US Navy to Cancel Third Zumwalt? Pentagon is considering the cancellation of the third next-generation stealth destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson. Video: Royal Navy’s Type 26 Designs Revealed New images and video of what the British Navy’s Type 26 “Global Combat Ship” will look like have gone on show a
Norwegian Navy has chosen Sagem’s SIGMA 40 navigation system for its offshore patrol boats. Sagem (Safran) has won a contract to modernize the Navy’s navigation system on three Nordkapp class offshore patrol vessels. These armed, helicopter-carrier patrol boats, displacing more than 3300 metric tons
New images and video of what the British Navy’s Type 26 “Global Combat Ship” will look like have gone on show at DSEi, London yesterday. This multi-mission warship is being designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defense and general purpose operations and will build on the legacy of its Type
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with BAE Systems for the design and development of the new Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS). In March this year Thales France won the contract for the French and UK’s collaborative Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) project. As p
Defence firm BAE has been selected by Whitehall to provide the Type 26 frigates with its 5in Mk 45 Mod 4 gun – a battle-proven weapon used by nearly a dozen navies, as demonstrated in the image by the USS Forrest Sherman. It can typically pound a target with pinpoint accuracy up to 23 miles [&hellip
The Royal Navy’s anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the Merlin Mk2, has achieved Full Operating Capability (FOC), on time and under budget. The significant milestone of the £807 million programme has now been met, following the delivery of 24 out of a total of 30 Merlin helicopters to the Royal Navy
A prototype of BAE Systems’ next-generation Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo has successfully completed a first in-water trial at the Ministry of Defence operated British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre, on the west coast of Scotland. The trial is part of a five year programme to develop an upgra
USS Anzio’s CO Relieved of Duties The commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, was relieved of his duties today by Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, Rear Adm. Bret Batchelder. 50.000 Workers Could Build Australian Subs German shipb
The final sections of the second Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier produced by Cammell Laird arrived at Babcock Rosyth Facilities in Fife on Thursday, September 3, following their voyage from Birkenhead. Centre Block 4 is the longest of the upper sections of hull of HMS PRINCE OF WALES, the sec
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance welcomed the largest section of the second Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier to Rosyth Dockyard last week, following its voyage from BAE Systems in Glasgow where it was built. Lower Block 04 is the largest hull section of HMS Prince of Wales, the second of two new
After conducting a three-month refit and repair period, the Russian Navy’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is ready to head home to Severomorsk. During the servicing and repair period at the 82nd Shipyard in Roslyakovo, Murmansk, the vessel’s hull was cleaned and repainted. Further work was carri
Royal Navy’s new Astute Class attack submarine Artful has arrived at her Scottish base port from where she will carry out sea trials before entering service later this year. The 7,400-tonne Artful left BAE Systems’ construction yard at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria several days ago before sailing to
Royal Navy’s third Astute Class attack submarine HMS Artful has left Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to commence her Contractor Sea Trials. The 7,400-tonne BAE Systems-built submarine is expected to join the Royal Navy’s fleet around the end of this year. After her sea trials the vessel will set sail to
UK to Upgrade Its Type 23 Frigates The UK MOD has awarded contracts worth £80 million to upgrade the backbone of the Royal Navy surface flotilla, the Type 23 Frigates. Australia to Invest Big in Its Surface Fleet The Australian Government announced a long-term investment of over $89 billion in ships
