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Royal Navy Ship Visits Thailand
HMS DARING DOCKED IN THAILAND The Royal Navy’s warship HMS Daring, which is on her nine-month global deployment, has arrived in Sattahip-Chuk Semat, Thailand. The warship is the first Royal Navy’s...
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USA: Lockheed Martin Wins LCS1, LCS3 Contract
LCS 1 Lockheed Martin Corporation received a USD 13.18 million worth contract modification, which is related to planning yard support efforts for LCS1 and LCS3. During the contract Lockheed Martin...
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Russian Corvettes Ready to Enter Service
RUSSIAN CORVETTE GRAD SVIYAZHSK Russian two new missile corvettes have completed acceptance trials and are ready to enter service in the Caspian Flotilla, writes RIA Novosti. The new Buyan-M class...
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France: DCNS Integrates UAV with Naval Combat Systems
UAV INTEGRATED WITH NAVAL COMBAT SYSTEM Having conducted sea trials from 9-13 December 2013 on board the L’Adroit Gowind-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, the French defence procurement agency (DGA), the...
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VIDEO: Missile Defense Agency Awards SM-3 Contract to Raytheon
STANDARD MISSILE 3 Raytheon Company has signed a contract with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB guided missiles. The SM-3 is a ship-based...
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Damen Launches STV for Omani Navy
RNOV ‘SHABAB OMAN’ Galati-based Damen Shipyards has successfully launched the new Sail Training Vessel (STV) named RNOV ‘Shabab Oman’, which is being built for the Omani Navy. The vessel will be the...
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DCNS Boosts Stealth with PULSE
SUBMARINE AT SEA The ability to be undetected in naval industry, or stealth, is vital for maritime defence companies when developing a vessel design and subsequently building and testing a ship....
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Chinese Warships Dock in Sri Lanka
LPD JING GANGSHA IN TRICOMALEE, SRI LANKA The Sri Lankan port of Tricomalee welcomed two Chinese warships, “Jing Gangshan” and “Heng Shui”, yesterday, January 13th. “Jing Gangshan” is a Chinese Navy...
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German Navy Ship Assists Yemeni Dhow
YEMENI DHOW The German Navy ship, FGS Hessen, which is currently part of European Naval Force Operation Atalanta, assisted a Yemeni dhow off the coast of Yemen. The dhow was drifting for five days...
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Italian Navy Ship Visits Kenya
ITALIAN NAVY SHIP CAVOUR The Italian naval ship, ITS Cavour, arrived at the Mombasa port in Kenya last Friday, Standard Digital reports. ITS Cavour is an aircraft carrier and the newest flagship of...
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USS Rentz Seizes USD 10 Million of Drugs
USS RENTZ FFG-46 The US Navy frigate USS Rentz seized about 313kg of cocaine in December last year, worth up to USD 10.4 million, KBPS news portal writes. USS Rentz, which was in counter drug...
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Third OPV Joins Indian Navy
SARYU-CLASS PATROL VESSEL The Indian Navy has taken delivery of its third 105m Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NPOV), named INS SUMEDHA. With today’s delivery, Goa Shipyard achieved a milestone of 200...
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USNS Millinocket Passes Acceptance Trials
USNS MILLINOCKET JHSV 3 The future Spearhead-class Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket passed acceptance trials on January 10, 2014. The trials that tested all systems of the ship were conducted...
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US Navy’s SEWIP Block 2 System Rises to the Occasion
SEWIP Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has carried out a test on the U.S. Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 system, validating the system’s...
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USS Elrod Heads to Mediterranean
USS ELROD FFG 55 The US Navy frigate USS Elrod set sail on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea yesterday, 14 January. The commanding officer of the ship, Cmdr. Brad Stallings, said that...
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Raytheon Delivers 3000th Tomahawk Block IV Missile to US Navy
Within the framework of Block IV full-rate FY12 production contract, Raytheon Company delivered the 3000th Tomahawk Block IV missile to the US Navy. The Tomahawk Block IV missile is a surface- and...
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Republic of China Navy Conducts Exercise in Waters off Taiwan
CHENG KUNG CLASS FRIGATES The Republic of China Navy held an anti-submarine exercise in waters off Taiwan on January 14th, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, Watch China Times news portal writes....
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Japanese Warship Collides with Fishing Boat
JDS ŌSUMI (LST-4001) A Japanese warship named Osumi collided with a fishing boat this morning off the coast of Hiroshima, the Times of Malta reports. Two of four crewmembers of the fishing boat are...
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USA: MV Cape Ray Departs for Final Sea Trials
MV CAPE RAY MV Cape Ray departed Portsmouth, Va., on 10 January for final sea trials in preparation for the UN mission to destroy Syrian chemical weapons. MV Cape Ray is a Roll-on/roll of and...
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Wins NEMMI Contract (USA)
GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. (GDEB) signed an agreement with Naval Sea Systems Command for repair work on Groton-based submarines under the New England...
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