The French Navy’s Horizon and Cassard class air defense frigates will be upgraded with Sagem’s (Safran) optronic systems, the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) announced. The Sagem’s New-Generation Electro-Optical Multifunction Systems (EOMS-NG) will be insta
Alewijnse Marine Systems has received a contract for the complete electrical installation package for the second Indonesian naval frigate. During the contract, Alewijnse will provide complete electrical installation packages including platform automation and integrated bridge systems on twin guide
Italian Navy frigate ITS Libeccio has completed her deployment within the European Naval Force Operation Atalanta. During the four-month deployment, ITS Libeccio conducted about 50 friendly approaches to local vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and the Arabian Sea. Crew of the Italian Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of USNS John Glenn General Dynamics NASSCO today began construction of the future USNS John Glenn, the second ship of the U.S. Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) program. The 765-foot long ship is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in the first quarte
The Royal Navy’s Sandown Class Minehunter HMS Pembroke left Babcock Shipyard in Rosyth and headed for sea trials having undergone a support period. Babcock upgraded the ship’s operational capability, sustainability, and habitability standards. The Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) has been
India received about USD 4.78 billion worth arms and military equipment from Russia last year, the RIA Novosti reported. The purchase included aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, gunsihps, warplanes and other equipment. The Indian Navy has officially taken over INS Vikramaditya, Russian former aircraft
The Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose sails into the sunset in early January. The frigate has left the Gulf heading for the waters of the Mediterranean Sea to join the Danish-led Operation ‘RESCSYR’. Also working alongside the Danish Task Group are the Russian nuclear-powered Heavy Cruiser Petr Veli
The Royal Navy ship, HMS Somerset replenished at sea with the US Navy replenishment oiler USNS Laramie. HMS Somerset received fuel from the Command Task Force 53 tanker without having to leave her area of operations. The type 23 frigate recently passed the Suez Canal and was in need of refuelling
The US Navy warship, USS Mount Whitney sailed into the Black Sea today, the Voice of Russia reports. USS Mount Whitney, the flagship of the US Navy’s Sixth Fleet, will be joined by another US Navy ship, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, USS Taylor, later in the day, a spokesman for the Russian
The Royal Navy’s ship, HMS Monmouth, docked at Babcock’s Royal Dockyard in Devonport on January 31st, 2014 for support period. During the 15-month overhaul, HMS Monmouth will receive a new Arisan 3D Medium Range Radar 997, Vertical Launch Seawolf midlife update, galley updates, as well as a chloro
The South Korean Navy destroyer ROKS Choi Young has finished a joint exercise with the Ukrainian Navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachnyi in the Gulf of Aden. This was the first time in the history of the Ukrainian Navy to conduct an exercise with the South Korean Navy. The primary goal of the exercise wa
The Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Westminster staged a submarine hunt east of the Suez Canal, where she is wrapping up her anti-piracy deployment in anticipation of the arrival of her sister HMS Somerset, which will take over in early February. The tests included firing of a red-tipped dummy torpedo St
Future USS Coronado Leaves Austal Shipyard he US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Coronado, left the Austal USA Shipyard and headed to her commissioning site in Coronado, Calif. LCS Program Manager, Capt. Tom Anderson, said that it was exciting to see the ship exiting the new
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond headed out from Portsmouth on January 29th for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Middle East. The warship will be tasked with maritime security operations in the Gulf, where she will team up with the UK allies and their fleets in making sure th
