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South Korea to Launch Guided Missile Frigate Today

November 11, 2019 @ 08:34 AM

South Korea is set to launch “Seoul,” its new 2,800-ton guided missile frigate, featuring advanced sonar and power systems, today. The launch ceremony for the third frigate built under the countrys project FGG-II, will take place at Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in the south-eastern port city of Ulsan, Yonhap ...

Kawasaki Launches “Toryu” Submarine for Japanese Navy

November 7, 2019 @ 09:43 AM

Kawasaki launched the ‘”Troyu,” the twelfth Soryu-class submarine for the Japanese Navy at the Kobe shipyard yesterday. The 84-meter long boat has a displacement of 2,950 tonnes

Huntington Delivers USS Delaware Attack Submarine to US Navy

November 1, 2019 @ 10:10 AM

Huntington Ingalls delivered USS Delaware (SSN 791) Virginia-class attack submarine to the US Navy on Thursday. The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Delaware (SSN 791), the 18th submarine of the Virginia class on October 25, the US Navy said in a

Project 20385 Lead Corvette to be armed with Tsirkon Hypersonic Missiles

November 1, 2019 @ 07:06 AM

The lead corvette of Russias Project 20385, Gremyashchiy, will be armed with Tsirkon hypersonic anti-ship missiles, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “It will certainly have Tsirkon,” Putin said while inspecting the boat,

China's Second Aircraft Carrier Close to Commissioning

October 31, 2019 @ 09:56 AM

Chinas first domestically-built Type 001A aircraft carrier, which is the countrys second carrier, seems close to its commissioning into navy with preparations likely underway. The boat recently returned from its eighth sea trial

Huntington Ingalls to Float USS John F. Kennedy Ford-Class Carrier

October 29, 2019 @ 07:19 AM

United States based shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) will float USS John F. Kennedy, the navys new Gerald R

France’s Naval Group Cuts Steel for First FDI Frigate

October 25, 2019 @ 04:15 PM

The steel-cutting ceremony of the first defence and intervention frigate (FDI) took place at the Naval Group site of Lorient, located in north-western France, on Thursday. The first of the five warships ordered by the French navy in April 2017 will be delivered in 2023

US to Refurbish Bahrain’s Guided Missile Frigate for $150M

October 24, 2019 @ 05:19 AM

The United States green-signalled Bahrains request of refurbishing its Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided-missile warship for an estimated $150 million, on Wednesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Bahrain to refurbish the Oliver Hazard Perry Class ship, ex ROBERT G

Damen FCS 3307 Patrol Vessels Arrive in Nigeria for Oil Companies’ Security

October 22, 2019 @ 10:11 AM

Damen FCS 3307 Patrol vessels operated by Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (Homeland IOS Ltd) have arrived in Nigeria and are now being prepared for their first assignments. The addition of these two vessels brings improved capability to Homelands squadron of Damen FCS 3307 Patrol vessels

S.Korea to Build 2 Nuclear-powered Submarines

October 10, 2019 @ 08:16 AM

South Korea is looking to build 2 nuclear-powered submarines and has assigned a task force to study the project. "With longer-term perspectives to have nuclear-powered submarines, we have been running a task force of our own," the South Korean Navy said in a report presented to lawmakers for a parliamentary audit

US Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Cincinnati

October 3, 2019 @ 04:02 AM

The US Navy will commission its new Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) on October 5, Saturday. “The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), during a 10 a

US Navy’s Fleet of Aircraft Carriers to be Supported by Huntington Ingalls...

September 27, 2019 @ 04:40 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries is awarded a $30.8 million contract to provide engineering, technical, design agent, and hull planning yard support for the US Navys operational aircraft carrier fleet

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