Four US Navy vessels have arrived in the Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, for scheduled port visits, demonstrating the United States’ commitment to regional allies and partners. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, on 20 August. San An
Following alerts from numerous organisations, Türkiye is requiring a new inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) to be conducted prior to the export of the Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier Sao Paulo to Aliaga, where it is to be scrapped. On August 9, Turkish authority Eyüp Karahan, general director
The first Ukrainian Navy’s Milgem (Ada-class) corvette will be named Hetman Ivan Mazepa, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed.
The US Navy has chosen Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to install the first hypersonic missiles on Zumwalt-class destroyers USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) and USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001), as revealed in the pre-solicitation notice published by Naval Sea Systems Command.
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding has handed over the second Kormoran II-class minehunter ORP Albatros to the Polish Navy.
UK defence company Babcock International has started a post-life extension (LIFEX) on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll at their Devonport facility.
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has laid the keel for the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a US Navy’s Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer.
South Korea’s LIG Nex1 has been selected to develop an improved variant of the K745 Cheong Sangeo (Blue Shark) lightweight anti-submarine torpedo.
On 15 August, the UK launched a new maritime strategy that sets out how the UK will enhance its capabilities in technology, innovation and cyber security.
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.
US-based engine supplier General Electric (GE) has revealed that its LM2500 engines were chosen to power the Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) has launched a Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IA as part of Pacific Dragon 22 (PD22), a biennial exercise in the Hawaiian Islands operating area.
Canadian shipbuilder Irving Shipbuilding has started the construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS).
American defence firm Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract modification to a previously awarded advanced acquisition contract for the procurement of 129 F-35 aircraft in Lot 15.
