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Indian Navy frigate completes maiden deployment to Brazil
Indian Navy’s frigate INS Tarkash has completed its made deployment to Brazil, representing at the same time the first deployment of an Indian naval ship to South America in over two decades. According to the navy’s update, the ship completed the deployment to Brazil on 23 August. During the port ca
Finnish Navy’s minelayer runs aground during firing drill
Finnish Navy’s minelayer LCT Pyharanta ran aground in waters of the Archipelago Sea, off Turku, Finland in the afternoon on 24 August, according to the navy’s update. The incident occurred during Coastal Navy’s firing drill while uplifting a floating target device from water. The ship reportedly sus
DRDO, Indian Navy flight-test Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile off Odisha
India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
USS Fitzgerald returns to homeport after seven-month deployment
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald returned to Naval Base San Diego on 23 August after a seven-month deployment to US 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets. Fitzgerald departed San Diego on 3 January as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and served as the
BAE Systems to modernize US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Ross
British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has received a $107.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71).
UK Royal Navy warship shadows Russian tanker through the Channel
UK Royal Navy warship HMS Mersey has tracked the movements of the Russian Navy’s tanker Akademik Pashin through the Channel towards the North Atlantic. Following HMS Portland’s recent tracking of two Russian submarines in the UK’s area of interest, the Portsmouth-based patrol ship was called upon to
PHOTO: Hellenic Navy units conduct joint training with Tunisian offshore patrol vessel
Hellenic Navy’s frigate (F/C) Kanaris and general support vessel (GSV) Promitheus have conducted a joint passing exercise (PASSEX) with Tunisian offshore patrol vessel (OPV) TNS Jugurtha. The joint training took place on 22 August in the wider sea area north of the Port of La Goulet in Tunisia. Duri
Finnish Navy’s next-gen corvettes to feature Environics’ CBRN solutions
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has awarded Environics with a contract to supply chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) monitoring systems to four Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes, as part of the Finnish Navy’s strategic Squadron 2020 project. Under the contract worth over €2 mil
BAE Systems producing network tactical common data links for US Navy
The US Navy has contracted BAE Systems for the production of seven network tactical common data link (NTCDL) systems to be installed on aircraft carriers and the new Constellation class frigates. Under the $42.6 million contract, BAE System will produce NTCDL systems that enable the US Navy to simul
DARPA presses forward with No Manning Required Ship program
DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is entering Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, which seeks to build and demonstrate a new medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV). The aim is to build the MUSV that can go to sea and perform missions with unprecedented rel
AMA joins forces with IMC for Australian Army’s LAND 8710
Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA), a joint venture between Serco and Civmec, has teamed up with IMC Naval Architects to deliver a state-of-the-art solution for the Australian Army’s LAND 8710 Phase 1A program. For the project, AMA is offering a littoral manoeuvre vessel-medium (LMV-M) design, ‘Oboe
Four US Navy ships arrive in Baltic ports, demonstrating commitment to regional allies
Four US Navy vessels have arrived in the Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, for scheduled port visits, demonstrating the United States’ commitment to regional allies and partners. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, on 20 August. San An
NATO Secretary General to visit Canada and discuss challenges to Euro-Atlantic security
This week, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Canada to discuss global challenges including threats to Euro-Atlantic security. Stoltenberg will visit Edmonton, Cambridge Bay and Cold Lake from 24 to 26 August and will advance shar
Türkiye requests new survey of Brazilian Navy’s retired aircraft carrier before import
Following alerts from numerous organisations, Türkiye is requiring a new inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) to be conducted prior to the export of the Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier Sao Paulo to Aliaga, where it is to be scrapped. On August 9, Turkish authority Eyüp Karahan, general director