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UK’s Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond heads home after Arctic operations – gallery
Royal Navy ships have started to return to their home ports after participating in NATO exercise Cold Response 2022, including Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond.
Kraken gets investors backing for K50 precision engagement platform
British maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) has completed further private funding round to support the development of its Kraken K50 precision engagement craft, prior to an anticipated priced investment round later this year.
Damen launches first hull parts of Dutch Navy’s combat support ship
Damen Naval, a dedicated naval shipbuilding division of the Damen Shipyards Group, has launched the first hull parts of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s combat support ship (CSS).
Russian Navy’s second Lada-class submarine wraps up 2nd phase of sea trials
Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has completed the second phase of sea trials of the second Project 677 Lada-class submarine Kronstadt (B-586).
Australia’s Collins-class submarines to get $381 million upgrade
The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines will be refitted with a new “cutting-edge optronics system”, according to the announcement made by the country’s Defence Minister Peter Dutton.
UAE Navy and US Coast Guard wrap up exercise Sentinel Shield
Members of Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy and the US Coast Guard, completed a Sentinel Shield exercise on 12 April.
Royal Thai Navy orders additional Camcopter S-100 UAVs from Schiebel
Austrian unmanned aerial system (UAS) manufacturer Schiebel has been awarded a follow-on contract to supply the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) with additional Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Austal to build two more evolved Cape-class patrol boats for Australian Navy
Australia’s Department of Defence will order two more evolved Cape-class patrol boats from Austal Australia, according to the announcement made by the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 18 April.
USCG to commission 47th Sentinel-class cutter
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) will commission the USCGC Clarence Sutphin (WPC 1147), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s (PATFORSWA) sixth Sentinel-class cutter, into service at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York on 21 April 2022.
CMF sets up new naval task force to boost maritime security in Red Sea
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has established a new, fourth international naval task force to strengthen maritime security in the Red Sea region.
US Navy conducts underway ops with Indonesian Navy in South China Sea
The US and Indonesian navies concluded three days of at-sea bilateral operations in the South China Sea from 12 to 14 April.
Russia’s Black Sea flagship sinks after sustaining major damage
Russian Navy’s Slava-class guided-missile cruiser Moskva has sunk while being towed to the designation port after sustaining serious damage in a fire.
Ultra and Sparton JV to produce next-gen sonobuoys for US Navy
Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE) and Sparton DLS, through their joint venture Erapsco, have received a contract from the US Navy for the production of next-generation sonobuoys.
US Navy carries out ‘historic test’ of new laser weapon
The US Navy has used an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight in what it claims to be a “historic test”.