Defense company Lockheed Martin Australia was awarded an AUD$33 million (around $23.6 million) design contract to support the upgrade of the Aegis combat system on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet of three Hobart-class destroyers.
US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on 14 December while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.
Canadian navigation solution provider OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been contracted to provide the integrated navigation system for mid-life modernization (MLM) of Bung Tomo-class multi-role light frigate (MRLF).
A European consortium led by Naval Group Belgium kicked off the MIne RIsk CLearance for Europe (MIRICLE) project for which it was selected in July 2021 by the European Commission and approved by the member states. As informed, this 24-months project addresses the main components of a stand-off mine
French missile system manufacturer MBDA has successfully carried out the final test-firing of a new Marte ER anti-ship missile.
Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has revealed that India’s supersonic missile-assisted torpedo system was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 13 December.
During the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship’s (AOPS) recent participation on Operation Nanook 2021, part of its larger and ongoing circumnavigation of North America, a team from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) launched a new underwater listening device used to find submarines.
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has revealed it has developed a technology to prevent cracks in the welded parts of submarines.
The US State Department has made a determination to approve a possible contract with the government of Greece for the modernization of four MEKO Hydra-class frigates in a deal worth around $2.5 billion. As disclosed, the Greek government has requested to buy equipment and services to repair, update,
A consortium led by major defense contractors Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia and coordinated by Naviris submitted an industrial proposal related to the MMPC call of the European Defence Fund (EDF) on 9 December.
France-based tech company iXblue has been selected by the Finnish Navy to provide Phins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Netans Data Distribution Units (DDU) as part of the Finnish Navy’s SQUADRON 2020 Project.
Almost 300 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) members have completed officer training in 2021 – the largest cohort of new officers to graduate in a single year since the 1950’s.
Royal Navy’s biggest warship, aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to Portsmouth after its maiden operational deployment which took the nation’s flagship to the Indo-Pacific and back.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has revealed that its fourth Mogami-class frigate Mikuma was launched on 10 December at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.
