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US Navy picks name for new John Lewis-class replenishment oiler ship
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced that a future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler (T-AO) ship will be named USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg to honor the former Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights activist.
Raytheon strikes $651M deal to produce SPY-6 radars for seven types of US Navy ships
Arizona-based defence company Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) has been contracted for full-rate production of the AN/SPY-6(V) family of radars for US Navy’s next-generation warships.
PAL Aerospace, Thales team up on next-gen MPA mission system
PAL Aerospace and Thales have signed a strategic agreement to co-develop the next generation of mission systems at the Defence Services Asia Exhibition & Conference (DSA) 2022.
Saudi Navy’s first Avante 2200 corvette enters service
The Avante 2200 corvette Al-Jubail, the first of five corvettes for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has been commissioned.
Admiralty Shipyards launches Russian Navy’s new Project 636.3 submarine
Shipbuilder Admiralty Shipyards (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has launched the fourth Project 636.3 submarine Ufa built for the Russian Navy.
Royal Navy retires two patrol boats after nearly 30 years of service
The Royal Navy has decommissioned patrol boats HMS Sabre and HMS Scimitar in a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base.
Keel laid for US Navy’s Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Patrick Gallagher
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the US Navy’s final Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built in the Flight IIA configuration, the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127).
US Navy opts for HII’s REMUS 300 as next-gen SUUV program of record
Global engineering and defense technologies provider Huntington Ingalls Industries has revealed that its unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) REMUS 300 was selected as the US Navy’s next-generation small UUV (SUUV) program of record.
BAE Systems to keep US Navy’s destroyer USS Mustin afloat under new modernization deal
Defence company BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to modernize US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89). The contract, which covers the fiscal year 2022, covers a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair of the vessel. The agreement also includes options that, if
UK wants to buy Tomahawk weapon system equipment, support for $368.53M
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to the Government of the UK of Tomahawk weapon system (TWS) follow-on support and related equipment.
MBDA strikes deal with Greece to provide weapon systems for FDI HN frigates
French missile system manufacturer MBDA has signed a contract with Greece to provide air defence and anti-ship missiles for the Hellenic Navy’s new defence and intervention (FDI HN) frigates.
Fincantieri floats out Qatar’s fourth Al Zubarah-class corvette
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched the fourth Al Zubarah-class corvette of four vessels ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence under the national naval acquisition program.
Indian Navy’s second P-8I aircraft squadron commissioned
Indian Naval Air Squadron 316, Indian Navy’s second P-8I aircraft squadron has been commissioned into the Indian Navy.
Singapore and Thailand navies conduct bilateral exercise Singsiam
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) are conducting a bilateral naval exercise, Exercise Singsiam, from 21 to 30 March 2022.