Norway’s marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with compatriot naval architecture and marine engineering company Vard to deliver its sonars for the Norwegian Coastguard’s new vessels.
Last week, Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit held a steel-cutting ceremony for the Croatian Navy’s new boats, marking the continuation of the construction of the new inshore patrol vessels for the navy.
The US Department of Defense has announced the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).
The large closed-cabin boat is the first in a series of special craft equipped with medical equipment to support the Hellenic National Centre for Emergency Care (EKAB) and the Hellenic Coastguard.
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) with embarked US Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized over 120 kilograms of suspected cocaine in the Caribbean Sea on July 24.
The Royal Canadian Navy’s sixth Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS) will be named in honour of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, a Canadian naval hero of the Second World War, the Department of National Defence announced.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched six next-generation patrol craft to enhance its frontline capabilities to ensure navigational safety, and enhance the protection of the marine environment in the Port of Singapore.
The US Navy commissioned USS St. Louis (LCS 19), its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, on August 8.
Government of Australia led by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison will invest around A$11 million to acquire an advanced anti-submarine warfare capability for Defence. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the new AUV62-AT, Intermediate Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target w
Suffren, the French Navy’s new nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrived in Toulon Naval Base in the Mediterranean, her future homeport, on July 28.
The Philippine Navy held a simple send-off ceremony at Alava Wharf, SBMA, Zambales on July 29, 2020, for its contingent that will participate in the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The US Navy’s new expeditionary sea base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), departed Naval Station Norfolk on July 27, on the ship’s inaugural deployment following its commissioning in March.
The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has signed a £9.9 million contract with Merseyside-based Marine Specialised Technology (MST) for two new patrol boats to replace the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron fast patrol craft. The six-year contract will see the construction of the two boats beginning in July 20
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched Al Jubail (828), the first of five Avante 2200 corvettes being built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF).
