Elbit Systems Completes Acceptance Tests for Hellenic Coast Guard Combat Suites
Elbit Systems has announced that it successfully completed the acceptance tests for new patrol vessels of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG). In March 2019, the Company reported that it was awarded a contract from Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA to supply combat suites and perform systems integration for the new patrol vessels...
Damen Shipyards, Hamburg Ship Model Basin to Conduct Hydrodynamic Tests on Models...
Damen Shipyards Group and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin have concluded a contract for an extensive series of model tests for the hydrodynamic development of the F126 frigates for the German Navy. The contract covers comprehensive cooperation relating to hydrodynamic optimisation and the execution of an extensive series of model tests...
China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same Day
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned three new warships – a Type 09IV nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarine, a 10,000-ton Type 055 large destroyer, and its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship – on Friday. The commissioning ceremony coincided with the service's 72nd founding anniversary
Huntington Ingalls Wins U.S. Navy’s Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship...
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Monday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a fourth contract modification from the U.S
French Navy Receives First Air Defence FREMM Frigate
Naval Group handed over the first FREMM frigate Alsace to the French Navy on April 16 in Toulon. Alsace is the first of the two air defence frigates with enhanced air defence capability and the seventh FREMM multimissions frigate ordered by OCCAr for the French defence procurement agency (Direction générale de...
Britain's First Type 26 Frigate Bow Rolled out of Shipyard’s Build Hall
The bow of HMS GLASGOW, the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, has been rolled out of the build hall at BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde. In a move that lasted 90 minutes, the forward section of HMS GLASGOW which contains the bridge, operations room and accommodation spaces, was manoeuvred into position on the hardstand at our Govan yard where it will be joined by the aft section in the coming weeks
Naval Group Delivers First New Offshore Patrol Vessel for Argentina
Naval Group delivered offshore patrol vessel, A.R
Taiwan Builds First 10,000 Ton-Class Amphibious Vessel
Taiwan launched the first of a new 10,000-ton class of multimission amphibious ships Yu Shan at the shipyard of the state-owned shipbuilder CSBC Corporation in Kaohsiung port city on Tuesday. This ship will be delivered to the Navy in 2022
Dutch Air Defense Command Vessel to Join UK Carrier Strike Group
Dutch Air Defense Command Vessel, HNLMS Evertsen will join UK Carrier Strike Group on its voyage to the Sea of Japan following a six-week period of maintenance at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam. The shipyard prepared the warship for the voyage of nearly 40,000 km that it will soon be making to Japan together with the UK Carrier Strike Group
Australian Navy Commissions Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has commissioned first of the two ordered new Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships, HMAS Supply. Carrying fuel, water, food, parts and dry cargo, the AORs will primarily provide logistics replenishment to naval combat units at sea
Portuguese Naval Frigate Equipped with Alewijnse Multi-Function Consoles
Alewijnse Marine said it has installed new multi-function consoles on board the M-frigate Bartolomeu Dias (F333) on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Defense. The delivery of new consoles for her sister ship, Francisco de Almeida (F334), is scheduled to be completed this summer
F-35 Conducts First Dual External Release of GBU-54 Laser Guided Bombs
U.S. Awards Contract for Taiwan’s F-16 Training Simulators
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U