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Royal Navy aims to create one of world’s greenest naval fleets
The Royal Navy is making strides towards creating one of the world’s greenest fleets, from infrastructure in dockyards, the technology on warships and the operations carried out around the globe.
Kongsberg pens contract with Australia for Naval Strike Missile
Norwegian defence supplier Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed an initial contract valued at NOK 489 million ($48.4 million) with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability.
USS Arlington arrives in Croatia for mid-deployment voyage repair
The US Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) and embarked Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Rijeka, Croatia, on 4 July to complete a scheduled maintenance availability.
Dutch amphibious transport ship Johan de Witt readies for midlife upgrade
The Royal Netherlands Navy’s amphibious transport ship Johan de Witt has gone into dry dock as part of its midlife update and appointed maintenance (BO).
Royal Australian Navy welcomes new chief
The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed the new Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, AM, RAN, during a ceremony in Canberra.
Egypt’s third Gowind-class corvette wraps up sea trials
Egyptian Navy’s third Gowind-class corvette has completed its first sea trials, as revealed by the French shipbuilding company Naval Group.
Boeing, partners to support German P-8A Poseidon fleet
Boeing, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik have signed a three-party agreement that reinforces joint efforts to support Germany’s new P-8A Poseidon fleet.
AMA’s LMV-M design receives DNV’s approval in principle
The class certification society DNV has granted structural approval in principle (AiP) for the Australian Maritime Alliance’s (AMA) design for the Australian Army’s LAND 8710 phase 1A littoral manoeuvre vessel – medium (LMV-M) tender.
Lockheed Martin wins $192M deal to support Australia Surface Combatant program
American defence company Lockheed Martin has received a modification to a previously awarded contract for technical engineering and management efforts for the Australia Surface Combatant program.
Australia’s lead Supply-class AOR ship tests Phalanx CIWS
Royal Australian Navy’s lead Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel, HMAS Supply, has completed a first-of-class firing trial of the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) during a regional presence deployment.
Indian Navy commissions 1st ALH Squadron INAS 324
Indian Naval Air Squadron 324 was commissioned into the Indian Navy at a commissioning ceremony held at INS Dega, Visakhapatnam on 04 July.
US Navy’s George H. W. Bush CSG certified to deploy
The sailors, ships, squadrons, and staff of the US Navy’s George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) successfully completed the final deployment certification exercise on 30 June.
Keel laid for Russian Navy’s new Gremyashchy-class corvette
Amur Shipbuilding Plant (Amur Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation) has held a keel-laying ceremony for the Russian Navy’s new Gremyashchy-class (Project 20385) corvette.
US Navy’s MQ-25 team marks lab integration milestone
The US Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) has conducted its first lab integration event at Pax River to demonstrate how the MQ-25’s Ground Control Station (GCS) will command the unmanned aircraft in the carrier environment.