise configuration, retracting its landing gear at Edwards Air Force...
Bulgarian Navy receives first Panther helicopter
The Bulgarian Navy has finally taken delivery of the first of three Panther helicopters at the Chayka naval helicopter base near the Black Sea city of Varna,...
Canadian Navy selects L-3 MAPPS degaussing systems
The Royal Canadian Navy has selected L-3 MAPPS to supply advanced degaussing systems for its 12 Kingston-Class Maritime Coastal Defence...
ONR seeks Common Radar for US surface ships
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) is seeking to develop an Affordable Common Radar Architecture (ACRA) to replace multiple legacy systems installed on US Navy surface...
BAE to maintain USMC MRAP vehicles
The US Marine Corps has awarded a contract to BAE Systems for the ongoing maintenance, updates and repairs to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles supporting Operation Enduring...
Iranian destroyer deployed for seas operations
The Iranian Navy has deployed the first home-made warship, Jamaran, to the Northern Indian Ocean to conduct anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of...
India to receive Nerpa submarine next month
The Indian Navy will receive the nuclear-powered Nerpa submarine in mid-November 2011, a Russian defence industry source...
USMC to deploy unmanned cargo helicopter in Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is set to deploy the unmanned K-MAX cargo helicopter in Afghanistan next month to augment ground and air logistics...
ATK to supply Serpa holster system to USMC
ATK has been selected to provide its Serpa holster system, also known as Blackhawk, for a US Marine Corps (USMC)...
RAN awards AWD simulator contract to Kongsberg
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has awarded a command team trainer simulation infrastructure contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for the Hobart Class air warfare destroyer (AWD) command...
Fincantieri receives modification contract from UAE Navy
Fincantieri has signed a new contract with the UAE Navy to support activities related to qualifying and testing an integrated vessel with both surface and underwater weapon...
ATK and GD team up to produce USMC mortar system
ATK has signed an agreement with General Dynamics (GD) Ordnance and Tactical Systems to provide US Marine Corps (USMC) with low-risk, capabilities-based solution requirements for the...
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USMC awards TSS contract to Lockheed
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded a third follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin to produce the target sight system (TSS) for the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1Z Cobra attack...
Italian Navy ship certified aircraft carrier
The Italian navy ship, Cavour has been certified to take on the role of an aircraft carrier, enhancing the navy’s force projection capabilities at...
Huntington awarded US Navy support services contract
The US Navy has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee support services contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries to provide integrated logistics support for hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E)...
South Korea plans to build longer-range missiles
South Korea has plans to build its own longer-range ballistic missiles to defend itself against North Korean...
BAE to provide LHD training to Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has selected BAE Systems for the development and delivery of training for the landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships. The company will provide training...
Saab to support US Navy LCS Programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Saab Sensis to provide the Sea Giraffe agile multibeam (AMB) naval surveillance radar in support of its littoral combat ship (LCS) programme. Under...
Construction begins on US Navy Virginia Class submarine
Construction on the US Navy's new nuclear-powered Virginia Class submarine (SSN 787) has begun at Newport News Shipbuilding and Electric Boat in Groton, US. The yet to be named fourth vessel of...
Pakistani Navy launches new fast attack missile ship
The Pakistani Navy has launched a new Azmat Class fast attack missile vessel to supplement the nation's combat capability at Xingang Shipyard, Tianjin, China. Pakistani Navy chief Admiral...
GD to supply photonics masts for US Navy submarine
The US Navy has awarded a modification contract to General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat to provide three backup photonics masts for Virginia Class submarines. Under the $32.9m contract, the...
Australian Navy to receive Bell 429 helicopters
Raytheon has received a contract by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to provide three Bell 429 helicopters to develop the skills of junior naval helicopter aircrew, Defence Materiel Minister...
India and Sri Lanka begin joint naval exercise
The Sri Lankan and Indian Navies have begun the joint naval combat exercise code named SLINEX II 2011, off the Trincomalee coast of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs),...
CACI to provide irregular warfare technologies support to US Navy
CACI International has received a contract from the US Navy to provide operations, engineering and technical support services to the naval surface warfare centre crane division's (NSWC...
US Navy to receive additional Zumwalt Class warships
General Dynamics (GD) has received a $1.8bn contract from the US Navy to build another two Zumwalt Class ships, DDG 1001 and DDG 1002. The Zumwalt Class destroyer is the...
AAR to provide airlift support for US Navy vessels
AAR has received a contract from Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide airlift support for US Navy ships. Under the vertical replenishment (VERTREP) contract, the company will renew...
UK Navy christens fifth Astute Class vessel
The UK Royal Navy has christened its fifth Astute Class submarine HMS Anson. Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox said, "I am pleased to announce that Astute Class submarine hull 5 is to...
Japanese Navy may receive additional helicopter carrier
Japan is considering constructing a third aircraft carrier, capable of accommodating helicopters. The proposed 19,500t 22DDH aircraft carrier will be 248m long and can carry 14...
DCNS reveals Moroccan Navy frigate
DCNS has unveiled the FREMM multimission frigate for the Royal Moroccan Navy in the process of the vessel's scheduled 2013 delivery. The France-based company will continue assembly work on...
Terma and DCNS develop new anti-torpedo decoy system
DCNS and Terma have developed a new anti-torpedo decoy system, which can defend all kinds of vessels against torpedo attack. The system can fire DCNS CANTO-V anti-torpedo decoys using the...
Russian Navy to receive additional Krivak IV Class warships
The Russian Navy will receive another three Krivak IV Class frigates from United Shipbuilding following an agreement between the company and the Defence Ministry. Designed as a successor to...
QinetiQ and Northrop to develop VTUAS for UK Navy
QinetiQ in partnership with Northrop Grumman have revealed plans to develop vertical take-off unmanned air system (VTUAS) for the UK Royal Navy at the ongoing DSEi exhibition held in London,...
UK Navy tests ARTISAN radar system
The UK Royal Navy has begun the tracking trials of a new advanced radar target indication situational awareness and navigation (ARTISAN) radar production system designated Type 997. The...
Cassidian introduces improved TRS-4 D naval radar
Cassidian has introduced a new generation of TRS-4D naval radars with improved operational capabilities for surveillance and threat detection. The TRS-4D is an electronic beam scanning...
US Navy to christen first joint high-speed vessel
The US Navy will christen the first of ten joint high speed vessels (JHSVs), Spearhead, on 17 September 2011 in Mobile, Alabama, US. Being constructed by Austal USA, the 338ft-long...
Intellicheck to continue to support US Navy buoy programme
The US Navy has renewed its contract with Intellicheck Mobilisa for funding the wireless security Aegeus buoy programme. The multipurpose buoy system is equipped with environmental and...
UK Navy receives new training system
The UK Navy has received the new maritime composite training system (MCTS) from BAE Systems. The MCTS is a warfare operator training system that helps individuals and teams develop the...
General Electric engines to power US Navy aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines will receive a modification contract from the US Navy to provide F414-GE-400 spare engines. Under the $38.8m contract, the company will supply...
UK Navy displays Type 45 destroyer at DSEi 2011 exhibition
The UK Navy is displaying the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless at the Defence & Security International (DSEi) 2011 exhibition, which is currently being held in London, UK. ...
Northrop unveils inertial navigation system
Northrop Grumman has introduced the mk39 mod 4A ring laser ship's inertial navigation system. The mk39 mod 4A system is based on ring laser gyro (RLG) technology and provides the data...
Moroccan Navy receives first Sigma Class frigate
The Moroccan Navy has received the first of three Sigma Class frigates, the Tarik ben Ziyad, from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) following successful sea trials. The three Sigma...
US Navy to launch new joint tactical satellite
The US Navy will launch its new joint tactical satellite, the tactical microsatellite-4 (TacSat-4), on 27 September, bringing on-the-move communications to the theatre. The...
Russian Navy's first Graney Class vessel begins sea trials
The Russian Navy's first Graney Class nuclear-powered attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, has begun sea trials. Designed to launch long-range cruise missiles, the Graney Class vessel is built...
Lockheed offers information-system network for US Navy CANES programme
Lockheed Martin has submitted its proposal for the US Navy consolidated afloat networks and enterprise services (CANES) programme. Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems & Sensors...
Boeing to receive US Navy contract
Boeing is to receive a $166.8m modification contract from the US Navy in support of P-8A multimission maritime aircraft. Under the contract, the company will provide funding for...
Raytheon to equip Korean Navy vessels
The Republic of Korea Navy has contracted Raytheon to supply five Phalanx block 1B close-in weapon systems for the new Ulsan-1 Class FFX ship programme. Under the $65.5m contract, the...
Indian Navy to receive LCU vessels
The Indian Government has cleared a proposal worth over Rs21.7bn ($458m) to construct eight landing craft utility (LCU) vessels for the navy. The amphibious assault vessels, with a...
L-3 Mapps and Offshore Systems partner for Canadian Navy programmes
L-3 MAPPS and Offshore Systems have joined forces to supply an integrated ship management system (ISMS) solution to the Royal Canadian Navy. Under the partnership, the L-3 MAPPS...
Australian and US navies participate in submarine drills
The Royal Australian Navy and the US Navy's Submarine Command Course (SCC) have participated in a tactical submarine exercise off Western Australia. The exercise witnessed the participation...
Indian Navy buys aircraft sans weapons package
The Indian Navy has been slammed for finalising the MiG 29K naval fighter aircraft deal without their weapons package. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said the "Indian...
ZTEC Instruments supports US Navy eCASS programme
Lockheed Martin and Textron Systems have employed the ZTEC Instruments-built ZT4628 oscilloscope and ZT8442 RF/IF digitizer respectively for the US Navy's electronic Consolidated Automated...
US Navy constructs additional Virginia class vessel
The US Navy has begun the construction of its 13th Virginia class submarine, the unnamed SSN 787, marking the construction of two submarines of the same class in the same year after 22...
UK Navy Trident programme moves ahead
Siemens is to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) software to BAE Systems as part of a contract. BAE Systems will use Siemens Teamcenter software to develop new Trident nuclear...
Russia to acquire additional Mistral Class vessels
Russia plans to acquire additional Mistral Class amphibious assault ships from France. Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Russia would sign a contract with France for the third and...
Sparton to support US Navy sonobuoys
The US Navy has contracted Sparton Corporation for sonobuoy design enhancements under the high-altitude anti-submarine warfare (HAASW) technology development programme. The company will...
First US Navy MUOS satellite completes environmental testing
The US Navy first mobile user objective system (MUOS) satellite has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, proving the spacecraft's overall design and survivability during space...
USMC selects TCS communication systems
TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) will supply integrated communications systems to the US Marine Corps (USMC) as part of a contract valued at $139.8m. The company will also provide...
US Navy unmanned cargo aircraft moves ahead
Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace have successfully conducted a five-day quick reaction assessment (QRA) of the US Navy's K-MAX cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Lockheed Martin...
French Navy establishes NH90 aircraft unit
The French Navy has established an NH90 aircraft unit at Lanvéoc-Poulmic naval air base in Brittany, France. The CEPA / NH90 Lanveoc unit will manage evaluation, trials and crew...
Norwegian Navy surveillance radar completes FQR
Reutech Radar Systems has successfully completed the final qualification review (FQR) of 210N X-band air / sea surveillance radar for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The review has cleared the RSR...
Russia to commission first Borey Class submarine this year
Russia will deploy the Yury Dolgoruky, its first Borey Class strategic submarine, with the Pacific Fleet in 2011, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said. "The submarine is...
Indian Navy to complete MiG-29 deployment by mid 2012
The Indian Navy will deploy 45 MiG-29K aircraft with Black Panthers, a squadron of MiG-29K aircraft, by mid 2012, according to an official. Commander-in-chief of the squadron Commander B...
US Marine tests new virtual aviation training system
The US Marine Corps has successfully tested the aviation distributed virtual training environment (ADVTE) system. During the test, marines assessed the system's capabilities to...
US Navy selects Raytheon mine neutralisation system
Raytheon will receive a modification contract from the US Navy to fabricate, assemble, test and deliver five airborne mine neutralisation system (AMNS). Deployed from the MH-60 helicopter,...
Dutch Navy Zeeland vessel to undergo sea trial
The Royal Netherlands Navy is preparing to conduct sea acceptance trials (SATs) on the Zeeland, the second of four Holland Class oceangoing patrol vessels (OPVs). During the trials, the...
Australian Navy deploys new radar system
The Australian Navy has equipped HMAS Perth, the Anzac Class frigate, with a new anti-ship missile defence radar system following a successful trial. Developed by CEA Technologies, the...
US Navy awards submarine repair contract to GD
General Dynamics (GD) has received a contract from the US Navy to support its submarine repair work. Under the $23m order, company subsidiary General Dynamics Electric Boat will...
DI to support US Navy communication suites
DynCorp International (DI) has received a contract from the US Navy to provide the operation and maintenance of communication suites aboard Military Sealift Command vessels. Under the...
First Indian Navy Talwar Class frigate begins sea trials
Russia has begun sea trials of the Indian Navy's Teg, the first of three Talwar Class frigates, in the Baltic Sea as part of the process of the vessel’s delivery. According to Press Trust...
US Navy to commission USS Spruance warship
The US Navy will commission its Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Spruance (DDG 111), on 1 October 2011. The Spruance vessel is a multimission guided-missile...
South Korea may equip patrol vessels with Mistral missiles
The South Korean Navy is considering equipping all patrol boats with Mistral surface-to-air missiles for the first time, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. "The Naval Operations Command...
US Navy interceptor missile fails to hit target
The US Navy's sea-based ballistic missile defence system (BMDS) has failed to hit its target during a test over the Pacific Ocean. Launched from the USS Lake Erie (CG-70) cruiser, the...
Aerojet tests Standard Missile IB TDACS
Aerojet has completed a series of system performance tests on its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB Throttleable Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS). Aerojet Missile...
Australia to sell Navy Sea King helicopters
The Australian Government has issued the Request for Tender to sell five Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sea King helicopters, Defence Materiel minister Jason Clare said. The tender includes...
Sotera to support US Navy Cyber & C4ISR programmes
Sotera Defense Solutions has been selected by the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to support its cyber security and C4ISR programmes. The mission-critical...
China’s first aircraft carrier completes maiden sea trials
China's first aircraft carrier, Varyag, has completed maiden sea trials achieving all "anticipated objectives", defence ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said. Yujun did not disclose details...
US Navy tests tactical laser system concept
The US Navy, in association with BAE Systems and Boeing, has successfully tested the mk38 mod 2 tactical laser system (TLS) concept. During the field test, the navy-led team assessed...
Iranian Navy vessels to patrol Red Sea
The Islamic Republic of Iran has deployed a submarine and a warship to the Red Sea for patrol and anti-piracy missions, according to navy commander Admiral Habibollah Sayyari. "This...
US Navy selects FLIR Systems imaging solution
FLIR Systems has received a contract from the US Navy to support the navy's persistent ground surveillance system (PGSS). Under the $25.6m initial order, the company will provide an...
Australian Navy to upgrade missiles
The Australian Navy is set to upgrade Standard missile-2 (SM2), Sea Sparrow missile and satellite communications following approval from the federal government. The government has allowed...
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Peru seeks naval missile systems from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has informed Congress of a possible Sale of Nato SeaSparrow surface missile systems (NSSMS) to Peru. The $50m foreign military sale includes four...
Iraqi Navy receives additional patrol vessels
The US Navy has delivered the fourth and sixth patrol boats, P-304 and P-306, to the Iraqi Navy following the successful completion of underway demonstrations. Equipped with a 30mm gun...
Northrop to support US Navy unmanned aerial vehicle
Northrop Grumman is to receive a contract from the US Navy in support of the vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) MQ-8B Fire Scout system. Under the...
Indonesian Navy likely to receive Type 209 submarines
The Indonesian Government is likely to finalise a $1bn deal with South Korea for the purchase of three Type 209 submarines during the South Korean defence minister's visit to Jakarta. The...
SAIC to support US naval aviation
The US Navy has awarded a follow-on contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide technical, engineering and logistics support to the Naval Air Systems...
Indian Navy commissions indigenous warship
The Indian Navy has commissioned an indigenous fast attack warship, INS Karuva, in an effort to prevent asymmetric threats from sea. According to Press Trust of India (PTI), Indian Air...
Russia test fires intercontinental ballistic missile
Russia has successfully tested its Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, according to Foreign Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. Anatoly Serdyukov said the missile, which was launched from the...
UK Navy to receive additional Type 45 warship
The UK Navy will receive the fourth of six Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers, HMS Dragon, on 31 August 2011. Built by BAE Systems, the Type 45 warship is equipped with Sea Viper...
US Navy to invest in biofuel
The US Navy will spend $170m over three years as part of a $510m joint investment programme to develop alternative fuel sources, according to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus. The joint...
A-T Solutions to train US Navy bomb disposal personnel
The US Navy has awarded a contract to A-T Solutions to provide instructor and logistic support to naval explosive ordnance disposal training and evaluation unit one (EODTEU ONE). Under the...
Russia to conduct next test of Bulava missile
Russia will conduct the next test launch of the Bulava ballistic missile on 27 August 2011, according to a source in the commission. "The members of the state commission have decided to...
RAN surfaces Collins Class submarine after engine failure
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) had to surface one of its Collins Class submarines after the vessel suffered an engine error while submerged off Western Australia. An Australian Defence...
Australia launches submarine sustainment review
The Australian Government has launched the terms of a review that aims to enhancing the repair and management of the navy's six Collins Class submarines. In a statement, Minister for...
US Navy to soon launch TacSat-4 communication satellite
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) on 27 September 2011, aboard an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle, marking the...
RSN conducts surface-to-air missile firing
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has successfully completed the live-firing of the Barak anti-missile in the South China Sea as part of the annual cooperation afloat readiness and...
Iran reveals new cruise missiles
The Islamic Republic of Iran has revealed a new cruise missile, which has been designed for sea targets. According to state-run Iranian TV, the home-made Qader missile is a lightweight...
Russian Navy to receive ten Yasen Class submarines
The Russian Navy will receive ten nuclear Yasen Class submarines over the next nine years under the state arms programme. The 119m submarine can be equipped with supersonic high-speed...
GD wins US Navy common missile compartment contract
The US Navy has awarded two contract modifications to General Dynamics (GD) to continue development of the common missile compartment and to support nuclear submarine repair work. Under the...
VNN receives second Gepard Class frigate
The Republic of Vietnam Navy (VNN) has received a second Gepard Class frigate from Russia amidst brewing tensions in the South China Sea region. Intended as a successor to the earlier...
US Navy selects iRobot robotic systems
iRobot has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to supply transportable robotic systems. Under the $21m order, the company will provide the navy with more than 100 man-transportable...
First RAN air warfare destroyer moves ahead
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first air warfare destroyer (AWD), the HMAS Hobart, has moved ahead following the delivery of the first keel block, which will be used to build the destroyer. ...
US Navy trials new wave energy device
The US Navy has deployed an autonomous wave energy device for sea trials under the its littoral expeditionary autonomous PowerBuoy (LEAP) programme. Designed and manufactured by Ocean...
Russian Navy to conduct next Bulava test launch next month
Russia will conduct the next test of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic early next month, according to a Russian Defence Ministry spokesman. The spokesman said that a salvo launch...
Indian Navy commissions second stealth frigate
The Indian Navy has commissioned the INS Satpura, the 140th warship of the navy. The Shivalik Class frigate is the second of three Project 17 stealth frigates being constructed by Mazagon...
Indian Navy to receive additional jet trainer aircraft
The Indian Navy is to receive 17 Hawk AJT aircraft from state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). The aircraft from part of a 2010 contract signed by the Indian Government with HAL for...
US ONR flight tests multi-user tracking capability
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has successfully flight tested an autonomous multisensor motion-tracking and interrogation system. ONR programme manager, Dr Michael Duncan, said that...
US Navy begins work on fifth LCS
The US Navy has begun the construction of the fifth ship of the littoral combat ship class, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) following completion of production readiness review. The programme...
US Navy to equip Fire Scout UAV with missiles
The US Navy is considering equipping its MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with air-to-surface missiles. According to the Navy Times, the drone will carry either Raytheon's...
RSN receives first upgraded Archer Class submarine
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has received the first Archer Class submarine, RSS Archer, from Sweden following a thorough retrofit. Acquired by Singapore in 2005, the RSS Archer...
Australian Navy to decommission amphibious ship
The Australian Navy is to decommission its amphibious ship, HMAS Kanimbla, the ministers for defence and defence materiel have confirmed. The move has come after the assessment of...
Elbit to supply electro-optical payloads to undisclosed Asian countries
Elbit Systems will supply dozens of observation systems to several Asian customers for maritime patrol aircraft, vessels and observation towers. Under the contracts, worth $20m, the...
Northrop Fire Scout completes US Naval at-sea deployment
Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully completed at-sea deployment for the US Navy. During the second at-sea deployment, two Fire...
SAIC to Provide Systems Integration Services to US Marines
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will provide systems integration services to Marine Corps System Command's (MCSC) information systems and infrastructure product group (PG10)....
RE2 to Develop Robotic Technologies for US Navy
The US Department of Defence has contracted RE2 to develop multiple technology equipment for the first increment of the advanced explosive ordnance disposal robotic system (AEODRS)...
South Korea Develops Supersonic Cruise Missile
The Republic of Korea is developing a supersonic cruise missile to defend the country against threats from the navies of neighbouring countries. The government source said, "Think tanks...
Indian Navy to Receive Russian Nuclear Submarine
The Indian Navy will receive a Russian Schucka-B Class nuclear attack submarine, the K-152 Nerpa, by the end of August, after the completion of trials. The officials of Amur Shipyard,...
China to Deploy First Aircraft Carrier to South China Sea
China is planning to deploy its first aircraft carrier, the Varyag, to the South China Sea by August 2012. According to People's Daily Online, the aircraft carrier will be under the...
US Navy Tests Raytheon Minehunting Sonar
The US Navy has successfully completed the launch and recovery of the remote multimission vehicle (RMMV) carrying the Raytheon-developed AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar. The testing marks...
Indian Navy Soon to Receive Remaining MiG-29K Fighters
The Indian Navy will receive the remaining five MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters from MiG RAC by the end of this year, MiG CEO Sergei Korotkov has said. "We will fulfil the 2004 contract...
SAF and US Navy Begin CARAT Exercise
The Singaporean Armed Forces (SAF) and the US Navy have begun the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011 exercise. The CARAT 2011 exercise will, for the first time, witness...
Taiwan Showcases Cruise Missile
Taiwan has showcased a model of its new Hsiung Feng III supersonic cruise missile after China carried out the maiden voyage of its lone aircraft carrier. The 'carrier killer' supersonic...
ManTech to Provide Logistics Support Services for US Navy
ManTech International (MANT) has been awarded a prime contract to provide continuing logistics, analytical and programme support services for the US Navy. The $6.8m fixed price,...
Royal Navy Frigate Excels during Gulf Exercise
A Type 23 frigate of the UK Royal Navy, HMS St Albans, has played a key role in the week-long 'Stakenet' exercise in the Gulf. The Portsmouth-based frigate participated in the exercise...
US Navy Approves GD CNI Flight System
The US Navy has approved the General Dynamics common network interface (CNI) Flight 0+ system for use on the IT for the 21st century (IT-21) network by Network Warfare Command. The CNI,...
HII to Provide Material for US Nuclear Aircraft Carrier
Huntington Ingalls (HII) has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for continuation of long lead time material procurement for construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, John F....
Northstar to Support Canadian Frigate Upgrade Programme
Northstar Network has been awarded an additional contract from L-3 MAPPS to support the Canadian Halifax Class, Frigate Upgrade Programme. Under the new contract, which is part of...
Bruker Awarded US Navy Contract
Bruker has received a contract to provide improved point detection system - lifecycle replacement (IPDS-LR) systems to the US Navy. Under the contract, Bruker will provide 40 systems through...
Australian Navy Soon to Induct New Surveillance System
Royal Australian Navy warships will soon be installed with a new innovative cost-effective dedicated sensor, the short range helicopter control radar (SRHCR), for the landing of helicopters. ...
HMS Bulwark Undergoes Operational Sea Training
The UK Royal Navy amphibious assault warship, HMS Bulwark, is undergoing a two-month basic operational sea training following an 11-month £30m refit. The operational sea training is...
BAE to Upgrade Mk45 Mod 2 Gun Mount for US Navy
BAE Systems Land & Armaments has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order to upgrade two mk45 mod 2 gun mounts for the US Navy. Under the $15.6m contract modification, the company...
Orbit Receives Order from Undisclosed Asian Navy
Orbit Communication Systems has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed Asian Navy for multiple OrBand (AL-7107) maritime C-Band VSAT systems. Orbit Satellite Communications president...
Raytheon to Provide GPS NTS for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon for the global positioning system-based positioning, navigation and timing service (GPS-NTS) programme for its surface and subsurface...
US Navy Completes First Free-Flight Test of JSOW C-1
The US Navy has completed the first free-flight test of Raytheon's joint stand-off weapon (JSOW) C-1, the first networked air-launched, anti-ship weapon in the US armoury. During the...
Federal Cartridge to Provide Frangible Ammunition to US Navy
Federal Cartridge has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center for AA40 5.56mm frangible ammunition. The...
Lockheed to Support Tomahawk Weapons Control System
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to continue maintenance of the tactical Tomahawk weapons control system (TTWCS). The contracts follows...
UK Warships Ill-Equipped for Arctic Warfare
The UK Royal Navy's warships are unprepared to fulfil operations within the Arctic Circle, according to a report drawn up by the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office. The Telegraph...
Japan's Kawasaki Maritime Aircraft Develops Cracks During Testing
Japan's developmental XP-1 maritime patrol aircraft has developed rips and tears during ground testing. Flight Global quoted the Japanese Defence Ministry as saying, "The tears and rips were...
Bell-Boeing to Upgrade CV-22 Training Devices
The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a contract to the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office for the upgrade of the CV-22 Osprey Training Devices. Under the $34.1m delivery order, the...
US Navy Deactivates Carrier Strike Group 7
The US Navy has recently deactivated one of its aircraft carrier strike groups, CSG-7, leaving the navy with nine operational CSGs. The navy will reassign CSG-9 from the USS Abraham Lincoln to...
Thai Navy to Receive MH-60S Helicopters
The Royal Thai Navy is set to receive two MH-60S Sierra Seahawk helicopters from Sikorsky, marking the first delivery of the helicopter to an international customer. The multimission...
US Navy Awards E-2D Hawkeye Contract to Northrop
The US Navy has awarded a $795m contract to Northrop Grumman for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Programme. Under a sole source, firm-fixed price $761 million contract, the company will...
Canadian Navy to Participate in Arctic Training Mission
The Canadian Navy is participating in the annual Arctic training mission, also known as Operation Nanook. The frigate HMCS St. John's and coastal defence vessels HMCS Moncton and...
GD Receives DDG Material Procurement and Support Contract
General Dynamics (GD) subsidiary Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $110.8m modification contract for long-lead construction and engineering, production and support services. Under the...
USMC Receives First GE38 Engine for CH-53K Program
GE has delivered the first GE38 engine for the US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K ground test vehicle after undergoing two years of testing and demonstrations. The new turboshaft / turboprop...
Russia and South Korea to Conduct Naval Drills
The Russian and South Korean Navies will conduct joint military exercises this week in Peter the Great Bay, located in south-eastern Russia. Interfax news agency reported a regional border...
Construction Begins on Sixth US Navy LCS
Construction on the US Navy's sixth littoral combat ship, the future USS Jackson (LCS 6), has begun at Austal's modular manufacturing facility in Alabama, US. LCS programme executive officer...
ASV Awarded UK MoD Contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to ASV for remote controlled naval surface target systems and associated capabilities. Under the contract, the company will supply,...
IDF Considers Arrow Missile Defence Installation on New Warships
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) is likely to deploy Arrow missile defence systems on future missile ship purchases. The purchase of two new surface vessels, estimated to cost over $500m, under...
GD Selects Converteam for US Navy MLP Programme
Converteam has been selected by General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO to provide integrated power systems (IPS) to the US Navy. Under the contract, Converteam will also provide an efficient and...
South African Navy Orders Gun Mounts
The South African Navy has placed orders with Oto Melara for the procurement of additional 76/62mm Super Rapid medium-calibre automatic gun mounting spares. The 76/62mm Oto Melera cannon is...
Exercise Trident Warrior 2011 Concludes
The US Navy has concluded Exercise Trident Warrior 2011 (TW 11) aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) off the coast of Virginia, US. During the exercise, 70 planned experiments involving testing...
Russia Begins Production of MiG Aircraft for Indian Navy
Russia has begun production of a new batch of MiG-29K / KUB Fulcrum-D carrier fighters for the Indian Navy, a MiG aircraft corporation spokesman has said. The Indian Navy awarded a $1.5bn...
Malaysian MoD Receives Additional Allocation for Scorpene Submarines
The Malaysian Defence Ministry (Mindef) has received RM493.3m ($167m) as additional allocation to maintain two of its Scorpene Class submarines, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid...
GD to Supply LAV to USMC
General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems has been awarded a contract to produce 33 light armoured vehicles (LAV-A2) in various configurations for the US Marine Corps (USMC). The LAV-A2 is used by...
Sensor Technology to Provide Radiation Monitors for US Navy
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center is to award a firm-fixed-price commercial contract to Sensor Technology Engineering for the procurement of linear radiation monitors (LRM) and handheld...
JMSDF Receives New TH-135 Helicopters
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) has received two TH-135 (EC135) training helicopters from Becker Avionics. The aircraft fitted with the Becker digital audio system (DVCS6100) will...
Raytheon to Continue to Support Phalanx System
The US Naval Sea Systems Command will award a contract modification to Raytheon for engineering and technical services in support of the mk15 Phalanx close-in-weapon system (CIWS). The...
Russian Navy to Receive New Diesel Submarines
The Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet will receive six Kilo Class diesel-electric submarines in the next few years, navy commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky has said. Vysotsky earlier confirmed...
HII to Continue Engineering Services for US Navy Aircraft Carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has received a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to continue providing engineering services related with construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft...
Argon Awarded US Navy SSEE Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Argon ST for the production and delivery of ship's signal exploitation equipment (SSEE) increment F systems. The $35m contract option is for the first lot...
US Navy Tests DDG 1000 IPS
The US Navy has conducted live tests of the DDG 1000 integrated power system (IPS) at Naval Surface Warfare Center - Ship Systems Engineering Station (NSWCCD-SSES). The IPS has been designed...
Gowind OPV Begins First Sea Trials
The first French Gowind Class offshore patrol boat, L'Adroit, has begun first sea trials to validate sea keeping and other nautical qualities of the vessel. During the sea trials, the...
Russia to Receive Eight Graney Submarines by 2020
Russia will receive and commission at least eight Graney class nuclear-powered attack submarines by 2020, Russian Navy chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky has said. The nuclear submarines are...
Intevac Receives US NAVAIR Contract
Intevac Photonics has received an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract from the US Navy Naval Air Warfare Center to provide digital night vision sensors. The 4MP digital night...
GD to Upgrade USMC RG-31 MRAP
General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems has been awarded a contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command to upgrade the RG-31 Mk5E mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles. Under...
Malaysian Navy Test Fires Missiles
The Royal Malaysian Navy has test-fired two missiles, an Exocet MM40 and a Sea Skua, off Sabah waters, Malaysia. The missiles were fired by navy vessel KD Lekir and a Super Lynx...
ATK to Develop JATAS for US Navy and USMC Aircraft
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and BAE Systems have been awarded a contract by the US Navy for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the joint and allied threat awareness...
Russia Opposed to Sea-Based Missile Deployment in Black Sea
Russia has expressed opposition towards the deployment of sea-based missiles and radars in Turkey's Black Sea region, Russian envoy to Nato Dmitry Rogozin has said. "The Black Sea has always...
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Orbital 25th Coyote SSST Missile Launched for US Navy
Orbital Sciences has launched the 25th Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicle for the US Navy in support of the navy's ongoing ship self-defence exercises in Hawaii, US. ...
Netherlands Navy Orders New Ship Simulator
The Royal Netherlands Navy has placed orders for a new ship simulator that enables crews to maintain their skills in a more cost-effective manner. The Defence Materiel Organisation and...
China to Use Aircraft Carrier for Research and Training
China's first refurbished aircraft carrier will be used only for research and training, according to a defence ministry spokesman, Geng Yansheng. "Building an aircraft carrier is...
US Navy and GD Reach Agreement on Zumwalt Destroyer Deal
The US Navy and General Dynamics (GD)-Bath Iron Works (BIW) have reached an agreement to build the second and third DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers, navy acquisition official Sean Stackley said....
SAIC to Deliver C2 Services to US Navy
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a contract by Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic) to help procure and deliver command...
Australia Receives Air Warfare Destroyer Gun Mounts
Australia has received the three main gun mounts as part of the $8bn air warfare destroyer project, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has confirmed. "The guns will be able to hit targets...
Cubic to Replace USMC MILES System
The US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command will award a firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery contract to Cubic Defense Applications to incrementally replace the Marine Corps's multiple...
HMS Sutherland Retasked to Support Libya Operations
The UK Royal Navy Type 23 Duke Class frigate, HMS Sutherland, has been retasked to Nato to support Operation Unified Protector in Libya. HMS Sutherland, temporarily detached from the...
VolkerStevin to Provide Ammunition Loading Facility for Royal Navy Frigates
The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract to VolkerStevin Marine to build a specialist marine facility in Portsmouth for loading ammunition onto Royal Navy Type...
GD Nassco to Modernise US Navy LSD
The US Navy has awarded a modified contract to General Dynamics (GD) Nassco to support an extensive renovation and modernisation of landing ship dock (LSD 49) USS Harpers Ferry. The...
Australia Seeks US Help to Build Conventional Submarines
The Australian Government has plans to seek help from the US to build 12 conventional submarines, according to Defence Minister Stephen Smith. The building of the so-called 'Future...
BAE Systems to Upgrade US Marine Corps MRAP Vehicles
The US Marine Corps has awarded multiple delivery orders to BAE Systems to provide upgrades on deployed RG-33 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles. Under the...
Naval-technology.com Launches Major Defence Survey
Naval-technology.com is launching a major global defence industry survey, and we'd like to hear your opinions on the most important sustainability issues for 2011-2012. Upon completion,...
Indonesian Navy May Import Korean Submarines
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) may be selected for the $1.08bn Indonesian submarine project. Upon selection, the Korean shipbuilder will sell three 1,200t 209 Class...
Royal Navy Apache Exercises Abroad Newly Refitted HMS Illustrious
The UK Royal Navy Apache helicopter fleet conducted manoeuvres aboard the HMS Illustrious for the first time after an 18-month, £40m overhaul of the aircraft carrier. The Invincible Class...
Exercise Scimitar Exocet Concludes
Exercise Scimitar Exocet, a multinational maritime security exercise, has been concluded in the Bab El Mandeb Strait in the Middle East. The Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba participated...
ONR Delivers Power Management Kit to US Navy EOD Teams
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has delivered a lightweight power system to the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2. The power management kit...
Bangladeshi Navy Purchases Do 228NG Aircraft
The Bangladeshi Navy has purchased two modern Do 228NG (new generation) turboprop aircraft from Ruag Aviation for carrying out maritime air patrol and rescue missions. The two fixed-wing Do...
Boeing F/A-18E/F IRST System Moves Ahead
The US Navy has awarded a Milestone B acquisition decision memorandum to Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet infrared search and track (IRST) programme to move to the next development phase. ...
Iran to Equip Logistic Vessels with Long-Range Missiles
The Iranian Navy's support and combat service units will be fitted with long-range surface-to-surface missiles, a senior Iranian naval commander has said. Fars News Agency has quoted Rear...
US Navy Tests LCS Minesweeping System
The US Navy has successful completed shore-based and at-sea integrated system tests on the prototype unmanned influence sweep system (UISS) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Florida, US. ...
Kollmorgen Awarded Mk20 Electro-Optical Sensor System Contract
Kollmorgen has been awarded a not-to-exceed undefinitised contract action for the fiscal 2011 mk20 mod 0 electro-optical sensor system units for the US Navy and Australia under the foreign...
HMS Argyll Ready for Future Deployment
The UK Royal Navy's HMS Argyll is fully prepared to take up any future deployment after undergoing a £20m year-long revamp. The makeover of the Type 23 frigate includes the Seawolf air...
Pakistani Navy Inducts PNS Alamgir
The Pakistani Navy has formally inducted a guided missile frigate, PNS Alamgir, into service at the Karachi Naval Dockyard. PNS Alamgir, commissioned on 31 August 2010, is the former USS...
First Spanish Navy BAM Ship Concludes Sea Trials
The Spanish Navy first Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) amphibious action ship, Meteoro, has successfully completed sea trials. During the final trials, the ship's navigation and...
Lockheed Team Demonstrates First US Navy JTRS Network
Lockheed Martin has performed the first successful demonstration of the joint tactical radio system (JTRS) network for the US Navy at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific...
Construction Begins on First Brazilian Scorpene Submarine
Construction work on the first S-BR Scorpene Class submarine for the Brazilian Navy has begun at a plant near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil and France signed a $4.25bn contract in 2008 for...
China Launches Amphibious Warship
The Chinese Navy has officially launched its largest amphibious dock landing warship, Jinggangshan, in Shanghai, according to media reports. The 210m-long warship has a water displacement...
Navistar to Produce MRAP Recovery Vehicles for USMC
Navistar Defence has received a second delivery order from the US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command for 140 International MaxxPro recovery vehicles with rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) nets. ...
First Italian FREMM Frigate Launched
The Italian Navy's first FREMM multimission European frigate, Carlo Bergamini, has been launched at the Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard. The 139m-long Carlo Bergamini has a full load...
Northrop to Support US Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration
US Naval Air Systems Command is to award a contract to Northrop Grumman Systems to support the US Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration. The $24.94m contract is a modification to...
Lockheed to Support US Navy Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to continue its operations and maintenance support to five US Navy ocean surveillance ships. The one-year $85m contract includes...
Russian Navy to Receive New Ship-Based Defence System
The Russian Navy is to receive a new ship-based gun / missile air defence system, known as Pantsyr-M. The system, being developed by KBP Instrument Design Bureau, is based on the...
GD and DRDC Complete Torpedo Defence Demonstration
General Dynamics (GD) Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic) have completed a torpedo defence enhancement demonstration. The successful multisensor...
DRS Delivers First OBVP HMMWV to USMC
DRS Technologies Test and Energy Management has delivered the first next generation on-board vehicle power (OBVP) equipped HMMWVs to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command Programme Manager...
Indian Navy Likely to Induct Anti-Submarine Ships
The Indian Navy is planning to induct indigenously built shallow water anti-submarine craft to defend and destroy underwater threats and has issued a request for information (RFI), Indian...
US Navy to Christen Next Freedom Class LCS
The US Navy will christen the next Freedom Class littoral combat ship (LCS) as the USS Little Rock (LCS 9), navy secretary Ray Mabus has said. The 378ft-long Little Rock, with a...
General Atomics to Modify US Navy E-6B Mercury Fleet
General Atomics Systems Integration has been awarded a firm fixed-price requirements contract by the US Navy to modify the E-6B Mercury fleet. Under thae contract, the company will provide...
Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded US Navy Contract
The US Navy has awarded a $98m cost plus fixed fee advance procurement contract modification to Huntington Ingalls Industries for long-lead materials for LPD 27. The contract also includes...
Indian Navy Commissions Indigenous Fast Attack Craft
The Indian Navy has commissioned an indigenously built fast attack craft at its eastern naval command base in Visakhapatnam. The INS Koswari has been designed to operate in shallow waters...
Chinese UAV Programme Moves Forward
China's Silver Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has performed its first test flight and carried out a series of communications relay tests in the Binhai area of northeastern China. The UAV...
AME Awarded US Navy Contract for JITCS
The AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) team has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Navy for the joint interoperable target control system (JITCS). The contract has a three-year period...
DCNS to Integrate Combat System on French Mistral / BPC Vessel
The French Navy's third Mistral / BPC-type force projection and command vessel, BPC Dixmude, is to undergo combat system integration over the next six months in Toulon, France. DCNS will...
Thales Settles Frigate Deal Dispute with Taiwan
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) has received $875m from Thales as part of a court-ordered fine payment settlement over a long-running Lafayette frigate deal between the company...
USMC Demonstrates Northrop HART System
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has successfully demonstrated Northrop Grumman's heterogeneous airborne reconnaissance team (HART) system during live-fire targeting exercises. Using the system for...
Boeing EA-18G Growlers Complete First Combat Operation
Boeing EA-18G Growlers have successfully completed an eight-month deployment that included combat operations in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and US Africa Command (AFRICOM) areas...
China Tests New Long-Range Ballistic Missile
China is currently conducting experimental testing on its new long-range ballistic missile, Dongfeng-21D, People's Liberation Army (PLA) chief of general staff Chen Bingde has said. "The...
Construction Begins on Pakistani Missile Boat
Construction of the Fast Attack Missile Craft (FACM) for the Pakistani Navy has begun in Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW), with cooperation from China. The China Shipbuilding...
GD to Support Common Missile Compartment Work
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy in support of the common missile compartment for the next-generation ballistic missile submarines for...
BAE to Provide Gunner Protection Systems for USMC
BAE Systems has received a delivery order to provide 519 marine corps gunner protection systems (MGPS) for the medium tactical vehicle replacement and the high-mobility multiwheel vehicle...
Boeing to Provide Combat Radios for US Navy
Boeing has been awarded a firm-fixed-price order for the procurement of 964 combat survivor evader locator system handheld radio sets. The order was awarded through the General...
Upgraded HMS Trenchant Returns to Fleet
The UK Royal Navy (RN) Trafalgar Class nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine (SSN), HMS Trenchant, has returned to the operational fleet after undergoing a major refit programme. The...
Teledyne to Manufacture Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Teledyne Brown Engineering has received approval from the US Navy for full-rate production (FRP) phase on the littoral battlespace sensing-glider (LBS-G) programme. Under the $53.1m contract,...
Kongsberg Awarded Command and Weapons Control Systems Extension Contract
Kongsberg has signed a contract with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for extensions to the command and weapons control systems (MSI-90U mk2) for Italian submarines. The extensions...
Indian Navy to Acquire New Radar Systems
The Indian Navy is planning to acquire new modern radar systems to carry out shipborne fighter jet operations from its two new aircraft carriers, which will be inducted in the next few years. ...
Terma BMD-Flex Participates in MDA Live Fire Test
Terma's BMD-Flex has participated in a successful 'live fire' test conducted by the US Missile Defence Agency (MDA) from the US Navy's Space and Air Warfare Systems Center (SSC). During the...
HMS Victory Undergoes Ten-Year Revamp
The UK Royal Navy Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory, will be 'dismasted' for the first time as part of a ten-year comprehensive overhaul project. The first task will be dismantling...
CAE to Develop MH-60R Helicopter Simulator for US Navy
CAE has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to develop two additional MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) as part of previously awarded contract options. The two TOFTs will...
UK Navy Decommissions Last Type 22 Frigate HMS Cornwall
The UK Royal Navy has decommissioned the last of the Type 22 frigates, HMS Cornwall, at Devonport Naval Base, UK. The ship, known as the Fighting 99, has served for 23 years and...
Northrop STSS Satellites Demonstrate Remote Cueing Capabilities
Northrop Grumman's Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites have successfully demonstrated remote cueing capabilities during a sea-based missile defence test. ...
Russia to Rent Ukraine Naval Pilot Training Facilities
Russia is planning to permanently rent Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula facilities for naval pilot training, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said. "I have signed a request to the...
GD to Develop Advanced Submarine Technologies
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has received a modification contract from the US Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Under the...
Iran Tests Radar-Evading Missiles
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully tested three advanced radar-evading missiles, which hit mobile naval targets in international waters, IRGC spokesman colonel...
DCNS Delivers Third Skjold FPB to Norwegian Navy
DCNS has delivered the third Skjold Class fast patrol boat (FPB), P963-Steil, to the Royal Norwegian Navy. The delivery is part of a six-boat Skjold programme led by a consortium consisting...
US Navy and Northrop Test Systems to Operate X-47B UAV
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed testing of the ship-based X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) software and systems to allow future operation from an aircraft carrier. ...
French DGA Orders Third Nuclear Submarine
The French Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) has placed an order with DCNS for a third Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) for the French Navy. ...
Taiwan Develops Naval Stealth Technology
Taiwan has, for the first time, developed a radar-absorbent material in a breakthrough in stealth technology. The technology was demonstrated by painting a naval 50t Seagull Class missile...
Turkish Submarine Deal Takes Effect
The deal between the Turkish arms procurement agency and Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems for the joint manufacture of six submarines has formally taken effect. The German group stated,...
Lockheed Awarded US Navy Engineering Services Contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a modification contract by the US Naval Sea Systems Command to provide engineering services for DDG 51 Class and CG 47 Class Aegis combat systems. The...
Raytheon to Produce Mk44 RAM
Raytheon has been awarded a contract modification for the production of 90 block 1 mk44 mod 2 rolling airframe missile (RAM) guided-missile round pack all-up-rounds and 40 ordnance alteration...
Indian Navy to Buy 80 Fast Interception Craft
The Indian Navy has signed a contract with Sri Lanka-based SOLAS Marine for the procurement of 80 fast interception craft (FIC) as part of an exercise to strengthen its coastal security. ...
Vietnam to Receive Russian Submarines in 2014
Russia will begin delivering Kilo Class diesel submarines to Vietnam in 2014, Rosoboronexport representative Oleg Azizov has said. The Kilo Class submarines, nicknamed 'Black Holes', are...
Iran to Test New Supersonic Missiles
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) is planning to test new supersonic surface-to-sea missiles as part of the current Great Prophet 6 missile drills in the Persian Gulf. IRGC...
Russian Bulava Missile to Enter Serial Production
The Russian Navy's submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Bulava, will soon enter serial production, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said. The missile was successfully tested from...
Fincantieri Delivers Upgraded Ships to Kenyan Navy
Fincantieri has delivered two fast attack craft, Nyayo and Umoja, to the Kenyan Navy after completing mid-life refitting at Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The refits made were hull...
GD NASSCO to Provide Long-Lead Materials for US Navy MLP Ship
General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO has received a $60m contract from the US Navy to purchase long-lead materials for the construction of a third mobile landing platform (MLP) ship. The MLP will...
Austal to Construct Additional JHSV for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Austal for the construction of the sixth and seventh joint high speed vessels (JHSV). The $313m construction contract is part of a previous contract...
Russia to Build Corvettes for Algerian Navy
Russia has signed a deal to build two new Tiger Class corvettes under Project 20382 for the Algerian Navy. The deal was signed by United Shipbuiding Corporation (USC) and Rosoboronexport at...
Thales Sonar Excels in Exercise Proud Manta 2011
A Thales folding light acoustic system (FLASH) active dipping sonar system onboard a UK Royal Navy (RN) Merlin helicopter squadron has proven its capabilities in a multinational...
Kongsberg Demonstrates NSM Land-Target Strike Capability
Kongsberg has conducted the first ever live-fire with the naval strike missile (NSM) to test the missile's precision strike capability against land targets. The missile was launched from...
HMS Gloucester Decommissioned
The UK Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer, HMS Gloucester, has been decommissioned in Portsmouth, UK. The destroyer, launched in 1982, has put in over 25 years of service and is known for the...
Oman Navy Christens New Corvette
The last of three corvettes ordered by the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) has been formally christened Al Rasikh in a launching ceremony held at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK. The new corvette,...
US Navy IRST System Moves Ahead
The US Navy infrared search and track (IRST) system has satisfied all requirements for Milestone B and will enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program. The...
Russian Submarine Test Fires Bulava Missile
The Russian Navy's first fourth-generation strategic nuclear-powered submarine has successfully launched the Bulava ballistic missile in the White Sea, Russia, Defence Ministry spokesman...
ABG Shipyard to Build Training Ships for Indian Navy
The Indian Navy has awarded a Rs9.7bn ($213.58m) order to ABG Shipyard for the construction of two cadet training ships. The 100m-long ship, with a cruising speed of 29kt, will be designed...
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BAE to Support UK Navy Type 45 Sampson Radars
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by MBDA to support Sampson multifunction radars (MFR) on board the fleet of six UK Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers. The £46m support contract will cover...
South Korean Navy to Dispatch Special Forces to UAE
The South Korean Navy will dispatch ten troops of its elite underwater demolition team (UDT) to help United Arab Emirates (UAE) forces mid next month, the defence ministry said. The dispatch...
L-3 Awarded US Navy P-3 SMIP Contract
L-3 Communications Platform Integration division has been awarded a contract to perform aircraft sustainment, modification and installation (SMIP) for the US Navy fleet of P-3, EP-3 and...
Taiwanese Supersonic Missile Test Unsuccessful
Taiwan's new indigenous supersonic anti-ship missile, the Hsiung Feng (Brave Wind) III, has failed to hit its target during a routine naval drill. The Defence Ministry confirmed that the...
Boeing Awarded US Navy UCLASS Study Contract
Boeing has received an eight-month study contract from the US Navy unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme. Under the contract, the company will...
UK Navy Commissions HMS Protector
The UK Royal Navy has formally commissioned its new ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, into the fleet on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty. The 5,000t ship, leased...
DGA Delivers First Upgraded Panther Helicopter
France's direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has delivered the first upgraded Panther helicopter to the French Navy. The Panther helicopter has been upgraded to the new 'standard...
India Seeks Mk54 Lightweight Torpedoes from US
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified US Congress of a potential foreign military sale of 32 mk54 all-up-round lightweight torpedoes to India. Under the estimated $86m sale,...
Marshall Bids for UK Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Marshall Aerospace is bidding for the UK Royal Navy requirement for a maritime surveillance aircraft to conduct anti-submarine, anti-ship, and search and rescue missions. The company has...
Lockheed to Support US Navy DDG 51 Class Combat System
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors has been awarded a modification contract by the US Naval Sea Systems Command to provide services for its USS Arleigh Burke DDG 51 Class destroyer. ...
UK Navy Decommissions HMS Cumberland
The UK Royal Navy has decommissioned its Type 42 frigate, HMS Cumberland, following service of more than 25 years. The frigate was launched in 1986 before being commissioned on 10 June 1989,...
UK Royal Navy and Saudi Arabia Participate in Red Alligator Exercise
The UK Royal Navy's Cougar 11 task group and Saudi Arabia are participating in an eight-day exercise, Red Alligator, near the Arabian Peninsula. The task group includes HMS Albion, the...
BAE Awarded US Navy Modification Propulsor Contract
BAE Systems has received a contract modification from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to produce two additional units of the Virginia class submarine propulsor. The $26.6m...
Russia to Test Bulava Missile
The Russian Navy will test launch a Bulava missile on 28 June, according to a Russian Defense Ministry source. "The decision to hold a test launch of the Bulava (SS-NX-30)...
Chemring to Provide Anti-Personnel Breaching Systems to US Marine Corps
Chemring Ordnance has been awarded a contract to manufacture the MK7 MOD 2 Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) for the US Marine Corps. The contract has a performance period...
Italian Navy Receives First NH90 NFH Helicopter
The Italian Navy has received its first NH90 NFH helicopter from AgustaWestland, which will increase its operational capability and mission effectiveness. The NH90 NFH will perform a variety...
Babcock to Test Phalanx 1B CIWS on HMS Daring
Babcock is to set the first Phalanx 1B close-in weapons system (CIWS) to work following a successful installation on the UK Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring. The Phalanx 1B...
BAE to Manufacture Mk41 VLS for US Navy
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to manufacture mk41 vertical launching system (VLS) mechanical components and assemblies for the US Navy. Under the $55m contract, the mk41 VLS will...
Upgraded HMS Illustrious Undergoes Sea Trials
UK Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious is undergoing sea trials after having completed a 16-month, £40m maintenance and upgrade programme. The ship has already completed one week...
US Navy Orders Rockwell Fifth-Generation ARC-210 Radios
The US Navy has placed orders with Rockwell Collins to equip its aircraft with ARC-210 RT-1939 Gen5 radios to provide networking and interoperability solutions to warfighters. The ARC-210 Gen5,...
Lockheed to Upgrade US Navy Submarines
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the US Navy for a $758m indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to provide submarine combat and sonar systems upgrade. Under the contract,...
DCNS to Deploy Camcopter UAS onto New Patrol Vessel
Schiebel has partnered with French Shipbuilder, DCNS to deploy its in-production Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) onboard a new Gowind Class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), L Adroit. ...
France Conducts First Underwater Future Missile Launch
The French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), has conducted the first underwater firing of the future naval cruise missile (MdCN) at the Essais de missiles test range, Ile du...
Australia Issues Tender for Anzac Frigate Maintenance Contract
The Australian Government has issued a tender for a five-year contract for the repair and maintenance of the Royal Australian Navy's eight Anzac Class frigates, Defence Materiel Minister...
Babcock to Deliver WHLS for UK Submarine
Babcock has received a contract to deliver its weapon handling and launch system (WHLS) for the UK Royal Navy fifth Astute Class nuclear powered attack submarine. The contract follows an...
Russian Warship to Participate in FRUKUS 2011 Exercise
The Russian Navy Northern Fleet destroyer, Admiral Chabanenko and rescue tug Shakhter will participate in the FRUKUS 2011 exercise, which are underway in the North Atlantic off the east coast...
Brazilian Navy to Acquire Additional S-70B Aircraft
The Brazilian Navy has signed an agreement with the US at the Paris Air Show in France to acquire two additional Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk maritime helicopters. The acquisition is through the...
US Navy Runs Seahawk Helicopter on Algal-Based Jet Fuel
The US Navy has successfully demonstrated Solazyme's 100% algal-derived jet fuel, SolajetHRJ-5, in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter test flight in a 50/50 blend with petroleum-derived jet fuel. ...
Russia and France Sign Mistral Deal
Russia and France have finally signed a much-awaited deal to supply two Mistral warships to the Russian Navy at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The $1.7bn deal for the supply...
Indian Navy Plans to Procure New Multirole Helicopters
The Indian Navy has plans to procure new multirole helicopters to carry out anti-submarine warfare and to strengthen its fleet of helicopters. The navy has recently issued a request...
US Navy Completes Captive-Flight Tests on Raytheon JOSW C-1
The US Navy has completed a series of captive-flight tests on Raytheon's joint stand-off weapon (JOSW) C-1, paving the way to conduct free-flight tests later this year. The test was conducted...
US Navy Discovers Corrosion on New Austal LCS
The US Navy has discovered 'aggressive' corrosion in the first new littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Independence, built by Austal subsidiary Mobile and General Dynamics. Bloomberg reported the...
Raytheon to Provide Logistics Support for US Navy NESP
Raytheon has received a logistics contract from the US Navy to provide support for the communication terminals of the extremely high-frequency satellite programme (NESP). Under the $51.6m...
Australia to Purchase Naval Combat Helicopters From US
The Australian Navy will acquire 24 MH-60R Seahawk Romeo naval combat helicopters, valued at over A$3bn (US$3.1bn) following approval from the government. Purchased through the foreign...
Canadian Navy Issues Tender for Nuclear Decontamination Centre
Canada has issued a tender to build a permanent nuclear decontamination centre at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) in Shearwater, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. The...
US Navy Contracts HII for DDG 113 Destroyer Construction
The US Navy has contracted Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to construct the Arleigh Burke Class (DDG 51) destroyer DDG 113. The guided missile destroyer will be constructed with...
UK Navy Participates in Submarine Rescue Exercise
UK Royal Navy personnel have participated in the Nato-led Bold Monarch, the world's largest submarine rescue exercise, in Spain. The ten-day exercise aimed to test the ability of allied teams...
US Marines to Receive Additional Harris Tactical Radios
Harris Corporation is to supply the US Marine Corps with additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G wideband manpack tactical radios which will be used to broaden marines' wideband communication systems. ...
US Navy Tests ARRGM Missile on Growler Aircraft for First Time
The US Navy has successfully tested its advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM) on board the EA-18G Growler aircraft for the first time. The AARGM missile, which will complement...
Royal Navy Destroyer to Reach UK Next Month
UK Navy destroyer warship HMS York is approaching completion of a five-month deployment to the southern oceans. During the deployment, the Type 42 destroyer completed humanitarian...
Turkey to Conduct Joint Exercises
Turkey will conduct joint exercises with Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, India, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Jordan from 19 to 21 June in Muscat. Four Turkish warships, TCG YB Kudret...
QinetiQ Awarded USMC Task Order
QinetiQ North America has been awarded a task order by the US Marine Corps to provide engineering and scientific support services to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) command and...
Ascent Flight Receives Upgraded Trainer Aircraft for UK Navy
Ascent Flight Training has received four converted Hawker-Beechcraft B350ER King Air special mission aircraft for the UK military flying training system (MFTS). Cobham Aviation Services...
ITT Awarded US Navy Night Vision System Contract
ITT Corp has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center for AN/AVS-9, night vision image intensifier sets. ...
Multinational Minesweepers Train in BALTOPS 2011
12 minesweeping vessels from five different Baltic nations have successfully completed a series of manoeuvres along with US Navy USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during the ongoing Baltic...
Indian Navy to Receive First Anti-Submarine Corvette in 2012
The Indian Navy will receive its first anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, the INS Kamorta, in June 2012, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) shipyard chairman and managing...
Lockheed to Provide MK41 VLS to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to provide MK41 vertical launching systems (VLS) for its DDG 51 Class Aegis destroyers. Under the $80.2m firm-fixed-price contract,...
Boeing to Deliver F/A-18E Aircraft to US Navy
Boeing has been awarded a $408.7m contract for the full rate production and delivery of nine F/A-18E aircraft in agreement with the aircraft variation in quantity clause. The...
US and Chilean Navies Participate in PASSEX Exercise
The US and Chilean Navies have successfully completed a four-day passing exercise (PASSEX), aimed at promoting communications, interoperability and partnership between the two navies, as part...
Navistar to Provide Dash Vehicles to USMC
Navistar Defence has been awarded a $357.1m firm-fixed-priced delivery order by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command for the procurement of 471 MaxxPro Dash vehicles. The MaxxPro Dash,...
New Horizon Class Frigate Enters Service with French Navy
A new Horizon Class frigate, named Chevalier Paul, has entered into service with the French Navy to provide air cover for task forces against aerial threats, including supersonic...
US Navy Testbed Helicopter Demonstrates Tactical Networking Technology
The US Navy's only maritime UH-1N testbed aircraft helicopter has successfully demonstrated prototyped airborne capability to link ground and airborne networks at the US Army Yuma Proving Ground...
Lockheed to Produce F-35 Aircraft for Netherlands
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been awarded a modification contract for the procurement of one low-rate initial production IV conventional take-off and landing F-35 aircraft for Netherlands. ...
Lockheed to Provide Vehicle-Mounted and Portable Sensor Systems to USMC
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) for the vehicle optic sensor systems II (VOSS II) and portable rapid deployment surveillance systems (PRDSS) and...
Australia Left without a Single Seaworthy Submarine
Despite Royal Australian Navy claims to the contrary, the country is currently without a single operational submarine to defend the nation, reports the Australian. The Australian Navy claims...
France to Pay Over Taiwan Frigate Deal
The French Government will have to pay €460m ($591m) plus interest and legal fees to the Taiwanese Navy over wrongful payment of commissions in the six Horizon Class frigates deal signed...
UK MHPC Trials Expected Next Year
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) mine countermeasures hydrographic patrol craft (MHPC) is expected to enter the assessment phase by next year, BAE Systems said. BAE future systems team leader...
Indian Navy Commissions New Fast Attack Craft
The Indian Navy has commissioned a new indigenous warship, INS Kabra, to its fleet to aid in anti-piracy operations in the Arabian Sea. INS Kabra, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and...
China to Hold Drills in Western Pacific
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct naval training drills in the western Pacific in mid to late June 2011. Xinhua news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying,...
Bell Helicopter to Provide Long-Lead Material for USMC H-1 Upgrade
Bell Helicopter has been awarded a modification contract for the purchase of lot 9 long-lead items in support of the H-1 upgrade programme for the US Marine Corps (USMC). The contract is...
HMS Trenchant Rejoins Operational Fleet
The UK Royal Navy Trafalgar Class submarine, HMS Trenchant, has rejoined the operational fleet at HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, UK, after completing an extended upgrade. The...
North Korea Test Fires Short-Range Missile
North Korea has test fired a short-range missile, the KN-06, off its west coast last week, according to South Korean media sources. The sources have reported that the missile, with a range...
Iranian Deploys Submarines in Red Sea for First Time
The Iranian Navy has, for the first time, deployed its submarines in the Red Sea as part of a naval mission in high seas and oceans. The Fars News Agency reported that the submarines were...
Raytheon Conducts Phase II SSR for US Navy AMDR Programme
Raytheon has conducted the Phase II system requirements review (SRR) of the US Navy air and missile defence radar (AMDR) programme. During the SRR, the company demonstrated how its mature...
BAE Delivers 20,000th Warning Sensor to US Navy
BAE Systems has delivered its 20,000th warning sensor for US Navy aircraft missile warning systems. The company has been providing sensor components for ATK's AN/AAR-47 missile warning...
MBDA Qualifies New Naval Version of Marte MK2 Missile
MBDA has qualified the new naval-configured Marte MK2 missile during a planned firing exercise conducted in Italy. The launch checked the new ammunition's canister behaviour and ensured that...
Lockheed Delivers Third F-35 Carrier Variant
Lockheed Martin has delivered its third F-35 Lightning II carrier variant aircraft, CF-3, from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, US. The test pilot Dan 'Dog' Canin...
HMS Illustrious to Begin Sea Trials
The UK Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious will soon begin seven weeks of sea trials following a successful 16-month refit programme. The refit includes the Defence...
Saab to Upgrade Thai Navy Combat Management and Fire Control Systems
The Royal Thai Navy has placed two orders with Saab for an upgrade to the combat management and fire control systems on two Naresuan class frigates. The contract involves replacing the...
South Korean Navy Deploys Second Aegis Destroyer
The South Korean Navy has deployed its second Aegis destroyer Yulgok Yi I into service after the successful completion of nine months of test trials. The 166m long, 7,600t KDX-III destroyer...
Indonesian Navy Requires Ten Submarines
The Indonesian Navy is in need of ten submarines to safeguard the nation's entire marine territory, navy equipment director first admiral Susilo has announced. "With ten submarines in our...
Vietnam to Procure Six Russian Submarines
Vietnam will procure six Russian-built Kilo-class attack submarines in a move to strengthen its capability to defend the country, according to Vietnam's defence minister general Phung Quang Thanh....
US Navy Contracts Huntington Ingalls for DDG 113 Long Lead Time Materials
Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a contract modification by the US Naval Sea Systems Command for long lead time materials for DDG 113. The $25.3m contract is a modification to...
iRobot to Deliver Robots to US Navy
iRobot has received an order from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) MK 1 Mod 1 robots. Under the contract, the company will deliver 86 MTRS...
Reutech Awarded SAN Frigate Optical Radar Trackers Contract
Reutech Radar Systems has been awarded a contract by the South African Navy (SAN) to research and develop a replacement optical radar tracker (ORT) for the four Valour-class frigates. ...
Mercury Computer to Support BAE ARTISAN 3D Naval Radar Program
Mercury Computer Systems has been selected to deliver integrated Application Ready Subsystems (ARS) and system integration services in support of BAE Systems' Advanced Radar Target...
Cassidian to Develop Solutions to Protect Canadian Vessels Against Attacks
Cassidian has been awarded a contract by Defence Research Development Canada to develop new technologies to help Canadian Navy ships to detect and counter laser-based threats in littoral waters. ...
US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer
The US Navy will commission the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, William P. Lawrence, on 4 June 2011 at Pier 2, Alabama State Docks, US. William P. Lawrence, designated...
Vietnamese Navy to Receive Second Gepard-Class Frigate
The Vietnamese Navy will soon receive its second Gepard 3.9-class frigate after it successfully completed a series of sea acceptance trials. The Gepard-class frigates have been designed...
Insitu to Support US Navy ScanEagle UAS
Insitu Inc has been awarded a firm fixed-price contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command to provide deployment services and flight hours in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial...
Russia Delivers Five MiG-29K / KUB Naval Fighters to India
Russia has delivered a new batch of five MiG-29K / KUB carrier-based fighters along with a flight training simulator and other technical equipment to the Indian Navy, Russian MiG Aircraft...
Saab ANZAC Frigate Modernisation Achieves Milestones
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ANZAC frigate modernisation under the anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) programme, with Saab as one of the prime contractors, has achieved crucial milestones. ...
Bold Monarch 2011 Begins
Nato has begun a 12-day submarine rescue exercise, Bold Monarch 2011, near the Spanish port of Cartagena, the Russian Ministry of Defence has reported. Bold Monarch, which is held every...
First Moroccan Navy Multimission Frigate Completes SAT
The Royal Moroccan Navy's first multimission frigate has successfully completed sea acceptance trials (SATs) at the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. ...
Next US Navy Aircraft Carrier to be Named USS John F Kennedy
The next US Navy Gerald R Ford Class aircraft carrier, designated CVN 79, will be named USS John F Kennedy, US Navy secretary Ray Mabus has said. The aircraft carrier is the second to be...
Construction Begins on New Russian Navy Corvette
Construction of a new corvette for the Russian Navy has begun at the St Petersburg shipyard, Russia, shipyard spokesperson Svetlana Ermolayeva has said. "The new corvette will be quite...
UK Navy Helicopters Participate in Saxon Warrior Exercise
UK Royal Navy helicopters from 849 Naval Air Squadron have participated in a major maritime exercise, codenamed Saxon Warrior, off the west coast of Cornwall, England. The exercise also forms...
GD NASSCO to Construct MLP Ships for US Navy
The General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO) has received a $744m fixed-price incentive fee contract from the US Navy for two mobile landing platform (MLP) ships. ...
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Rolls-Royce to Provide In-Service Support to UK Navy Destroyers
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with BAE Systems to provide in-service support for the UK Royal Navy Type 45 Daring Class destroyers. The six-year £20m contract has options for extensions...
MBDA Aster Missiles Launched from Italian Navy Carrier
Two MBDA Italian Aster surface-to-air anti-missiles (SAAM/IT) have been successfully launched from the Italian Navy's Conti di Cavour aircraft carrier to demonstrate the missile's...
France and Russia Agree to Sign Warship Deal Next Month
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, have finally reached an agreement regarding the Mistral helicopter carrier contract, to be signed next month. ...
Orbital to Provide Coyote Sea-Skimming Target Vehicles to US Navy
Orbital Sciences Corporation has been awarded a production contract by the US Navy for seven Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles and related equipment. The $26.4m order is...
UK to Commission New Ice Patrol Ship
The UK Royal Navy's new ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, has entered Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, for the first time. The ship has been leased on a three-year contract from a Norwegian company...
First Russian Fourth-Generation Submarine to Begin Final Sea Trials
Russia's first fourth-generation strategic nuclear-powered submarine, the Yuri Dolgoruki, will soon begin final sea trials, Sevmash shipyard press secretary Anastasia Nikitinskaya has said. ...
Northrop to Upgrade Swedish Navy Patrol Boat Radar
Sperry Marine, a business unit of Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a contract to upgrade the navigation radars on five Swedish Navy patrol boats to meet mission requirements. The...
Lockheed Delivers AH-1Z Cobra TSS to US Marine Corps
Lockheed Martin has begun early delivery of the first target sight system (TSS) follow-on production units for the US Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS unit is the...
Japan Allows US to Export Jointly Developed Missile
The Japanese Government has agreed to allow the US to export a jointly developed ballistic missile interceptor, Standard missile-3 block 2A, to third countries. The decision on the export will...
Oshkosh to Deliver New Vehicles to US Marine Corps
Oshkosh Defence has received a delivery order from the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) for 200 logistics vehicle system replacement (LVSR) tractors and nearly 70 LVSR wreckers. ...
Indian Navy to Induct New Stealth Frigates
The Indian Navy will soon induct two indigenous stealth frigates, INS Satpura and INS Teg, to bolster its war-fighting capabilities. The 6,200t Satpura is likely to be commissioned in...
Raytheon Awarded Digital Radar Warning Receivers Contract
Raytheon has been awarded an $84.7m contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command for continued production of ALR-67(V) 3 digital radar warning receivers. The ALR-67(V) 3 is the US Navy...
L-3 Awarded US Navy C-12 CLS Contract
L-3 Communications Systems Field Support (SFS) has been awarded a contract to provide full contractor logistics support (CLS) for the US Navy 65 fleet of C-12 aircraft. Under the initial...
US and Royal Thai Marines Conclude CARAT 2011
The US Marine Corps and The Royal Thai Marines have concluded Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011 at Had Yao Beach in Thailand. Nine amphibious assault vehicles from the US...
US Navy Invites Proposals for Small UAS
The US Navy has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a small unmanned air system (UAS) until the small tactical unmanned aerial system (STUAS) / tier II enters service in 2013. Under the...
Russia to Launch Third Talwar Class Frigate for Indian Navy
Russia will launch the Indian Navy's third Talwar Class guided missile frigate, INS Trikand, on 25 May, at the Baltic Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia. The new frigate is being built at the...
General Atomics Delivers EMALS Components for US Navy Aircraft Carrier
General Atomics has delivered the first set of electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) production components to US Naval Air Systems Command for installation in the new aircraft carrier,...
Indian Navy to Induct Kawach Rockets in 2013
The Indian Navy is likely to induct Kawach rockets into service in 2013, Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) director general and chairman DM Gupta has said. "We have made two prototypes and the...
Philippine Navy to Deploy Gunboats and Supply Ship
The Philippine Navy will deploy two gunboats and a supply ship to participate in anti-terror security operations in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, next week. The two gunboats, BRP Manuel Gomez...
Russia Tests Sineva Missile
Russia has successfully conducted its second Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile test in the Barents Sea, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov has said. The missile...
Raytheon Produces S-Band T/R Modules for US Navy Programme
Raytheon has produced the first group of S-band transmit / receive (T/R) modules for the US Navy air and missile defense radar (AMDR) programme. The AMDR radar suite will consist of an...
UK MoD Awards Sea Viper Support Contract to MBDA
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £165m project availability support service – Sea Viper (PASS-SV) contract to MBDA to provide support for the Royal Navy Sea Viper weapon system. ...
Construction to Begin on US Navy's Newest Submarine
Construction on the US Navy's newest submarine, USS Minnesota (SSN 783), will soon begin following the completion of the keel laying at Newport News Shipbuilding, US. The 377ft-long submarine...
DCNS Launches First Gowind Class OPV
DCNS has launched the first Gowind Class offshore patrol vessel, L'Adroit, just one year after construction work began. The new OPV has been designed to carry out maritime surveillance and...
UK Navy Destroyer Fires New Air Defence Missile
The UK Royal Navy flagship Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring, has successfully fired the new Sea Viper air defence missile for the first time. The air defence missile system was fired during...
Taiwan to Replace Aging Anti-Submarine Torpedoes
Taiwan's military is planning to allocate $860m to purchase new mk54 and mk48 torpedoes in a move to replace its aging US- and German-manufactured torpedoes. Defense News has reported that...
GD to Develop Advanced Submarine Technologies for US Navy
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has received a modification contract from the US Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Under the...
UK Reveals Plans for Successor Nuclear Deterrent Submarine
The UK Government has approved the early phase of design of the Initial Gate submarine that will deliver the nation's nuclear deterrent into the 2060s, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has revealed. ...
URS to Provide Maintenance Services to US Marine Corps
URS Corporation has been awarded a two-year task order from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide equipment maintenance support services for US Marine Corps vehicles. The $101m task...
Indian Navy to Train for Scorpene Submarines
The Indian Navy is preparing to undergo training to operate the Scorpene submarines being built at Mazagon Docks (MDL), Mumbai, India, an official has said. "The Indian crews will begin...
German Navy May Purchase Carl Zeiss MEOS II
The German Navy is negotiating a contract with Carl Zeiss for the maritime electro-optical systems (MEOS) II at the biennial International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) being held...
US Navy F-35C Test Aircraft Excels
The US Navy's first F-35C test aircraft, CF-1, has exceeded test and evaluation programme scores during test flights conducted this year. The aircraft has completed 36 test flights to...
US Navy Developing Aircraft Carrier-Based Drones
The US is developing aircraft carrier-based unmanned armed planes or drones in a bid to increase its deterrence in the wake of China's military rise. The Associated Press reported a US...
US Navy to Procure CREW Systems from Sierra Nevada
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a firm-fixed-price modification contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation for the procurement of 360 dismounted counter radio-controlled...
UK to Borrow Spy Plane from US
The UK will borrow a P-3 Orion maritime patrol spy plane from the US to protect Royal Navy warships that taking part in the Libyan mission. "Because we no longer have the Nimrod capability we...
South Korea Launches Major Exercise
South Korea has launched a major week-long exercise off the south-eastern port of Pohang, Seoul, to test troops' capability to conduct beach assaults and landings. Thousands of troops...
Russian Navy to Launch Bulava Missile in Mid June
The Russian Defence Ministry has four rounds of Bulava missile test launches planned, with the first scheduled to take place next month. "The launch will take place between 15 and 17 June from...
Raytheon to Produce Additional AESA Radars for US Navy
Raytheon has received a contract from Boeing to produce and deliver 42 APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars for the US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet tactical aircraft. The...
Malaysia Seeks F/A-18D Aircraft Upgrade from US
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified US Congress of a potential sale for upgrades to existing F/A-18D aircraft of the Malaysian Navy. Under the estimated $72m foreign...
Iran Manufacturing Oceangoing Warships
Iran is manufacturing oceangoing warships to bolster the Iranian Navy's capabilities outside the nation's territorial waters, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said. ...
Russian Navy Deploys Destroyer to Gulf of Aden
The Russian Navy Northern Fleet destroyer, Severomorsk, will participate in the patrolling of pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Aden, the Russian Defence Ministry has said. "A task force...
Brazilian Navy Selects Paramarine Submarine Software
The Brazilian Navy has selected Paramarine advanced marine design software to support the design and development of a new fleet of Brazilian submarines. The latest version of Paramarine (V7)...
Netherlands to Reduce Naval Force
The Royal Netherlands Navy has begun its force reduction by reducing the number of Almaar Class minehunters from ten to six. The navy will phase out one of the two supply ships, oil...
Germany to Provide In-Service Support for Norwegian Submarines
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and MarineForce International (MFI) have signed a frame agreement with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation to provide in-service support for...
Italian Navy Accepts Selex Electro-Optical Turrets
The Italian Navy has accepted Selex Galileo's four Janus-Naval (Janus-N) electro-optical turrets after successful completion of the trials. Janus-N has been installed on four Italian Navy...
Lockheed to Upgrade US Marine Corps Gunnery Trainers
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Marine Corps to provide four new systems and upgrade 36 gunnery trainers for M1-A1 main battle tanks and LAV-25 light armoured vehicles. ...
Nigerian Navy Acquires New Combat Boats
The Nigerian Navy has acquired and launched three new Manta combat boats to fight against piracy and address the challenges in the maritime sector. Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft commanding...
US Navy to Christen Amphibious Transport Dock Ship
The US Navy will christen its newest amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, on 14 May 2011 at Huntington Ingalls Industries - Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana, US. Anchorage, designated LPD 23,...
Teledyne to Manufacture Gun Mission Modules for US Navy LCS
Teledyne Brown Engineering has been awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation to manufacture four littoral combat ship (LCS) gun mission modules (GMM) for the US Navy. Under the...
French FREMM Frigate Completes First Sea Trials
The first French FREMM multimission frigate, the Aquitaine, has successfully completed first sea trials off the Brittany peninsula in north-west France. The sea trials demonstrated the...
Metro Machine Awarded US Navy LSD MSMO Contract
Metro Machine Corporation has been awarded a contract in support of the US Navy multiship, multioption (MSMO) LSD mid-life extension for the amphibious landing ship, USS Ashland (LSD 48). ...
RNLN Accepts MPAS for its NH90 NFH Helicopters
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has taken delivery of a mission planning and analysis system (MPAS) from AgustaWestland for its fleet of NH90 NFH medium twin naval helicopters. The...
Production Begins on First 125 Class German Navy Frigate
Production on the first of four 125 Class frigates (F125) for the German Navy has begun at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. The production follows the contract awarded to ARGE...
UK Navy's New RFTG to Participate in Cougar 11 Exercise
The Royal Navy's new Response Force Task Group (RFTG) will be deployed this summer to participate in Cougar 11. The RFTG includes HMS Ocean, which is leading a second group of ships,...
US MDA SBX Radar to be Upgraded
The US Missile Defense Agency's sea-based X-band Radar (SBX) vessel is to undergo maintenance and upgrades at Vigor Shipyard in Seattle, Washington, US. The SBX Radar is one of the sensors for...
Russia-France Mistral Negotiations Stall over Technology Transfer
Negotiations between Russia and France on the purchase of Mistral Class helicopter carriers have stalled over issues related to transfer and licensed production of tactical systems, a...
UK Navy Commissions New Type 45 Destroyer
The UK Royal Navy has formally commissioned its new Type 45 air defence destroyer, HMS Diamond, into the fleet at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK. HMS Diamond is one of six multirole vessels that...
US NAVSEA Ends San Antonio Class MSMO Contract
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has scrapped the San Antonio Class multiship, multioption (MSMO) maintenance contract with Earl Industries over quality assurance issues. The decision...
Kratos to Continue to Provide Support Services to US Naval Surface Warfare Center
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a contract to continue its engineering and technical support services with the US Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division...
Taiwan Equips Warships with New Supersonic Missiles
Taiwan has deployed the domestically developed new supersonic anti-ship missile, Hsiung Feng III, on its warships, National Defence Committee chairman Lin Yu-fang has said. Lin quoted...
Malaysian and Australian Navies Conduct Joint Exercise
The Malaysian and Australian navies are conducting a week-long bilateral maritime warfare exercise, Mastex, in the Straits of Melaka, Malaysia. The Australian Anzac class frigates,...
US Navy Signs MOA with US Army for High Speed Vessels
The US Navy has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the US Army to assign all 10 of the army's joint high speed vessels (JHSV) to the navy. The MOA is aimed to formalise and...
US Navy Upgraded C-2 Simulator Declared Operational
The upgraded C-2A Greyhound Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) for the US Navy has been declared operational at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US. The OFT has been outfitted with a...
Israel Finalises German Submarine Purchase
Israel has finalised the purchase of a sixth Dolphin-class U212 submarine from Germany, an Israeli official said. "It's finalised...we will be getting another submarine from Germany,...
GD to Provide Additional Services to US Navy Destroyer
General Dynamics (GD) Bath Iron Works has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide additional class services to the US Navy Zumwalt Class (DDG 1000) destroyer. Under the...
Babcock Begins Upgrade Work on UK Navy Minehunter
Babcock has begun a five month-long support period (docking) (SP(D)) upgrade work on the UK Royal Navy's newest Sandown Class single role minehunter, HMS Shoreham, in Scotland, UK. The...
Russian Caspian Fleet Needs Upgrade, Says DPM
The Russian Navy's Caspian Flotilla is in desperate need of modernisation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has said. "The fleet, which is currently in service in the Caspian Sea,...
US Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer
The US Navy will christen its new guided missile destroyer, Michael Murphy, on 7 May 2011, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Maine, US. Designated DDG 112, Michael Murphy is the 62nd...
Russia to Assign New Mistral Deal Negotiators
The Russian Defence Ministry is to assign a new team of negotiators to the potential $1.5bn deal to purchase Mistral Class helicopter carriers from France, a ministry source has said. ...
Curtiss-Wright to Produce RAST Systems for US Navy DDG 51 Programme
Curtiss-Wright Corporation has received a contract to produce recovery assist, secure and traverse (RAST) systems in support of the US Navy DDG 51 flight IIA forward-build programme. Under...
BAE to Provide Support Services to UK Navy Patrol Vessel
BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract extension to deliver support services to the UK Royal Navy patrol vessel, HMS Clyde. The contract extension will allow the ship to remain in...
US Navy Tests JSOW C-1 Variant
A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet has completed the first captive carriage test of the AGM-154 joint stand-off weapon (JSOW) C-1 variant at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division,...
Iranian Navy to Equip Submarines with Missile Launchers
The Iranian Navy is planning to equip its submarines with indigenous missile launching systems due to submarine limitations for firing torpedoes, Iranian Army Lieutenant Commander Rear...
South Korea Develops Vertical Launch Tubes for Submarines
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has developed a vertical launching system (VLS) to be installed on heavy attack submarines that will be deployed after...
Force Protection to Provide ISS Kits for US Marine Corps
Force Protection Industries has received a firm fixed price modification contract from US Marine Corps for the purchase of 1,000 independent suspension system (ISS) kits for its Cougar fleet. ...
UK Navy Seeks MK15 Phalanx CIWS from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of MK15 Phalanx close-in weapon systems (CIWS) and associated equipment to the UK. Under the $137m sale, the...
GD to Build Additional Virginia Class Submarine for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded $1.2bn to General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat for the construction of the 14th Virginia Class submarine, SSN-787. The contract also marks the start of production of...
South Korean Navy Launches New Frigate
The South Korean Navy has launched a new frigate, the Incheon, at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, Seoul, in a bid to boost its deterrence following North Korean attacks last...
Hydroid Delivers AUVs to Royal Norwegian Navy
Hydroid has delivered two Remus 100 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) to further enhance its shallow water mine countermeasure capability. The Remus 100...
Danish Frigates to Receive Terma Radar Systems
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation has signed a contract with Terma for the delivery of radar systems for the Danish Navy's three new Iver Huitfeldt Class frigates. ...
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Russia Test Fires Sineva SLBM
Russia has successfully test fired the Sineva submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a Delta-IV Class submarine in the Barents Sea in the Arctic, Defence Ministry spokesman colonel...
Indonesia Launches Indigenous Warship
Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has launched the indigenously built warship, the KRI Clurit, at Batu Ampar cargo port, Batam, Riau Islands province, Indonesia. The 40m-long...
Iranian Navy to Increase Missile Range
The Iranian Navy has plans to increase the range of missile systems to boost the nation's deterrence power, Iran Navy deputy commander Admiral Gholamreza Khadem Bigham has said. "The range...
GD to Provide EFSS to US Marine Corps
General Dynamics (GD) Ordnance and Tactical Systems has been awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order for Production Lot 4 procurement of individual components of the Expeditionary Fire...
US Navy Receives First Standard Missile-6
Raytheon has delivered the first Standard missile-6 (SM-6) production round to the US Navy that will provide protection against the full spectrum of air threats. SM-6 incorporates the...
Iranian Navy Equips Hovercrafts with Missiles
The Iranian Navy has, for the first time, equipped hovercraft with long-range surface-to-surface missiles, Iranian naval commander rear admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Moussavi has said. "The...
Russian Naval Base to Remain in Ukraine Indefinitely
Russia's Black Sea Fleet naval base in the Ukraine port of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula will remain permanently, Russian Black Sea Fleet Admiral Igor Kasatonov said. "2042 is not the...
US Navy Decommissions Guided-Missile Frigate
The US Navy has decommissioned the USS Jarrett (FFG 33) guided-missile frigate at San Diego Naval Base, US, after 27 years of service. The 453ft-long, 4,100t Oliver Hazard Perry...
South African Navy Orders Umkhonto Missiles
The South African Navy (SAN) has placed an order with Denel Aerospace for the resupply of Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles (SAM) for its Valour Class frigates. The 125kg Umkhonto missile has...
Nato and Russian Submarines Ready for Naval Exercise
A Russian submarine is to, for the first time, participate in naval exercise with Nato warships, according to the alliance. The warship is expected to take part in next month's undersea...
Indonesian Navy Test Fires Anti-Ship Missile
The Indonesian Navy has successfully test fired the Yakhont anti-ship missile during naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, according to an Indonesian News Agency. Launched from Van Speijk...
South Korea to Purchase Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft
South Korea is planning to purchase two unmanned surveillance aircraft to strengthen its reconnaissance capability over the western sea border with North Korea, a government source has said. ...
South Korea Could Deploy Frigates to Protect Eastern Islands
South Korea is considering plans to deploy new frigates near Dokdo, south-east of Ulleungdo, Korea, to strengthen its sovereign control of the easternmost islets after Japan renewed its...
Thai Navy to Swap German Submarines for Korean
The Royal Thai Navy is considering purchasing two South Korean submarines instead of six second-hand German submarines, Thai Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has said. The defence...
French FREMM Frigate Begins First Sea Trials
The first French FREMM multimission frigate, the Aquitaine, has begun sea trials off the Brittany peninsula in north-west France. The first phase will test the vessel's safety systems...
Thales to Provide Ammunition to US Marine Corps
Thales has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to provide 120mm rifled mortar ammunition to the US Marine Corps (USMC). The $50m contract, in support...
South Korea and US to Conduct Military Drills
South Korea and the US will conduct an anti-invasion drill on Baengnyeong Island near the Yellow Sea next month in response to North Korea's construction of a hovercraft base. Special troops...
L-3 to Produce EP-3E Spiral 3 Aircraft for US Navy
L-3 Communications has been approved to start low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the US Navy's EP-3E Spiral 3-configured aircraft, following successful completion of developmental testing of...
Bluefin Awarded US Navy ADC MK 5 Subcontract
Bluefin Robotics has been awarded a subcontract from Ultra Electronics to support the acoustic device countermeasure (ADC) MK 5 programme intended to meet the US Navy's torpedo...
Iranian Navy to Receive New Indigenous Submarines
Iran has plans to manufacture and deploy new indigenous submarines to patrol the country's southern coasts, Iranian Naval forces deputy commander admiral Amir Farhadi has said. The...
Indian Navy to Procure South Korean Minesweepers
The Indian Navy is planning to procure eight new South Korean minesweepers to increase its fleet of warships that are capable of detonating sea mines, navy officials have said. "The...
US Navy Launches New Dry Cargo / Ammunition Ship
The US Navy has christened and launched a 12th dry cargo / ammunition ship, William McLean, at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, US. William McLean, also known as T-AKE 12,...
Russian Navy Unveils Third Stealth Corvette
The Russian Navy has unveiled a third new Steregushchy Class (Project 20380) corvette, the Boiky, at St Petersburg's Severnaya Verf shipyard, Russia. The Steregushchy Class corvettes have...
Lockheed and US Navy Test Aegis BMD System
Lockheed's Aegis ballistic missile defence (BMD) system has for the first time successfully detected and destroyed an intermediate-range ballistic missile during a test off the coast of Hawaii,...
Northrop to Deliver E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft to US Navy
Northrop has been awarded a modification contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command for the manufacture and delivery of four low-rate initial production lot 4 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye...
IDF May Cancel Purchase of New Missile Ships
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) is likely to cancel plans to purchase two new large missile ships for the Israel Navy. The Israeli Defence Ministry allocated $330m in 2007 for the purchase of...
Philippine Navy to Deploy Patrol Craft
The Philippine military is planning to deploy new US-built Hamilton Class patrol craft to boost patrols around the Philippine-claimed area of the Spratly Archipelago, military...
BAE to Provide Communications and Gun Systems for US Navy LCS
BAE Systems has been subcontracted by General Dynamics (GD) to provide external communications and primary gun systems for the ten US Navy Independence variant Austal-built littoral combat...
iRobot to Provide MTRS Systems to US Navy
iRobot has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of man transportable robotic system (MTRS) production systems for the US Navy. Under the...
Bulgarian Navy to Modernise Frigates by 2014
The Bulgarian Navy will modernise three of its frigates by 2014 in a move to improve the technical efficiency of the navy, Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov has said. As part of...
BAE to Deploy HVME System on UK Submarine
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions will deploy a Brüel & Kjær hull vibration monitoring equipment (HVME) solution on the UK Royal Navy submarine, HMS Audacious. The HVME system...
France to Supply Fully Equipped Mistral Ships to Russia
France has agreed to fully equip Russia's Mistral Class helicopter carriers with a complete set of communication and control systems, a senior official in the Russian Defence Ministry has...
Thales Awarded UK Navy Merlin Helicopter Support Contract
Thales UK has signed a new contract with Lockheed to continue to provide an availability-based support package for the acoustic subsystem for the UK Royal Navy Merlin mk1 and mk2 helicopters. ...
BAE Delivers Shipboard Intelligence Systems for US Navy
BAE Systems has delivered two production units of the US Navy primary shipboard intelligence system to provide better intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capability. The...
GD to Provide Mission Computers for US Navy Aircraft
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems to produce Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G Super Hornet...
South Korean Navy Orders New HD ROV System
Schilling Robotics has received a delivery order for a new 150hp HD ROV system from the Republic of South Korea (ROK) Navy. The HD ROV is a compact, powerful and flexible system that will be...
Harris to Supply Satellite Communications Terminals to Canadian Navy
Harris has been awarded the Canadian short term satellite communications upgrade (STSCU) contract for shipboard satellite communications terminals. Under the contract, the company will...
M7 Aerospace to Maintain US Navy C-26 and UC-35 Aircraft
M7 Aerospace, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been awarded a contract to perform contractor logistics support (CLS) and maintenance for a mixed fleet of seven RC/EC/C-26D and 12 UC-35C/D...
BAE to Maintain US Navy Ticonderoga Class Missile Cruisers
BAE Systems Ship Repair has been awarded a multiship, multioption (MSMO) dry dock contract by the US Navy to maintain six Ticonderoga Class (CG 47) guided missile cruisers. The five-year...
ROK Navy to Receive First Phalanx Weapon System
Raytheon has delivered the first Phalanx close-in weapon system to the Republic of South Korea Navy (ROK) for batch one of the new Ulsan-1 Class FFX ship programme. The Phalanx block 1B...
Russian Amphibious Ship to Participate in Naval Exercises
Russia's Baltic Sea fleet large amphibious ship, the Minsk, will participate in the Baltops-2011 (Baltic operations) annual naval exercises to be held in the Baltic Sea in June this...
US Navy Tests Lasers for Ship Self Defence
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) and its industry partner have successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship in the Pacific Ocean test range,...
Lockheed Awarded Standard Missile-3 Block IIB Contract
Lockheed has been awarded a contract by the US Missile Defense Agency for concept definition and programme planning phase for the Standard missile-3 block IIB (SM-3 IIB). The 32-month,...
Israel Eyes Discounted German Submarine
Israel is planning to revive bids for a sixth Dolphin Class naval vessel with Germany, an Israeli official said. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will raise the matter with...
Taiwan Deploys New Indigenous Missile Boats
The Taiwanese Navy has deployed a fleet of ten domestically built missile boats at the north-eastern naval base in Suao, Taiwan. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou inaugurated the squadron...
US Navy Decommissions Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine
The US Navy has decommissioned the USS Memphis (SSN 691) attack submarine, after 33 years of service, at the Shepherd of the Sea Chapel, Connecticut, US. The 361ft-long, 6,087t Los Angeles...
US Prepares for First Sea-Based Missile Defence Test
The US is gearing up for its first sea-based missile defence test, known as FTM-15, against longer-range missiles this month, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency spokesman Richard Lehner...
Iran to Mass Produce New Cruise Missiles
Iran is set to open a new production line for domestically manufactured cruise missiles, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said. "Iran's Defence Ministry will...
Argon ST and Atair Awarded US Marine JPADS-ULW Contract
Argon ST and Atair Aerospace have received a not-to-exceed ceiling firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract from US Marine Corps System Command for the joint...
Construction Begins on Fourth Fremm Frigate
Construction of the fourth Fremm vessel under the European multimission frigate construction programme has begun at Fincantieri's shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Sestri Levante, Genoa, Italy. ...
OSI Geospatial to Provide Fleetwide ECPINS Licence for UK Navy
OSI Geospatial has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a fleetwide licence for use by the UK Royal Navy (RN). The new fleetwide licence will allow RN to set up...
Force Protection to Deliver Buffalo Vehicles to US Marine Corps
Force Protection has received a contract from the US Marine Corps for Buffalo mine-protected clearance vehicles (MPCV). The $46.6m foreign military sale (FMS) will provide for 40 programme...
Australian Navy Acquires UK Navy Landing Ship
The Australian Navy has acquired Largs Bay, the UK's Bay Class amphibious ship, Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare have said. Largs Bay is a landing ship...
UK MoD Awards Lightweight Multirole Missile Contract to Thales
Thales UK and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have agreed to 're-role' previously contracted budgets for the production of lightweight multirole missile (LMM) into service for UK armed...
Northrop to Provide Spares for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft and Trainers
Northrop has been awarded a firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic order agreement for spare consumables and repairables. Under the $21.2m contract, the company will provide...
North Korean Navy Deploys New Submarine
The North Korean Navy has deployed a new submarine to strengthen the intensity of maritime infiltration drills being conducted near its bases off the East Sea and Yellow Sea, a government...
Russia Unveils New Missile Frigate
The Russian republic of Tatarstan Shipbuilders has unveiled a second Gepard Class frigate, the Dagestan, for the Russian Navy, Zelenodolsk Shipyard has said. The 102m-long Dagestan has...
Ingalls Shipbuilding to Build Tenth LPD for US Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a US Navy contract for the construction of the tenth San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock, John P Murtha (LPD 26). The $1.5bn contract...
UK Submarines to Receive US Nuclear Warheads
The UK Royal Navy's nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines will receive an enhanced version of a US-manufactured nuclear warhead, the Federation of American Scientists has said. About 1,200...
UK Navy Releases Details of Redundancy Programmes
The UK Royal Navy has released details of the first tranche of its redundancy programmes along with specific trades and branches and the number being sought from each area to its personnel. ...
Indian Navy to Replace Minesweeping Vessels
The Indian Navy is considering replacing its ageing fleet of minesweeping ships and is in negotiation with Korean Kangnam Corporation Busan shipyards to build two mine countermeasures vessels. ...
RNZN to Participate in Pacific Partnership Exercise
A contingent of Royal New Zealand Defence Force personnel is participating in the US-led exercise Pacific Partnership. The HMNZS Canterbury crew and up to 150 personnel will...
Chilean Navy Receives First Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft
The Chilean Navy has taken delivery of its first Airbus Military C295 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. The new C295, certified by the Spanish certification and military...
Lockheed to Deliver ASW Training Targets to US Navy
Lockheed has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to design and deliver a second-generation MK39 Expendable Mobile anti-submarine training target (EMATT). EMATTs, used by air and surface...
Raytheon to Manufacture New SM-3 Block IB Missiles
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a manufacturing contract to Raytheon for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB programme as part of the MDA's Aegis Ballistic Missile...
US Navy May Widen Activity Area in Black Sea
The US Navy has plans to widen its activities in the Black Sea region by involving 14 countries in its envisaged military training drills this year. The chief of the US European Command...
Singapore Navy to Command Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has taken over command of the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational counter-piracy task force from the Pakistan Navy. The Navy will lead the CTF...
BAE to Upgrade UK Navy Type 23 Frigate
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to upgrade the capability of the 20-year-old UK Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Lancaster, at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK. Under the £17.9m contract, BAE...
Bluefin to Develop Robotic Ship Hull Mine and IED Neutralisation Variant
Bluefin Robotics has been awarded a contract to develop a mine and improvised explosive device (IED) identification and neutralisation capability for use in US Navy joint service explosive...
Japan Withdraws from Tri-Nation Naval War Games
Japan has withdrawn from the tri-nation Malabar series of war games due to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation leaks. The Malabar series, due to start on 2 April, will now...
Chinese Navy Develops Combat Capability
The Chinese Navy has developed its combat capabilities in distant waters, countering non-traditional security threats, a white paper on the country's national defence has said. The white...
ManTech to Provide Warfare Analysis and Software Upgrade to US Navy
ManTech Systems has been awarded a modification contract by the US Navy to exercise an option for the procurement of warfare analysis and software upgrade services. Under the $17.5m contract,...
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Indian Navy Inducts New Auxiliary Vessel
The Indian Navy has inducted a 930 T water barge, Pamba, into the flotilla of auxiliary craft at the Southern Naval Command, India. The 50m-long self-propelled barge, manned by a crew of 17,...
Boeing to Upgrade Trident II Navigation Equipment
Boeing has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus incentive contract for maintenance, repair and rebuilding in support of navigation equipment of Trident II (D5). The $31m...
Northrop to Supply INBS System for UK Navy Aircraft Carriers
Northrop's Sperry Marine has signed a production contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply the integrated navigation bridge system (INBS) for the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC)...
France and Algeria Conduct Security and Surveillance Exercise
French and Algerian naval forces are conducting a bilateral exercise of surveillance and maritime security, Baptized Rais Hamidou 11, in the western Mediterranean, Toulon, south-eastern...
Boeing to Provide Laser Gyros to US Naval Aircraft
Boeing has been awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order for the procurement of 741 Honeywell GG1320 ring laser gyros for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the US Navy. The $10.5m...
Thales Wins Canadian Maritime Situational Awareness Project
Thales Canada has been awarded a contract to deliver the interdepartmental maritime integrated command, control and communications (IMIC3) project. Commander C3 is a low-risk,...
US Navy to Decommission Amphibious Assault Ship
The US Navy will decommission its USS Nassau (LHA 4) amphibious assault ship on 31 March at Naval Station Norfolk, US. The 835ft-long and 39,000t Tarawa Class amphibious assault ship...
Pakistani Navy to Receive Refurbished US Frigate
The Pakistani Navy will soon receive the PNS Alamgir frigate, which has completed several months of refurbishment and personnel training. Pakistan formally acquired the Oliver Hazard Perry...
Thai Navy to Purchase Submarines from Germany
The Royal Thai Navy is to purchase six second-hand submarines from Germany to protect national interests in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva...
Lockheed to Build Upgraded Towed-Array Sonar Systems for US Navy
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee option exercise modification for the production and support of multifunction towed arrays (MFTA) for the...
Russian Missile Cruiser to Strengthen Pacific Fleet
Russian missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, which is currently undergoing repairs, could join the Pacific Fleet in 2013 to bolster and support naval combat stability, a navy admiral has said. "In...
Nato Joint Warrior Exercise Begins
Nato's biggest military exercise, the UK-led Joint Warrior, has begun in Scotland as planned amidst US and Nato air and sea missions in Libya. The three-week-long exercise will see...
South Korea Launches Live-Fire Drill
South Korea has launched a major live-fire drill near the tense Yellow Sea border in a bid to show its strength against North Korea. The defence ministry said tanks, armoured personnel...
CAE to Provide P-3C Training Device to Taiwan Navy
CAE USA has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to design and manufacture a suite of P-3C training devices for the Taiwan Navy. Under the contract, the company will design and manufacture...
Australian Navy Unveils New Simulator
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has unveiled a new high-tech simulator in the upgraded $10m training facility at HMAS Watson, Sydney, Australia. The upgraded $10m training facility will...
Canada Seeks Torpedo Conversion Kits from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of 36 MK-48 Mod 7 advanced technology torpedo conversion kits and associated equipment to Canada. Under...
UK Navy to Replace Nuclear Submarine Reactors
The UK Royal Navy is planning to replace a dangerous type of reactor, the PWR2 installed on its existing nuclear submarines, with a safer the PWR3 option. The replacement has become essential...
Navantia Launches Fourth OPV for Spanish Navy
Navantia has launched a fourth maritime action ship (BAM), the Tornado P-44, to further strengthen the Spanish Navy's capabilities. The launch follows the order placed by the Spanish Navy...
GE to Provide Engines for US Navy Aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines has been awarded a modification contract to exercise an option for 68 Lot 15 F414-GE-400 engines and device kits for the US Navy F/A-18E/F aircraft. The...
GD to Upgrade US MRAP Vehicles
The US Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded three delivery order modifications to General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada for upgrade kits. Under the $41.4m contract, the company will...
Naval-technology.com Launches Major Defence Survey
To understand what our readers view as the most important business issues for 2011-2012, naval-technology.com is launching a major industry survey covering all its readers worldwide. We...
Swiftships to Construct Patrol Boats for Iraqi Navy
Swiftships Shipbuilders has been awarded a modification contract for the detail design and construction of three 35m patrol boats and associated technical services for the Iraqi Navy. The...
US Navy to Christen Amphibious Transport Dock Ship
The US Navy will christen its new amphibious transport dock, USS Arlington, on 26 March at Northrop Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, US. USS Arlington is one of three US Navy Ships...
BAE Awarded UK MoD Warfare Training Systems Support Contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a Training Systems support contract to BAE Systems to provide a cost-effective solution for the Royal Navy overall submarine and mine warfare...
UK Navy to Replace Patrol Ship
UK Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is to be replaced with a Norwegian ship, announced Under Secretary of State and Lords spokesman on Defence Lord Astor. A contract for the lease...
Ukraine to Launch Zaporizhia Submarine in June
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has plans to launch the Zaporizhia submarine into service in the Ukrainian Navy in June this year, Defence Minister Mykhailo Yezhel has said. "Launching...
Alliant to Provide Missile Warning System Replaceable Assemblies
Alliant Techsystems has been awarded a modification contract to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to exercise an option for AN/AAR-47...
North Korea Ramps Up its Submarine Force
North Korea is strengthening its submarine force by deploying new Shark Class K-300 submarines with better performance. US satellite images and other intelligence have confirmed that North...
Russia to Equip 5G Submarines with Ballistic and Cruise Missiles
Russia is planning to equip its proposed fifth-generation nuclear submarines with ballistic and cruise missiles, a senior navy source has said. The names of the ballistic and cruise missiles...
India, Singapore Begin Joint Naval Exercise
The Indian and Singaporean Navies have begun a five-day joint naval exercise in the South China Sea to strengthen bilateral maritime security relations. The navies have been conducting the...
Russian Navy to Commission 10 Graney Submarines by 2020
The Russian Navy plans to commission ten Graney Class nuclear-powered attack submarines by 2020, a high-ranking navy official has said. "We are expecting to receive about ten new Yasen...
Lockheed and Austal Receive LCS Contract Modifications
Lockheed and Austal USA have been issued $745m worth of contract modifications to their respective littoral combat ship (LCS) block buy contracts for the design and construction of up to ten...
Russia to Test Bulava Missile
Russia will continue to carry out the test firing of the sea-launched intercontinental Bulava nuclear ballistic missile in June this year, missile designer Yury Solomonov has said. "The...
US and UK Naval Forces Begin Odyssey Dawn in Libya
US and UK naval forces have participated in coordinated strikes against key Libyan military installations as part of the coalition no-fly-zone plan to enforce UN Resolution 1973. US Navy...
Alion to Support US Navy Ship Combat Systems
Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a delivery order to provide professional support services to the US Navy Program Executive Office integrated warfare systems (PEO IWS). Under...
Iran Dispatches Warship Fleet to Gulf of Aden
The Iranian Navy has dispatched a fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden in a move to defend Iranian merchant containers and oil tankers, Iran's first naval zone commander Rear Admiral...
Northrop to Maintain US Navy Submarine
Northrop has been awarded a fixed-price contract by the US Navy to provide dry dock continuous maintenance availability for the USS Albany (SSN 753) nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine. ...
UK Navy to Deploy New King Air 350 Avengers
The UK Royal Navy will deploy the new King Air 350 Avengers, which are scheduled to arrive in June this year, with the 750 Naval Air Squadron. The King Air 350 Avengers will replace the...
US Carriers to Provide Logistical Support for Libya Air Strikes
US aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean are providing radar and logisitical support for air strikes as the UN Security Council sanctions a no-fly zone over Libya in order to protect civilians. ...
Russia to Lease Nuclear Submarine Before October
Russia will lease a nuclear powered attack submarine, the K-152 Nerpa, to India before October this year, a Russian Navy Staff admiral said. "The submarine is completely ready for transfer....
Dutch Navy Tests New High-Speed Vessel
The Royal Netherlands Navy has tested the interceptor model of the new high-speed vessel, fast raiding interceptor and special forces craft (FRISC). The FRISCs are designed to perform a...
US Navy Satellite Prepares for Take-Off
The new US Navy joint tactical communications satellite, the TacSat-4, has arrived at Alaska's Kodiak Launch Complex and is undergoing final preparations for its scheduled launch. TacSat-4 is...
Iran to Mass Produce Speedboats
Iranian forces will mass-produce and arm the Bladerunner domestically built speedboat in the next Iranian year (starting 21 March), Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval force commander...
Northrop Completes Structural Proof Test of US Navy Second X-47B Aircraft
Northrop has successfully completed a five-week series of structural proof tests of the US Navy second X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS). The proof testing has proved that the aircraft...
Ukraine Navy to Receive Four Corvettes by 2021
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry has plans to spend $2bn on four indigenous corvettes by 2021, Ukraine Defence Minister Mikhail Yesel said. The lead ship is expected to be constructed in 2016 in...
DCNS Completes First OPV Hull Assembly
DCNS has completed the hull assembly of the first Gowind Class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) at the group's Lorient shipyard, which is scheduled for launch this spring. The new OPV has...
Northrop to Upgrade MCAS Systems for UK Minehunting Ships
Northrop has been awarded a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the machinery control, alarm and surveillance (MCAS) systems on eight UK Royal Navy mine countermeasure vessels. Under...
India to Test Fire Submarine-Launched BrahMos by Year End
India is to test fire the submarine-launched version of its supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, by the end of this year, BrahMos Aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai said. "We will test-fire...
South Korea to Create Marine Aviation Unit
South Korea plans to create an elite marine aviation unit in a move to bolster its forces near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea, a Defence Ministry spokesman has said. "We have 11...
Babcock to Upgrade UK Navy Type 23 Frigate
UK Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland is to undergo a nine-month refit provided by Babcock at its Devonport Royal Dockyard facility to increase the frigate's sustainability and...
CSC Awarded US Navy Task Order
The US Navy has awarded a task order to CSC to provide engineering and programme support for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer Programme Office (PMS 500). The $110m task order was...
Iranian Navy to Expand Operational Zone
The Iranian Navy is planning to expand its area of operation beyond the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in the next Iranian year (starting March 21), Commander of Iran Navy Rear Admiral...
UK Submarine to be Equipped with MARINS Navigation Systems
BAE Submarine Solutions has selected iXSea MARINS inertial navigation systems for the UK Royal Navy Astute Class, nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Audacious. Under the contract, the...
Pakistani Senate Refuses Funds for Submarines Purchase
Pakistani Navy (PN) recommendations for issuing funds for buying submarines cannot be forwarded due to the economic situation in the country, the senate standing committee on defence and...
South Korean Navy to Launch Third Aegis Destroyer
The South Korean Navy will launch its third Aegis guided missile destroyer, Yu Seong-ryong, this month. The new warship of the 7,600t KDX-III King Sejong the Great Class of destroyers is...
BAE to Provide Mission Computer Systems for P-8a Poseidon Aircraft
BAE Systems has been awarded a low-rate initial production contract by Boeing to provide mission computer systems for six P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The mission computer system is a...
US Warships and Planes Moved Off Japan's Pacific Coast
US warships and planes that arrived in order to support Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief efforts have been temporarily moved away due to low-level radiation from a nuclear power plant. The...
Indian Navy Test Fires Dhanush Missile
The Indian Navy has test fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Dhanush, with a range of 350km, from a naval ship off the Orissa coast, India, as part of a user training exercise,...
Japanese Navy Mobilised Following Massive Earthquake
A powerful earthquake registering 8.9 on the Richter scale struck north-eastern Japan on Friday, triggering a massive tsunami killing at least 15 people in Miyagi Prefecture. The...
GD to Support US Navy Aegis Illuminators
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a contract to continue production of mk82 directors and mk200 director controllers for US Navy Aegis combat system...
US Navy Supercarrier to Participate in South Korean Military Drill
US Navy Nimitz Class nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan will participate in the ongoing annual military drill in South Korea. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG),...
Philippines and Malaysia to Conduct Naval Exercises
The Philippine and Malysian Navies will hold ten-day military exercises, Malphi-Laut 14-11, at the Sulu Sea, east of Palawan, Philippines, from 16 March 2011. Philippine Navy spokesman...
Russian Submarines to Begin Sea Trials in 2011
Russia's three new-generation nuclear-powered submarines, which are under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, will begin sea trials this year. The sea trials will begin with...
Curtiss-Wright to Support US Marine CH-53K Helicopter
Curtiss-Wright has received a contract from Sikorsky to develop and supply blade-fold distributor units and digital air-data computers for the US Marine Corps CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter. ...
Russia Begins Indian Aircraft Carrier Sea Trials
The Indian navy's Soviet-built aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, has finally begun dock trials at the Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk, Russia. The trials are focused on testing the...
Lockheed Delivers C4ISR Mission System for US Coast Guard
Lockheed has delivered the final Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) mission-system pallet for the US Coast Guard’s...
DGA Awards Torpedo Maintenance Contract to Eurotorp
The Eurotorp consortium has signed a four-year contract with the Direction Générale de l’Armement, the French defence procurement agency, to provide in-service support (ISS) for French navy...
Indian Navy Frigate Prepares for Mooring Trials
The Indian Navy Russian-built missile frigate, Tag (Saber), is preparing for mooring trials at the Baltic Shipyard (CCL) Yantar in Kaliningrad, Russia. The mooring trials on the first of...
Philippine Navy Acquires US Hamilton Class Patrol Ship
The Philippine Navy has acquired a large Hamilton Class patrol craft from the US to help guard its waters, new Philippine military chief of staff Air Force Lieutenant-General Eduardo Oban has...
US Navy Submarine Tests Trident II D5 Missile
The US Navy fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS Nevada (SSBN 733), has successfully launched a test missile, Trident II D5, off the coast of southern California, US, as part of...
GD to Support US Navy Strike Fighter Programme
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a contract to exercise an option to procure 22 M61A2 20mm lightweight Gatling gun systems. The $7.8m contract is a modification...
Lockheed to Supply Upgraded Mk48 Mod 7 Kits to US Navy
Lockheed has been awarded a contract for the production of mod 7 common broadband advanced sonar system (CBASS) functional item replacement (FIR) kits. The $50.6m fixed-price incentive,...
French FREMM Frigate Readies for First Sea Trials
DCNS has completed equipment integration and harbour acceptance tests on board the first French FREMM multimission frigate, Aquitaine, which is scheduled to undergo its first sea trials...
Canada Withdraws from Warship Collaboration with UK
The Canadian Conservative Government has rejected a UK proposal of collaboration between the two countries in building new surface combatant warships, Canadian Defence Ministry spokesman Jay...
Curtiss to Provide Valves for US Navy Virginia Submarines
Curtiss-Wright has been awarded a contract to provide valves that meet the increasing needs for the next six US Navy Virginia Class submarine nuclear propulsion systems. The contract awarded...
Pakistani Navy to Conduct AMAN-11 Naval Drills
The Pakistani Navy (PN) will begin the Aman-11, five-day professional exercises tomorrow. The exercises provide a common platform for information sharing, mutual understanding and...
Rolls-Royce to Supply Replenishment-at-Sea Systems for UK Navy
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply a unique replenishment-at-sea (RAS) system to the UK Royal Navy. Under the £25m contract, Rolls-Royce has already completed the detailed design phase...
BAE to Provide ORDALT Kits for US Navy MK38 Gun Systems
BAE Systems has been awarded an undefined firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for mk38 mod 2 machine gun systems. Under the $33.9m contract, BAE will provide...
Polish Shipyard Could Build French Submarines
Naval Shipyard Gdynia (SMW) and French concern DCNS have signed an agreement of cooperation to develop and meet the modern requirements of domestic and foreign customers. As per the terms of...
BAE to Provide Defensive Weapon System for V-22 Osprey
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command to provide a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR's V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Under the $14m contract, BAE...
SAIC Awarded Cybersecurity Prime Contract
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a prime contract by the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) to provide technical services...
NZ Navy Selects OSI Geospatial Integrated Bridge System
OSI Geospatial has signed a contract with Siemens AG to provide an integrated bridge system (IBS) for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Anzac Class frigate platform system upgrade (PSU) programme....
Sri Lankan Navy Builds Inshore Patrol Craft
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has constructed and delivered an inshore patrol craft (IPC) to the Sri Lankan Coastguard at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 14.5m-long IPC was constructed at...
HeiTech and Thales to Develop Malaysian Naval Combat Management System
Thales Nederland and HeiTech Padu Berhad have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the development of a Malaysian naval combat management system. According to the MoU,...
China Builds Missile Craft for Pakistani Navy
China has formally begun the construction of two fast attack missile craft, fast attack craft FAC(M), for the Pakistani Navy (PN) at Xinggang Shipyard in China's Tianjin city. The...
US Navy Selects Northrop for Cyberspace Operations Solutions
Northrop has been awarded a cyberspace operations contract to provide science, research, engineering and technology integration cyberspace solutions to the US Navy Space and Naval Warfare...
Raytheon to Deliver Imaging Sensors to US Navy
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to deliver 50 AAS-44C(V) multispectral targeting systems (MTS) for use on the US Navy MH-60R and MH-60S rotary-wing helicopters. The AAS-44C(V) is a variant...
Upgraded Landing Ship Rejoins UK Navy
UK Royal Navy amphibious landing ship HMS Bulwark has rejoined the fleet after an 11-month upgrade and maintenance programme. The £30m support period programme was successfully undertaken...
Bulava Missile Tests Delay Russian Submarine Deployment
Ongoing tests of the submarine-launched ballistic missile, the Bulava, have slowed the deployment of Russia's Borei Class strategic nuclear submarines. Russian First Deputy Defence...
Lockheed Selected for US Navy C4ISR Services Contract
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has selected Lockheed to compete for task orders to enhance situational awareness on US Navy ships, submarines and shore stations. ...
GD Awarded US Navy Cyber Operations Contract
General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a contract to evaluate the science, architecture, engineering, functionality, interface and interoperability of the US Navy cyberspace systems at...
PT Palindo Produces Warship for Indonesian Navy
PT Palindo Marine Industry (PMI), the Indonesian National ship-building company, has produced the KRI Clurit-641 warship, which will soon strengthen the Indonesian Navy fleet, Defence...
Northrop Fire Scout Completes First Test Flights
The Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) has successfully completed its first test flights from US Navy littoral...
Russia to Supply Yakhont Missiles to Syria
Russia is still pursuing its plans to supply Syria with Yakhont supersonic cruise missiles, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has confirmed. "The contract on supplies is in...
DCI to Train RSNF Panther Helicopter Crews
The naval branch of Défense Conseil International (DCI) group, DCI-NAVFCO, is to train the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) flight crews in the use of the helicopters Panther N3 search...
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Raytheon Awarded AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar Contract
Raytheon has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to provide reeling machine test bench (RMTB) intermediate level equipment, ancillary RMTB equipment and logistics services in support of...
Canadian Naval Base to Receive Sonar Upgrade
The Candian Government has awarded a contract to Ledcor Construction for the construction of a new Canadian towed array sonar system (CANTASS) work cell at CFB Esquimalt. The $3.8m...
Russian Warships Could be Equipped with Foreign Arms
Russia is considering installing foreign production artillery systems on Russian frigates, or anti-boat vessels, Russian Navy commander Admiral Vysotky has said. The statement coincided with...
US Navy Receives Future DDG 110 Warship
The US Navy has officially accepted the delivery of the future Arleigh Burke Class warship, USS William P Lawrence, from Northrop in Pascagoula, Mississippi, US. Designated DDG 110, the ship...
GD to Produce Aegis Gun and Director Controllers for US Navy
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a contract by US Naval Sea Systems Command for the production of Aegis gun and guided-missile directors and Aegis...
US Carrier Strike Group Completes Pre-Deployment Exercises
The US Navy's George H.W. Bush (GHWB) Carrier Strike Group has successfully completed its first Composite Training Unit Exercise and Joint Task Force Exercise. The joint exercises simulated...
KSY to Build Five Patrol Ships for Bangladesh Navy
Khulna Shipyard in Bangladesh has been awarded a contract to construct five modern patrol ships worth Tk2.80bn ($40m) for the Bangladesh Navy, according to Anisur Rahman Molla, the company's...
India Defers First Scorpene Submarine Induction to 2015
The Indian Navy has delayed the planned induction of the first of the six Scorpene submarines by three years, according to defence minister A K Antony. "The first submarine is scheduled to...
US Navy Selects Lockheed Laser-Guided Training Paveway II Units
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the procurement of 7,665 enhanced laser-guided training round Paveway II units for the US Navy and the governments of Pakistan, Spain and Malaysia. ...
Iranian Warships Enter Suez Canal
Two Iranian warships have sailed through Egypt's Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, a source at the canal authority has confirmed. The...
French Navy Concludes Operation Agapanthus 2010
The French Navy has completed Operation Agapanthus 2010, a four-month exercise in the Indian Ocean held from October 2010 to February 2011. Operation Agapanthus 2010 took place in...
UK Navy Likely to Purchase New Aircraft
The UK Royal Navy is planning to purchase a fleet of its own maritime patrol aircraft to detect and track enemy submarines. The new £1bn aircraft are expected to replace the Royal Air...
UK Deploys Type 42 Destroyer to South Atlantic
The UK Royal Navy has deployed the Type 42 destroyer HMS York to the South Atlantic to carry out maritime security patrols around the British South Atlantic Islands, including the Falklands...
ATK Unveils Modular Advanced Weapon System
ATK has unveiled a new Modular Advanced Weapon System (MAWS) at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference being held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. MAWS, developed in partnership with the...
Selex, Italian Navy to Develop Innovative Technologies
Selex Galileo and the Italian Navy Centre for Support and Testing (CSSN) have signed an agreement under which they will jointly develop innovative technologies. The two organisations...
NZ and Australian Navies Ready for Exercise Triton Storm
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ANZAC Frigates, HMNZ Ships Te Mana and Te Kaha, have been deployed to participate in the annual Exercise Triton Storm 2011 along with the Royal Australian...
Eurocopter Unveils New Dauphin Aircraft for French Navy
Eurocopter has unveiled the first of two AS365N3+ Dauphin aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery to the French Navy. The new aircraft will replace the existing French Pumas helicopter and...
US Navy Warship Completes Final Contract Trials
The US Navy's fifth San Antonio Class amphibious landing platform dock (LPD), USS New York (LPD 21), has successfully completed final contract trials in Norfolk, Virginia, US. The final...
Indian Navy to Acquire New Survey Ships
The Indian Navy is planning to acquire six new survey ships to bolster its hydrographic facilities as the force continues to provide its services to neighbours in the Indian Ocean region. ...
Raytheon Awarded Sea Sparrow Missile Contract
Raytheon has been awarded a modification contract for evolved Sea Sparrow missile (ESSM) production support and technical engineering tasks for the Nato Sea Sparrow consortium and the United...
Australian Navy Launches First Amphibious Landing Ship
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has launched the hull of the first of two new amphibious ships, HMAS Canberra (LHD01), in Spain, paving the way for Australia's amphibious transformation. The...
US Navy Deploys Boeing EA-18G Growlers
The US Navy has deployed the Boeing EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft for the first time. Boeing F/A-18 and EA-18 programmes vice-president Kory Mathews said the EA-18G's...
Lockheed to Deliver Paveway II Plus LGB Kits to US Navy
Lockheed has been awarded a contract for the production of paveway II Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) GBU-12 kits. Paveway II Plus LGB kits will improve weapon accuracy and provide warfighters...
Indian Navy Rejects US Navy MH-60 Helicopter Offer
India has rejected the US Navy proposal to supply 16 MH-60 Romeo multirole helicopters (MRH) through the foreign military sales (FMS) route for its navy. The Indian Defence Ministry has decided...
ITT to Deliver Jammer System for US Navy F/A-18E/F Aircraft
ITT Corp has been awarded a contract to manufacture and deliver six full-rate production lot 8 AN/ALQ-214(V)3 onboard jammer systems for installation on the US Navy F/A-18E/F aircraft. ...
India and US to Conduct Joint Naval Exercise
India and the US will hold the joint naval Malabar series of exercises off the Okinawa coast from 2-10 April 2011. The joint naval exercise will see participation from Japanese ships, which...
Indian Navy to Float Submarine Tender by the End of 2011
The Indian Navy will issue a global tender for the purchase of six next-generation submarines worth Rs500bn ($11bn) by end 2011, Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has said. "The...
ARINC to Upgrade US Navy E-6B Mercury Aircraft
Aeronautical Radio (ARINC) has been awarded a contract to upgrade major communication systems on four US Navy E-6B aircraft. Under the contract, ARINC will perform comprehensive removal,...
Indian Navy to Deploy Dornier Aircraft in Seychelles
India will deploy a naval Dornier-228 maritime reconnaissance aircraft in the Seychelles for two years to support the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surveillance and anti-piracy...
Lockheed to Provide Engineering Services for US Navy Undersea Warfare System
Lockheed has been awarded a contract to provide engineering services in support of the US Navy's AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system. The $13.4m contract is a modification to a...
French Navy to Test NH90 Caiman Helicopters
The French Navy has deployed its new NH90 Caiman helicopters to Lanvéoc-Poulmic airfield in Brittany, France, for two weeks to test its search and rescue capabilities. The NH90...
Australia to Upgrade Anzac Electronic Support System
The Australian Government has given first pass approval to upgrade the electronic support systems on Anzac Class frigates, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith MP and Minister for Defence...
Egyptian Navy to Receive Coastal Patrol Craft
Swiftships Shipbuilders has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense for detail, design and construction of four 28m-long coastal patrol crafts (CPCs) for the Egyptian Navy. ...
GE Aviation to Support US Navy F414 Fleet
GE Aviation has been awarded a three-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract from the US Navy to provide repair, replacement and programme support for F414 engine components of the...
US and South Korea to Begin Joint Annual Drills this Month
South Korean and US troops will begin their annual joint drills, Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises, from 28 February to 10 March 2011, the allies' combined forces command (CFC) has said. ...
US Navy Announces Fiscal 2012 Budget
The US Navy has announced the fiscal 2012 budget and is proposing to spend $74.7bn on 55 ships through fiscal 2016. According to the budget documents, the navy has added five ships to...
GD to Produce Virginia Class Submarines for US Navy
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a modification contract to continue its design efforts to produce Virginia Class submarines that are affordable for the US Navy. The $60m...
New Zealand to Upgrade Frigate Systems
Modernisation contracts to upgrade systems on two New Zealand Navy frigates, HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Te Mana, have begun, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has said. "The ANZAC platform systems...
Iranian Navy May Increase Operational Range of its Missiles
The Iranian Navy has plans to increase the operational range of its missiles by increasing portability of its missile systems, Iranian Navy Lieutenant Commander Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza...
Indian Navy to Induct Additional Landing Platform Docks
The Indian Navy is planning to induct four landing platform docks (LPD) to its fleet to strengthen its amphibious warfare capabilities. "We are looking to add four more LPDs in our fleet...
Australian Navy Fleet Lacked Full Operational Capacity
The Royal Australian Navy fleet lacked full operational capacity in the first half of 2010, forcing the fleet to scale back its worldwide activities, revealed spokesman David Johnston, refering...
GD Wins US Navy SBIR Contract
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to continue its efforts towards phase III small business innovative research (SBIR) topics. The...
Iran and Oman Conduct Joint Naval Drills
The Iranian and Omani Navies have begun joint war games in the north of Sultan Qaboos Port, Musqat, Oman. Around four fleets of warships, three jet fighters and a costal helicopter...
BAE Reveals New Naval Fighter Model for Indian Navy
BAE has revealed a new naval Typhoon combat jet for the Indian Navy at the Aero India 2011 show held in Bengaluru, India. The new combat jet has been produced in response to an Indian Navy...
Indian Navy to Salvage Nilgiri Class Frigate
The Indian Navy is preparing to salvage the Nilgiri Class frigate, INS Vindhyagiri, which sank after its recent collision with Cypriot merchant vessel Nordlake. Assistant public relations...
Turkish Navy to Continue Anti-Piracy Mission in Gulf of Aden
The Turkish Parliament has approved an extension mandate for Turkish Naval ships to participate in international anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea for one more year. ...
Raytheon and Aerojet Complete System Integration Test for SM-3 Missile
Raytheon and Aerojet have successfully completed a kinetic warhead system integration test for Standard Missile-3 block IB at Aerojet's California, US, facility. The test was conducted using...
US Navy Awards UAS Architecture Contract to Northrop
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to participate in the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control segment (UCS) architecture working group (UCSWG). The UCSWG is an...
GD to Provide Engineering Support for US Navy Destroyer
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has been awarded a contract to provide additional systems engineering services related with the detail design and construction of the Zumwalt (DDG 1000)...
Lockheed to Build Fifth MUOS Satellite for US Navy
The US Navy has exercised a $339.6m contract option for Lockheed to build a fifth satellite in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation. MUOS will replace the current Ultra...
Russian Shipbuilders Spar over Mistral Deal
Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has been ousted from the ongoing contractual talks on the purchase of Mistral class amphibious assault ships with France. The Kommersant...
South Korea to Increase Marines on Yellow Sea Border
South Korean military is considering to beef up its forces near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea, as part of its efforts to bolster its defense capability, a government source said. ...
Iran Test Fires Persian Gulf Missile
Iran has successfully test fired a supersonic anti-destroyer ballistic missile, the Persian Gulf, which is capable of targeting warships, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps...
South Korea to Deploy New Ship-to-Surface Cruise Missile
The South Korean military is considering the deployment of its domestic-built ship-to-ground cruise missile, the Cheonryong, on warships including a 4,500t KDX destroyer in the West Sea. ...
Brazil and UK May Sign Defence Contract
Brazil could sign a defence agreement with the UK for the purchase of patrol vessels and frigates worth billions of dollars. According to media sources, if the agreement is finalised a first...
US Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft Completes First Flight
The Northrop-built US Navy X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft has successfully completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California, US. The...
Malaysia to Build Six Patrol Vessels
The Malaysian government has allocated RM6bn ($196.2m) to build six, second-generation patrol vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. "We...
DSNS Launches Second Frigate for Moroccan Navy
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has successfully launched the second multimission frigate for the Royal Moroccan Navy. The 98m-long ship with a displacement capacity of 1,700t has...
Australia in Discussion for Patrol Boat Refit Contract
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has begun parallel negotiations with two tenderers, Birdon and DMS Maritime, for the refit and support of Pacific patrol boats. DMS Maritime...
Indian Navy Exercises Option for Additional P-8Is Aircraft
The Indian Navy has exercised its option for an additional four Boeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft to boost its maritime patrol capabilities to counter piracy threats in...
UK Navy to Decommission its Warship
The UK Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer batch 3, HMS Manchester, will be decommissioned on 24 February in Portsmouth, UK. The 141m-long and 5,200t warship was launched in 1980 and commissioned...
Raytheon to Supply Radars for US Navy Aircraft
Boeing has awarded a low-rate initial production contract to Raytheon to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon...
Todd Wins US Navy Drydocking Contract
The US Navy has awarded a five-year multiship / multioption contract (MS/MO) to Todd Pacific for drydocking of its surface combatant ships. Under the cost-type-incentive / award-fee contract,...
Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier Prepares for Mooring Trials
The Indian Navy's Russian-built aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, is preparing for mooring trials at the Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk, Russia. The mooring trials will begin after...
UK and Canada Discuss Joint Global Combat Ship Development
UK and Canada are in close discussions over a potential joint programme, Type 26, to develop the global combat ship for their respective navies, UK Defence Minister Gerald Howarth has said. ...
Australia Cancels Defence Watercraft Project
The Australian Government has cancelled a A$40m defence project awarded to Thales Australia to build six LCM2000 watercraft for use with landing platform ships HMAS Kanimbla and Manoora, in...
Russia to Receive Second Nuclear Submarine in 2015
The Russian Navy will receive a second Graney Class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine, the Kazan, in 2015, a Malakhit design bureau spokesman said. "The hull of the Kazan submarine...
US Navy Deploys CAE MH-60R Tactical Operational Flight Trainer
CAE's first full-motion MH-60R tactical operational flight trainer (TOFT) for the US Navy has entered into service at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US, CAE president and general manager...
EADS to Supply TRS-3D Radar for US LCS
Lockheed Martin has again selected EADS North America to supply its TRS-3D radar for the US Navy littoral combat ship. The TRS-3D is a standard, naval multimode surface and air surveillance...
Russian Navy to Receive New Nuclear Attack Submarine
The Russian Navy will receive a new Graney Class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine by the end of 2011, a Malakhit design bureau spokesman has said. "The submarine is undergoing...
Australia to Decommission HMAS Manoora
The Royal Australian Navy's landing platform amphibious ship, HMAS Manoora, will be decommissioned by the end of next year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason...
GD to Deliver Mortar Ammunition for US Marine Corps
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical has been awarded a $198.7m contract for the manufacture and delivery of 120mm mortar ammunition for the US Marine Corps expeditionary fire support...
Composite Engineering Awarded US Navy Aerial Target Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Composite Engineering to provide new subsonic aerial targets (SSAT) to upgrade navy's current capabilities in fleet readiness. The $31.5m contract includes...
US Navy Selects Northrop for C4I Installation Support Contract
Northrop subsidiary AMSEC has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide shipboard, submarine and shore-based command, control, communications,...
Indian Navy Eyes Amphibious Warfare Craft
The Indian Navy is looking for an amphibious warfare craft to enable troop landings on beaches to enhance its amphibious warfare capability. A request for information (RIF) has been issued by...
Australian Navy Conducts Exercise Triton Storm
The Australian Navy has begun its annual training programme, Exercise Triton Storm, off the east coast of Jervis Bay, to test its preparedness for various warfare serials within the...
CAE to Manufacture Simulators for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded CAE a contract to design and manufacture two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) to help troops for mission success. The $44m contract includes options...
DRS Defense to Support US Navy Mission Critical Data Network
DRS Defense has been awarded a firm, fixed-price contract by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) for the production of a number of gigabit ethernet multiplex system (GEDMS) shipsets. ...
China Reveals its First Aircraft Carrier
China's first aircraft carrier, Varyag, an upgraded version of a partially built vessel purchased from Ukraine in 1998, is currently undergoing sea trials. The US Department of Defense said...
India to Test-Fire K-15 Missile
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is planning to test fire another nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile, K-15, as part of the Sagarika project. The...
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DRS to Provide Logistics Support for US Navy E-6 Fleet
DRS Aviation has received a fixed-firm-price (FFP) contract to support the US Navy E-6 take charge and move out (TACAMO) and airborne command post (ABNCP) aircraft fleet. The $43.5m...
Iran Dispatches First Training-Operational Fleet of Warships
The Iranian Navy has dispatched its first training and operational fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden as part of its strategy to defend the nation's interests abroad. The fleet will...
Russia May Extend Service Life of Topol-M Missile
Russia may extend the service life guarantee for its Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) to at least 20 years. The silo-based Topol-M missiles entered into service in 1997, with...
US Navy Destroyer Completes Super Trial
The US Navy Aegis guided missile destroyer, William P Lawrence (DDG 110), has successfully completed its super trial in the Gulf of Mexico. During the trial, the ship's weapons,...
Indian Navy Launches Sail Training Ship
The Indian Navy has launched a second sail training ship, INS Sudarshini, at Goa Shipyard, India. INS Sudarshini is a steel-hulled, round-bilged, three-masted sailing ship with 18 sails with...
VSD to Support Iraqi Navy
The US Naval Air Warfare Center has awarded a contract to VSD LLC to develop and deliver training systems and an offshore support vessel (OSV) to the Iraqi Navy. VSD will design,...
Indonesia to Destroy Six US-Built Warships
The US Government has granted approval to destroy six US-built Indonesian warships, which are more than 30 years old, Indonesian Navy chief of staff Admiral Soeparno confirmed. The decision...
US Navy Tests New Navigation Capability for DDG 1000 Destroyer
The US Navy has successfully tested Raytheon's next-generation navigation system (NAVDDX) for the DDG 1000 Class destroyer. NAVDDX is a modern open architecture solution that enables...
Russia, France Sign Mistral Warship Agreement
Russia and France have signed an agreement to jointly build four Mistral-class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy. Anatoly Saikin, head of Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport, said...
Iran to Reveal Space and Missile Projects
The Iranian Islamic Republic is planning to reveal a number of space and missile projects during the country's Ten Days of Dawn celebrations, defence minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi...
Brazil to Review Warship Plan
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will reevaluate a $6bn plan to purchase 11 warships in a move to control increasing government expenses. The decision is seen as a blow to potential...
Northrop Delivers 2,000th Viper Laser to US Navy
Northrop has delivered the 2,000th Viper laser to the US Navy ahead of schedule. Viper is a small, lightweight multi-band laser designed to protect rotary-wing aircraft, large transport...
India to Set up Naval Base in Lakshadweep
The Indian Navy is preparing to set up a naval base in the Lakshadweep Islands as part of its efforts to strengthen the country's coastal security amidst increased pirate activity in the region. ...
Philippine Navy to Acquire US Coastguard Cutter
The Philippine Navy is in the process of acquiring a Hamilton Class US Coastguard cutter, navy chief Rear Admiral Alexander Pama has said. Navy spokesman Captain Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said...
Boeing to Build P-8A Maritime Aircraft for US Navy
Boeing has been awarded a $1.53bn low-rate initial production I contract for the acquisition of six P-8A multimission maritime aircraft (MMA) to the US Navy. The contract is a modification to...
Northrop to Support US Navy MH-60 Helicopter Programme
Northrop has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense to provide specialised test equipment (STE) and related training support for the US Navy's MH-60 Seahawk helicopter...
Indian Navy P-8I Aircraft to be Equipped with CAE MAD System
Boeing has awarded a subcontract to CAE to provide its AN/ASQ-508A advanced integrated magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) system for eight Indian Navy P-8I Poseidon aircraft. The AN/ASQ-508A...
Lockheed Receives Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Demonstration Contracts
Lockheed has been awarded two contracts worth $218m for the demonstration phase of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA) long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM) programme. ...
Thai Navy to Purchase Two Submarines
The Royal Thai Navy has plans to purchase two second-hand submarines at a cost of 6bn-7bn baht ($193m) as part of a ten-year plan to streamline the armed forces. Navy chief Kamthorn...
Iran to Deploy Warships in Red Sea and Mediterranean
The Iranian Navy is planning to deploy warships and a destroyer to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea in the near future, navy deputy commander Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Bigham...
BAE to Provide Gun Systems for US Navy LCS
BAE has been awarded a contract to equip ten US Navy littoral combat ships (LCS), which will be built by the Lockheed-led team, with 57mm mk110 gun systems. The company will also provide...
Navantia Delivers Final Frigate to Royal Norwegian Navy
Navantia has delivered the F-314 Thor Heyerdahl frigate to the Royal Norwegian Navy at the Fene-Ferrol shipyard, Spain. Thor Heyerdahl is the last of a series of five F-310 Class frigates...
China Refurbishes Soviet Aircraft Carrier
China has nearly completed the restoration of an old Soviet Kuznetsov Class aircraft carrier, the Varyag, and could make its first sea trip very soon, Kanwa Information Centre head Andrei Chang...
UK MoD Renews CAE Helicopter Training Support Services Contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a five-year contract to CAE to continue providing training support services for the Royal Navy's helicopter training systems. Training support...
Australia May Purchase Decommissioned UK Ships
Australia may buy the UK Royal Navy's decommissioned ships, which were scrapped due to UK Government defence spending cuts last year. Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said he...
Indian Navy to Decommission INS Virat by 2018
The Indian Navy is planning to decommission its lone aircraft carrier warship, INS Virat, by 2018. The 226.5m-long INS Virat is a Centaur Class aircraft carrier with a full load...
Singapore Deploys Seahawks Naval Helicopters
The Singapore Armed Forces has boosted the country's naval defence by deploying an additional six new S-70B Sikorsky Seahawks naval helicopters. The Seahawks will operate from Republic...
US Scientists Develop Sonic Cloak to Make Submarines Invisible
Scientists from the University of Illinois, US, have developed and successfully demonstrated an acoustic metamaterial cloak that could make submarines completely invisible to sonar and...
Equatorial Guinea Navy to Receive Two OPVs from Israel
Israel Shipyards (ISL) will deliver two 62m offshore patrol vessels (OPV) to Equatorial Guinea's small navy. The shipyard has also provided intensive operational and maintenance training to...
Lebanese Navy to Receive Offshore Patrol Vessel
The US Department of Defense has awarded a contract to Maritime Security Strategies (MSS) for a Coastal Security Craft (CSC) for the Lebanese Navy to help maintain its maritime security. The...
Rockwell to Support US Navy CH-53E Helicopter Programme
Rockwell has been awarded a modification contract to provide AN/ARC-210(V) electronic radio and ancillary equipment in support of the CH-53E programme. The company will supply 132 units each...
DCNS to Provide TLS Services for French Frigates
DCNS has been awarded a contract to provide through-life support (TLS) services for the French Navy La Fayette-class frigates at Toulon naval base. Under the €60m contract, DCNS will...
Rolls-Royce to Power US Navy Littoral Combat Ships
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a marine naval surface ship contract to supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten US Navy littoral combat ships (LCS). Under the contract, each LCS will be...
Agusta to Continue Integrated Merlin Operational Support for UK Navy
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended the 25-year integrated merlin operational support (IMOS) contract to AgustaWestland to provide support services to UK Royal Navy's AW101...
Tods to Provide Bow Sonar Domes for Australian Destroyers
Tods Defence has been awarded a contract to design and build three bow sonar domes for the new fleet of Royal Australian Navy Hobart Class air warfare destroyers. The Hobart Class destroyer...
Iran to Build New-Generation Destroyers
Iran is preparing to start designing and manufacturing a new generation of destroyers, Iranian Navy deputy commander Rear Admiral Gholamreza Khadem Beigham has said. "The assembly line for...
Thales to Service UK Navy Volume Search Radar
Thales has been awarded an 18-month contract for the maintenance and support of S1850M volume search radars installed on the Royal Navy's Type 45 Daring Class vessels. Under the contract,...
Lockheed to Upgrade US Navy Submarine Sonar Systems
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed to continue providing sonar systems for its submarines to enable the fleet to maintain an acoustic advantage. The $84m contract has options that,...
Cambridge to Supply Radar Scan Conversion for UK Navy
Cambridge Pixel has been awarded a contract by BAE for deployment of its SPx radar scan conversion solutions on the UK Navy's Type 45 destroyers and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. ...
Dutch and Belgian Navies to Receive Thales Radar System
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) of the Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Thales to supply advanced processing extensions (APX) electronic radar support measures...
Indian Navy Marine Commandos to be Equipped with Israeli Rifles
The Indian Navy marine commandos (MARCOS) will be armed with Israeli-made Tavor assault rifles and Galil sniper rifles to enhance their operational capability. A defence ministry official said...
GD to Upgrade US Navy Warship
GD Nassco has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense to provide upgrades and maintenance services for the amphibious warship, USS Pearl Harbor. The contract is a...
Russia Plans New Shipyards for Mistral Construction
Russia will build new shipyards specifically to construct the French Mistral Class helicopter carriers on Kotlin Island near St Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. An official said the new...
Lockheed to Support US Navy Helicopter Fleet
Lockheed has been awarded a range of production and development contracts worth $360m to provide a spectrum of systems aboard the US Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet. US Navy MH-60...
Danish Navy Helicopter Service to be Controlled by Air Force
The Danish Navy's Lynx helicopter service control has been transferred from the navy to the air force as per the government's 2010-2014 defence settlement. The handover implies that eight...
Iran and Djibouti Agree to Boost Naval Cooperation
Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and Djiboutian Army joint chief of staff Fathi Ahmad Hossein have agreed to boost mutual cooperation in naval fields. The two sides...
US Navy May Select Raytheon Griffin Missile for LCS
The US Navy may select Raytheon Griffin missiles to replace the non-line of sight (NLOS) missile on its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), US surface warfare division director Rear Admiral Frank...
Turkish Submarine Plans Move Ahead
Turkey's multibillion-dollar submarine deal has received financial support worth €2.187bn in the form of a major loan agreement between German banks and the Turkish Treasury. Turkey and...
Malta Orders New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) have signed a contract with Aerodata for the procurement of a second maritime patrol aircraft, the King Air B200. The €9.696m contract is the fourth...
Thales to Support Australian Navy Tactical Maritime Network
Thales Australia has been awarded an in-service support contract by the Australian Department of Defence under the SEA 1442 phase 3 programme for a maritime tactical wide area network. Under...
Northrop Assembles DDG 1000 Engineering Control System Units
Northrop has completed assembly of engineering control system (ECS) distributed control units (DCUs) and remote terminal units (RTUs) for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class destroyer programme ahead...
Indian Navy to Induct Two New Fleet Tankers
The Indian Navy will induct two new Italian-built fleet tankers this year to boost its blue-water warfare and strategic reach capabilities. The first tanker, INS Deepak, will be commissioned on...
Lockheed to Support Taiwanese Navy Aircraft
Taiwan has awarded a firm, fixed-price contract to Lockheed to supply mission system spares to outfit new avionics components for 12 P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. The...
Chinese Navy Adds Two New Patrol Ships
The Chinese Navy has commissioned two large sea surveillance ships, in the 1,000t and 1,500t classes, to better protect the country's maritime rights and interests. The two patrol ships have...
GEA to Refurbish US Navy F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G Aircraft
General Electric Aviation (GEA) has been awarded a logistics requirements contract for repair, replacement, and programme support for F414 engine components on F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft...
South Korea to Install Sensors to Guard Against North Korean Submarines
South Korea's military is planning to install underwater sensors near frontier islands in the Yellow Sea to guard against attacks by North Korea's submarines. "We plan to install a number...
Israeli Navy to Receive New Submarines
The Israeli Navy is to receive and absorb two new German-made Dolphin Class submarines into service. The addition of the two submarines, alongside the existing three, has increased the...
US Marine Corps F-35 Programme Receives Additional Funding
The US Marine Corps F-35 joint strike fighter has been given an additional $4.6bn funding boost and put on a two-year probation. The funding and delay in purchase will help Lockheed to...
New Defence System to Protect Ships from Pirates
UK scientists and engineers are developing a new laser cannon-based defence system which can be mounted on ships and boats to help fight pirates from boarding the vessels. The new...
Royal Brunei Navy Adds New Patrol Vessels
The Royal Brunei Navy has officially accepted two Darussalam Class Patrol Vessels, KDB Darussalam and KDB Darulehsan, into its fleet at Lurssen Shipyard, Germany. The new addition will...
Japan to Hold Naval Drills with US Warships
The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force will begin joint naval drills with the US Navy warships in the East China Sea, west of Kyushu island today, the Japanese Defense Ministry has said. The...
India to Build New Naval Research Centre
India is to build a new naval research centre for warships to boost its sea defences and maritime security, and to counter the threat of China in the Indian Ocean. The $133m National Institute...
Lockheed to Equip South Korean Destroyer
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee letter contract, with performance incentives, to equip the third South Korean destroyer, KDX-III Ship 3, with its Aegis weapon system. ...
Indian Navy to Commission UAV Squadron
The Indian Navy will commission a squadron consisting of Israeli-built Searcher and Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Porbandar, Gujarat, on 17 January to enhance its coastal...
Lockheed Awarded Management and Engineering Contract by US Navy
Lockheed has been awarded a modification follow-on contract for management and engineering services for the US Navy's DDG 51 Class and CG 47 Class ships. Under the terms of the contract,...
India and US Begin Salvex Exercise
US and Indian Navy divers have begun the joint salvage exercises (SALVEX) series of exercises off Port Blair in the Andaman Sea, India. SALVEX is a seven-day exercise aimed to strengthen US...
Japan and US Shipborne Ballistic Missile Project Shelved
The US-Japan ballistic missile defence open architecture research (BMDOAR) programme to develop software for a shipborne ballistic missile defence system has been cancelled due to disagreements...
Thales to Provide Technical and Maintenance Support to Estonian Navy
The Estonian Navy has awarded a contract to Thales to provide 12 months of technical and maintenance support to two mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs), ENS Admiral Cowan and ENS Sakala. The...
SAIC to Design Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel Concept for DARPA
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to SAIC to develop a new autonomous unmanned surface vessel concept to help counter modern submarine threats. ...
Philippine Navy to Receive Newer, Faster Boats
The Philippine Navy will be upgraded through the induction of newer and faster boats to guard the country's maritime resources and oil exploration areas in disputed territories, President...
Pakistani Navy Inducts New Training Ship
The Pakistani Navy has inducted a new training ship, PNS Rahnaward, into its fleet to provide quality training to its cadets and sailors. The 59.35m-long Rahnaward was acquired from the...
South Korean Navy to Conduct Naval War Games
South Korean Naval and Marine forces are to hold two days of joint war games from 7 January to simulate an infiltration by North Korean troops across the tense Yellow Sea border. ...
BAE to Support Combat Management System on UK Frigates
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to BAE to support the combat management system (CMS) on Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates and fleet auxiliary (RFA) Argus. The £47m...
DCNS Constructs Third FREMM Frigate for French Navy
DCNS has begun the construction of the third French multimission frigate (FREMM), Provence, for the French Navy at its Lorient facility. The company is currently constructing four such ships,...
South Korea Increases Surveillance Against North Korean Subs
The South Korean military has boosted its surveillance against North Korean submarines by deploying five additional anti-submarine aircraft. South Korea had 11 P-3CK maritime surveillance...
GD to Deliver Open Architecture-Based Combat Systems for Austal LCS
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a contract by Austal to deliver open architecture-based combat systems for ten Independence Class littoral combat ships (LCS). ...
Iran Receives New Naval Cruise Missile Systems
The Iranian Navy has received new naval cruise missile systems in a move to boost the nation's defence capability, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said. "The...
China Develops New Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile
China is nearing the completion stage of its new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) programme, which is capable of sinking aircraft carriers, US naval official Admiral Robert F Willard has...
Russia to Purchase Amphibious Assault Warships
Russia has agreed to pay €1.37bn ($1.81bn) for two French Mistral Class amphibious assault warships, including joint construction of the vessels. The first ship will cost €720m and...
US Navy Awards Littoral Combat Ship Contract
The US Navy has awarded a fixed-price incentive contract to Lockheed and Austal for a total of 20 littoral combat ships (LCS) between now and 2015. Lockheed has been awarded an contract...
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Pakistan Navy Test-Fires Nuclear Capable Missile
The Pakistan Navy has successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile, the Ghauri Hatf 5, at the end of a field-training military drill. The Ghauri Hatf 5 missile is powered by...
US Navy Launches First Aircraft Using Electromagnetic System
The US Navy has launched the first F / A-18E Super Hornet aircraft using the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). EMALS is a...
Portuguese Navy Commissions Second Class 209PN Submarine
The Portuguese Navy has accepted and commissioned the second Class 209PN submarine, NRP Arpao, at the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. The new submarine, which was...
South Korea Holds Anti-Submarine Drills
The South Korean Navy has begun new three-day anti-submarine exercises in the Sea of Japan near the heavily armed border a month after deadly North Korean artillery attacks. The country...
Russia Recalls Nuclear Submarine
Russia has recalled its first Borei-class nuclear submarine, the Yuri Dolgoruky, from sea trials for further inspections. Institute of Thermotechnics engineer Yuri Solomonov said the...
US Navy Awards Minehunting Sonar Contract to BAE
BAE has been awarded a contract to deliver an upgraded minehunting sonar system to the US Navy. Under the $14m contract, BAE will provide four upgraded AN/SQQ-32(V)4 sonar sets to replace...
Australian Navy to Acquire Communications Equipment for Anzac-Class Frigates
The Australian Federal Government has given First Pass Approval to modernise the communications capability of the Royal Australian Navy's eight Anzac-class frigates. The communications...
UK Deploys Warship to Afghanistan
The UK Royal Navy has deployed the HMS Cumberland to support troops fighting in Afghanistan during the festive period, as part of a new agreement between the UK and France. HMS Cumberland...
Russia Begins Construction of First Project 11356 Frigate for Black Sea Fleet
The construction of Russia's first frigate for its Black Sea Fleet has begun at Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad. The ship is the first of three frigates to be built...
ST Marine to Upgrade Australian Navy Vessel
ST Marine has been awarded its first contract with the Royal Australian Navy, to upgrade and modify its combat logistics vessel, HMAS Success. The 157.2m-long vessel, which has a...
New Zealand Upgrades Anzac-Class Frigate
The Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac frigate, HMNZS Te Mana, has rejoined the fleet after undergoing a multi-million dollar upgrade. HMNZS Te Mana is one of two frigates that has undergone...
IRGC Navy Dispatches Fleet of Warships to Qatar
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has dispatched a fleet of warships to Qatar to expand defence ties and cooperation, IRGC Naval Forces Lieutenant Commander Alireza Tangsiri...
China Reveals Plans to Build First Aircraft Carrier
The Chinese Government has, for the first time, officially revealed the details of its first aircraft carrier. According to the State Oceanic Administration report, China's first...
Indian Navy to Induct its First Italian-Built Tanker Ships
The Indian Navy is set to induct the first of two Italian-made tanker ships, INS Deepak, into its fleet by the end of January 2011. The tankers will be used to send supplies to its...
Russia Seeks Extra Funds to Complete Frigates for Indian Navy
Yantar, Russia's naval shipyard, has sought $100m extra funds from Rosoboronexport to complete three Talwar Class stealth frigates for the Indian Navy. The three frigates, currently at...
AT&T to Provide Wireless Service and Devices to US Navy
AT&T Mobility has been awarded an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract, along with Sprint-Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, to provide...
Saab to Deliver Self-Protection Systems for German Naval Vessels
Saab has received a follow-on order from Rheinmetall to equip the Federal German Navy vessels with radar ESM and laser warning systems. The self-protection system is a part of an...
Russia Postpones Next Bulava Missile Test to 2011
Russia has postponed the next submarine test launch of its troubled intercontinental nuclear missile Bulava until 2011, originally scheduled for 17 December. An unidentified defence...
US Navy Awards Tomahawk Missile Contract to Raytheon
Raytheon has been awarded a $209m modification contract for the procurement of 196 fiscal 2011 Tomahawk block IV all-up-round missiles. The modified contract allows the procurement of...
BrahMos Aerospace JV to Supply Brahmos Missiles Until 2017
Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace has signed new contracts to supply Brahmos missiles until 2017. NPO Machine Building Military Industrial Corporation chief designer Alexander...
Lockheed MH-60R Could be Australia's New Naval Helicopter
The Sikorsky / Lockheed MH-60R (Romeo) is likely to be Australia's new naval helicopter in a deal worth $1.5bn. Australian Strategic Policy Institute analyst Andrew Davies said the...
ITT to Produce Surveillance Systems for Norwegian Submarines
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation has awarded a contract to ITT Corporation to provide six tactical radar electronic support measures (ESM) and surveillance systems for its Ula...
Cobham to Support US Navy Radar Systems
Cobham has been selected to provide major radio frequency and microwave assemblies for Aegis surveillance and fire control radar systems on the US Navy's Arleigh Burke guided missile...
UK MoD Announces Final Results of Royal Navy Review
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the final results of the navy review in a written ministerial statement that explains the changes to the Royal Navy's surface fleet. The MoD...
NGV Tech to Construct Training Vessels for Malaysian Navy
NGV Tech is to construct two training / patrol vessels in collaboration with Daewoo for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). NGV Tech Executive Chairman Datuk Zulkifli Shariff said the company...
India to Construct Additional Stealth Destroyers
The Indian Government has agreed to indigenously construct four guided-missile stealth destroyers under the Project-15B programme at Mazagon Docks, Mumbai, India. The Rs300bn ($6.54bn)...
Russia Launches Upgraded Submarine Missile Cruiser
The Russian Zvezdochka Shipbuilder has launched the K-407 Novomoskovsk, strategic submarine missile cruiser after an interim overhaul and modernisation programme. Novomoskovsk is the...
Hydroid to Provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
Hydroid has been awarded a contract from Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing (LBS) Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) and...
US Navy Awards Trident Missile Contract
Lockheed has been awarded a fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $920.7m to make Trident II (D5) missiles and provide related support. The...
Japan to Deploy Patriot Missile Interceptors
The Japanese Government plans to deploy interceptor missiles at air bases across the nation to counter the threat of North Korea's ballistic missiles. The new defence policy, to be approved...
UK Navy to Launch its Biggest-Ever Nuclear Submarine
The UK Royal Navy will launch its biggest nuclear submarine, HMS Ambush, worth £1.2bn, at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria on 16 December. The 291ft-long HMS Ambush has a displacement capacity...
France Launches Naval Drone Demonstrator
France has launched the Espadon (swordfish) unmanned surface vehicle demonstrator of a naval surface drone. The demonstrator, christened Sterenn Du, is a drone-carrying drone developed under...
Lockheed to Prepare Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter for US Navy
The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a contract to Lockheed and Kaman Aerospace for K-MAX unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for deployment. The $45.8m contract includes delivery of...
GD to Deliver Upgrade Kits for RG-31 MRAP Vehicles
The US Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a $317.4m delivery-order modification to GD Land Systems Canada for upgrade kits for RG-31 Mk5E mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP)...
Russia Has No Plans to Build New Aircraft Carriers
Russia has no plans to build any new aircraft carriers in the near future, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said. "No, there are no such plans," he commented in response to...
France Ready to Transfer Warship Technology to Russia
France has agreed to transfer warship technology to Russia and hopes to complete a deal to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers, French Prime Minister François Fillon has said. "We see...
Russia May Upgrade Bulava Missile For Ground Launches
Russia's new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) could be fired from ground-based launchers after a slight modification, says missile designer Yury Solomonov. "This task is...
US Navy Awards Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Contract
Northrop has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract extension for continuation of work on the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, CVN 79. As per the terms of the $323.6m...
GD Wins Development of Advanced Submarine Technologies Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract modification to GD Electric Boat to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. According to the contract, Electric...
India Decommissions Last Foxtrot Class Submarine
The Indian Navy has decommissioned the last of the Foxtrot Class submarines, INS Vagli, after 36 years of operational service. INS Vagli's retirement brings the number of submarines in India...
Russian Navy Deploys British Submersible
The Russian Navy has deployed a British-made remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Seaeye Panther Plus, into service with the Black Sea Fleet. Seaeye Panther Plus is designed to perform...
Israeli Navy Reveals Details of New Underwater Missions Unit
The Israel Navy has unveiled details of its new underwater missions unit, which is designed to conduct sabotage and reconnaissance operations. Unit commander Major Oren said the unit...
US Senator Rejects Navy Decision to Buy Coastal Warship Designs
US Senator John McCain has opposed the US Navy's decision to buy ten coastal warships each from Lockheed and Austal and has suggested picking just one design. McCain said US Congress lacked...
Indian Navy Receives First Indigenous Anti-Submarine Rockets
The Indian Navy has received its first lot of 20 indigenous anti-submarine missiles. The rockets were developed in two variants that can strike at a range of 1.5km and 6km, and were...
Indian Navy Commissions New Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel
The Indian Navy has commissioned its new naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV), INS Sumitra, at Goa Shipyard, India. INS Sumitra is the fourth in a series of NOPVs that are being...
HMS Albion Named as Royal Navy Flagship
HMS Albion has been named as the UK Royal Navy's new flagship, taking over the role from HMS Ark Royal, which will be decommissioned in January 2011. The 176m-long, 8,000t assault ship has...
Nuclear Warheads Ready for Russia's Bulava Missile
The nuclear warheads for Russia's new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile have already been developed, missile designer Yury Solomonov has said. "The nuclear payload will have...
GD to Support Engineering Services for US Submarine Programme
The US Navy has awarded GD Electric Boat an order to support engineering and design services for the its Ohio Replacement Programme. The $8.8m order modifies an existing $76m contract signed...
Iran is Self-Sufficient in Torpedo and Missile Production
The Iranian Navy has become self-sufficient in the production of torpedoes and other shore-to-sea and sea-to-sea missiles, according to Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah...
Northrop to Support US Navy Hull and Deck Machinery Systems
Northrop's subsidiary AMSEC was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order by the US Navy for engineering, technical and logistics services, and maintenance and installation / alteration support...
Indian Navy to Install AIP System on Scorpene Submarines
The Indian Navy is considering a proposal to equip Scorpene submarines, which are under construction, with an air independent propulsion (AIP) system to overcome the risk of detection. ...
North Korean New Mini-Submarines Equipped with Torpedoes
North Korea's new midget submarines are equipped with torpedo launch tubes, according to intelligence sources. Satellite imagery and an intelligence tip confirmed that 4m-long...
India to Have a Nuclear Triad by 2012
India will join the US, Russia and China, the only three countries to have fully operational nuclear weapon triads, with the capability to fire nuclear-tipped missiles from land, air and sea...
Iran Plans to Mass Produce New Submarines
The Iranian Navy is planning to mass produce new long-range submarines and to deploy more warships in the Persian Gulf, Iranian Navy's deputy commander rear admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Bigham...
Australian Air-Warfare Destroyers to be Equipped with Thales SATCOM Systems
Thales Australia has signed a deal to supply satellite communications (SATCOM) systems for Australia's three new air-warfare destroyers (AWDs) to meet current and future needs of the AWDs. ...
Britain to Go Without Carrier Strike Capability for the Next Decade
Britain will be left without an aircraft carrier capable of launching jets for the next decade as the navy is all set to decommission its flagship, HMS Ark Royal, next month. The country will...
Babcock Wins UK Submarine LOP(R) Contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock to begin the planning phase for the multi-million pound refit of the Trident ballistic missile submarine, HMS Vengeance. ...
Chile to Boost its Naval Capability
BAE has signed a two-year extended agreement with Chilean ship build and repair organisation ASMAR to support Chile’s Type 22 and Type 23 frigates, and to enhance the country's naval...
Indian Navy to Increase Combat Capabilities in Next Five Years
The Indian Navy is prepared to enhance its combat capabilities in the next five to six years with a wide range of ships, submarines and choppers set to join its fleet. The fleet will include...
UK Navy Type 23 Frigate to Undergo Major Refit
Babcock will provide a number of significant upgrades in a substantial refit of the UK Navy's type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent. The upgrades will include fitting a Sonar 2087, the tactical...
Russia to Bid for Indian Navy Contract
Russia's biggest arms trader Rosoboronexport is bidding for a tender worth $11bn to supply submarines to India by offering its latest low-noise, fourth-generation Amur 1650-class...
Japan, US Start Massive Military Drills
Japan and the US have started joint military drills in waters off Japan's southern islands. About 34,000 Japanese Self-Defence Force personnel, with 40 warships and 250 aircraft, will join...
US Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship
The US Navy will christen its new littoral combat ship (LCS), the Fort Worth, on 4 December at Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, US. The Fort Worth has been designed...
US, South Korea Conclude Joint Exercise
The US and South Korean navies have concluded a major four-day joint naval exercise. About five South Korean vessels, including two 4,500t destroyers and an anti-submarine aircraft,...
Russia Delays Delivery of Nerpa Submarine to Indian Navy
The much-awaited Akula-II class Nerpa attack submarine from Russia will not meet its year-end schedule of delivery to the India's navy, according to Indian naval sources. The 110m-long,...
Naval-Technology Launches Major Defence Industry Survey
To understand what our readers view as the most important business issues for 2011-2012, naval-technology.com is launching a major industry survey covering all its readers worldwide. We...
Raytheon Delivers 500th Radar Warning Receiver to US Navy
Raytheon has delivered the 500th ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver to the US Navy. The ALR-67(V)3 is the US Navy standard for digital radar warning receiver technology and is an...
Iran Plans to Indigenise Naval Equipment in Ten Years
Iran is planning to indigenise and renovate two-thirds of the equipment used by the Islamic Republic Army's Navy in the next ten years, Iranian Army commander Major General Ataollah Salehi...
South African Navy Foresees 22-Ship Fleet by 2030
The South African Navy's 2030 blueprint seeks a fleet of 22 warships and submarines, Chief Director Maritime Strategy, rear admiral Bernhard Teuteberg has announced. Teuteberg presented...
Iran Plans to Launch New Destroyer in the Caspian Sea
Iran plans to launch an indigenous, more advanced destroyer in the Caspian Sea, Iranian Navy Commander Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi said. Mousavi said the destroyer was under construction at...
Russia to Finalise Submarine for Bulava Missile Tests
Russia has announced that it will decide on the submarine to be used in further tests of its Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile by 10 December. The exact date of the launch will...
New Zealand Frigate Exercises Alongside Australian Vessels
The Royal New Zealand Navy's first of two Anzac-class frigates, HMNZS Te Kaha (F77), has been exercising alongside Australian ships to hone its operational capability. HMNZS Te Kaha's...
UK Alters Warship Specifications
The UK has scaled back the specifications for a new type warship to shrink costs, tackle a record budget deficit and allow more vessels to be ordered, a senior defence source has said. ...
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Saab to Upgrade Radars on Canadian Navy Halifax-Class Frigates
Saab has received an additional order from Lockheed to further enhance the Sea Giraffe 150 HC 2D radar on the Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigates. The additional SEK108m ($15.4m) order...
Russian Naval Infantry to be Equipped with Bulletproof Life Vests
The Russian naval infantry is to be equipped with bulletproof life vests, according to naval infantry commander Major General Alexander Kolpachenko. The vest has been designed for naval...
Sri Lanka Navy Acquires Fast Attack Craft
The Sri Lankan Navy is to acquire six fast attack craft to protect its exclusive economic zone. Navy commander Vice-Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe confirmed that four craft had already...
Iran Unveils First Mobile Simulator for Submarines
The Iranian Navy has unveiled its first indigenously built mobile simulators for its Tareq-class submarines. According to Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the...
UK Navy Bids Farewell to Harrier Aircraft
The UK Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm has officially bid farewell to 30-year carrier-borne STOVL operations when a BAE Harrier GR9 launched from the deck of HMS Ark Royal for the last time. ...
Saab to Supply Coastal Surveillance System to India
Saab has been awarded a task order from the Indian Maritime Authority Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) to supply a coastal surveillance system for the entire Indian coast. ...
North Korea Could Test-Fire Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
North Korea may test-fire a medium-range ballistic missile with a range of 3,000km in the next few months. The Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese daily, reported that North Korea was collaborating...
Russia to Continue Anti-Piracy Missions Off Somalia Coast, Says President
Russia will continue its anti-piracy missions with Russian warships patrolling commercial shipping routes off the Somali coast, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said. The president...
Malaysia and Brunei Hold Joint Naval Exercise
The Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) and the Royal Brunei Navy (TLDB) are participating in a week-long joint naval exercise, Exercise Hornbill 20/10, which began on 22 November in the South China...
Slovenia Receives New Russian Patrol Boat
Slovenia has taken delivery of a Project 10410 Svetlyak Class multipurpose patrol boat, the Triglav, from Russia at the Slovenian port of Koper. The $35m Triglav has been delivered as a...
Indian Patrol Aircraft to be Equipped with Telephonics Radar
Telephonics has been awarded a contract by Boeing to supply APS-143C(V)3 multimode radar (MMR) for India's P-8i maritime patrol aircraft. As per the terms of the contract, Telephonics...
Northrop Launches Newest Amphibious Transport Dock Ship
Northrop has successfully launched the company's newest amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington (LPD 24), the eighth ship of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) Class at the Gulf Coast facilities. ...
Iran's Indigenous Destroyer Begins First International Mission
Iran's domestically built destroyer, the Jamaran, is all set to start its first international mission in the Gulf of Aden, Iranian Navy official Fariborz Ghaderpanah has said. "The destroyer,...
US Navy Awards Aircraft Maintenance Services Contract to URS
URS Corporation is to provide maintenance support services for 300 US Navy aircraft at Naval Air Stations in California, Washington and Virginia. According to the terms of the agreement, URS...
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky Offer Cyclone Helicopter to German Navy
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky have offered the Cyclone Naval Helicopter to the German Navy, as part of the navy's planned procurement of 30 multirole naval helicopters to replace its current Sea...
Raytheon to Manufacture Bomb Rack System for US Navy
The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to Raytheon for engineering and manufacturing development of the BRU-69/A multipurpose bomb rack...
German Frigates to be Equipped with Cassidian's New Radar
The German Navy's new F125 frigates will be equipped with Cassidian's newly developed TRS-4D/NR radar to better detect movements on water and in the air. The TRS-4D radar is an improvised...
UK Submarine Completes Refuelling
HMS Vigilant of the UK Royal Navy has been successfully refuelled by Babcock under the two-year long overhaul period (refuel) (LOP(R)) programme. The third Vanguard Class nuclear submarine...
Brazilian Navy to Acquire Six Nuclear Submarines By 2047
The Brazilian Navy plans to acquire six nuclear-powered submarines and 20 new conventional submarines by 2047. The first nuclear submarine is under construction and the other five will be built...
Dutch Navy Launches Second Patrol Vessel
The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully launched the Zeeland, the second of four Holland Class vessels, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, Netherlands. The new patrol ship...
South Africa and Argentina Sign Defence Deal
South Africa and Argentina have signed an agreement on defence development, military cooperation, and exchange of technology and innovation. Ministerial spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya said...
North Korea Launches Attack on South Korean Military Base
South Korea has retaliated after North Korea opened fire with around 200 artillery shells on a military base situated on the border island of Yeonpyong, killing at least two...
Sri Lankan Navy Participates in Joint Military Exercise
The Sri Lankan Navy is taking part in a nine-day joint military exercise, Cormorant Strike, which began on 21 November 2010. The exercise provides an opportunity for different elements of...
US Navy Tests New Biofuel On Sea Hawk Helicopter
The US Navy has successfully tested the new 50/50 biofuel blend on an MH60S Sea Hawk helicopter in a move to achieve the objective of decreasing its need for petroleum-based fuels. The...
Imtech Receives Orders for Dutch and Belgian Naval Ships
Imtech has received orders for new and existing ships for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and the Defence Material Organisation. Under...
US Congress Could Approve Littoral Combat Ships Deal
Congress is expected to approve US Navy plans to alter a wording change to move forward with a plan to buy littoral combat ships from two builders. The navy has plans to buy 20 ships,...
HMS Dauntless Enters Service with UK Navy
HMS Dauntless, the latest Type 45 destroyer, has entered service with the Royal Navy, the UK Ministry of Defence has said. Dauntless commanding officer Captain Richard Powell said the...
Japan to Buy New P1 Patrol Planes
The Japanese Ministry of Defence will purchase ten new P1 patrol aircraft within five years to monitor submarines and suspicious boats and to bolster security in its territorial waters. ...
BAE Delivers First Helmet-Mounted Display for UK Navy Lynx Helicopters
BAE has delivered the first order of a new helmet-mounted optical sighting system to the Royal Navy for use on the Lynx Mk8 helicopter. Royal Navy Lynx capability manager Lieutenant Commander...
South Korea Bids for Brazilian Warship Project
South Korea is bidding to sell 11 warships to the Brazilian Navy, which is seeking to build its maritime defence of offshore oil deposits. Daewoo Shipbuilding, a South Korean shipbuilder,...
US Navy to Commission Newest Guided Missile Destroyer
The US Navy will commission its newest Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer, Gravely (DDG 107), on 20 November 2010, in Wilmington, North Carolina, US. The 509ft-long Gravely is the...
CAE to Provide Mission Trainers for UK Navy
CAE has been awarded a contract from Cobham Aviation to produce airborne tactical mission trainers to support the instruction of UK Royal Navy observers using four modified Beechcraft King...
Raytheon Wins US Navy Production Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon for the production and delivery of critical components of the Aegis weapons system for Arleigh Burke Class destroyers. Under the $240m...
Italian Navy Deploys Merlin Helicopters to Afghanistan
The Italian Navy has deployed three AgustaWestland AW101 ASH helicopters to Afghanistan for the first time. The three helicopters are part of air task group "Shark" to support the...
East Timor to Acquire South Korean Navy Patrol Boats
East Timor is to acquire two navy patrol boats from South Korea in a step to move out of Australia's military influence. The South Korean Navy boats with foreign-trained crews will patrol...
US Navy to Purchase RELM P25 Trunked Communications Products
RELM Wireless has received a blanket purchase agreement from the US Navy for new P25 trunked communications products. The purchase agreement includes RELM's trunked KNG portable radios,...
Russian Naval Task Force Joins Anti-Piracy Mission in the Gulf
Russia's Pacific Fleet task force, led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer, will join the international anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa. The Admiral Vinogradov destroyer is...
Navantia Delivers Second Patrol Boat to Venezuela
Navantia has officially turned over the second of four BVL-type patrol vessels, the Yavire, ordered by the Venezuelan military in San Fernando, southern Spain. The 262ft-long Yavire has...
Iran Increases Presence in International Waters
Iran plans to deploy more warships and destroyers in international waters, Iran's Army Naval Force Deputy Commander Gholamreza Khadem Bigham has said. "In the near future more flotillas as...
Indian Navy to Procure Diver Propulsion Vehicles
The Indian Navy intends to purchase diver propulsion vehicles (DPV) for its diving teams to enable them to carry out undersea clearing operations during combat in quicker times. A request...
TCS to Deliver US Navy Satellite Communications Infrastructure and Service
TeleCommunication Systems has been awarded an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide the US Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) with next-generation...
Indian Navy Tightens IT Security Measures in the Directorate of Naval Operations
The Indian Navy has set up stringent information technology security safety measures to avoid situations like the 2005 naval war-room leak case in the future, the Indian Defence Ministry has said....
US Navy Awards Aegis Production Contract to Lockheed
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed for the production of the Aegis weapon system for the DDG-113 destroyer, and advanced procurement funding for two additional systems for DDGs 114...
France Plans Maritime Surveillance Fleet Upgrade
The French Navy plans to overhaul its airborne maritime surveillance fleet during the coming years. The main focus of the modernisation thrust is the upgrade of Dassault Atlantique 2...
Boeing Submits Proposal for Next-Generation Aegis Missile Contract
Boeing has submitted a proposal for the concept definition and programme planning phase of the next-generation Aegis missile (NGAM) to the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The MDA is expected...
ManTech to Provide Engineering and Technical Services to US Navy
ManTech has been awarded a contract from the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to provide engineering and technical services for combat identification and air-traffic...
Northrop to Continue Design of US Navy Aircraft Carrier
Northrop has been awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract modification from the US Navy to continue the engineering and design effort for the newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald...
Israeli Forces to Benefit from Upgraded Shachaf Surveillance System
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has installed a new surveillance system on its Shachaf surveillance seaplane. The new $6m upgraded system, developed by the aerospace industry with the Israeli...
Lockheed Eyes Second US Anti-Ship Missile Contract
Lockheed is expecting to win a second US Defense Department contract for the further development of an air-launched long-range anti-ship missile. The new missiles are designed to destroy...
Australian Navy Takes Command of CTF-150
The Royal Australian Navy has assumed command of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) in the Middle East. CTF-150 is one of three task forces operated by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), formed from...
Japan Could Set Up New Unit to Monitor Chinese Navy
Japan's military may set up a new unit to monitor Chinese naval operations in a move to counter the increasingly aggressive position of the Chinese Navy in the East China Sea. The new unit...
US Navy Receives First F-35 Fighter
The US Navy has received its first stealth fighter F-35C Lightning II carrier variant at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. F-35C Lightning II, a fifth generation fighter...
India to Stop Importing Warships
The Indian Navy will stop relying on imported warships as all future procurements will be made in India, according to Indian Defence Minister AK Antony. A new procurement policy will be...
Trident Life Extension Could Cost the UK $2.3bn
The operational life extension of the Trident missile-armed nuclear submarine could cost the UK $2.3bn, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said. "There will be additional costs to maintaining...
India to Roll Out First Advanced Radar System by 2012
India's first indigenously developed airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is ready to be integrated with an Embraer 145 jet and could be fully operational by late 2011. ...
UK Navy Recommisions Upgraded HMS Edinburgh
The UK Navy's Type 42 destroyer, HMS Edinburgh, has rejoined the fleet after undergoing a £17.5m, 18-month upgrade at Portsmouth Naval Base. The refit, provided by BAE, included...
Australia Requires 12 Long-Range Submarines for Security
Australia will need 12 large, long-range submarines to shape its strategic future in the wake of warnings about China's growing military power, Paul Dibb, former head of the Strategic and...
GD to Produce Tomahawk CCLS Launch Tubes for US Navy
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a contract by Raytheon for the production of the composite capsule launch system (CCLS) for the Tomahawk missile. The...
Cassidian to Compile Interactive Documentation of German Navy Aircraft
Cassidian has been awarded a contract to compile interactive electronic technical documentation (IETD) for the German Navy's P-3C Orion cup maritime patrol aircraft. The €15m contract...
Navantia Launches Spanish Navy Frigate
Navantia has launched an F-105 frigate, Cristóbal Colón, for the Spanish Navy from the Fene-Ferrol shipyard. The F-105 is the fifth in the F-100 series and incorporates...
US Navy Awards Warship Contract to Austal
Austal, the Western Australian shipbuilder, has accepted the US Navy's revised tender for ten littoral combat ships (LCS). In a proposed change to the LCS tender approach, the navy will buy...
UAE Navy to Receive Two Stealth Vessels in 2012
Fincantieri, an Italian shipbuilding company, has begun construction of the first of two Falaj 2 stealth vessels, for the United Arab Emirates Navy. The 55m-long Falaj 2, with a beam of 8.6m,...
Malaysian Navy to Receive Six Littoral Combat Ships
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) will receive six littoral combat ships (LCS) from Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) over the next 15 years, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad...
Pakistani Navy Inducts Anti-Submarine Helicopters and Jet Aircraft
The Pakistani Navy has inducted a second batch of four Z9EC anti-submarine helicopters, and the first information and electronic warfare (IW/EW) jet aircraft in its aviation fleet. The...
Northrop Christens Eighth US Navy Virginia Class Submarine
Northrop has christened the eighth modern and sophisticated Virginia Class attack submarine, the USS California (SSN 781), in Newport News, Virginia. The 377ft-long California has a 34ft...
Greek Navy Commissions First 214 Class Submarine
The Greek Navy has commissioned the first 214 Class submarine, HS Papanikolis, at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), a ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems company. The new 65m-long submarine, with...
US Navy Warships Could Get Powerful New Warheads
The US Navy warships in San Diego may be equipped with a new warhead, the Bunker Buster, for the Tomahawk block IV missile. Raytheon business development manager Jeff Meyer said that the new...
GD to Develop Advanced Submarine Technologies for US Navy
GD Electric Boat has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Under the $35.9m contract, Electric Boat...
Kazakhstan to Buy Retrofitted US Helicopters for Caspian Sea Defence
Kazakhstan's military will buy six retrofitted US Huey helicopters to build a naval and air presence in the Caspian Sea. The Hueys are part of a contract signed by Kazakhstan in 2007 which...
Ukraine's Sole Submarine to Re-Enter Service in Early 2011
Ukraine's only submarine, the Zaporozye, will re-enter service in early 2011, after undergoing a major ten year overhaul, Ukraine Navy chief of staff Rear Admiral Yuriy Ilyin has said. ...
BAE to Launch Second Astute Submarine in December
BAE will officially launch the second Astute Class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Ambush, on 16 December 2010 at the company's shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The 7,400t submarine...
Irish Navy to Receive Two New Patrol Ships
The Irish Navy is to receive two large patrol ships that will be built under a €100m Irish defence contract at the Appledore Shipyard. The two new 90m-long patrol ships, which will be...
Indian Navy to Purchase Anti-Submarine Bombs
The Indian Navy plans to buy air-drop underwater bombs for use as attack weapons against submarines in a move to strengthen its anti-submarine warfare capability. The Defence Ministry has...
Russia Launches First of New Frigate Class
Russia has launched its first Project 22350 frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, to execute long-range strike, anti-submarine and escort missions in remote areas, at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in...
Thales Minehunting Sonars Tested in Gulf Exercise
Thales UK's minehunting sonars have been tested on four UK Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) that were participating in a series of joint exercises with the US Navy in the...
Japan Flight Tests Raytheon Standard Missile-3
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has successfully achieved its third ballistic missile intercept using a Raytheon Standard Missile-3. The SM-3 block IA missile engaged...
France to Build First Mistral Warship for Russia in 2013
France is ready to build the first Mistral Class helicopter carriers for Russia from 2013, according to Jacques Hardelay, president for operations at French shipbuilder STX Europe. "If Russia...
BAE to Upgrade UK Navy Minehunters
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to replace the 30-year-old propulsion systems onboard the Royal Navy's eight Hunt Class mine countermeasure vessels. The £15m equipment procurement...
Sagem to Supply Navigation Systems for UAE Navy
Sagem will deliver and integrate the Sigma 40 inertial navigation systems on the new Abu Dhabi Class anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate, the future flagship of the UAE Navy. The...
Rohde & Schwarz's Radio Equipment for Australian Air Warfare Destroyers
Rohde & Schwarz has been selected to supply HF, VHF and UHF radio equipment to equip Australia's Hobart Class air warfare destroyers (AWDs). Under the A$30m (US$29.5m) system...
Indian Navy Receives First Israeli MR-STAR Radar
The Indian Navy has reportedly received its first multifunction surveillance and threat alert radar, MF- STAR, built by Israel. MF-STAR is the first fully digital operational naval...
India to Test BrahMos Missile in 2011
India will test launch the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the navy's Project 11356 frigate in early 2011 in the Baltic Sea, BrahMos Aerospace joint managing director Alexander Maksichev...
US Navy Tests Algae Biofuel on GunBoat
The US Navy has successfully completed testing algae-based biofuel at the US naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, US, marking a milestone in the creation of a new energy-saving strike force. The...
Norwegian Navy Receives Fast Patrol Boat
The Royal Norwegian Navy has taken the delivery of the second Skjold fast patrol boat (FPB), P962-Skudd, as part of a six-ship programme led by DCNS. The less-than-50m-long Skjold Class FPBs...
Russia Tests Two Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
Russia has carried out successful tests of two submarine-launched ballistic missiles in separate launches from nuclear submarines in the Barents Sea and the Pacific Ocean. A Sineva...
US MDA Selects Raytheon's New Missile Defence Radar
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in the US has awarded a new $190m fixed price incentive fee contract to Raytheon to construct, integrate and test a new Army / Navy Transportable Radar...
Japan to Receive SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of 13 SM-2 Block IIIB Tactical Standard missiles and associated equipment to Japan. Under the estimated...
US Navy to Equip its Cobra Helicopters with Night Targeting System
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded an indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to Elbit for the night targeting system upgrade (NTSU) for the US Marine Corps' Bell...
France to Deliver Helicopter Carrier to Russia
France is preparing itself to deliver Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia. "We are ready to receive the contract from 4 November and complete construction in 36 months," said...
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Sagem to Provide Navigation Systems for France's Nuclear Attack Subs
DCNS, Frances naval shipyard, has ordered Sigma 40XP inertial navigation systems from Sagem for its new Suffren Class nuclear attack submarines as part of the Barracuda programme. The Sigma...
Australia to Procure SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible sale of 17 SM-2 block IIIB standard warhead compatible telemetry missiles and associated equipment to...
Russia Could Declare Aircraft Carrier Tender at Euronaval 2010
Russia could declare a tender for the construction of two amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy at the Euronaval 2010 exhibition, currently taking place in Paris. Invitations to...
Brazilian Subs to be Equipped with Air-Surface Detection Systems
Sagem has signed a contract with French shipbuilder DCNS for the development and production of air-surface detection systems to be installed on Brazil's four new-generation submarines. Under...
Poland to Cancel Norwegian Missile Contract
Poland's Defence Ministry could cancel the 430m-zloty (€109m) purchase of anti-ship and land attack missiles from Norway's Kongsberg company due to cuts in expenditure and quality...
Russia to Test Launch Next Bulava Missile on 29 October
Russia will conduct the 14th test of the ill-fated Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile on 29 October. The missile has officially suffered seven failures in the 13 tests, while a...
US Navy Tests New Warhead for Tomahawk Block IV Missile
The US Navy has successfully completed the first live test of the joint multi-effects warhead system (JMEWS), the new warhead for the Tomahawk block IV tactical cruise missile. The...
Japan and US Jointly Conduct Aegis Missile Flight-Intercept Test
US and Japanese forces are today conducting a flight-intercept test of Lockheed's Aegis ballistic missile defence system from a Japanese naval destroyer, according to the Pentagon's Missile...
Lockheed to Support Upgrades to Pakistani Navy Aircraft
The US Defense Department has awarded a modification to an existing contract with Lockheed to support upgrades to the P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft operated by the Pakistani Navy. Under...
Indian Navy to Buy Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Spy Drones
The Indian Defence Ministry has floated global RFIs (requests for information) for six to eight new medium-range maritime reconnaissance (MRMR) planes and additional spy drones for the Indian...
South Korea and US Joint Naval Drills Cancelled
South Korea and the US have decided to cancel the large-scale joint naval drills in the Yellow Sea that were scheduled for later this month. The exercise will be held after the G20 summit,...
Russia to Build 150 Bulava Missiles in the Next Decade
Russia will produce more than 150 Bulava ballistic missiles before 2020, a Russian arms industry expert has said. National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko said 124 missiles...
India Decommissions Naval Ship
The Indian Navy has decommissioned the Nilgiri Class naval ship INS Dunagiri following 33 years of service in the 14th Frigate Squadron. INS Dunagiri entered service on 5 May 1977 and is...
India Receives Pollution-Control Warship
Samudra Prahari, the first-ever pollution control warship, commissioned on 9 October, has arrived at Karwar from Mumbai, India. The warship is the first in Asia and third in the world that...
Japan to Expand Submarine Fleet by 2015
The Japanese Ministry of Defence is planning to increase the Maritime Self Defence Force's (MSDF) submarines to 22 units from 16. Japan's basic defence programme for fiscal 2011 to 2015 is set...
ATK to Produce Missile Warning System Components for US Navy
ATK has been awarded an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the US Navy for the production of AAR-47 missile warning system weapon replaceable assemblies (WRAs). ...
BAE Produces 1,000th Nulka Missile
BAE Systems has produced the 1,000th Nulka, the world's most effective soft-kill anti-ship active missile decoy round, after receiving its 12th successive annual contract for the missile. ...
Denel to Service South African Navy Guns
The South African Navy has awarded a contract to Denel Land Systems for the maintenance of its guns and to provide associated support services. The navy artillery includes a 76mm OTOMelera,...
Russia and Ukraine to Regulate Overhaul of Black Sea Fleet
Russia and Ukraine will enter an agreement to regulate the overhaul of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said. "This new document will allow the Black...
Singaporean Navy Receives Additional Submarine
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has acquired the RSS Swordsman, the latest in Archer Class submarine technology, from Sweden. The submarine is the second in the Northern Light project...
India and Israel Strike a New Naval Accord
Indian and Israeli naval forces have agreed on a new naval accord to expand their cooperation and jointly monitor the whole region from the Strait of Hormuz to the Indian Ocean. The two...
Taiwan to Build Minesweeping Naval Craft
Taiwan plans to build six minesweepers as part of efforts to boost its defence capabilities, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator Lin Yu-fang has said. The six minesweepers, along with...
Harris Receives Falcon Tactical Radios Order from US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Harris to deliver Falcon III and Falcon II tactical radio systems. Under the $13m order, Harris will deliver its radio systems to naval expeditionary...
German Naval Ships Equipped with Cassidian Identification Systems
Cassidian, the renamed defence and security pillar of EADS, has completed equipping German Navy ships with identification systems to avoid confrontations with unknown aircraft. The...
Greek Navy Receives Newest Fast Attack Craft
The Hellenic Navy has taken delivery of its fourth BAE-designed fast attack craft (FAC), HS Grigoropoulos, at Elefsis Shipyard near Athens. The 62m-long vessel is designed as a...
South Korea to Boost Naval Defences
South Korea, together with the US, will stage joint anti-submarine exercises twice a year from 2011 in the East and West Seas to boost its anti-submarine drills, the South Korean chief of...
Raytheon Receives First Production Order for US Naval SATCOM Programme
Raytheon has received the first production order for its next-generation NMT satellite communication terminals from the US Navy, marking a key milestone in the navy multiband terminal...
Russia Ready to Receive Borey Class Submarines
The Russian Pacific Fleet's naval base in Vilyuchinsk is fully prepared to receive the new Borey Class strategic nuclear-powered submarines, a Russian military analyst has said. The Borey...
Royal Navy Axes Ark Royal Amidst Defence Review
The Royal Navy is to decommission HMS Ark Royal, leaving it with 19 frigates and destroyers, according to the latest Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) released by UK Prime Minister...
UAE Navy to Equip Missile Boats with Ixsea Inertial Navigation Systems
Abu Dhabi Systems Integration LLC (ADSI) has selected Ixsea's Marins inertial navigation systems (INS) for the UAE Navy's 12 Ghannatha Class missile boats. ADSI is the combat system...
GD to Upgrade US Marine Corps Light Armoured Vehicles
GD has been awarded a contract to equip 403 US Marine Corps light armored vehicles (LAV) with new improved self-sealing fuel tanks to enhance marine safety and survivability. The improved...
Russia to Purchase Helicopter Carriers by Year-End
Russia is expected to sign a contract to purchase multipurpose helicopter carriers by the end of 2010, the chief of Russia's armed forces general staff General Nikolai Makarov has said. ...
General Dynamics to Support US Naval Submarine Base
The US Navy has awarded two contract modifications worth $72.6m to General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide various services in support of nuclear submarines, related facilities and equipment...
Russia Postpones Bulava Missile Until Later this Year
Russia has postponed the next test launch of the Bulava ballistic missile, previously scheduled for late October, until later this year, chief of general staff General Nikolai Makarov said. ...
Lockheed to Continue Providing Maritime Surveillance Systems for US Navy
Lockheed has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide new technology and concepts to detect and track submarines. Under the...
Indian Navy Commissions New Fast Attack Craft
The Indian Navy has commissioned the new indigenous WaterJet fast attack craft (FAC), INS Kalpeni, at the Southern Naval Command. INS Kalpeni, propelled by three powerful water jets, can...
Vietnam to Provide Repair and Maintenance Facilities for Indian Warships
Vietnam has offered repair and maintenance facilities for Indian warships at its ports in a move to further enhance bilateral military relations. Vietnam's offer came after India extended help...
Cambridge Systems to Provide Maritime Surveillance System to Iraqi Navy
The US Navy has awarded a delivery order to Cambridge International Systems to provide a maritime surveillance system to the Iraqi Navy. Under the terms of the contract, Cambridge will supply...
BC Shipyard Bids for Federal Contract
BC Shipyard is bidding for an estimated $35bn contract from a federal ship building programme to build vessels for the Canadian Navy and coastguard. Vancouver Shipyards has also been...
Japan Launches First Future Class Destroyer
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has launched the first ship of the future destroyer class, Akizuki, from the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. The...
Russia to Build Three Frigates for Black Sea Fleet
The Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has been selected to build the first three frigates for Russia's Black Sea Fleet, shipyard spokesman Sergei Mikhailov has said. ...
US Navy's Multimission Helicopter to be Equipped with Raytheon Sensor
Raytheon has been awarded two contracts for the AN/AQS-22 airborne low-frequency sonar (ALFS) for the US Navy's MH-60R multimission helicopter. The $115.7m contracts were awarded by the US...
US Navy to Receive Additional High-Speed Vessels
Austal will build the fourth and fifth joint high-speed vessels (JHSV) for the US Navy under a $204.6m contract awarded by the US Department of Defense. The JHSV features a flight deck for...
Indian Navy Receives New Auxiliary Craft
The Indian Navy has received a new auxiliary craft, Ambuda, to be inducted into its southern naval command at South Jetty, Naval Base. The 50m-long 930t vessel is fitted with two engines,...
ST Marine to Convert Australian Warship to Double Hull
Singapore Technologies Marine has been selected as the preferred tenderer for converting the Royal Australian Navy warship, HMAS Success, to double-hull configuration. The double hulling of...
Boeing Bids for US Navy Aviation Services Contracts
Boeing has submitted bids for two contracts to provide a complete range of aviation services to the US Navy. The US Naval Air Systems Command is expected to award the contracts, which have...
UK Launches Final Type 45 Destroyer
The UK Royal Navy has launched the sixth and final Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Duncan, on the River Clyde in Glasgow, UK. The 7,500t warship, built by BAE, is equipped with the Sea Viper...
Indian Navy's Second Fleet Tanker Launched
The Indian Navy's second fleet tanker, INS Shakti, was launched at a shipyard in Genoa, Italy. The €300m ($417.6m) contract, which was signed in April 2008, includes two vessels to...
Russian Bulava Missile Next Test Slated for Late October
Russia has plans to launch the next test of the Bulava ballistic missile in late October, the Russian Test Commission has said. "The commission will review the success of the previous...
Orbit to Support US Navy Gun Computer System Cabinets and Control Panels
Orbit International has been awarded multiyear indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreements from US Navy for its mk119 gun computer system cabinet (GCSC) and mk437 gun mount...
Spanish Navy Receives Third Maritime Action Ship
The Spanish Navy has received its third maritime action ship (BAM), the Lightning, from Navantia. The 94m-long ship has a displacement capacity of 2,500t,can cruise at a speed of 20.5kt and is...
Bersama Padu Security Exercise Begins
Exercise Bersama Padu 2010 (BP10) has begun with Australian Army personnel, for the first time, participating along with personnel from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian...
Raytheon to Design Next-Generation Defence Radar for US Navy
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to design and develop an S-band radar and radar suite controller technology demonstrator for the US Navy's new air and missile defence radar (AMDR). Under...
Australia Orders MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency in the US has notified Congress of a potential sale to Australia of MK-54 lightweight torpedoes. Under the $169m foreign military sale, Australia...
GD to Support US Nuclear-Submarines
The US Navy has awarded a contract to GD Electric Boat (EB) to provide planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. Under the $400.6m contract, EB will...
Indian Navy Receives Boost for Sea Lift and Reconnaissance Capabilities
The Indian Defence Acquisitions Council has cleared the acquisition of four long-range surveillance aircraft and four amphibious assault warships to boost India's maritime reconnaissance...
French Navy Receives Ballistic Missile Submarine
The French Navy has received the ballistic missile submarine Le Terrible (SSBN) equipped with modern facilities and enhanced sound discretion capabilities. The heavy-built Le Triomphant...
Russia Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Russia has successfully tested the Bulava nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile following a series of failures, the Defence Ministry has said. The missile was fired from the Dmitry...
US Navy Selects Navistar Heavy Truck Tractors
Navistar has won its first-ever contract from the US Navy to supply 38 International 5000-MV heavy truck tractors (HTTs), spare parts and training services. The 5000-MV HTT is a proven...
France to Overhaul UK Nuclear Warheads
The UK and France are to ink a deal under which UK nuclear warheads would be serviced in a French laboratory. Under the potential £15bn-£20bn ($24bn-32bn) deal, France will service the UK's...
UK Navy Test Fires Sea Viper Missile
The UK Navy has successfully test fired the new Sea Viper air defence missile for the first time from a Type 45 Destroyer, the Ministry of Defence has said. HMS Dauntless fired an Aster 30...
Lockheed Wins US Navy Contract
Lockheed has been awarded a contract for work on the F-35 joint strike fighter for the UK. Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed's aeronautics unit will incorporate shipborne rolling...
Eastern Endeavor Anti-Proliferation Drill to Start Next Week
The first multinational Proliferation Security Initiative exercise, Eastern Endeavor 10, will be held in Busan and led by South Korea on 13-14 October. The exercise will see participation from...
Ocean Power to Support US Navy's Maritime Security Programme
Ocean Power (OPT) has been awarded a second-stage contract by the US Navy to provide an autonomous PowerBuoy wave energy conversion system for the navy's anti-terrorism and maritime...
Norway Prohibits Testing of Israeli Submarines
Israeli nuclear-armed Dolphin-class submarines have been prohibited from being tested in Norwegian territorial waters. Israel was to examine deepwater performance of its submarines at the...
Russia's Troubled Bulava Missile to be Test Fired
Russia's much delayed test launch of the ill-fated Bulava ballistic missile is likely to be held on 7 October in the White Sea, an administrative source of the northern Russian town of...
Spanish Navy Receives its Largest Warship
The Spanish Navy has received its largest ever amphibious warship, the LHD Juan Carlos I, from Navantia. The 230m-long LHD Juan Carlos I has a displacement capacity of 27,500t and a...
India to Receive Nuclear Submarine Next Year
The delivery to India of the Russian Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine K-152 Nerpa has again been rescheduled for next year, a senior Russian official has said. "Russia will transfer...
US Marine to Induct Bell AH-1Z Cobra Helicopter
Bell Helicopter's newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra, has successfully completed operational evaluation (OPEVAL) conducted by the US Marine Corps. The US Navy's Commander Operational...
UK Navy's Nuclear Submarine Undergoes Revalidation and Maintenance Period
The UK Navy's Trafalgar Class nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Talent, is the first to undergo Babcock's 13-month revalidation and assisted maintenance period (RAMP) at Devonport...
India to Acquire Additional P-8I Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft
India plans to acquire four additional Boeing P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime patrol aircraft, defence ministry sources have revealed. "The new P-8Is will cost the same as each of the...
Lockheed Wins US Navy Air and Missile Defence Radar Contract
The US Navy has awarded a 24-month technology demonstration phase contract to Lockheed to design an air and missile defence radar (AMDR) to upgrade the navy's capability against anti-ship...
Norwegian Frigate Equipped with Air / Sea Surveillance Radar
Royal Norwegian Navy frigate KNM Otto Sverdrup has been equipped with Reutech's RSR 210N air / sea surveillance radar. The RSR 210N is a highly accurate multipurpose 2D radar that is capable...
Canadian Frigates to Undergo Refit and Modernisation Programme
The Canadian Halifax Class frigates will be modernised and refitted under the Halifax Class modernisation (HCM) / frigate life extension (FELEX) project, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay...
Spanish Navy to Upgrade its SH-60F Multimission Utility Helicopters
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency in the US has notified Congress of the potential refurbishment of six SH-60F multimission utility helicopters and associated parts for Spain. Under...
Russia Steps up its Combat Potential in Arctic
Russia is increasing its combat capabilities in the Arctic with new ships and additional station sites, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky has said. "In accordance with the...
Indian Navy Plans a Second Floating Dock
The Indian Navy has proposed the aquisition of a second floating dock (FDN-2) at an estimated cost of Rs3bn ($67.2m), to be stationed at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The navy had floated...
Russian North Fleet Destroyer to Rejoin Services by End of 2010
The Russian Northern Fleet destroyer, Vice-Admiral Kulakov, will return to service by the end of the year after an 18-year modernisation. The Kulakov is a Project-1155 Udaloy Class destroyer...
Aerojet Produces 1,000th Rocket Motor
Aerojet has produced its 1,000th solid rocket motor for the MK234 Nulka active expendable decoy. The nulka is ship self-defence system that provides self defence for naval surface...
UK Royal Navy Flagship and Army Helicopters to Participate in Exercise Joint Warrior
The UK Army Air Corps unit of Apache attack helicopters will participate in Exercise Joint Warrior onboard the Royal Navy's fleet flagship HMS Ark Royal. The helicopters used in land...
Parvus to Supply Rugged Switch Cards for US Navy Seahawk Helicopters
Parvus Corporation has been awarded a follow-on contract by Lockheed to supply a few hundred units of rugged VME Ethernet switch cards for the US Navy's MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters. ...
BAE to Support US Navy Tomahawk Missile Programme
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to provide technical services to maintain the weapon control system for the Tomahawk cruise missile programme. BAE...
Hyundai Wins Next-Generation South Korean Frigates Deal
The South Korean Government has awarded a contract to Hyundai to build the country's next-generation frigates. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the new ships would...
US Senate Clears Minehunter Sale to India
The US Senate has approved the sale of two Osprey Class minehunters to India to bolster the Indian Navy's coastal security efforts. The two minehunters, Kingfisher (MHC-56) and Cormorant...
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Russian Navy to Receive Fifth-Generation Fighter After 2020
The Russian Navy will not receive a fifth-generation fighter before 2020, Russian Navy air forces and air defence forces head Lieutenant General Valery Uvarov said. "It's difficult to say...
Boeing to Supply Aircraft to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a new multiyear procurement (MYP) contract to Boeing for 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. Under the $5.297bn contract, Boeing will deliver 66...
IRGC Gets Stealth Flying Boats
Iran has delivered 11 domestic-built stealth flying boats to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The Bavar 2 flying boat is a radar-evading fixed-wing seaplane capable of performing...
Raytheon Selected for Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Programme
The US Missile Defence Agency (MDA) has awarded a contract to Raytheon for the Standard Missile-3 block IIA cooperative development programme. Under the $175m contract, Raytheon will continue...
TSA Starts Equipment Supply for FREMM
Thales South Africa (TSA) is delivering workstations and related combat suite equipment for the first batch of France's new multimission European frigates (FREMM). Under the...
Russian Nuclear Submarine Completes Sea Trials
The Russian Navy's newest Borey Class strategic nuclear-powered submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, has successfully completed sea trials in the White Sea. The Sevmash shipyard spokesman said...
Bangladeshi Navy Receives Offshore Patrol Vessels
The Bangladeshi Navy has received two offshore patrol vessels, BNS Dhaleshwari and BNS Bijoy, from A&P Tyne after undergoing successful overhaul. The two ships had a complete overhaul of...
Indonesia Plans to Purchase Submarines
The Indonesian Defence Ministry has plans to purchase five submarines worth $350m-$400m each by the end of 2010 to strengthen maritime security in Indonesian waters. State shipbuilder PT...
Iraqi Navy Commissions US-Built Patrol Boat
Iraq has commissioned the first in a fleet of new US-built patrol boats, the PB 301, to boost its naval capacity and secure key oil platforms at Umm Qasr Naval Base, south of Baghdad. US...
DCNS to Supply Combat Systems for Pakistani Submarine
French naval company DCNS has won a contract to supply two Subtics combat management systems for Pakistan's Agosta 70 diesel-electric submarine fleet. Subtics, the submarine tactical...
German Navy to Receive Atlas Mine Disposal Vehicle
The German Navy will receive the SeaFox mine disposal vehicle, marking the 2,000th SeaFox produced by Atlas Elektronik. The SeaFox, equipped with several sensor systems and autonomous surface...
Russia to Buy French Mistral Vessel
The Russian Ministry of Defence has finally agreed the purchase of the French Mistral helicopter carrier. A Russian Navy representative of the headquarters said the tender would aim to...
US Navy Awards Software Contract to Lockheed
The US Navy has awarded a software contract to Lockheed to enable MH-60R and MH-60S multimission helicopter aircrews to pre-plan their missions under the joint mission planning system...
Australia Joins PLA Navy in Live-Firing Naval Exercise
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in a unique live-firing naval exercise off the Shandon Peninsular in the South China Sea. The Australian...
US and South Korea to Conduct Naval Drills
The US and South Korean Navies will conduct postponed anti-submarine exercises from 27 September to 1 October in the Yellow Sea between China and Korea. The second joint exercise is designed...
Trinidad & Tobago May Cancel BAE Drug-Busting Patrol Ship Deal
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is considering cancelling a contract awarded to BAE to acquire three drug-busting patrol ships. The company signed the deal to provide the Caribbean...
Indian Navy to Receive Fast Attack Craft
The Indian Navy will receive a Fast Attack Craft (FAC) vessel, Kalpeni, which is scheduled to be commissioned next month. INS Kalpeni belongs to the Car Nicobar class in the FAC series, is...
Iran to Launch New Second Generation Subs, Frigates
Iran will soon unveil new generations of Jamaran destroyers, Sina class frigates and submarines, the Iranian Army commander Major General Ataollah Salehi has said. The Jamaran destroyer is...
UK to Rededicate HMS Edinburgh in November
The UK Navy's HMS Edinburgh, the last of the Type 42 destroyer, has begun its sea trials after a £17.5m overhaul by BAE. HMS Edinburgh's commanding officer, Commander Paul Russell, said the...
Thales to Equip Canadian Frigates with SATCOM Antenna
Four of the Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigates will be provided with Thales UHF satellite communication (SATCOM) omni-directional antennas. The Quadrifilar Helix (QHASS) antenna...
Syria Receives Russian P-800 Missiles
Syria has received advanced P-800 surface-to-sea and sea-to-sea missiles from Russia despite Israeli pressure to scrap the deal, Western diplomats have said. The P-800 is a cruise...
Russian Cruise Missile to Protect Naval Base in Syria
The Russian-built Yakhont anti-ship missile systems could protect a Russian naval supply and maintenance site near Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus, a Russian arms trade expert has said. ...
Royal Navy May Face Extensive Cuts
The UK Royal Navy is planning to cut £1.5bn ($2.3bn) a year from its budget. Under the proposed cuts, the navy will close its Devonport dockyard, retire nine older frigates and destroyers...
Brazilian Navy to Co-Design UK Navy Warships
BAE Systems has invited Brazil to co-design the blueprints of the next-generation Type 26 warships for the Royal Navy. The deal is part of the UK Government's military co-operation with...
UK to Receive Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer
The UK Royal Navy will receive HMS Diamond, the third Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer built by BAE Systems, on 22 September. The £1bn ($1.5bn) vessel will undergo final trials before...
Lockheed to Provide Aegis Combat System for Australia
Lockheed has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee performance incentives contract for post-critical design review (CDR) Aegis combat systems engineering to support the Australian Government. ...
Bangladeshi Navy to Acquire Warships from UK
Bangladesh is to acquire three warships from the UK to modernise and upgrade its naval force. Chief of naval staff Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed said the three warships would be commissioned...
Russia to Renew Bulava Missile Production
Russia will overhaul the production and manufacturing system of the Bulava ballistic missile if the latest tests fail, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said. "If failures continue...
CTC Awarded US Navy Metalworking Center Contract
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) to continue operation of the...
CSIR to Develop Optical Maritime Surveillance System for South African Navy
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is developing an omni-directional optical maritime surveillance system for the South African Navy (SAN). The system constitutes...
OSI to Supply Software for UK Submarines
International Systems Operations of OSI Geospatial is to supply its defence Ecpins W (Sub) software to the UK Royal Navy's Astute Class submarine. OSI president and CEO Ken Kirkpatrick said...
BAE to Produce Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a low-rate initial production contract to BAE Systems for advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) kits. The APKWS is a guidance kit that can change a...
US Navy Cyclone Class Patrol Ships Cease Operations in the Gulf
The US Navy's Cyclone Class patrol coastal (PC) vessels have ceased operations in the Persian Gulf due to significant structural damage. The five ships in the 5th Fleet area of operations...
Pakistan Commissions Third F-22P Frigate
The Pakistani Navy has commisioned its third F-22P frigate, PNS Saif. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir, while commissioning the vessel, said that Pakistan was prepared to counter...
Solazyme Completes First Biofuel Delivery to US Navy
Solazyme has completed the first delivery of 20,000gal of algal-derived Soladiesel HRF-76 fuel to the US Navy, marking the world's largest delivery of 100% microbial-derived non-alcohol biofuel. ...
South Korean Navy Focuses on Littoral Warfare
The South Korean Navy (ROK) is focusing on its operational and procurement plans for coastal defence readiness against North Korean invasion, according to the navy chief. Admiral Kim...
Ultra Electronics Develops Modular Sonar System for Australian Navy
Ultra Electronics is developing an integrated sonar system for use in the Hobart Class Aegis destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ultra's open architecture systems integration...
Russian Aircraft Carrier to Sail for Training Mission
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will sail for a training mission in the Barents Sea at the end of September 2010. The warship, assigned to the Northern Fleet, can carry 26...
UK to Build Warships for Brazilian Navy
The UK Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Defence, Gerald Howarth, has offered a government-to-government project to build 11 warships for the Brazilian Navy. Under the...
French Navy Receives 200th MU-90 Torpedo
The French Defence Procurement Agency has received the 200th MU-90 EuroTorp torpedo for use by the French Navy. The MU-90 torpedo is a fire-and-forget anti-submarine weapon that can be...
Finnish Navy Hosts Northern Coasts Multinational Naval Exercise
The multinational naval exercise, Northern Coasts, hosted by the Finnish Navy, began in the Baltic Sea on 13 September. The exercise includes 50 warships and 4,000 naval personnel,...
Israeli Navy Tests Missile Defence Systems
The Israeli Navy is testing a new missile defence system for its Super Dvora and Shaldag patrol ships, which are tasked with enforcing the blockade on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon during...
Boeing to Design Free Electron Laser Lab Demonstrator
The US Navy has awarded an additional task order to Boeing to complete the design of the 100kW free electron laser (FEL) lab demonstrator. Boeing Strategic Missile and Defense...
US Navy Launches New Vessel
The US Navy has christened and launched the new USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, US. The 689ft ship will deliver ammunition, provisions, spare...
Iranian Navy Fully Equipped to Counter Threat, Says Commander
The Iranian Navy is fully equipped and in complete military preparedness to counter any threat posed by its enemies, Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has said. A...
Russia Approves Anti-Ship Missile Sale to Syrian Navy
The Russian Government has approved the sale of a P-800 Yakhont anti-ship missile to the Syrian Navy. Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said the Russian Federation would...
BAE to Supply Patrol Ships and Frigates to Brazilian Navy
The UK Government is to sign a bilateral defence cooperation agreement with Brazil, paving the way for a multibillion-dollar contract for BAE to supply patrol ships and frigates to the...
UK MoD May Scrap Super Aircraft Carrier Project
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) may cancel the Royal Navy's two £5.2bn aircraft carriers to cut costs. BAE chief executive Ian King said the MoD had requested to look at scrapping one or...
Spanish Navy Ships to be Equipped with Northrop Radars
The Spanish Navy's two Santa Maria Class frigates are to be fitted with Northrop Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT navalised radars. Under the contract, Northrop's new-generation radars will...
UK Navy to Replace HMS Endurance
The UK Royal Navy is planning to replace HMS Endurance with a Norwegian icebreaker ship, scheduled to join the fleet early next year, senior navy sources have said. The details on if the...
Taber to Support US Navy Joint High-Speed Vessel Programme
Austal has selected Taber Extrusions to supply aluminium extruded products for the US Navy's joint high-speed vessel (JHSV) defence programme. Under the contract, Taber will manufacture...
ITT to Produce Counter-IED Systems for US
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded an indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to ITT to produce joint counter-radio-controlled electronic warfare (JCREW) mounted...
BAE Built Second Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel Completes Sea Trials
The UK Navy's Scarborough, the second of three offshore patrol vessels (OPV) built by BAE, has successfully completed sea trials off the west coast of Scotland. The three 90m OPVs are for...
India to Develop Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
India plans to develop hypersonic cruise missiles with a maximum speed of 6,000km/h to increase its aerial fast strike capability. The hypersonic cruise missile will be developed on the basis...
Boeing to Provide Automatic Systems for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing to supply 12 automatic systems that test and repair electronic aircraft parts. The $26m contract also includes an option to order 35...
Canada Could Prolong Operation of New Ships
The design for the Canadian Navy's new joint support ships (JSS) could be selected by the end of 2011, but them being operational is uncertain since the $2.6bn contract is yet to be...
India to Acquire Stealth Submarines
The Government of India has issued a request for information (RFI) for six submarines worth over Rs500bn ($10.69bn) to be constructed under Project-75 India. According to the RFI,...
Bilateral Maritime Exercise Singaroo Begins
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been particpating in a bilateral maritime exercise, known as Singaroo, which began on 5 September 2010. ...
Australian HMAS Melbourne Submarine Begins Operations in the Gulf
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first upgraded HMAS Melbourne Frigate has begun maritime security operations in the Middle East, replacing the Anzac Class frigate (FFH) HMAS Parramatta. ...
Raytheon's Integrated Mission System for US Navy Passes Review
Raytheon's total ship computing environment (TSCE), the integrated mission system for the US Navy's DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class destroyer, has passed the technology readiness assessment (TRA). ...
India Builds Reactors to Power Nuclear Submarines
India is building nuclear steam reactors for its first nuclear-powered submarine, the Arihant, Atomic Energy Commission head Srikumar Banerjee has said. The submarine will be powered by a...
Canada Begins Construction of New Mid-Shore Patrol Vessels
Canada has begun construction of new mid-shore patrol vessels for the Canadian Coastguard, Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay has said. Under the $194m contract awarded in September...
UK Helicopters to Participate in Anti-Piracy Operations
UK Merlin helicopters and personnel from 820 Naval Air Squadron will be deployed in the Gulf region and the Indian Ocean to counter piracy and maritime terrorism. The Merlin helicopters...
Rockwell to Support US Navy HITS-M Programme
The US Navy has awarded a four-year contract to Rockwell Collins under the Hawkeye integrated training system - maintenance (HITS-M) programme. Rockwell will be the prime contractor...
Russia to Modernise its Navy
Russia plans to build new sophisticated warships, nuclear–powered submarines, missile frigates and corvettes under its navy modernisation programme. In the coming months, the...
South Korean and US Naval Exercise Postponed
The South Korean (ROK) joint naval exercise with the US Navy, originally scheduled for 5-9 September, has been postponed due to an approaching tropical storm, a spokesman for South Korea's...
Norwegian Navy Frigate F-314 to Undergo Formal Trials Next Month
The Norwegian Navy's F-310 Class frigate, Thor Heyerdahl, will be delivered for formal customer trials in October 2010. Initial sea trials were conducted by Navantia at the Fene-Ferrol...
India Successfully Test Fires BrahMos Cruise Missile
India has sucessfully test fired the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from the integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Orissa coast. The launch met all the mission...
US Navy Receives First BAMS Fuselage
The US Navy has received the 24ft-long structural fuselage jig for the first MQ-4C broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system (BAMS UAS) being built by Northrop. The BAMS UAS is...
Kakadu 2010 Naval Exercise Concludes
The 19-day Exercise Kakadu 2010 has come to a close, with 12 navy vessels from four different countries participating in the training. The HMA Sirius and Success ships, three Anzac...
India to Build Stealth Destroyers
The Indian Government has sanctioned $6.5bn of funding to build four stealth destroyers for the navy under Project-15B, a senior Defence Ministry official has said. The four new...
US Navy and Boeing Flight Test Distributed Targeting System for Super Hornet
The US Navy and Boeing have begun flight testing of the distributed targeting system for the Super Hornet strike fighter at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, US. The...
Spanish Amphibious Ship Joins EU Naval Force
Spanish amphibious ship SPS Galicia has joined the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) task force 465 to begin its tour of operations. The 160m-long SPS Galicia has a...
US Navy to Procure FLIR Electro-Optical Sensor System
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has awarded a contract to Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) systems for electro-optical sensor systems to protect surface vessels from terrorist attacks. ...
Israeli Navy Selects ADS Orbiter 2 Unmanned Air Vehicle
The Israeli Navy has selected the Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) built by Aeronautics Defense Systems for deployment on its combat vessels. The UAV features a 1m-long fuselage, a...
GD to Produce F/A-18 Gun Systems for US Navy
General Dynamics has been awarded a contract by the US Naval Air Warfare Center to produce the M61A2 20mm Gatling gun system for F/A-18E/F aircraft. The M61A2 20mm Gatling gun system will...
Indonesia to Manufacture Submarines
Indonesia will, for the first time, start producing combat submarines in a move to strengthen its naval force and maintain sovereignty, Defence Minister Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro has said. ...
South Korea and US to Begin Navy Drills Next Week
South Korea and the US are scheduled to begin a joint anti-submarine exercise in the West Sea between 5-9 September. An official told the Korea Times that two US Aegis warships will be sent...
Lockheed Delivers Prototype Systems to US Navy for Testing
Lockheed has delivered three prototype threat warning systems to the US Navy for testing under the joint and allied threat awareness system (JATAS) technology demonstration programme. ...
Lithuanian Naval Force Hosts International Mine-Clearance Operation
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence is undertaking a mine-clearing operation in the Baltic Sea, Open Spirit 2010, which began on 27 August and will continue until 8 September. The...
USS Decatur and USS Benfold Participate in Ballistic Missile Defence Exercise
The US Navy's USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Stout (DDG 55) have participated in a ballistic missile defence exercise (BMDX), which was held between 23-27 August. The...
Pakistani Navy to Receive F-260 Frigate
The US will deliver an advanced warship F-260 frigate to the Pakistani Navy during a celebration to be held in Florida, US. The Oliver Hazard Perry Class warship will be named the PNS...
US Navy Awards Automated Security System Contract to Northrop
Northrop has been awarded an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the US Navy to design, deploy and support integrated security solutions for worldwide...
Work Begins on First BAE-Designed OPV for Thai Navy
The construction of the first BAE Systems-designed offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Thai Navy is underway. Under the contract, signed in June 2009, the BAE-designed 90m-long OPV will...
CAV Wins US Navy Airfield Contract
The US Navy has awarded CAV International a new multiyear contract for air terminal and ground handling services at Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain. The contract value is $11m, but if...
US Navy Looks for Sea-Based UAVs
The US Navy is looking for sea-based unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to the chief of naval operations. Admiral Gary Roughead, addressing the AUVSI North America unmanned...
UK Could Share Aircraft Carriers with French Forces
The UK Royal Navy has plans to share its aircraft carriers with French forces to cut costs while maintaining its military strength. The arrangement would mean that one of three ships...
Danish, US and Canadian Navies Participate in Arctic Military Drill
Canadian, Danish and US Navies participated in Operation Nanook alongside the US Coast Guard between 6-26 August. About 900 Canadian troops and 600 military personnel from the Danish Royal...
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Russian Navy Participates in International Anti-Piracy Mission
The Russian Navy's RFS Admiral Levchenko destroyer with a convoy of ten ships will join the international anti-piracy mission being held off the Somali coast, according to a navy spokesman. ...
Russian and French Warships to Hold Exercises
The Russian Navy's Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser will participate in a joint exercise with French warships on 3-6 September, a Russian Navy spokesman has said. The...
South Korea Rated Seventh-Largest Buyer of US Arms
South Korea has been rated the seventh-largest buyer of US defence goods, according to the Pentagon's Annual Military Assistance Report. The country purchased $462m of weapons in 2009...
DRS to Provide Towed Active Subsystem for US Littoral Combat Ship
The US Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division has awarded a contract to DRS Sonar Systems to provide a towed active subsystem for use on the littoral combat ship (LCS). The towed...
US Navy Delays Littoral Combat Ship Contract
The US Navy has delayed the awarding of a multibillion-dollar contract for new warships, but expects to reach a decision by the end of 2010. Austal USA and Lockheed were competing for...
Russia to Launch Bulava Missile in September
The Russian Navy will launch the Bulava ballistic missile during the first half of September 2010, a defence sector official has said. The test launch, initially scheduled for 11-14 August,...
UK Royal Navy Could Fly US Warplanes
The UK has plans to borrow US warplanes to fly from the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers due to defence cuts. The Royal Navy's Harrier jump jets are due to be retired in 2018 leaving the...
UK Needs More, Cheaper Vessels, Thinktank Says
The UK Royal Navy needs cheaper, more-adaptable vessels, rather than expensive, specialised ones to expand its aging fleet, according to a defence thinktank. The Ministry of Defence will aim...
Russia to Select New Navy Warship
The Russian Defence Ministry will select a new combat ship for the Russian Navy next month to replace the Project 20380 Class corvette, according to sources in the shipbuilding industry. ...
Iran Produces Missile-Carrying Speedboats
Iran has begun producing two types of missile-equipped speedboats, Seraj-1 and Zolfaqar. Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the Seraj-1 is a rapid-assault vessel that can operate in...
UK to Commission HMS Astute Submarine
The UK Royal Navy's HMS Astute nuclear attack submarine will be commissioned on 27 August at HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, west of Glasgow, UK. The Astute Class is half as big again as the...
US Navy Could Select Idaho for its Two Nuclear Projects
The US Navy may choose facilities in eastern Idaho for its two nuclear projects, known as the naval nuclear propulsion programme. The US Navy plans to rehabilitate the facilities that...
Singapore Takes Part in Multilateral Naval Exercise in Australia
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is participating in a multilateral naval exercise, KAKADU, being conducted off the coast of Darwin, Australia. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is...
Indian Navy to Receive Russian Nuclear Submarine
India will receive the Russian K-152 Akula II Class nuclear attack submarine, the Nerpa, on a ten-year lease by the end of 2010, according to a spokesman for the Amur Shipbuilding Plant in...
Royal Navy Trains Iraqi Ship Crew
UK Royal Navy personnel have been training the Iraqi INS Nasser's crew so that they can defend and patrol Iraq's territorial waters. INS Nasser is one of four Italian-built Saettia Class...
Russian Navy's Nuclear Submarine Begins Sea Trials
The Russian Navy's newest Borey Class strategic nuclear-powered submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, has begun a series of sea trials in the White Sea. The R23bn ($755m) submarine will be armed...
UK Royal Navy's Sea Viper Missile Completes Testing
The UK Royal Navy has successfully completed trials of the Sea Viper air defence missile, which were being conducted in the Mediterranean. Sea Viper directly hit a manoeuvrable...
Northrop to Provide Support Services to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Northrop for support services on new and commissioned submarines, surface ships and other foreign navies. Under the $42.4m...
Singapore Navy Exhibits Submarine Rescuer
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has exhibited its submarine rescue capability in joint rescue operations during the Pacific Reach 2010 exercise. The RSN's Deep Search and Rescue 6...
BAE to Support US Marine Corps Air Traffic Control
BAE will provide engineering and technical services support to the US Marine Corps' air traffic control systems. Under the contract, which was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center's...
Northrop and US Navy Complete CANES Preliminary Design Review
Northrop has successfully completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the US Navy's consolidated afloat networks and enterprise services (CANES) programme. The CANES programme aims...
Russia to Equip French Warships with Ka-52 Helicopters
Russia is planning to equip French-built Mistral Class amphibious assault ships with Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopters, according to Russian Air Force commander Colonel General Alexander Zelin. ...
UK Royal Navy Accepts Submarine Distress Beacon
The UK Royal Navy has accepted the Thales 100 SEEPIRB (submarine-ejected emergency positioning indicating radio beacon) buoys into service with all classes of its submarines, including the...
Panamax 2010 Multinational Exercise Begins
The Panamax 2010 multinational maritime training exercise, which focuses on defending the Panama Canal, began on 16 August. The exercise involves over 2,000 participants, 24 vessels from...
India, Brazil, South Africa to Participate in IBSAMAR Maritime Exercises
The India, Brazil and South Africa navies are to conduct joint maritime exercises off the African coast in September 2010. Four warships from the Indian Navy's Western Fleet, plus...
Russia Postpones Bulava Tests
The Russian Navy has postponed a Bulava missile test launch for at least two weeks due to wildfires in central regions of the country. The test launches were scheduled for 9-14 August,...
UK MoD Receives QinetiQ's Demonstrator Craft
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received QinetiQ's Partial Air Cushion Supported Catamaran (PACSCAT) Innovative Solution Demonstrator Craft (ISDC). The 30m-long, 7.7m-wide...
China to Test Fire New Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation is to test-fire the new Dong Feng 21D anti-ship ballistic missile, China National Radio has said. The Dong Feng 21D has a range...
Boustead to Service Malaysian Scorpene Submarines
Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide in-service support for the Royal Malaysian Navy's two Prime Minister Class Scorpene submarines. Boustead will provide...
Russian Navy Demands Deployment of Mothballed Torpedoes
The Kit 65-67 series 650mm torpedoes that were banned from use after the Kursk nuclear-propelled submarine tragedy in August 2000 should be returned to the Russian Navy, according to a former...
Portuguese Navy Adopts SeeTrack Military Software
The Portuguese Navy will use SeeTrack Military software from SeeByte for its GAVIA autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operations. Portuguese Navy MW department head Lieutenant Commander...
Lockheed to Upgrade US Navy's Tomahawk Weapons Control
Lockheed has been awarded a contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue to maintain and upgrade the tactical Tomahawk weapons control system (TTWCS). Under the...
Indian Navy to Receive 32 Warships Within a Decade
India will induct 32 additional warships into its naval fleet by 2020, according to an Indian Navy officer. Flag officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral...
Italian Navy to Use Indra's Electronic Defence Systems
The Italian Navy will install Indra's electronic defence systems on two new U212 submarines after signing an agreement with Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani. The system will not...
Russia to Upgrade INS Sindhurakshak Submarine
The Indian Kilo Class diesel-electric submarine INS Sindhurakshak will undergo modernisation at Russia's Zvezdochka shipyard. INS Sindhurakshak, the fifth Kilo Class ship, is being...
Lockheed to Modernise Canadian Navy's Halifax Combat Systems
Lockheed has completed a critical design review (CDR) with the Canadian Navy, as part of a deal to modernise the combat systems on Halifax Class multimission frigates. Under the combat...
EnerSys to Provide Submarine Batteries for Five Navies
EnerSys has been awarded contracts to supply submarine batteries for five navies worldwide, though the countries involved in the contracts were not revealed. EnerSys chairman, president and...
Cobham Delivers 100th Low-Band Transmitter to US Navy
Cobham has delivered the 100th low-band transmitter (LBT) to be used as part of the US Navy's AN/ALQ-99 tactical jamming system. The LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships,...
India Sanctions Additional $1bn for Scorpene Submarines
The Indian Government has sanctioned an additional Rs47bn ($1bn) for the Scorpene submarines project with France. In 2004, India signed a Rs188bn ($4bn) deal with France for six...
IRGC Deploys Missile-Launching Speedboats in the Persian Gulf
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed dozens of missile-launching speedboats in the Persian Gulf. IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Ali Fadavi said the Zolfaqar, Tareq, Ashoura...
South-East Asian Nations on Arms Buying Spree
Countries in south-east Asia are building up their militaries by procuring weapons, and buying submarines and aircraft, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace...
Russia to Conduct Naval Drills in Black Sea
Russian warships from the Black Sea Naval Group, Blackseafor, will conduct activation drills from 11 to 30 August 2010. The RFS Yamal large amphibious landing ship of the Russian Black Sea...
Venezuela to Induct Non-Atomic Submarines
The Venezuelan Navy will induct several non-atomic submarines into its fleet, President Hugo Chavez said. The submarines worth $1bn, of which $800m was financed by Moscow, are normal...
SAIC to Provide IT Support to US Navy Military Sealift Command
SAIC has been awarded a contract by the US Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide data centre, IT and disaster recovery site support. Under the contract, SAIC will provide ashore...
Indian Navy to Buy 56 New Helicopters
The Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of 56 naval light utility helicopters at a cost of approximately $70bn. The Indian Navy requires a twin-engine...
Raytheon to Develop Next-Generation Jammer for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon to develop an advanced electronic attack system known as the next-generation jammer (NGJ). Under the $42m NGJ contract, Raytheon will replace...
South Korea Concludes Anti-Submarine Drill
The South Korean Navy has concluded a five-day anti-submarine naval drill, which took place close to Baengnyeong, the island nearest to the Yellow Sea border. According to the Defence...
Iran Launches Light Submarines
The Iranian Navy has launched four home-built Ghadir Class advanced submarines to protect shipping vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The Ghadir submarines are almost...
Taiwan to Receive Two US Frigates
The US Navy will provide the Taiwanese Navy with two Perry Class frigates to increase the island's defence capabilities. The US Government has notified Taiwan of the sale of $40m two Perry...
Raytheon Receives Aegis Modernisation Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon to upgrade the Aegis weapons system on various Arleigh Burke Class destroyers and Ticonderoga Class cruisers. Under the $13.7m follow-on...
Ballistic Body Armour to Protect US Navy Dogs
The US Navy's Special Warfare Group has purchased canine tactical bulletproof vests for enlisted dogs from Canadian firm K9 Storm Incorporation. Under the $86,500-plus contract, K9 Storm...
Russian Submarine Test Fires Two Ballistic Missiles
The Russian Navy's nuclear submarine, the Tula, has successfully test fired two intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Barents Sea. The two Sineva SS-N-23 missiles, also known as...
French Navy Receives Second EC 225 Helicopter
The French Navy has received the final EC 225 maritime safety helicopter (SECMAR) from the French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA), which will operate from Finistere Naval Air Base. ...
Indian Navy Air Combat Capabilities are Weak, Says CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in India has said that Indian naval air combat operational capabilities have deteriorated considerably due to unsatisfactory performance of...
US Navy Selects LRAD Acoustic Hailing Device
The US Navy has awarded a contract to LRAD Corporation to provide acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), integrated LRAD-RX systems and services. LRAD-RX is the solution for remotely...
GD to Upgrade US Navy Submarine Weapons Control System
The US Navy has awarded a contract modification to General Dynamics to provide engineering and technical services for the AN/BYG-1 submarine combat system for SSN21, Virginia and SSN688/688I...
Russian Nuclear-Powered Cruiser Visits India
The Russian Embassy in India has announced the visit of Pyotr Veliky, the Russian nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, at the port of Mormugao in India from 6 to 11 August 2010. The...
Mexican Naval Aircraft to be Equipped with Telephonics Radar System
Telephonics Corporation has received a contract to provide its APS-143C (V) 3 radar systems for induction on the CN-235 Mexican marine patrol aircraft. The APS-143C(V)3, also known as...
French Navy to Participate in Danex Naval Exercise
French naval anti-submarine frigate La Motte-Picquet is to take part in the annual multinational Danex naval exercise in the Baltic Sea. The anti-submarine warship will take part in the...
Russian Navy to Unveil Aircraft Carrier Blueprint This Year
The blueprint for a new-generation Russian Navy aircraft carrier will be ready by the end of 2010. Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said several organisations, including the Severnoye...
UK Royal Navy Commissions HMS Daring
The UK Royal Navy has commissioned its new Type 45 Class destroyer, HMS Daring, after intensive sea trials and rigorous basic operational sea training. The 150m-long ship with a...
Australia Awards Sonar Contract
Thales Australia has been awarded government funding for its fibre-optic towed array (FOTA) for submarines under the Department of Defence's capability and technology demonstrator (CTD) programme....
Insitu Wins US Navy Tactical UAV Contract
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Insitu to develop small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS) / tier II for its Integrator unmanned aircraft system...
Russia to Upgrade Mediterranean Naval Base in Syria
The Russian Navy is to modernise the naval supply and maintenance site near Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus to accommodate heavy warships. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia...
Naval Radar Delivered for US Littoral Combat Ship
EADS has delivered the second TRS-3D naval radar to Lockheed to be integrated on Fort Worth, the third new littoral combat ship (LCS 3). The TRS-3D is a 3D multimode naval radar...
Portuguese Navy Receives its First German Submarine
The Portuguese Navy has taken delivery of the Trident, one of two German submarines on order, from the German Submarine Consortium (GSC) at the Lisbon Naval Base. In 2004, Portugal signed...
P-8A Poseidon Aircraft T3 Completes Flight Test
Boeing's P-8A mission system and weapon certification aircraft, Poseidon aircraft T3, has successfully completed its first flight test in Seattle, US. The US Navy and Boeing conducted...
India Approves $6.4bn Naval Project
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a Rs300bn ($6.4bn) naval project to indigenously construct four guided-missile stealth destroyers. The programme, codenamed Project-15B, has...
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Delivered to US Navy
The US Navy Chief of Naval Operations has taken delivery of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the navy's new airborne early warning and control aircraft. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with its...
RIMPAC Naval Wargames Conclude
The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises intended to combat terrorism and piracy have been succesfully concluded. The maritime excercises, which began on 23 June, included...
Lockheed Delivers 1,000th Decoy Payload for Nulka Decoy Programme
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 1,000th electronic warfare payload for the Nulka decoy programme, an Australia-US joint programme. Nulka is a rocket-propelled active missile decoy...
BAE to Support Hawk Aircraft Manufacture in India
BAE Systems has signed a contract with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to supply products and services for 17 Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft being built for the Indian Navy. ...
US Navy Approves Surface Ship Electronic Defence System Design
The US Navy has approved Lockheed's preliminary design for a system to defend surface combatants from anti-ship cruise missile threats. Under the initial $9.9m design contract, Lockheed...
US Navy Commissions USS Missouri
The US Navy has commissioned USS Missouri, the seventh ship of the Virginia Class combatant ships at Naval Submarine Base New London. Missouri is designed for missions such as...
South Korean Navy Trials Aegis Combat System
The Republic of Korea Navy has successfully trialled the Aegis combat system for its vessel Sejong the Great. Sejong the Great is the first of three KDX-III destroyers being built by...
Lockheed Delivers First Set of Wings for Canadian Maritime Aircraft
Canada has received the first set of ten new mid-life upgrade (MLU) outer wings from Lockheed Martin for installation on a CP-140 Aurora maritime surveillance aircraft. Under the MLU...
French Navy Receives 200th MU 90 Torpedo
The French Navy has received the 200th MU 90 lightweight torpedo from the European joint venture company (GEIE). The MU 90 is a fire-and-forget lightweight torpedo specifically designed...
Russia to Receive New Multipurpose Vessel
The Russian Navy has commissioned a new multipurpose vessel from Zvezdochka yard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast. The new vessel, RFS Zvezdochka, incorporates towing and rescue...
First Malaysian Sub Test Fires Missile
The Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) first submarine, the KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, has successfully test fired the Exocet SM39 block 2 missile in the South China Sea. The submarine fired at a...
US Receives Missile Destroyer USS Gravely
The US Navy has received Aegis guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), which will be commissioned in November 2010. The 510ft-long multimission ship has an overall beam of 59ft with...
AECOM-SPP to Build Solar Power Stations for US Navy
AECOM Technology Corporation and Solar Power Partners (SPP) are to jointly build and operate solar power installations for the US Navy. The AECOM-SPP team is one of the five companies that...
Colombian Navy Receives New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The Colombian Navy has received the first CN235-300 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from Airbus Military. The CN235-300 MPA is equipped with the Airbus Military-developed fully...
US Marines Receive Latest Air Combat Training System
Cubic Corporation has delivered the fifth-generation TOPGUN air combat training system to US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The new P5 tactical combat training system (P5TCTS), also known...
Dutch Navy to Fit New Submarine Safety Device
The Royal Netherlands Navy has awarded a contract to Analox Military Systems for nine Sub Aspida devices for use on four of its Walrus Class submarines. The Sub Aspida is a new safety...
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Ghanaian Navy to Receive Two German Vessels
The Ghanaian Navy is to receive two refurbished Type S143 fast attack vessels from Germany. Ghana has approved a loan agreement of $37.8m with the German shipbuilding company Lurssen Werft...
Construction Begins on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Construction has begun on the Royal Navy's first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at the Cammell Laird shipbuilding facility in Birkenhead. Cammell Laird will build...
Northrop Tests Maritime Laser System
Northrop Grumman has completed a series of tests of the maritime laser demonstration (MLD) system to be deployed on US Navy ships. The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) conducted...
BAE Secures US Navy Ship Repair Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to upgrade 11 Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Class guided-missile destroyers. Under the $365m contract, the company will upgrade the equipment and...
Russia to Induct New Vessels Before 2010
The Russian Navy will induct three patrol boats and three submarines into its Black Sea Fleet by the end of 2010, according to Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky. Vysotsky said the...
Babcock and UK MoD Adopt New Approach to Submarine Support
Babcock International and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have entered into a new contract to optimise the Royal Navy's Trafalgar Class submarine availability and reduce its maintenance...
India Completes Fourth Test on Interceptor Missile
India has successfully test fired an indigenously built advanced air defence (AAD) interceptor missile from the integrated test range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast. During the...
India and UK Begin Naval Exercise in Arabian Sea
The UK Royal Navy and the Indian Navy have begun a two-day exercise in the Arabian Sea to test their naval capabilities. The Indian Navy spokesperson Commander PVS Satish said HMS Talent,...
Russia to Resume Bulava Tests
The Russian Navy will resume Bulava test launches in August or September, according to a navy official. The official said that three test launches would be carried out for the ill-fated...
Indian Navy to Receive 17 Hawk Trainer Aircraft
The Indian Navy has ordered 17 Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft to train its aviators as a part of its expanding aerial capabilities. The UK-origin Hawks will be used to train...
Pakistani Navy Plans to Acquire New Frigates
The Pakistani Navy (PN) is planning to acquire Type 054 frigates from China, according to Pakistan's chief of naval staff. Admiral Noman Bashir said the PN was deeply satisfied with...
Omani Navy Launches New Warship
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) has launched its second foreign fighting Corvette, Al-Rahmani, at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK. The Al-Rahmani is capable of serving sustained periods overseas and...
Ultra Supplies Sonars for Dutch Frigates
The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation has awarded a contract to Ultra Electronics to supply advanced sonar systems for Dutch Navy frigates. Under the C$25m (US$24.1m) contract,...
Thales Satcom Technology to Equip South Korean Submarines
Thales will equip South Korean Navy submarines with its X-band satcom terminals as part of the navy's KSS II batch 2 submarine programme. South Korea has ordered a total of six Type 214...
Russian Missile Cruiser Completes Navy Drills
The Russian Navy's Moskva missile cruiser has successfully completed operations in Vostok 2010 military drills and set off for its home port in Ukraine's port of Sevastopol. During the...
Avcorp to Produce Outboard Wings for US Navy Aircraft
Avcorp Industries will produce F35 carrier variant – outboard wings (CV-OBW) for the US Navy under a contract awarded by BAE Systems. Under the contract, Avcorp is expected to deliver up...
Northrop Grumman Completes Delivery of Upgraded US Navy Targets
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed an avionics upgrade on aging aerial targets used by the US Navy on training missions. As part of the avionics upgrade programme, the company...
Indian Navy Completes Phalanx Maintenance
Raytheon and India's Elcome Marine Services have successfully upgraded two Phalanx close-in weapon systems for the Indian Navy. During the overhaul, both the companies replaced the circuit...
Raytheon Delivers 200th AESA Radar
Raytheon has delivered its 200th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for installation on a US Navy F/A-18E/F, EA-18G aircraft or a Royal Australian Air Force...
Venezuelan Navy Receives Final EEZ Patrol Vessel
The Venezuelan Navy has received the final of four exclusive economic zone (EEZ) vessels, the Karin, from Navantia at its facilities in San Fernando, Spain. The vessel will undergo a wide...
India to Supply Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to the Seychelles
India has agreed to supply two Chetak helicopters and a Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft to the Seychelles for surveillance and anti-piracy missions in the Indian Ocean region. ...
Raytheon to Support US Navy V-22 Aircraft
Raytheon will provide maintenance support services for the US Navy's V-22 aircraft under a $250m contract. Under the five-year contract, the company will provide support services for...
Singaporean Frigate Test Fires Aster Missile
The Singaporean Navy has successfully conducted an Aster surface-to-air missile live firing test during the multilateral Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise, held from 23 June to 1 Aug...
Malaysian Maritime Force Receives First AW139 Helicopter
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has received its first AW139 medium twin-engine helicopter from AgustaWestland. The new AW139 will undergo maritime operations including...
Sikorsky Teams Offers Cyclone Helicopter to Germany
Sikorsky Aircraft's German multirole helicopter team (GMRHT) will work together to offer the Cyclone multirole helicopter to Germany. The GMRHT involves German and European defence...
US Navy Receives Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has delivered AGM-88E advanced anti-radiation guided missiles (AARGM), an upgrade to the AGM-88 HARM system, to the US Navy. The AARGM, a network-enabled weapon,...
US Navy Receives Renewable Jet Fuel for Testing
The US Navy has received 1,500gal of 100% algae-based jet fuel from Solazyme to test as part of the Navy's objective to operate half of its fleet on renewable fuel by 2020. Solajet HRJ-5 is...
Raytheon Wins Indian P-8I Maritime Surveillance Radar Contract
Boeing has awarded Raytheon a contract to develop an international version of the APY-10 surveillance radar that will be installed on the Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy. The APY-10...
Raytheon to Supply APY-10 Radars to Indian Navy
Raytheon will develop an international variant of the APY-10 surveillance radar for the Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft under a new contract awarded by Boeing. The APY-10 radar is a...
Iran to Launch Indigenous Submarine In August
The Iranian Navy is scheduled to launch a newly developed high-tech submarine in August 2010, according to the country's defence minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi. Vahidi said the...
US Navy to Receive Advanced Thermal Seeker
The US Navy could shortly deploy an advanced weapon system to defeat multiaxis attacks by small combat boats. The low-cost imaging terminal seeker (LCITS) is a future naval capability (FNC)...
Raytheon Laser Successfully Destroys Airborne Drones
A Raytheon-US Navy team has successfully destroyed four drones flying over the sea by using a combined-beam fibre laser. The unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down using the navy's laser...
Four Companies Win US Navy Jammer Development Contract
Four defence companies have been awarded US Navy contracts worth over $168m to develop next-generation jammer electronic pods. Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and ITT Corporation...
BAE Launches Final Patrol Ship for Trinidad and Tobago
BAE Systems has launched the last offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force at the company's shipyard on the Clyde River in Glasgow, Scotland. The launch of the...
Lockheed to Support US Navy's Submarine Imaging System
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to provide engineering support services for the navy's AN/BVY-1 integrated submarine imaging system (ISIS). Under the $97.1m contract,...
South Korea Develops Long-Range Cruise Missile
South Korea has developed a new longer-range cruise missile that can hit military bases in North Korea. The indigenously developed Hyunmu-3C is a surface-to-surface missile with a range of...
Irish Navy Orders Two Offshore Patrol Vessels
The Irish Navy has awarded a €100m ($129m) contract to Babcock Marine for the construction of two new offshore patrol vessels (OPV). Both new patrol vessels will replace the Navy's...
US Navy Receives T-AKE 10 from General Dynamics
The US Navy has received another dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) from the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California. Charles Drew is the...
Canada Begins Procuring Joint Support Ships
The Canadian Navy has begun procuring the joint support ships (JSS) as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) worth around $2.6bn. The JSS project is to acquire up to...
Fire Scout Completes Field Trials
The US Navy, together with Northrop Grumman, has successfully completed a series of test-flights for the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS) in the UAE. During the...
Raytheon to Deliver Ship Self Defence System to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon to deliver the Ship Self Defence System (SSDS mk 2) open architecture for four US Navy ships and the Naval Air Systems Command test facility. ...
Royal Navy to Consider New Airborne Early Warning Helicopter
AgustaWestland and Thales have joined forces to offer the AW101 Merlin helicopter to the UK Royal Navy for its airborne early warning (AEW) operations. The new AW101 Merlin equipped...
Indian Navy to Acquire Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
The Indian Navy is looking to acquire at least ten autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for various naval operations. A navy official said the AUVs should be able to carry variable...
Harris to Supply Digital Map Systems to US Navy Aircraft
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Harris Corporation to upgrade the tactical airborne moving map capability (TAMMAC) digital map system. Under a $30m contract, the company will deliver...
Lockheed Enters Production Phase for New Communications System
A new communications system for US Navy submarines has successfully completed a critical design review (CDR) carried out by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team. The successful completion of...
Raytheon to Fit Aegis Systems to US Burke Destroyers
Raytheon will procure critical components of the Aegis weapons system for the US Navy's next two Arleigh Burke Class destroyers, DDG 114 and DDG 115. Under the $59m contract, the company...
Royal Navy Frigate Tests Thales Sonar System
The UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland has completed an operational test after the installation of Thales Sonar 2087 system during its latest refurbishment. During the tests as part of...
Bahrain Navy Receives First Landing Craft
The Royal Bahrain Naval Force has received the first of two 42m landing craft from Abu Dhabi Ship Building, UAE. In 2008, the Bahrain Navy awarded a contract to the shipbuilding company for...
ManTech to Support US Navy Acoustic Test Programmes
The US Navy has awarded a contract to ManTech International to provide engineering and technical support services for the navy's acoustic test support programmes. Under the $19.5m...
France Test Fires M51 Missile
The French Navy has successfully launched an M51 strategic missile in the Bay of Audierne, in France's western-most Finisterre district. The missile was successfully fired from the Le...
India Approves $10.7bn Submarine Deal
The Indian Defence Ministry has approved a Rs500bn ($10.7bn) project to build six new-generation submarines for the Indian Navy. Under the programme, which is codenamed Project-75 India...
Australia Requests MH-60R Multimission Helicopters
Australia has requested a total of 24 MH-60R Seahawk Multimission helicopters and associated equipment from the US under a potential $2.1bn foreign military sales programme. The proposed...
Malaysian Navy's Second Scorpene Sub Sails Through Home Waters
The Malaysian Navy's second Scorpene submarine, KD Tun Razak, is expected to arrive at the country's submarine base Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah by mid-July. Built by French company DCNS,...
HP Secures $3.4bn Navy IT Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract worth a possible $3.4bn to HP Enterprise Services to provide information technology support services. Under the contract, HP will consolidate around...
Russia Deploys Missile Destroyer to North Atlantic Naval Drills
The Russian Navy has deployed its Severomorsk guided-missile destroyer to participate in an international naval exercise, Frukus 2010, in the North Atlantic. Frukus 2010, taking place from...
Northrop to Provide Missile Equipment for US Navy Helicopters
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide infrared missile warning systems (IRMWS) and processors. Under the $80m contract, the company will supply more than 450...
Colfax to Supply Pumping Systems to Australian Destroyers
The Australian Submarine Corporation has awarded a contract to Colfax to provide pumping technology for the three new destroyers being built for the Australian Navy. Under the $1.2m contract,...
LaBarge to Work on Raytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile
LaBarge will provide printed circuit card assemblies for the rolling airframe missile (RAM) guided missile weapon system under a contract awarded by Raytheon Missile Systems. The RAM is a...
Northrop Refit Takes USNS Arctic to Top Speed
The US Navy's combat support ship USNS Arctic has reached its top speed for the first time in three years, after completing a refurbishment with Northrop Grumman. During the refit...
Alion to Support US Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Alion Science and Technology to provide engineering and IT support services for the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (COMNECC) in Virginia Beach,...
Australian Submarines Complete Undersea Training Exercise
Australian Navy submarines have successfully completed an undersea warfare exercise off the West Australian coast. During the exercise, the navy's Collins Class submarines HMAS Collins,...
US Navy Receives Live-Fire Training Tool from Lockheed
The US Navy has received the Paveway II enhanced laser-guided training round (ELGTR) from Lockheed Martin. The ELGTR is a live-fire training solution that accurately simulates the...
Bulgaria to Purchase Two Dutch Minesweepers
Bulgaria plans to purchase two second-hand naval destroyers from the Netherlands in 2014. Bulgarian Navy Commander-in-Chief Rear Admiral Plamen Manushev said the country's defence ministry...
BIW to Provide Materials for Zumwalt Destroyers
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) will provide long-lead-time materials to build DDG 1001 and DDG 1002 for the US Navy. Under the $105.4m contract, the company will also provide...
India Unveils First Naval LCA
India has unveiled its first indigenous naval light combat aircraft (LCA), the NP1 at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bangalore. The NP1 will enter Indian Navy service by...
DARPA Plans to Develop "Flying Submarine"
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the US is planning to develop a flying submarine that can travel in and out of water at high speeds. The "flying submarine" will be...
Egypt Requests Skyguard Transmitters from US
The Egyptian Navy may receive a total of 40 Skyguard Amoun solid-state transmitters to upgrade the Skyguard-Sparrow launcher / illuminator system from the US under a $77m foreign military...
Raytheon to Begin US SM-6 Missile Production
Raytheon will begin low-rate initial production of Standard Missile-6 systems under a $368m contract awarded by the US Navy. Under the three-year contract, the company will also supply spare...
USS Missouri Completes Maiden Voyage
The US Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS Missouri (SSN-780), has successfully completed its maiden voyage in open seas. During the sea trials, the Virginia Class submarine...
Egyptian Navy Requests Six US Frigates
The Egyptian Navy may receive four Oliver Hazard Perry and two Knox Class frigates from the US under an estimated $210m foreign military sales program. Egypt has requested the frigates along...
Saab Radars Provided for Australian Defence Force
Saab will provide Giraffe AMB radar system and related services for Australian defence forces (ADF) under a Skr190m ($24.7m) contract. The Giraffe AMB is a family of modular surveillance...
Indian Navy to Purchase Submarine Mine-Laying Equipment
The Indian Navy has issued a request for proposal to purchase submarine mine-laying equipment (SMILE) in an effort to enhance the capabilities of its conventional submarine fleet. SMILE...
Russian Pacific Fleet Warships Begin Naval Drills
The Russian Pacific Fleet has begun a series of drills in the Sea of Japan as part of Vostok-2010 in Russia's Far East. Pacific Fleet spokesman captain Roman Martov said ships were carrying...
Northrop Begins Airborne Mine Detection Tests
Northrop Grumman, together with the US Navy, has begun developmental flight tests (DT-IIE) for the airborne laser mine detection system (ALMDS) at the navy's Surface Warfare Center Panama...
GD Electric Boat to Maintain US Navy Submarines
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat to carry out post-shakedown availability (PSA) maintenance on the nuclear submarine USS New Mexico. Under the $51.8m...
GE Tests First Gas Turbine for Australian Destroyer
The first LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbine for the Australian Navy's air warfare destroyer (AWD) has been successfully tested by GE Marine at its Evendale facility in Ohio, US. During...
Saab to Upgrade Finnish Vessels
The Finnish Navy has awarded a contract to Saab to upgrade the combat management and fire control systems of the navy's Rauma Class missile boats. Under the Skr20m ($2.5m), Saab will upgrade...
RAAF Conducts Final C-130J Hercules Training
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is carrying out Exercise Precision Red in final preparation for the deployment of C-130J Hercules aircrew in the Middle East. The exercise, which began...
Indian Navy Launches Two Fast Attack Vessels
The Indian Navy has launched two water jet-propelled fast attack vessels at the naval jetty in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. INS Cankarso and INS Kondul were indigenously built by Garden...
Northrop to Procure Materials for New US Assault Ship
Northrop Grumman will procure long-lead materials for the US Navy's second newest class of large-deck amphibious assault ship, LHA 7. Under the $175m contract, the company will...
Nanosonic Develops New Blast Protection Material
Nanosonic has developed a new hybrid coating material that provides enhanced fire and blast protection to various US Navy ship structures. The new polymer nanocomposite, called HybridSil,...
US, Japan Complete Undersea Warfare Exercise
The US and Japan have successfully completed a joint naval exercise in the western Pacific Ocean held from 21-25 June 2010. The US Navy deployed its nuclear-powered super carrier USS...
USS Gravely Completes Maiden Sea Trial
The Northrop Grumman-built Aegis guided missile destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) has successfully completed its maiden sea trial with the US Navy in the Gulf of Mexico. During the sea trial, DDG...
Netherlands to Deploy Anti-Piracy Submarine
The Royal Netherlands Navy will deploy a submarine to the Gulf of Aden from September to November 2010 as part of international efforts to combat piracy in the region. During the deployment,...
Shaw Wins US Navy Radiation Remedy Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to the Shaw Group to provide radiological contaminant remediation services at various locations within the country. Under the contract, which is...
Saab to Design Combat Management System for Swedish Subs
Saab will design the combat management system for the Swedish Navy's future submarines under a contract awarded by Kockums AB. Under the Skr100m ($12.7m) contract, Saab will be responsible for...
Russia to Use Ukraine's Naval Pilot Training Bases
Russia will use the Ukraine's naval pilot training facilities in the near future, according to Russian Defence Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov. The Nitka naval pilot training centre on the...
Lockheed Martin Offers India F-35 Fighters
Lockheed Martin is proposing its latest fifth-generation F-35 fighters as carrier-based combat aircraft for the Indian Navy. Lockheed Martin vice-president Orville Prins said the Indian Navy...
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Thales to Fit Electronic Measures on Oman Vessels
The Royal Navy of Oman has awarded a contract to Thales to fit its patrol boats and corvettes with Vigile electronic support measures (ESM) systems. Vigile ESM systems are specifically...
India to Roll Out First Naval LCA
India will induct the country's first indigenous naval light combat aircraft (LCA), the NP1, on 6 July 2010 at the HAL Aircraft Research and Design Centre design hangar in Bangalore. After...
EMS to Supply Radar Switches for US Navy Phalanx Weapon System
EMS Technologies will supply radar front-end switch assemblies for the US Navy's Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) under a contract awarded by Raytheon Missile Systems. Under the...
MBDA Test Fires Aster Missile
MBDA has successfully carried out a series of test firings of the Aster 30 missile at two different ranges in the Mediterranean. The missile was test fired from Italian Orizzonte frigate...
Patria to Upgrade Finnish Navy's Fast Attack Vessels
Patria will upgrade the Finnish Navy's Rauma Class fast attack craft under a €64.7m ($79.7m) contract, scheduled to be signed on 30 June. As a prime contractor, Patria will upgrade four...
Boeing to Support US Navy C-40A Aircraft
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing to provide support services for its C-40A aircraft. Under the contract, which is worth over $100m, the company will provide support for the...
US Navy Receives Second P-8A Test Aircraft
The US Navy has received a new P-8A aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River following a series of successful ground tests. The T-2 is the second test aircraft to complete the first...
Australia Confirms Bidders for Naval Ship Repair Sector
Australia has confirmed which naval ship repair industries will be eligible to bid for long-term contracts for the repair and maintenance of the Australian Navy's major fleet units. Minister...
Russia Launches Second Frigate for Indian Navy
Russia has floated the second of three guided-missile frigates being built for the Indian Navy at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad. The new Tarkash frigate is one of the three Krivak III...
Canadian Navy Invests in New Submarine Base
PCL Construction will upgrade the Syncrolift system and construct a submarine maintenance facility at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax under a contract awarded by the Canadian Government. ...
Netherlands to Deploy Anti-Piracy Submarine
The Royal Netherlands Navy will deploy a submarine from the end of September to the end of November to conduct patrol missions in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia. Dutch...
Iranian Navy to Enhance Combat Efficiency
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in Iran is to improve its missile strength and underwater equipment in an effort to enhance its combat effectiveness. Iran Armed Forces deputy...
Lockheed to Produce Cobra Helicopter Targeting Systems
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to produce target sight systems (TSS) for US Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters. Under the $44m contract, the company will...
Iranian Navy to Inspect Foreign Vessels
The Iranian Navy will inspect all foreign vessels passing through national territorial waters following a parliamentary order, according to navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah...
Thales Alenia Space to Work on US Navy GFO-2 Satellite
Thales Alenia Space is to work on the preliminary phase of the GFO-2 RA altimeter that will be fitted onto the US Navy's geosat follow-on 2 (GFO-2) satellite. As a subcontractor to...
German Navy Decommissions Six Submarines
The German Navy has decommissioned six out of ten submarines in a bid to save maintenance expenses. The German Defence Ministry said the six 206A-type submarines were initially scheduled...
UK to Drive Defence Exports
New UK Minister for Defence Peter Luff has announced a major drive to boost defence exports as part of a strategy to offset the deep spending cuts widely expected at this year's defence...
ADSI to Supply Crew Protection Kits to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to American Defense Systems for up-armouring solutions of civil engineer support equipment for the Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center (NFELC) at...
Northrop Tests Naval S-Band Radar Testbed
Northrop Grumman has successfully carried out live outdoor tests for its Naval S-band radar testbed at the company's Linthicum test range in Maryland, US. During the tests,...
CSC to Provide Simulation and Testing Services to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded two different contracts to CSC to provide computer simulation, engineering and model test support. Under a $24m task order, the company will provide support for...
BAE to Produce Extra Nulka Missile Decoy Systems
BAE Systems Australia will produce and deliver additional Nulka anti-ship missile defence units under a A$40m contract awarded by Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation. The Nulka is an...
South Korea and US to Begin Navy Drills by Late June
South Korea and the US are scheduled to begin a joint navy exercise against North Korean submarines by late June. A South Korean military official said the joint naval exercise was expected...
Royal Navy Deploys Task Group for Joint US Drills
The UK Royal Navy has deployed its landing platform dock HMS Albion and the amphibious task group to participate in the Auriga joint exercises with the US Navy. During the four-month...
India Test Fires Prithvi II Missile
India's indigenous nuclear-capable, short-range ballistic missile, the Prithvi-II has been successfully test-fired from the integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Orissa coast. ...
US Test Launches Trident II D5 Missiles
The US Navy has successfully test fired two Trident II D5 missiles launched from the USS Maryland submarine. During the test, the missile successfully hit the targeted weapon range proving...
Indonesian Navy to Decommission Aging Ships and Aircraft
The Indonesian Navy will decommission up to 12 warships and 16 aircraft and replace them with new combat equipment, according to navy chief of staff Admiral Agus Suhartono. Agus said the...
Mercury to Deliver Radar Processing to US Navy BAMS Programme
Mercury Computer Systems will provide scalable multicomputing products and services for the US Navy broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS) programme under a contract awarded by Northrop...
First Australian Submarine Docked at ASC West
The Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) has docked its first submarine at the newly built ASC West submarine support facility in Henderson, Western Australia. The Australian Navy's...
Singapore Participates in SEACAT Exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is currently participating in the south-east Asia cooperation against terrorism (SEACAT) exercise, which is being held 17-25 June 2010 at Changi Naval...
US Navy Deploys USS Freedom for RIMPAC 2010
The US Navy has deployed USS Freedom to take part in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010, the world's largest maritime exercise, held from 23 June to 1 August in and around the Hawaiian...
Selex to Supply Naval Electronic Sensors to Italian Navy
The Italian Navy has awarded a contract to Selex Galileo to supply electro-optical naval Janus turrets to equip patrol ships. Under the contract, Selex will supply naval Janus turrets, which...
Russia Begins Talks on Mistral Ship Contract
Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, has opened talks with France over the purchase of a French-built Mistral Class ship. Rosoboronexport general director Anatoly Isaikin said...
Toll North to Transport Australian Destroyer Hull Blocks
The Australian air warfare destroyer (AWD) alliance has awarded a contract to Toll North to transport 66 hull blocks from Newcastle and Melbourne to Adelaide for assembly into three Australian...
South Korea and US Bolster Naval Cooperation
South Korea and the US have strengthened naval cooperation against North Korean submarines after North Korea's torpedo attack on a Seoul warship. As part of the cooperation agreement, the...
Thales to Supply Electronic Warfare Stations to French Military
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to Thales to supply 50 electronic warfare programming stations for the French military's helicopter fleet. Under the...
Russia Launches New Nuclear Submarine
The Russian Navy has launched a new nuclear multipurpose attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, at the Sevmash shipyard. The Severodvinsk is one of two Graney Class nuclear submarines...
US Navy Sends Amphibious Vessel to Southern Partnership Station
The US Navy's amphibious transport dock, USS New Orleans, has arrived in Mexico to participate in Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010. During the three-month deployment, the San Antonio...
Thales Unveils GeoMaker at Eurosatory
French technology company Thales has launched a new geographical modelling system at Eurosatory in Paris. GeoMaker is a modular system that produces high-accuracy 2D and 3D geographical data...
US Navy Moves Forward with Mobile User Objective System Satellite
The US Navy and Lockheed Martin have successfully completed various tests for the first satellite in the mobile user objective system (MUOS) programme. MUOS is the future narrowband...
Indian Navy Deploys Dornier Aircraft in Singapore
The Indian Navy has deployed four Dornier patrol-cum-transport aircraft in Singapore to carry out coordinated surveillance with navy ships operating in the region. The navy vessels include...
Lockheed-Built F-35B Completes First Supersonic Flight
A Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter with short-take-off-vertical-landing (STOVL) capabilities has, for the first time, flown at supersonic speeds. During the...
Dutch Navy Inducts New Shipboard Communications System
The Dutch Navy has begun using the CommBox system developed by Virtek Communication to manage shipboard communications. The CommBox system has been successfully installed and tested onboard...
US Navy Christens USS San Diego
The US Navy has christened amphibious transport dock ship San Diego (LPD 22) at Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. LPD 22 will support the marine corps...
French Defence Minister Calls for European Industry Cooperation
France's Minister of Defence, Hervé Morin, opened the biennial Eurosatory conference in Paris on Monday by calling for European defence industries to come together to tackle the budget...
Royal Navy Destroyer Completes Falklands Tour
The UK Royal Navy's destroyer, HMS York, has successfully completed a seven-month deployment in the South Atlantic and returned home to Portsmouth Naval Base in UK. During the deployment, the...
Russia to Participate in Frukus-2010 Naval Exercise
The Russian Navy will deploy its Severomorsk destroyer for the Frukus-2010 international naval exercise, along with Naro warships, in the North Atlantic from 22-25 July, according to a...
SAIC to Support US Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide support services for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command common afloat local...
Boeing to Demonstrate UAV Technologies
Boeing will develop and demonstrate unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies for the US Air Force Research Laboratory (USAFRL) under a new contract. The technology will enable multiple...
New Zealand Navy Receives HMNZS Wellington
The New Zealand Navy has taken delivery of its final Protector Class offshore patrol vessel, HMNZS Wellington, at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. HMNZS Wellington commanding officer...
Northrop to Install Navigation Radars on German Ships
The German Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to install new radar systems on ten vessels. Northrop Grumman will install its new-generation Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT radar...
Russia Places Emphasis on Technology for Mistral Deal
Russia will purchase Mistral Class amphibious assault ships from France only if they come with their associated technology, according to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Negotiations...
US Navy to Begin Trident Warrior 2010 Exercise
The US Navy is set to participate in Trident Warrior 2010 (TW10), an annual sea trial exercise that runs from 14 June to 16 July in San Diego and Hawaii. The TW10 exercise focuses on...
Sikorsky Signs German Cyclone Development Agreement
Sikorsky Aircraft has signed an agreement with RUAG to introduce the Cyclone multimission helicopter to Germany. Sikorsky will develop the helicopter, a derivative of the S-92, for German...
Boeing P-8A Poseidon Completes Maiden Flight
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon T2 aircraft has successfully completed its first mission systems test flight at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. During the flight, carried out by...
Canadian Navy Renegotiates CH-148 Helicopter Order
The Canadian Navy will receive only six of the planned 19 CH-148 multirole shipboard helicopters from Sikorsky by June 2012, as confirmed during renegotiations by the Department of...
Royal Marines in Afghanistan Receive New Sharpshooter Rifles
Royal Marines in Afghanistan have received a new infantry combat rifle, the first to be issued in over 20 years. The Sharpshooter rifle, capable of firing a 7.62mm round, significantly...
First F-35B Aircraft Joins US Navy Fleet
The US Navy has received its first mission-systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. A short take-off / vertical landing...
India to Procure Early Warning Aircraft
The Indian Navy is to procure four aircraft carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in a bid to enhance its surveillance and control over maritime zones. ...
Northrop Bids for Nato Alliance Ground Surveillance Contract
Northrop Grumman has submitted its proposal for the Nato alliance ground surveillance (AGS) system, the alliance's top acquisition programme. Nato is acquiring the AGS system that will enable...
Jacobs to Support US Naval Air Warfare Centre Weapons Division
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide support services for the Naval Air Warfare Centre Weapons Division's combat environment simulation (CES) division in...
SAIC Wins US Navy Technical Services Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide technical services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN)...
Russian Task Force Completes Anti-Piracy Mission Off Somalia
The Russian Navy has successfully completed a two-month anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. During the deployment, the Russian Pacific Fleet's task force, led by the navy's Udaloy...
New Zealand Navy Deploys Two Warships to Victoria
The New Zealand Navy has deployed two warships for the Canadian Navy's International Fleet Review taking place from 9 to 14 June in Victoria. HMNZS Te Kaha and resupply vessel HMNZS...
Boeing Snaps Up AW101 Presidential Helicopter Licence
Boeing will secure the licence from AgustaWestland to begin the production of an AW101 medium-lift helicopter to induct into the US Navy VXX presidential helicopter programme. The...
US Navy's New F-35 Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight
The first US Navy variant of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35C Lightning II carrier has successfully completed its maiden flight at the Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. The US...
Canada Unveils C$35bn Naval Shipbuilding Strategy
Canada has unveiled a new naval shipbuilding strategy worth C$35bn (US$33.6bn) over the next 30 years to build combat and non-combat vessels for the Canadian Navy and Coastguard. Canada's...
Baltic Exercise Begins in Estonia
A total of 500 US marines have begun exercises with their European counterparts as part of the international Baltops 2010 naval exercise taking place in the Baltic Sea 7-18 June. Over...
New US Attack Submarine Arrives at Home Port
The US Navy's attack submarine USS New Mexico has arrived at its new home port, Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The sixth Virginia Class submarine has joined the...
Austal to Procure Material for Two More JHSVs
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Austal for the acquisition of long-lead time material for two additional joint high-speed vessels (JHSVs). The 103m-long JHSV is specifically designed...
Australian Vessels Begin Tactical Manoeuvres Off Darwin
Five Australian Navy ships have begun practising amphibious warfare skills in the waters off Darwin as part of the minor war vessel concentration period (MWVCP) sea phase. During the...
Argentina to Build Nuclear-Powered Vessels
Argentina will build nuclear-powered vessels for its navy, according to the country's defence minister Nilda Garre. Garre said the vessels should be built with Argentine technology, according...
US Navy Tests New Crane Technology
The US Navy has successfully completed multiphase testing of new crane technology designed for at-sea, ship-to-ship cargo transfers. The large vessel interface lift-on/lift-off crane (LVI...
UK Royal Navy Commissions HMS Dauntless
The UK Royal Navy has officially commissioned its second Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, at Portsmouth Naval Base. HMS Dauntless commanding officer Captain Richard Powell said the...
Northrop to Supply Navigation for Italian Submarines
Northrop Grumman will produce two navigation suites for the Italian Navy's second pair of U212A Class submarines under a contract awarded by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri. The...
Lockheed to Compete for US Navy's Future Computing Project
The US Navy has selected Lockheed Martin to contend for four contracts associated with its future common computing environment. Under the $502m contracts, the selected company will maintain...
DARPA Demonstrates Multiple User Networking Technology
Researchers at the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated an ad-hoc-networking technology that allows several users to occupy the same time...
Babcock to Upgrade UK Minehunter HMS Blyth
Babcock will upgrade the UK Royal Navy's minehunter, HMS Blyth, under a contract awarded by the Surface Ship Support Alliance. During the six-month refit programme, the Sandown Class...
Pakistani Navy Inducts Two P3C Orion Aircraft
The Pakistani Navy has inducted two modified P3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft at Mehran Naval Base. Chief of naval staff Admiral Noman Bashir said the induction of the aircraft, which...
Northrop Unveils New Radar Display Options
Northrop Grumman has unveiled new naval display features for its marine navigation radar systems. Currently available for Northrop's VisionMaster FT series of naval radars, the new naval...
Japan and China Plan Hotline to Prevent Maritime Friction
An emergency hotline is to be set up between Japan and China after concerns were expressed about the encroachment of the rapidly expanding Chinese naval fleet. The hotline between the...
Royal Minehunter Completes Two-Year Gulf Deployment
UK Royal Navy minehunter HMS Atherstone has successfully completed a two-year deployment in the Gulf and arrived at its home base in Portsmouth. During the deployment, the Hunt Class...
India's Gorshkov Carrier Nears Completion
The Indian Navy expects to receive the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov by December 2012 following scheduled sea trials in early 2011. Recently, a naval team from India examined...
Royal Navy Deploys Frigate to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy has deployed guided-missile frigate HMS Somerset on a six-month tour to the Gulf to provide security for Iraqi offshore oil infrastructure. During the deployment, the Type...
Somalia Begins Construction on Puntland Navy Base
Construction work has begun on Puntland Navy Base in the coastal village of Bandar Siyada, about 25km west of Bosaso city, the commercial capital of Puntland in north-eastern Somalia. The...
Russian Experts to Inspect South Korean Warship
A team of Russian Navy experts has arrived in South Korea to review the findings of the investigation into the sinking of South Korean warship Cheonan. The team, comprising submarine and...
Kongsberg Delivers Navigation Simulator to Norwegian Naval Academy
Kongsberg Maritime has delivered a new high-speed navigation simulator to the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. The new Polaris ship's bridge simulator exactly replicates the bridge aboard the...
Work Begins on New Brazilian Submarine
Construction has begun on the Brazilian Navy's first conventional-propulsion submarine (SSK) at the DCNS naval shipyard in Cherbourg. The 75m-long vessel is one of the four SSK Class...
Cobham to Provide Low-Band Transmitters for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Cobham to produce an AN/ALQ-99 low-band transmitter - antenna group (LBT-AG) for the navy and marine corps electronic warfare aircraft. Under the...
US Navy to Modernise Shipboard Warfare Suite
The US Navy will invest $640m in the development and modernisation of a new SLQ-32 shipboard electronic warfare suite over the next ten years. As part of the investment, the navy also intends...
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US Expands Bahrain Naval Base
Construction has begun on the expansion of the US Navy base in Bahrain as part of an effort to enhance the combat capabilities of the US Navy Fifth Fleet based in the region. Under the...
Russia Deploys Three Flagships for Far East Navy Drills
The Russian Navy has deployed three flagships to the Far East to participate in large-scale naval drills in the Sea of Japan next month. Vessels participating in the navy drills include...
India Deploys Eastern Fleet to Indonesian Exercise
The Indian Navy has deployed its Eastern Fleet to Indonesia to participate in a multinational naval exercise. The deployed vessels include the guided missile destroyers INS Rana and INS...
US Navy Awards Systems Support Contracts
Two US firms, Mandex and Systems Applications and Solutions, have each received a $9.5m contract from the US Navy to provide integrated electronic security systems support services. Under...
Italy Receives First AW139 for Coastguard Operations
Italy has received its first AW139 medium twin helicopter from AgustaWestland, which will be used on coastguard operations. The new AW139 will carry out a wide range of missions...
Canadian Navy Helicopters to Undergo Second Set of Engine Changes
The Canadian Navy's fleet of Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters will require a second set of engine changes, according to the manufacturer. Early reports indicate that the Cyclone...
Tyco to Install Queen Elizabeth Carrier Firefighting Systems
The UK Royal Navy has awarded a contract to Tyco International to install fire fighting systems for the navy's new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. The £15m ($21.5m) contract awarded...
US Navy Destroyer Completes Three-Month Deployment
The US Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen has successfully completed a three-month deployment and returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Japan. During the deployment,...
Russia Considers French, Spanish and Dutch Warships
Russia is considering purchasing warships from Spain and the Netherlands in addition to plans to buy four Mistral ships from France, according to Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. Serdyukov...
US and South Korea to Conduct Joint Navy Drills
The US and South Korea will conduct a joint naval exercise in an effort to practise intercepting submarines, according to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman. Whitman said that the...
Russia Deploys Assault Ship to Baltic and North Seas
The Russian Navy has deployed its amphibious assault landing ship RFS Kaliningrad to the Baltic and North seas to carry out military training, according to a Baltic fleet spokesman. The...
New Zealand Navy Opts for REMUS Underwater Vehicle
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has awarded a contract to Hydroid to supply an additional REMUS 100 (remote environmental measuring unit) autonomous underwater vehicle. Under the contract,...
US Navy Deploys Hospital Ship to Pacific Exercise
The US Navy has deployed its hospital ship USNS Mercy on a five-month tour as part of the Navy's Pacific Partnership 2010 exercise. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in an annual series of...
Australian Submarine Completes Weapon System Upgrade
Australian submarine HMAS Dechaineux has completed its first upgrade at the Australian Submarine Corporation's (ASC) Adelaide yard and arrived at its home port of Fleet Base West in...
Brazil to Launch Nuclear Submarine Reactor in 2014
The Brazilian Navy will launch the first reactor for its nuclear submarine in 2014, according to the navy's nuclear propulsion programme chief Andre Ferreira Marques. Marques said that the...
Russia to Test Bulava Missile in November
The Russian Navy has postponed a test launch of the troubled Bulava ballistic missile until November 2010, according to Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. In December 2009,...
US Navy's New Destroyer Completes Acceptance Trials
The US Navy's guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Atlantic Ocean. During the trials, the US Navy, in cooperation with Bath Iron...
French Navy Vessels to Get New Communication Network
The French defence procurement agency, Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), has contracted an EADS-led consortium to implement the RIFAN stage 2 communication system and...
South Korea Confirms North Involvement in Warship Sinking
South Korea has said that an international investigation team has provided overwhelming evidence that the country's Cheonan warship was sunk by a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine ...
UK Royal Navy Deploys Vessels for Multinational Exercise
The UK Royal Navy has deployed a fleet of vessels to the eastern seaboard of the US and Western Atlantic to participate in the AURIGA multinational naval exercise. During the...
Spanish Navy Launches Second Maritime Action Ship
A second Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) maritime action ship for the Spanish Navy, the Rayo P42, has been launched by Navantia at the San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard. The Spanish...
India to Launch Dedicated Naval Satellite by the End of 2010
The Indian Navy plans to deploy a dedicated naval communication and surveillance satellite between December 2010 and March 2011. A senior defence ministry official said that the Indian...
US Navy Stealth Ship Fits New Radar Display System
The US Navy's stealth ship USNS Stiletto has been fitted with a new radar display system developed by Global Defense Technology & Systems. The automated radar plotting aid (ARPA) is a...
Northrop to Supply Navigation Systems to US Navy
Northrop Grumman is to supply inertial navigation systems (INS) for the US Navy's joint precision approach and landing systems (JPALS) shipboard reference programme. As a subcontractor...
US Navy Selects WHOI to Operate New Research Ship
The US Navy has selected Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to operate one of their new research vessels, the AGOR 27, which is currently being built. New Ocean Class research...
Royal Navy Destroys Two Pirate Vessels
The UK Royal Navy's Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham has destroyed two pirate boats in the Somali Basin after capturing a group of suspected pirates off the coast of Tanzania. The frigate,...
Russia Deploys Escort Warship to Gulf of Aden
The Russian Navy has deployed its Shaposhnikov destroyer to escort a convoy of five commercial ships through pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast, according to a defence ministry spokesman....
Taiwan Launches Stealth Missile Ship Squadron
The Taiwanese Navy has launched its first stealth missile ship squadron at Tsoying naval base in southern Taiwan to strengthen the island's combat capabilities. The new missile ship...
Bangladesh Deploys Patrol Vessels in Lebanon
The Bangladeshi Navy has deployed a frigate and an offshore patrol vessel to Lebanon to take part in the peacekeeping mission led by the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The ships, BNS...
Canadian Navy Halves Reserve Fleet
The Canadian Navy is halving its reserve fleet due to budget cutbacks and the shortage of sailors to operate the ships. The fleet of six maritime coastal defence vessels used for patrols...
Russia to Complete Construction of Ukrainian Cruiser
Russia will complete the construction of a Ukrainian cruiser that has been suspended for almost 15 years, according to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine launched the construction...
US Navy Successfully Test Fires Tomahawk Missile
The US Navy has successfully test fired a block IV-E Tomahawk land attack missile off the southern coast of California into China Lake test range. During the operational test launch, the...
Royal Navy Survey Ship Completes Deployment
UK Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has successfully completed its six-month deployment in Antarctica and has returned to Devonport, UK. During the deployment, the ship carried out its...
Indian Navy to Purchase Survey Ships
The Indian Navy is looking to purchase hydrographic survey vessels that can map underwater landscapes to train naval cadets in coastal and oceanic regions. The vessels will conduct surveys...
Russia to Equip French Mistrals with Ka-52 Helicopters
The Russian Navy could equip the French Mistral Class amphibious assault ships with Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopters, according to Russian Helicopters holding executive director Andrei...
Australia and Indonesia Conduct Joint Naval Exercise
Australia and Indonesia are conducting a joint naval exercise codenamed Exercise Cassowary 2010 (CA10) in an effort to strengthen maritime relations. The Indonesian Defence Force-led CA10,...
Marotta to Cool US Navy's Infrared Missiles
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Marotta Controls to supply more than 350 M-PACT-3000 high-pressure pure air generation systems. Under the contract, which is worth over $6m, the company...
Royal Navy Deploys Minehunter in Gulf
The UK Royal Navy has deployed its mine countermeasure vessel, HMS Middleton, in Bahrain to carry out mine countermeasures to safeguard cargo ships along the IRTC trade route. The minehunter...
US Navy Explores Hydrogen Technology for UUVs
The US Navy has selected AlumiFuel Power (API) to carry out research and development of its hydrogen-generation technology to power future unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). The first phase...
Russian Missile Cruisers Finish Joint Exercise
The Russian Navy's missile cruisers have successfully completed joint exercises in the South China Sea. Russian Navy Captain First Class Sergei Zhuga said that the heavy nuclear-powered...
Northrop Wins Design Contract for US Navy Supercarrier
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for the design and engineering of an advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78). Under the $186.6m contract,...
Iran Completes Naval Exercise
The Iranian Navy has successfully completed an eight-day navy drill codenamed Vellayat 89 in the Strait of Hormuz and the northern Indian Ocean. During the last day of navy drills,...
DCNS to Build New Patrol Vessel for French Navy
DCNS has proposed building a new self-funded Gowind offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the French Navy in a bid to win new business in the corvette sector. The Gowind OPV provides the navy...
India Delivers Data Link II to Boeing
India has delivered its first indigenous technology Data Link II to Boeing, to be installed on the Indian Navy's P-8I Poseidon surveillance aircraft. The Bharat Electronics-developed Data Link...
USS Independence Undergoes Post-Delivery Upgrades
The first industrial post-delivery availability (IPDA) upgrade for the US Navy littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) has begun at the BAE Ship Repair Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. During...
Kratos to Support US Naval Warfare Centre in Dahlgren
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense & Security to provide support services for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in Dahlgren, Virginia. Under...
Iran Operates Missile Hovercrafts in Naval Drills
The Iranian Navy operated hovercrafts equipped with a new anti-ship cruise missile system, known as Nour, during naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz and northern Indian Ocean. During the...
Second Malaysian Scorpene Submarine Sets Off on Maiden Voyage
The Malaysian Navy's second Scorpene Class submarine KD Tun Razak has begun its maiden voyage from Toulon, France, to its home port of Kota Kinabalu on Borneo. The submarine will reach the port...
US Navy Launches Amphibious Transport Ship USS San Diego
The US Navy has launched an amphibious transport dock, USS San Diego (LPD 22), at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. US Navy Program Executive...
Australia Completes Multilateral Exercise
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has completed a multilateral exercise codenamed Bersama Shield 2010 (BS10) on the Malaysian peninsula and in the South China Sea. BS10 is an annual...
Iranian Navy Test Fires Indigenous Torpedoes
The Iranian Navy has successfully test fired indigenous torpedoes against sub-surface targets during naval exercise Vellayat 89 in the Strait of Hormuz and the northern Indian Ocean. ...
Russia to Operate Typhoon Class Submarines Until 2019
The Russian Navy will operate its remaining three Typhoon Class strategic nuclear-powered submarines until 2019, according to navy commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky. Vysotsky said...
Sparton to Supply Sonobuoys to US Navy
Sparton Corporation will manufacture sonobuoys for the US Navy under a $28m contract awarded by ERAPSCO, a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Electronics Holdings. Under the contract,...
US Navy Deploys HSV 2 Swift
The US Navy has deployed its high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) with onboard navy and marine corps units for the Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010. The SPS is an annual deployment of...
French Navy Receives First NH90 Helicopter
The French Navy has received the first NH90 NFH helicopter from NHIndustries at Eurocopter's Marignane plant in France. The NH90 NFH variant is specifically designed for autonomous...
Russian Navy Holds Nuclear Drills in Indian Ocean
The Russian Navy has conducted a series of exercises involving simulated nuclear attacks with chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) warfare in the Indian Ocean. During the exercise,...
Pakistani Navy to Receive US Frigate by August
The Pakistani Navy will receive guided-missile frigate USS McInerney from the US by the end of August 2010. VSE Corporation has been contracted by the US Navy to provide ship repairs...
Iran Begins Naval Exercise in Gulf
The Iranian Navy has begun a new six-stage exercise, codenamed Vellayat 89, in the Strait of Hormuz and the northern Indian Ocean. Military drills spokesman Admiral Qasem Rostamabadi said the...
US Navy's JAGM Missile Completes Wind Tunnel Tests
The joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) system designed for the US Navy's F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet jet fighters has completed a series of wind tunnel tests conducted by Lockheed Martin at the...
New Zealand Navy Receives New Patrol Vessel
The New Zealand Navy has taken delivery of offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington in Melbourne, Australia. Wellington, the sister ship of HMNZS Otago, is the seventh and last ship in the...
Vietnamese Navy Orders Viking Series Aircraft
The Vietnam Navy has awarded a contract to Viking Air to provide six DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft. All six aircraft will be configured with convertible interiors and utility...
Thales to Provide Interactive Training for Royal Navy Destroyers
The UK Royal Navy has awarded a contract to Thales to provide interactive 3D media for training maintainers of the long-range radar on the navy's Daring-Class (Type 45) destroyers. The Type...
BAE to Develop US Navy's Primary Intelligence System
The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems for the development of a primary intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) system. Under the $72m contract, the...
Northrop to Supply More Search Radars to US Navy
Northrop Grumman will supply additional AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems to the US Navy under a $41.4m contract. Under the contract, Northrop will supply six radar shipsets, which include...
Raytheon to Supply Radar Warning Receivers to US Navy
Raytheon will continue to supply its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver along with spares to the US Naval Air Systems Command under an $89.5m contract. The ALR-67(V)3 digital radar...
Australian Submarines to Receive New Battery Sets
Pacific Marine Batteries will supply replacement batteries and technical support for the Australian Navy's Collins Class submarines under an $81m contract. Minister for Defence Materiel...
Raytheon Delivers First EME for US Navy Zumwalt Destroyer
The US Navy has received the first electronic modular enclosure (EME) for the Zumwalt Class destroyer (DDG 1000) from Raytheon. The EME is a large subsystem, which creates an optimal...
Northrop to Procure Long-Lead Materials for US Dock Ship
Northrop Grumman will provide long-lead materials for the US Navy's tenth amphibious transport dock ship under a $184m contract. The company will procure long-lead materials and major...
US Navy Women to Serve on Submarines
The US Navy has announced a policy change, which will allow women to serve on submarines. Female officers will begin to serve the navy submarines after completing the 15-month submarine...
Elbit to Supply Israeli Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Israeli Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Elbit Systems to supply unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Under the contract, worth approximately...
Indra to Modernise Spanish Naval Bases
The Spanish Navy has awarded a contract to Indra to modernise the communications infrastructures at its Rota and Cartagena Naval Bases. Under the €1.7m ($2.2m) contract, Indra will supply...
Saudi Arabia Waits on UK Election Results for Mega Arms Contract
Saudi Arabia has stalled signing a £4bn ($6bn) defence contract with the UK until a new government is voted in after the May general election. The contract concerns weapons for Eurofighter...
Indian Navy Commissions Indigenous Stealth Warship
The Indian Navy has officially commissioned its first locally built stealth warship at the Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks. INS Shivalik is the lead ship of its class and the first of three...
USNS Mercy to Take Part in Pacific Partnership 2010
The US Navy will deploy its hospital ship USNS Mercy to take part in Pacific Partnership 2010 in the western Pacific and south-east Asia beginning on 1 May. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the...
Pakistani Navy Receives Two P-3C Aircraft
The Pakistani Navy has received two P-3 Orion aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, US. A total of eight P-3C aircraft will be delivered to the Pakistani Navy by 2012 under a...
US Navy's First Littoral Combat Ship Completes Maiden Deployment
The US Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom, has successfully completed its maiden voyage and arrived at its home port in San Diego. During the three-week deployment, Freedom, the...
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Herley to Supply Security Systems for South Korean Vessels
The South Korean Navy has awarded a contract to Herley Industries for the supply and installation of security systems onboard the navy's patrol vessels. Under the $7.5m contract, the company...
New Tech Allows UK Frigates to Deploy Inflatable Boats in Heavy Seas
The UK Royal Navy has received the final 3.5Te SWL C-type davit, which enables the Type 22 and Type 23 frigates to deploy four different military rigid inflatable boat (RIB) variants including...
Blackseafor Completes Combat Drills
The Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (Blackseafor) successfully completed its second stage of combat drills between 9 and 27 April in the Black Sea. Blackseafor, created in 2001 under...
Japan to Build New Naval Base in Djibouti
Japan is to begin constructing its first overseas naval base in Djibouti at the southern end of the Red Sea on the Gulf of Aden in an effort to fight increasing pirate attacks in the region. ...
French Navy Receives First EC 225 Helicopter
The French Navy has received the first of two EC 225 maritime security (SECMAR) helicopters at the Lanvéoc Naval Air Base from the French Armament Procurement Agency. Two helicopters were...
Malaysia to Acquire and Upgrade Navy Vessels
The Malaysian Navy says it will acquire new ships and upgrade existing vessels in an effort to strengthen its security operations in the country's waters. Malaysian Navy chief Admiral Tan...
New Docking Cradle Signals Astute Submarine Milestone
Babcock has opened a new docking cradle at Devonport, which will allow the UK Royal Navy Astute Class submarines to use the nuclear docking facilities at the yard. HMS Astute, the lead ship of...
USS Mobile Bay Completes Modernisation Programme
The US Navy's guided missile cruiser, USS Mobile Bay, has successfully completed a ten-month upgrade and modernisation programme at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair and will rejoin the...
Australia and Indonesia Complete Coordinated Maritime Patrol
Australia and Indonesia have successfully completed an 11-day coordinated maritime security patrol along their shared maritime boundaries to the south of West Timor. During the patrol...
US Military Loses Contact with Hypersonic Glider
The US military has lost contact with the unmanned hypersonic glider that was launched for a test flight over the Pacific last week. The Falcon hypersonic technology vehicle-2 was supposed...
Northrop to Support US Navy CTTR
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide operation, maintenance and engineering support for the Combined Tactical Training Range (CTTR). The $50m contract extension...
Australia Calls Tender for New Combat Helicopters
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation has released tender documents for the supply of up to 24 new combat helicopters for the Australian Navy. The procurement of new naval...
Indian Navy to Procure Light Utility Helicopters
The Indian Navy has begun the procurement of new light utility helicopters (LUHs) to replace its aging fleet of Chetaks. Navy officials said a twin-engined helicopter of modern airframe design...
Chilean Navy Commissions New Fleet Tanker
The Chilean Navy has officially commissioned a 42,000t ship, the AO-52 Almirante Montt, which will serve the navy as a fleet replenishment tanker. Chile purchased the ship from the US Navy under...
US Charges 11 Suspected Somali Pirates
Eleven suspected Somali pirates accused of attacking US Navy ships have been charged in the federal court of Virginia in the US. The men were indicted for attacking two navy ships, USS...
Qatar to Fit Patrol Vessels with Exocet Missiles
The Qatari Emiri Navy will equip its fleet of four Vita-class patrol boats with Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles from MBDA. The Exocet MM40 Block3 is a naval missile with a significantly...
South Korea Sends Destroyer to Aid Singapore-Owned Ship
South Korea has sent a destroyer to intercept the Samho Dream that was hijacked by Somali pirates with two million barrels of crude oil and 24 crew on board. The naval ship was on patrol in...
Iran Test-Fires Indigenous Missiles
Iran has test-fired five indigenous anti-vessel missiles during military drills in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. During the tests, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps naval...
Australian Frigate Completes Middle East Deployment
The Australian Navy frigate HMAS Stuart has successfully completed a six-month deployment in the Middle East and arrived at its homeport of Garden Island in Sydney. Minister for Defence...
Iran Launches Effort to Secure Persian Gulf Oil Route
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has launched large-scale military manoeuvres in the strategic Persian Gulf oil route, the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is the mouth of the Persian Gulf...
Selex to Supply Surveillance Radars to Peruvian Navy
The Peruvian Navy has awarded a contract to Selex Sistemi Integrati to supply two KRONOS NV multifunctional surveillance radars for installation on the navy's Aguirre Class frigates. The KRONOS...
Goodrich to Supply Sail Cusps for US Submarines
Goodrich Corporation will manufacture lightweight, composite sail cusps for the US Navy's eight Virginia Class nuclear fast attack submarines under a contract awarded by Northrop Grumman. The...
Dutch Navy Receives First NH90 Helicopter
The Royal Netherlands Navy has received its first NH90NFH helicopter from NHIndustries at AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy. The naval NH90 Nato frigate helicopter (NFH) variant is...
Oshkosh to Provide MTVR Upgrade Kits
Oshkosh Defense will provide the US Marines with more than 5,750 upgrade kits for the medium tactical vehicle replacement (MTVR). Under the $44m contract, the company will deliver more than...
Raytheon to Produce Missile Launchers for US Navy
Raytheon will produce LAU-115D/A and LAU-116B/A missile launchers for the US Navy under an $18.9m contract. The US Navy will use the missile launchers aboard its F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G...
Douglas Wins Innovation Award for Deck Handling System
Cheltenham-based Douglas Equipment has received two Queen's Awards for Enterprise in the innovation and international trade categories. The company received the innovation award for its...
UK Deploys Warship to Middle East
The UK Royal Navy has deployed guided-missile frigate HMS Northumberland on a seven-and-a-half-month tour to the Middle East. The deployment is part of a multinational effort to disrupt...
DCNS to Supply Simulator for Malaysian Submarines
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has awarded a contract to DCNS to supply a simulator and associated services in support of its Scorpene Class submarines. Under the contract, worth around...
Blackseafor to Conduct Drills
The Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (Blackseafor) has left the Bulgarian port of Varna to conduct its next stage of exercises, according to the Blackseafor commander. Blackseafor,...
Pakistan to Receive US Frigate
The Pakistan Navy will receive the refurbished USS McInerney frigate on 31 August under a $65m contract. Pakistan will induct the Perry Class guided missile frigate into the country's naval...
Ball to Upgrade US Navy GFO-2 Satellite
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Ball Aerospace & Technologies for Geosat Follow-On 2 (GFO-2), the next-generation ocean altimetry satellite. Under the contract, the company will...
USS Enterprise Rejoins Fleet
USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, has rejoined the US fleet after nearly two years of repairs. The only ship of its class, USS Enterprise was...
Boeing Wins US Navy Radio Support Contract
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing for the joint tactical radio system (JTRS) enterprise network manager software in service support (JENM SwISS) programme. Under the $21.4m...
UK Royal Navy Deploys HMS Portland to South Atlantic
The UK Royal Navy has deployed HMS Portland on a seven-month tour as part of the Atlantic Patrol to the South Atlantic. Atlantic Patrol aims to maintain UK sovereignty of the Falkland...
India Launches New Corvette for Sea Trials
The Indian Navy has launched an indigenously built anti-submarine warfare corvette (ASWC) for sea trials at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The newly launched P-28 stealth...
GD to Overhaul US Attack Submarine
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat will provide maintenance and overhaul services to the US Navy's attack submarine USS Miami under a $10.2m contract. Under the contract, the company will...
USS Independence Completes Maiden Voyage
The US Navy's second littoral combat ship (LCS 2), USS Independence, has successfully completed its maiden voyage and arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. During the maiden...
Bangladesh to Buy UK Survey Ship
Bangladesh is in the advanced stages of finalising a deal to purchase a hydrographic survey vessel from the UK Royal Navy. The £5m survey ship will be used to enhance the number of surveys...
Taiwan to Build New Coastal Patrol Vessel
Taiwan has said that it will build a new-generation 900t low-observable surface combatant warship, which will be specifically designed for battles in the Taiwan Straits. The programme to develop...
New Leader for European Naval Force in Somalia
Rear Admiral Jan Thörnqvist of Sweden has been appointed the new EU force commander of EUNAVFOR Somalia. Thörnqvist has taken the command of European Naval Force from the Italian...
Hull Construction Begins on Australian Destroyers
Construction has begun on the hull blocks for three of the Australian Navy's Hobart Class air warfare destroyers (AWD). Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Greg Combet said that...
GD Begins Work on 13th US Navy Dry Cargo Ship
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has begun construction on the US Navy's 13th dry cargo ship, USNS Medgar Evers. USNS Medgar Evers will be used by the...
India Expands Karwar Naval Base
The Indian Navy is expanding its newest naval base at Karwar in Karnataka, to provide a docking facility for aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma...
Australian Frigate Sets Out on Four-Month Deployment
The Australian Navy will deploy its guided-missile frigate, HMAS Newcastle, on a four-month tour to Guam, Japan, Canada and Hawaii on 19 April 2010. During the deployment, HMAS Newcastle...
Tests Underway on MESMA Plug for Pakistani Submarine
DCNS has transferred the second MESMA plug, which is intended to be retrofitted to the Pakistani Navy's Agosta 90B submarine, to the company's Nantes Indret facility for testing. MESMA, part...
Noresco to Install Energy-Efficient Upgrades at US Naval Air Station
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Noresco to install energy infrastructure upgrades to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) south-east at Fort Worth. Under the $7m contract,...
First Propeller Built for Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers
Rolls-Royce has completed the construction of the first propeller and tested the first MT30 gas turbine for the UK Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, the Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of...
WMG and Thales to Build Arctic Patrol Ships for Canada
Washington Marine Group (WMG) has collaborated with Thales Canada to provide a single solution for the Canadian Navy's future build and in service support of the Arctic Offshore Patrol...
Colfax to Supply SMART Technologies for New US Navy Destroyers
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Colfax Corporation to supply SMART technology systems to the navy's first two DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class destroyers. Under the $25m contract, Colfax will...
US Naval Centre to Develop Diarrhoea Vaccine
Sanofi Pasteur has entered into a four-year strategic partnership with the US Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) to develop a diarrhoea vaccine. The core enterotoxigenic escherichia...
Thales to Equip Three More FREMM Frigates
Thales will equip three additional French Navy FREMM frigates with radar, infrared search and track, sonar and communications systems. Under the contract, Thales will supply the frigates...
Technical Hitch Delays Russian Submarine Launch
Russia has delayed the launch of a new nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine due to technical problems, according to a source in the shipbuilding industry. The Yasen Class...
Russia Deploys Missile Cruiser in Indian Ocean
The Russian Navy has deployed its guided missile cruiser Moskva on a long-range tour of duty to conduct warship exercises in the Indian Ocean, according to a naval official. The lead ship of...
Construction Begins on USNS William McLean
Construction has begun on the USNS William McLean at the General Dynamics shipyard in San Diego, California. Built by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), the...
HMS Monmouth Completes Middle Eastern Deployment
The UK Royal Navy's warship HMS Monmouth has successfully completed a six-month deployment in the Middle East and has returned to its homeport in Plymouth. During the 194-day deployment, the...
Triton to Supply Subsea Surveillance Equipment to UK
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Triton Group to supply specialist subsea surveillance equipment. Under the contract, Triton Group member Sub-Atlantic will supply the...
Babcock to Supply Valves for Australian Destroyers
The Australian Navy has awarded a contract to Babcock to supply high-pressure (HP) air reduction stations for their three Hobart Class air warfare destroyers. Under the $1.6m contract,...
Kratos to Provide Tactical Support to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to provide tactical data link systems support at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC...
Sweden to Acquire Two Submarines
Sweden is planning to acquire two new state-of-the-art submarines and upgrade two aging vessels, according to Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors. In February 2010, Swedish shipbuilding company...
US Navy Receives Beechcraft T-6 Trainer Aircraft
The US Navy has received a T-6B military training aircraft from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation that will be based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, for basic and advanced...
Lockheed Wins US Navy eCASS Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $83.3m contract to build and test the US Navy's electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS). The company will produce 14 engineering development...
Rolls-Royce to Support US Tankers
The US Navy has awarded a five-year contract to Rolls-Royce to provide comprehensive aircraft engine-care services for the Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3-powered KC-130J air tanker aircraft, flown by the...
Russia Needs Port Facilities for Mistral Ships
Russia will have to build port facilities for the French Mistral helicopter carrier if its navy decides to buy the vessel, according to the country's defence minister Vladimir Popovkin. ...
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Leads Global Exercises
The UK Royal Navy has deployed its Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal to lead a series of multi-national exercises with France and the US. An international task group, Auriga...
MARAD to Remove Ghost Fleet
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has agreed to remove most of the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet from the San Francisco bay estuary by September 2017. The federal government will withdraw...
Russia Arms Exports to Venezuela to Top $5bn
Russia arms exports to Venezuela could surpass $5bn, according to Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Putin said the orders for military hardware may exceed $5bn following reports that...
New Zealand's New Patrol Vessel Heads for Base
The Royal New Zealand Navy's newest offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will arrive at Auckland's Devonport Naval Base on 9 April 2010. Otago encountered engine problems while carrying out...
Indian Navy Launches Third Indigenous Destroyer
The Indian Navy has launched its third indigenous destroyer in the Project-15 Alpha Class INS Chennai at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai. INS Chennai is a guided missile destroyer with enhanced...
India and Singapore Hold Annual Naval Exercise
India and Singapore have commenced an annual joint naval exercise off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal. The two-week exercise, from 3-16 April, codenamed...
SAIC to Support TacMobile
The US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a five-year contract to Science Applications International Corporation to provide systems engineering and technical...
US Unveils New Nuclear Policy
President Barack Obama has unveiled a new nuclear policy that will limit the conditions under which the US can use nuclear weapons. The new policy demands the US administration renounces the...
Bow Completed for UK's New Aircraft Carrier
Babcock has completed the manufacture of the first blocks of the UK Royal Navy's first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier at its Appledore dockyard and will ship the components to its...
Russia's Warships Won't Last to 2015
The Russian Black Sea Fleet may not be fit for sea missions by 2015 because most of its warships have been in service for over 30 years, according to a Russian newspaper. Gazeta said the...
JLG to Build Engine Removal Vehicles for the US Navy
JLG Industries will manufacture 26 Engine Installation and Removal Vehicles (EIRVs), which will be used at all the US naval facilities around the world. The company's vice president...
Seoul Dispatches Mine Hunters to Study Warship Disaster
The South Korean Navy has deployed mine detector ships to search for any signs that the 1200-tonne warship ROKS Cheonan was sunk by North Korea. Defence ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae said...
Indra to Develop Unmanned Helicopter for Spanish Vessels
Spanish company Indra has begun an R&D project to develop an automatic vertical take-off and landing rotary wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) to be used on board different kinds of Spanish...
Sparton to Produce Sonobuoys for US Navy
Sparton Corporation will manufacture sonobuoys for the US Navy under a contract awarded to the ERAPSCO joint venture. Under the $14.5m contract, the company will produce sub-assemblies for...
US Navy Aircraft Crashes into Arabian Sea
The US Navy Fifth Fleet has announced that a navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft carrying four crew members has crashed into the Arabian Sea. The crash occurred after the plane experienced...
Russian Navy Sends Nuclear Cruiser to Indian Ocean
The Russian Navy has deployed its nuclear-powered Pyotr Veliky cruiser on a tour of duty in the Indian Ocean. A Russian Navy northern fleet spokesman said the ship would conduct manoeuvres in...
SAIC to Provide Technical Services for SSC Pacific Systems
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide technical and engineering support services for security, surveillance, and unmanned systems...
Nakilat to Build Patrol Boats for Qatari Navy
Nakilat will construct and deliver six patrol vessels for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) at its shipbuilding facilities at the Port of Ras Laffan, under a recently signed memorandum...
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Malta Commissions New Patrol Boat Fleet
The maritime squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) has officially commissioned its new fleet of four inshore patrol craft. The Austal-built fleet of patrol boats will assist the AFM...
ST Engineering to Build Egypt's Fourth Fast Missile Ship
ST Engineering will build the Egyptian Navy's fourth fast missile craft (FMC) under a $165m contract awarded by the US Navy. The FMC is specifically designed to undergo coastal...
Babcock Signs UK Warship Support Deal
Babcock will provide key support services for the UK Royal Navy under a long-term strategic terms of business agreement (ToBA) signed with the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Under the 15-year...
Thales to Install Integrated Mast on Dutch Naval Ship
Thales Nederland will deliver and install an integrated mast on the joint logistic support ship (JSS) being engineered by Damen Schelde Shipyard in Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy. ...
DLS to Deliver Link Terminals to US and Coalition Forces
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Data Link Solutions (DLS) to provide Link-16 terminals to US and coalition forces. The multifunctional information distribution system - low volume...
Honeywell to Support US Navy Shipboard Logistics
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) to provide engineering and integrated logistics support between ships and embarked SH-60 helicopters. Under...
Malaysian Submarine Completes First Sea Trials
The Royal Malaysian Navy's Scorpene Class submarine Tunku Abdul Rahman has completed its first sea trials off the Malaysian coast. DCNS submarine division head Pierre Quinchon said the...
ADS Unveils UK Defence Industry Manifesto
In recent years the UK defence industry has provided over £4bn ($6bn) worth of equipment to the front line through urgent operational requirements (UORs), according to the AeroSpace, Defence...
Turkish Navy to Purchase its First Landing Ship
The Turkish Navy is set to purchase its first landing-platform dock to strengthen its ability to participate in Nato and other international peacekeeping missions. The $500m ship...
UK MoD Goes Green
The UK Ministry of Defence has unveiled its sustainable procurement strategy in an effort to address climate change. The strategy, which supports the defence acquisition reform programme,...
US Navy Commissions New Submarine
The US Navy has officially commissioned its sixth Virginia Class nuclear attack submarine, USS New Mexico, at Naval Station Norfolk. USS New Mexico, the navy's second ship to be named after...
Korean Navy Warship Sinks After Explosion
A South Korean navy ship has sunk near the border with North Korea after an unexplained explosion, which snapped the 88m-long ship in two. When the explosion occurred, the 1,200t Cheonan...
Pakistani Navy to Purchase Seven Submarines
The Pakistani Navy is finalising discussions to buy seven conventional submarines from China and France. The Chinese variant is available for approximately $230m for each boat and a high...
BAE to Begin Construction on New UK Navy Astute Subs
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with BAE Systems to begin construction of the fifth Astute Class submarine and start the procurement process for a sixth vessel. Secretary of...
Vical to Trial Navy Swine Flu Vaccine
US firm Vical will carry out a phase 1 clinical trial of its Vaxfectin-formulated DNA vaccine for A/H1N1 pandemic swine flu influenza for the US Navy. The funds will be provided by the...
Comtech to Develop Space Vehicle for US Navy
Comtech Telecommunications will develop and deliver the spacecraft bus for the US Navy's joint milli-arcsecond pathfinder survey (JMAPS) mission under a $37.9m contract. The JMAPS spacecraft...
French Navy Tests New Exocet Missile
The French Navy has successfully carried out a test launch of the first block 3 variant of its Exocet MM40 anti-ship missile. The navy said the missile was launched from the Horizon...
Russian Pacific Fleet Conducts Anti-Submarine Drills
The Russian Pacific Fleet has launched a series of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) drills in the Sea of Japan, according to a fleet spokesman. Captain 1st Rank Roman Martov said two task...
Canadian Frigate Resumes Combat Against al-Qaeda
Canada's HMCS Fredericton frigate has resumed counterterrorism operations in the Gulf of Aden in response to increased al-Qaeda attacks in the region, according to a navy officer aboard the...
US Conducts Captive Carriage Flight for JSOW C-1 Variant
The US Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft has successfully completed the first captive carriage test of the AGM-154 joint stand-off weapon (JSOW) C-1 variant at the Naval Air Warfare...
Z Microsystems and Eurolink Rugged Servers Set for Italian Navy
US-based Z Microsystems has collaborated with Italy-based Eurolink Systems to provide its ZX series of rugged computer servers to the Italian Navy. As a partner company, Eurolink Systems...
Siemens to Monitor Power Supply at US Navy Bases
Siemens Industry, in cooperation with American Systems, will supply power metering equipment and services for the US Navy's south-west advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project. The...
Turkish Frigate Programme Moves Forward
The Turkish Navy's long-delayed frigate programme is progressing following responses to a request for information issued to several foreign and domestic companies to help construct six...
Indonesian and Philippine Navies to Step Up Sea Patrols
The Indonesian and Philippine Navies will conduct joint sea patrols to heighten efforts to tackle arms smuggling and terrorism, according to a top Indonesian naval officer. Indonesian Navy...
New Zealand Patrol Boat Sets Sail After Engine Problems
The New Zealand Navy's new offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago is expected to begin sea trials on 24 March after fixing the engine problems that delayed its maiden voyage to Auckland's...
Thales to Support Royal Daring-Class Destroyers
Thales UK will provide support services for the integrated communications system (FICS) of the UK Royal Navy's Daring Class destroyers under a six-ship, seven-year support contract awarded by...
Australian Navy Completes Submarine Escape and Rescue Exercise
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has successfully carried out a submarine escape and rescue exercise in waters off the West Australian coast. As part of Exercise Black Carillon, the...
Houlder to Upgrade Royal Navy Ships Ordnance-Handling Systems
The UK Defence Equipment & Supply has awarded a contract to Houlder to upgrade the vehicle deck travelling monorail hoist systems on the UK Royal Navy's HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion. Under...
Indian Navy Test Fires Vertical-Launch BrahMos Missile
The Indian Navy has successfully test fired a vertical-launch version of a 290km-range BrahMos cruise missile from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast. The BrahMos is...
Babcock to Upgrade Royal Navy Amphibious Assault Ship
Babcock will upgrade the UK Royal Navy's amphibious assault ship landing platform dock HMS Bulwark at Devonport Royal Dockyard under an upkeep contract. Under the 11-month contract, the...
June Tests to Decide Fate of Russian Bulava Missile
The Russian Navy says it will conduct at least four test launches of the Bulava ballistic missile at the end of June 2010. The forthcoming tests for the troubled Bulava ballistic missile...
Mikros to Deliver Electronic Portable Test Sets to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Mikros Systems Corporation for deliveries and support of the company's adaptive diagnostic electronic portable test set (ADEPT). Under the $26m contract,...
CACI to Provide IT Services to US Navy
CACI International will provide a wide range of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C4ISR) and information technology services to the Space...
Russian Navy to Float New Attack Submarine in May
The Russian Navy will float a new nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine on 7 May 2010, according to a spokesman at Sevmash shipyard. Construction on the first Yasen (Graney)...
Boeing Completes Initial Design of Electron Laser Weapon
Preliminary designs for the US Navy's free electron laser (FEL) weapon system have been successfully completed by Boeing at its facility in Arlington, Virginia. The FEL generates an intense...
Second Vietnamese Frigate Floats Out
The second Gepard 3.9 Class frigate for the Vietnamese Navy has been floated out, according to a spokesman for the Zelenodolsk shipyard in Russia. The spokesman said the first frigate would...
Northrop to Plan US Navy Carrier Overhaul
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to complete planning work for the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of nuclear-powered USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. Under...
Royal Navy Deploys Submarine to Falkland Islands
The UK Royal Navy has deployed the nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Sceptre, to the Falkland Islands in an effort to enhance security levels in the region. The Swiftsure Class submarine...
Caster to Build Test Dynamometer for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Caster Concepts to build a high-performance test dynamometer for the Puget Sound Naval Facility in Bremerton, Washington, along with onsite training...
Italy to Deploy AW101 Helicopters to Afghanistan
Three of the Italian Navy's AgustaWestland AW101 amphibious support helicopters will be deployed to Afghanistan for a one-year tour beginning in October 2010. The naval unit, Task Group Shark,...
Indian Missile Fails to Launch
India's new tactical surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile, Prithvi, failed to take off during a test launch from the integrated test range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off the Orissa...
BMT Unveils New Fast Landing Craft
BMT Nigel Gee has unveiled a design for a new fast landing craft (FLC) to be used by UK forces. The BMT team unveiled a novel tri-bow monohull platform, which is made from aluminium. ...
US Navy Selects Lockheed IED Jammers
Lockheed Martin will continue to produce Symphony radio-controlled improvised explosive device (RC-IED) defeat jammer systems for the US Navy under an initial $40.8m contract. Lockheed...
GD to Produce Advanced Super Hornet Computers
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) to produce 118 Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for its F/A-18 aircraft. The AMC is a ruggedised, high-performance mission...
Republic of Singapore Navy Conducts First Helicopter Mission
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has conducted the first integrated maritime helicopter missions onboard its frigates during a joint naval exercise with US Navy in waters off...
Northrop to Supply Bridge Systems for India's Fleet Tankers
Northrop Grumman will supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two new fleet tankers being built in Italy for the Indian Navy, under a contract awarded by Fincantieri. Under the...
Goodrich WAPS Camera Set for Naval Deployment
The US Navy has received the fourth of seven CA-247 airborne stabilised wide-area persistent surveillance (WAPS) production systems from Goodrich Corporation for operational deployment. The...
LPI to Provide Maintenance and Systems Support for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to LPI Technical Services to provide support services for material handling equipment, and ship operation and performance. Under the $84.1m contract,...
Indonesian Navy to Procure New Training Vessel
The Indonesian Navy will procure a new training ship to replace the aging KRI Dewaruci, according to navy chief of staff Admiral Agus Suhartono. Suhartono said that the KRI Dewaruci was...
Sikorsky to Support US Navy Lakota Helicopters
Sikorsky Aerospace Services will provide logistics support services for the US Navy light utility helicopters (LUH) at Patuxent River, Naval Air Station, under a contract awarded by EADS...
Pakistan Navy Tests Missiles in Arabian Sea
A series of missiles and torpedoes have been successfully test fired by the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea. In a statement, the Pakistani Navy said that these were a clear message of...
US and Spanish Navies Test Aegis Weapon System
US and Spanish Navy ships successfully demonstrated the fighting capabilities of the Aegis combat system during joint combat system ship qualification trials (CSSQT) conducted in the waters...
Royal Navy Submarine Completes Six-Year Upgrade
The UK Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Triumph, has begun sea trials after completing a major six-year refit programme. During the £300m ($451.8m) refit, the submarine...
Lockheed to Supply US Navy Mk41 Missile Launchers
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to provide engineering design services for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) used on the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and...
Mayport to Become LCS Home Port
The US Navy has confirmed that the Mayport Naval Station, Florida, will become the homeport and primary site for the East Coast littoral combat ships (LCS). Starting in 2016, the first LCS...
Lithuanian Navy to Receive Northrop Automation Systems
The Lithuanian Navy is to receive machinery automation systems from Northrop Grumman for two mine countermeasures vessels being sold by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). Under the...
Northrop to Upgrade Swedish Submarine Navigation Systems
Northrop Grumman will upgrade the inertial navigation systems for Swedish Navy submarines under a new contract awarded by Kockums AB. Under the contract, Northrop's Sperry Marine will supply...
Indian Navy to Build New Floating Dock at Port Blair
The Indian Navy is to construct a floating dock at Port Blair to enable the repair and refit of warships at sea rather than at shore-based dry docks. A request for information has been issued...
US Navy and GE to Recycle Old Aircraft Engines
The US Navy, in collaboration with GE Aviation, will recycle rhenium-bearing aircraft engine components from out-of-service F404 and F414 engines and use the metal to manufacture new engine parts....
Nato Extends Operation Ocean Shield
Operation Ocean Shield, Nato's anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, has been extended until the end of 2012, according to Nato spokesman James Appathurai. Appathurai said the new...
Iranian Navy Successfully Test Fires Nour Missile
A new surface-to-surface missile has been successfully test fired from the Iranian Navy's Jamaran destroyer in the waters of the Persian Gulf. During the test-launch, the Nour...
Northrop to Work on US Navy’s CANES Programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for the development phase of the its consolidated afloat networks and enterprise services (CANES) programme. Under the $17.4m contract,...
Rolls-Royce to Support V-22 Osprey Engines
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to provide logistics support for the AE 1107C-Liberty engines, which power Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft. Under the $75m...
Royal Navy to Receive New Tugs by End of 2010
The UK Royal Navy will receive a new fleet of marine service vessels to guide the navy's Type 45 destroyers and the two new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers by the end of 2010. The...
Ghanaian Navy to Receive US Defender Class Boats
Ghana's Navy will receive additional Defender Class patrol boats from the US under the African Partnership Station (APS) wing of US Africa Command (AFRICOM). AFRICOM commander General...
US Navy Selects Lockheed for CANES Programme
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the development phase of its consolidated afloat networks and enterprise services (CANES) programme. Under the $15m contract, a...
Harris to Supply Satellite Terminals to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Harris Corporation to provide 23 shipboard satellite terminals with broadband capability. Under the $10.7m contract, Harris will supply 1.3m...
India and Russia to Sign $4bn of Navy Contracts
India and Russia are expected to sign military cooperation deals worth $4bn, according to a Russian daily. The contracts signed between the nations include $2.35bn for refitting the...
L-3 to Provide Engineering Services to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications to provide systems engineering and technical support services. Under the $187.4m contract, the company will provide a wide range...
Iran Begins to Produce Indigenous Cruise Missiles
Iran has begun to indigenously produce new short-range cruise missiles, which can be fired from ground-based launchers as well as ships, according to the country's defence minister. ...
US Navy Commissions Guided-Missile Destroyer Dewey
The US Navy has commissioned the newest Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer, USS Dewey (DDG 105) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California. Dewey is the 55th Arleigh Burke...
Russia Successfully Test Launches Sineva Missile
A Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile has been successfully test launched by the Russian Navy from a submarine in the Barents Sea, according to a Defence Ministry spokesman. During...
GTEC to Continue Research at US Navy Lab
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Global Defense Technology & Systems (GTEC) to continue providing support services for the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington. Under the...
Thales to Repair French Electronic Sub-Assemblies
The French Navy has awarded a contract to Thales to provide comprehensive expertise and repair services for wide-range transmission and radio-navigation sub-assemblies on around 100 navy vessels. ...
CACI to Support US Naval Warfare Command
The US Navy has awarded a contract to CACI International to support the navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's (SPAWAR) command and control operations. Under the $588m contract,...
Venezuelan Navy Receives First Littoral Surveillance Vessel
The Venezuelan Navy has received the first of four littoral surveillance vessels, the Guaicamacuto, from Navantia at its facilities in San Fernando. The littoral surveillance vessels...
Chinese Navy Sends Two Anti-Piracy Ships to Gulf of Aden
The Chinese Navy will deploy two ships to the Gulf of Aden to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, according to a senior naval commander. Chinese Navy South Sea Fleet deputy chief of...
Russia Conducts Black Sea Drills Under Nato Supervision
The Russian Navy's Black Sea fleet has completed a warship drill off the coast of Abkhazia under the supervision of a Nato vessel, according to a Russian Navy official. The Russian Navy...
French Submarine Completes Major Overhaul
The French Navy's Rubis Class nuclear-powered attack submarine Perle has completed a refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH), three weeks ahead of schedule. During the 15-month refit carried...
Boeing to Supply Laser Munitions to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing to supply laser joint direct attack munitions (JDAM) for the navy's direct attack moving target capability (DAMTC) requirement. Under the...
NASSCO to Build Two Dry Cargo Ships for US
The US Navy has awarded an $824.6m contract to the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) for the construction of two T-AKE dry cargo-ammunition ships. Under the contract, the...
US Navy to Install SatMAX Repeater System
The US Navy has awarded a contract to SatMAX Corporation for the provision of a SatMAX satellite communications (satcom) repeater system. The new hangar-installed satellite data...
Russia and France Begin Warship Talks
Talks have begun between Russia and France over the acquisition of four Mistral Class amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy, according to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Both...
Indian Navy Aircraft Crashes During Air Show
An Indian Navy aircraft crashed into a residential building near Begumpet Airport, during Indian Aviation 2010, an air show that began on 3 March in Hyderabad, India. Hyderabad...
US Navy Receives 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV Missile
The US Navy has received its 2,000th Tomahawk block IV cruise missile from Raytheon. US Navy Tomahawk weapon system programme manager Captain Dave Davison said Tomahawk block IV provided...
US Navy Launches T-AKE-10
The US Navy has christened and launched the tenth Lewis and Clark Class dry cargo / ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The...
South Korean Destroyer to Check its Operational Readiness
The South Korean Navy's first Aegis destroyer, Sejong the Great, will check its combat capabilities during a comprehensive evaluation near Hawaii in June 2010. According to a navy source,...
Indian Navy Aircraft to Equip BAE Systems Suite
The Indian Navy's P-8I maritime patrol aircraft will be equipped with a mission computer system suite being developed by BAE Systems. The mission computer system suite is a flexible...
Avio to Design Italy's U212A Submarine Autopilot
Avio is to design and manufacture two autopilot systems for the second series of the Italian Navy's U212 A submarines under a contract awarded by Fincantieri Company. Under the €6m...
Deadly Explosion on Indian Submarine
A fire onboard the Indian Navy's Sindhughosh Class diesel-electric submarine INS Sidhurakshak at Visakhapatnam on the Indian east coast has killed a sailor and left two others injured. ...
Russia Deploys Anti-Piracy Fleet
The Russian Forces Pacific Navy has deployed a warship detachment to participate in the UNO international campaign to fight piracy in the waters off the Horn of Africa. The ship group...
SyQwest to Renovate US Submarine Electronics
The US Navy has awarded a contract to SyQwest to renovate the navy's attack class submarine electronics. Under the $9.7m contract, the company will repair, restore and replace large...
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Kockums to Design Sweden's Next-Generation Submarine
The Swedish Navy has awarded a contract to Kockums AB for the overall design phase of the navy's next-generation submarine project. Designed to operate in the Baltic and other littoral...
Australia to Procure New Naval Combat Helicopter
The Australian Navy will select a new combat helicopter in 2011, with a view to taking initial deliveries in 2014, according to defence minister John Faulkner. Faulkner said the government...
L-3 to Upgrade US Support Ship Controls
The US Navy has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications to replace the machinery control system (MCS) on Military Sealift Command's (MSC) T-AOE fast combat support ships. The company...
US Navy Seeks Cybersecurity Bids
The US Navy says it will invest $16bn before 2015 in an effort to protect its data and secure operations from cyber attacks. As part of the investment plan, the navy is seeking bids for...
SAIC to Provide Navy Special Forces Technical Support
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide technical and training support for the navy's special operating forces (SOF) and...
Construction Begins on Venezuelan Navy’s Fourth Patrol Vessel
Construction has begun on the Venezuelan Navy's fourth and final offshore patrol vessel at Navantia's San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard. The patrol vessels built by Navantia will undergo a...
US Navy's New Dry Cargo Ship Arrives From NASSCO
The US Navy has received a new dry cargo ship, USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9), from General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO). The Lewis and Clark Class dry cargo ship...
Royal Navy Launches Underwater Minehunting Robots
The UK Royal Navy has launched a new mine countermeasures reconnaissance unmanned underwater vehicle to help tackle the threat of sea mines. The unmanned underwater robot, known as the Recce,...
Jacobs to Provide Navy Intranet Logistics Support
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide technical and logistics support services to cover the navy marine corps intranet (NMCI) life cycle. Under the...
New Zealand Frigate Enters Service Following Major Refit
The New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha has entered into service complete with two new diesel engines following a major refit. The 13-year-old Anzac Class frigate has been out of...
BAE Systems and Cobham to Work on Navy Jammer Programme
BAE Systems and Cobham will join forces to work on the US Navy's next-generation jammer programme, which is intended to replace the ALQ-99 tactical jammer currently installed on EA-6B Prowler...
Malaysian Submarine Completes Underwater Trials
The Malaysian Navy has successfully completed underwater trials in the South China Sea for its first submarine, the Scorpene Class KD Tunku Abdul Rahman. A technical team was on board during...
Kongsberg Demonstrates Underwater Robot
Kongsberg has successfully demonstrated its HUGIN 1000 portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system in Korean waters, south-west of the city of Busan. The demonstration was carried out...
Science Corp to Provide Navy Tech Support
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide technical and engineering services to its joint special operations response...
New Canadian Naval Helicopter to Begin Trials
A new Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter for the Canadian Navy has arrived at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shearwater in Nova Scotia to begin test trials. CFB Shearwater media relations...
Pakistani Navy to Receive US Frigate
The Pakistani Navy will receive an Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigate and associated equipment under a $78m foreign military sale from the US. The proposed sale includes refurbishment of...
Indian Navy Inducts MiG-29K Aircraft
The Indian Navy has officially inducted the MiG-29K air dominance fighter aircraft into its fleet at INS Hansa, Vasco da Gama, Goa. Defence Minister AK Anthony said the induction of the...
Royal Navy's Trident Jetty Refit Underway
The UK Royal Navy's explosives handling jetty (EHJ) is undergoing a major refurbishment at the navy's strategic weapon facility (SWF) in Coulport, Scotland, UK. The EHJ is designed to allow...
South Korean Navy to Deploy More Aircraft Near Border
The South Korean Navy has said that it will deploy additional advanced aircraft near its border with North Korea. The navy said it would deploy eight refurbished P-3CK aircraft acquired from...
VDC Installs New Aegis Display Projectors
The US Navy Aegis destroyer has received an upgraded display system from Video Display Corporation (VDC). The upgrade uses VDC's ruggedised MarqueeHD SSL6000 DLP projector with a solid...
Babcock Supplies Valve Units for New Spanish Subs
The Spanish Navy has received six internal slide valve lengths for the weapon handling and launch system (WHLS) for the first of the new Spanish S-80 submarines from Babcock International. ...
US Navy Receives Third Lockheed Martin F-35B
The US Navy has received a third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short take-off / vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Lockheed Martin...
Iraqi Patrol Boats to Deploy Northrop Systems
Northrop Grumman will supply the navigation and communication systems for the Iraqi Navy's nine new 35m patrol boats, under a contract awarded by Swiftships Shipbuilders. Under the...
Iran Launches First Indigenous Destroyer
The Iranian Navy has launched its first indigenously built guided-missile destroyer, the Jamaran. The new Mowdge Class guided-missile destroyer has a helipad and is equipped modern radars...
India Unveils New Submarine-Launched Missile
India has unveiled a new submarine-launched medium-range ballistic missile, called Shaurya that can carry 1t of a conventional or nuclear armed warhead over a range of 750km at Defexpo...
GD to Work on Common Missile Compartment
General Dynamics Electric Boat will support the Common Missile Compartment programme, currently under development for the US Ohio-class replacement submarine and for the UK's...
Turkmenistan to Invest in New Navy
Turkmenistan’s Naval Forces will be deployed at the Turkmenbashi Caspian Sea port by 2015 under the defence ministry, after the president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved a new programme...
New Zealand Receives First Offshore Patrol Vessel
The New Zealand Navy has received the first of two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) HMNZS Otago built by Tenix Defence in Melbourne, Australia. HMNZS Otago is the sixth ship in the...
Russia to Upgrade Admiral Gorshkov Aircraft Carrier
Russia and India will sign an additional upgrade contract on the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrying cruiser, according to a senior Russian military cooperation service official. Deputy...
US Navy's First LCS Departs on Maiden Deployment
The US Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), has begun its maiden deployment from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, two years ahead of schedule. The Lockheed Martin-built...
Alion Acquisition Support for US Ship Program
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Alion Science and Technology to provide acquisition management support to the Program Executive Office for Ships, Acquisition Management (PEO Ships...
INS Arihant to be Equipped with Ballistic Missiles
The Indian Navy's indigenously built nuclear-powered attack submarine, INS Arihant, will be equipped with ballistic missiles, according to the director of India's nuclear submarine...
New Airlock Mini-Submarine for US Navy SEALs
The US Navy's sea, air and land (SEAL) teams will receive a new mini submarine to allow dry travel most of the way to an objective, before exiting through an airlock to swim for their...
Bangladesh Navy to Receive AW109 Helicopters
The Bangladesh Navy has awarded a contract to AgustaWestland for two AW109 Power maritime helicopters. The helicopters will be operated from the frigate BNS Bangabandhu for a wide range of...
Thales to Upgrade UK Submarine Sonar
Thales UK will upgrade three of the UK Royal Navy's Trafalgar-class and three Astute-class submarines with the Sonar 2076 Stage 5 system, under a contract awarded by BAE Systems. Following...
Australian Navy to Begin Five-Week War Exercise
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has deployed eleven warships out of Sydney Harbour to begin an intensive five-week war exercise at Jervis Bay. The exercise is part of the fleet...
French Navy Begins Training on NH90 Simulators
The French Navy's first NH90 helicopter crew has begun simulator training, a step towards the first missions with Secmar at Lanvéoc, planned for late 2011. The NH90 simulator is an exact...
Royal Navy Decommissions HMS Nottingham
The UK Royal Navy's 30-year-old destroyer HMS Nottingham has been decommissioned at Portsmouth Naval Base. During its operational service, the Type 42 destroyer clocked up almost 700,000nm...
US Navy Joins Northrop's IR Countermeasures Programme
The US Navy has joined Northrop Grumman's large aircraft IR countermeasures (LAIRCM) system programme, which is designed to protect large US aircraft from IR-guided man-portable...
First Fleet Tanker Launched for Indian Navy
INS Deepak, the first of two fleet tankers for the Indian Navy being built at Italy's Fincantieri Shipyard, has been launched at Muggiano, Italy. Indian Navy spokesperson Commander PVS...
Malaysian Ship Completes Anti-Piracy Operation in Gulf
Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) ship Bunga Mas 5 (BM 5) has returned home after completing a six-month deployment in the Gulf of Aden to combat pirate attacks. During the six-month deployment, BM...
Chilean Navy Commissions New Oiler Ship
The Chilean Navy has officially commissioned a new oiler ship, Almirante Montt, at Atlantic Marine in Mobile Wedneda. The 677ft-long ship will sail from Mobile Bay at the end of February...
Hindustan Aeronautics to Supply P-8I Weapons Doors
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will provide weapons bay doors for the P-8I aircraft, due to be delivered to the Indian Navy, under a new contract awarded by Boeing. Under the...
US Navy to Develop Nanosensor-Equipped Micro Air Vehicle
The US Navy is to develop a man-packable vertical take-off and landing micro air vehicle (VTOL MAV) equipped with advanced nanosensors to allow the aircraft to enter sensitive or denied areas...
K-MAX Chopper Successfully Completes Testing
An unmanned K-MAX chopper developed by Lockheed Martin and Kaman has successfully completed test trials at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The test trials were set out for the chopper by...
Lockheed to Support US Navy's Missile Defence Test Facility
Lockheed Martin will provide technical and engineering support for the US Navy's land-based test facility for the Aegis ballistic defence (BMD) weapon system, under a $160m contract. Under...
Northrop to Supply US Navy Ship Radar Sets
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation for AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems to enhance the detection and tracking capabilities of naval ships. Under the...
Bangladesh to Reinforce Naval Capabilities
Bangladesh has unveiled a ten-year development plan for its armed forces regarding the procurement of important technologies to consolidate the combat proficiency of its navy, army and air force. ...
Romanian Frigate Deploys Terma Command System
Terma has successfully equipped the Romanian Navy's Marasesti Frigate with a new command and control system that offers a scalable and competitive Nato-compliant solution. The installation...
Soteria Signs Private Helicopter Deal
Soteria, a consortium of private firms Thales, CHC and the Royal Bank of Scotland, will be awarded a new £6bn ($9.3bn) contract to take over the UK's military-operated search-and-rescue...
Babcock Wins Engineering Support Contract for Navy Landing Craft
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock for a continuous engineering support (CES) arrangement for the long-term support of the Royal Navy's landing craft. Under...
Rolls-Royce to Provide Engines for Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to supply Bergen diesel engines for the navy's Joint Support Ship (JSS). Under the contract, Rolls-Royce will equip the...
Belgian Frigates to Receive Thales Sensors
The Belgian Navy has awarded a contract to Thales Netherlands to supply two Seastar and Gatekeeper sensors for installation on the navy's two multipurpose M Class frigates. The Seastar...
Indian Navy Concludes Milan 2010
An Indian Navy-hosted multinational naval exercise at Port Blair off the coast of Andaman and Nicobar islands has been successfully concluded with a passage exercise at sea. The...
Pakistani Navy Inducts Second Chinese-Built F-22 P Frigate
The Pakistani Navy has inducted a second Chinese-built F-22 P frigate, PNS Shamsheer, at the navy dockyard. Chief of naval staff Admiral Noman Bashir said that the first ship, PNS Zulfiquar,...
USS Freedom Prepares for Maiden Deployment
The US Navy's first littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Freedom, is preparing for its maiden deployment to the US Southern Command region upon completion of its final training off the coast of...
Two More Years to Induct INS Arihant
The Indian Navy's indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant will undergo an additional two years of test trials before being commissioned, according to Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma. Verma...
Russia to Buy French Warship
Russia is to purchase a Mistral helicopter carrier, one of the world's most advanced warships, from France, according to a senior Russian Navy official. Russian Navy deputy chief of staff...
Australia Reforms Naval Ship Repair Sector
Australia's naval ship repair sector will be reformed to help deliver better results for the navy and more certainty for the defence industry, according to Australian Defence Minister Greg Combet....
Bell to Build New Venom and Viper Helicopters
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Bell Helicopter for the procurement of long-lead materials and components for the manufacture of new UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. ...
UAE's First Baynunah Corvette Completes Sea Trials
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy's first Baynunah Class corvette has completed its initial sea trials in the Cherbourg waters off the French coast. The multimission naval corvettes...