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Turkish Navy welcomes two new P-72 MPAs
The Turkish Navy has commissioned the third and fourth P-72 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under the...

Indian Navy’s second P15B destroyer kicks off sea trials
INS Mormugao, the Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class (Visakha...

Russia’s second Lada-class submarine starts sea trials
The second Project 677 Lada-class submarine Kronstadt (B-586) built for the Russian Navy has commenc...

Australia’s first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel hits the water
The first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has b...

Naval Group lays keel for French Navy’s first FDI frigate
On 16 December in Lorient, French defense firm Naval Group laid the keel of the first defense and in...

Philippine Navy receives funding to buy two corvettes
The Philippines Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved funding for the acquisition o...

OSI to provide navigation system for Indonesian Navy’s multi-role light frigate
Canadian navigation solution provider OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been contracted to provide the ...

Philippine Navy commissions former South Korean landing craft into fleet
The Philippine Navy (PN) has held a christening and commissioning ceremony landing craft BRP Mamanwa...

New sonar system on Canadian Navy’s first AOPS tested
During the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship’s (AOPS) recent participation on Operation Nanook 2021, p...

UK MoD to purchase up to 61 intercept vessels
UK’s Ministry of Defense has published a tender specifying a firm requirement of 36 intercept ...

US Navy tests new USV in collaboration with Jordanian Navy
US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operationally testing a new unmanned surface vessel ...

Fincantieri, Naval Group, Navantia place offer to jointly develop European patrol corvette
A consortium led by major defense contractors Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia and coordinated ...

US approves potential sale of four MMSC ships to Greece in a $6.9 billion deal
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to the g...

iXblue to equip four multi-role Finnish corvettes as part of Squadron 2020 Project
France-based tech company iXblue has been selected by the Finnish Navy to provide Phins Series Inert...

Philippine Navy retires two corvettes after 40 years of service
The Philippine Navy (PN) decommissioned two Miguel Malvar-class corvettes BRP Miguel Malvar (PS19) ...

Japan launches fourth multi-mission Mogami-class frigate
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has revealed that its fourth Mogami-class frigate Miku...

Pakistan Navy starts building new Hangor-class sub in collaboration with China
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has held a steel cutting ceremony for its 5th Hangor-class submarine, the fir...

OCEA floats out first FPB 98 patrol boat built for Ukraine
The launching ceremony of the BG201, the first OCEA FPB 98 MKI of a fleet of twenty units, took plac...