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India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier enters service
The Indian Navy has commissioned its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at a ceremony held at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi in the southern state of Kerala.
Australian Navy to revolutionize training with new partnership
The Royal Australian Navy has signed the new Navy Training Force Platforms and Systems Training contract with CAE Australia, which will deliver essential platform and system training to navy personnel ashore, to enable effective capability at sea.
US Navy’s BQM-177A subsonic aerial target drone fully operational
The US Navy’s next-generation subsonic aerial target (SSAT), the BQM-177A, has reached full operational capability during a successful standard missile launch and intercept while participating in Pacific Vanguard 2022 (PV 22) in the Philippine Sea.
French DGA places order for first next-gen patrol boat
French Government Defense procurement and technology agency (DGA) has placed an order to a consortium comprising local defence companies Socarenam and CNN MCO to build the first out of six next-generation offshore patrol boats.
DRS delivers electric propulsion tech for US Navy’s lead Columbia-class sub
Equipment supplier Leonardo DRS (DRS) has completed factory acceptance testing and shipment of the first production unit of the main propulsion motor for the US Navy’s lead Columbia-class submarine.
Construction starts on US Navy’s first Constellation-class frigate
The US Navy has started the construction of the first Constellation-class frigate at Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.
Canadian Navy achieves electronic warfare milestone at RIMPAC 2022
Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver became the first Canadian Navy vessel to tactically launch a surface off-board passive decoy (SOPD) as part of electronic warfare (EW) tactics training at the 2022 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
Kongsberg to provide propellers and shaft lines for German F-126 frigates
Kongsberg Maritime Sweden has been awarded a contract by Damen Naval to supply four shipsets of controllable pitch propeller systems along with associated hubs, blades, hubcaps and shaft lines, for the German Navy’s new F-126 frigates.
CSL lays keel for Indian Navy’s first ASW SWC
Indian shipbuilding company Cochin Shipyard Limited has held a keel-laying ceremony for the Indian Navy’s first anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC).
Australian Navy’s crews to train on UK’s newly commissioned submarine
Royal Australian Navy crews will train on the newly commissioned HMS Anson and other Astute-Class submarines, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
Royal Navy commissions fifth Astute-class submarine HMS Anson
The Royal Navy’s fifth Astute-class submarine HMS Anson has been commissioned at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Barrow.
Kraken and MSI-DS to collaborate on K50 maritime gunship
British maritime company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) has announced a partnership with MSI-Defence Systems (MSI-DS) around key systems on its K50 Kraken maritime gunship.
BAE Systems’ CSMCW qualified for P-8A Poseidon aircraft
BAE Systems’ Combat System Mission Crew Workstation (CSMCW) is now qualified for the P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft, the company revealed.
US Navy prevents Iranian Navy’s ship from capturing its USV
The US Navy prevented a support ship from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel (USV) operated by the US 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf.