A Japanese warship named Osumi collided with a fishing boat this morning off the coast of Hiroshima, the Times of Malta reports. Two of four crewmembers of the fishing boat are in a critical condition after the collision, which sank the boat. The Defence Minister, Itsunori Onodera, said that the acc
The Republic of China Navy held an anti-submarine exercise in waters off Taiwan on January 14th, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, Watch China Times news portal writes. Chengkung-class frigates and US-made coastal minehunters participated in the exercise. The Navy dispatched the frigates from Tso
The Indian Navy has taken delivery of its third 105m Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NPOV), named INS SUMEDHA. With today’s delivery, Goa Shipyard achieved a milestone of 200 delivered vessels and joined the elite class of shipbuilders. The OPV was in-house built and the largest constructed ship by Go
The Sri Lankan port of Tricomalee welcomed two Chinese warships, “Jing Gangshan” and “Heng Shui”, yesterday, January 13th. “Jing Gangshan” is a Chinese Navy landing platform dock ship. She is 210 meters long and has a displacement of 19.035 tons. The other ship, “Heng Shui”, is a 134.1 meters long m
Canadian Navy Submarine to Return to Service after Decade The Canadian Navy submarine HMCS Chicoutimi will return to the fleet almost a decade after a major fire onboard the ship, as reported by CBC news. British, Russian Ships Meet at Sea The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, returned t
Goa Shipyard Ltd held a keel laying ceremony for the fourth of six new Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) on January 9th 2014. The class is specifically designed and built by Goa Shipyard for the Coast Guard. The contract for building the six vessels was signed on May 9, 2012, and th
The new aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikramaditya, has docked at her homeport of Karwar, Karnataka, the Mangalore Today writes. The 284-meter long warship headed from Russia to India on 27 November 2013, and arrived to the Kadamba Naval Base on Tuesday, January 7th 2014. INS Vikramaditya
Russia Takes Over Its First Yasen Sub The Severodvinsk, Russian Navy’s first Project 885M Yasen-class attack sub was officially accepted today by the Navy, RIA Novosti informs citing a defence official. As reported, the delivery acceptance certificate was signed officially today at the Sevmash shipy
India’s largest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, currently en route from Russia to India, is going to enter Indian waters in three weeks, Indian media sources claim. The long-awaited warship, worth $2.3 billion, departed Russia’s Sevmash shipyard in November and is expected to reach her homeport
Russia: Navy Commissions SSBN Yury Dolgoruky The Project 955 Borei nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yury Dolgoruky was commissioned… The Philippines: AGHAM Calls for Naval, Ship-Building Self-Reliance In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advo
The Korean Navy has placed an order with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for construction of an Incheon Class frigate worth USD 305.8 million. As stipulated by the contract, DSME is obliged to construct and deliver the frigate to the South Korean Navy by 2017. With introduction of th
On Sunday, two Chinese Navy ships dropped their anchors in Dar es Salaam Port, Tanzania for a four-day visit, Tanzania Daily News writes. The visit represents the first port call of the Chinese task group having completed escort missions in the Gulf of Aden. The task force has been patrolling the Gu
The Singapore Navy has demonstrated the capabilities of its recently-upgraded six Victory-class missile corvettes. The upgrades included improvement of the warships’ combat management system and their sensor systems, together with the introduction of the ScanEagle UAV. The UAV will enable the warshi
Brazilian Aircraft Carrier Restored to Full Capacity The Brazilian Navy has hired DCNS to carry out a ship check on the forward catapult of its aircraft carrier São Paulo. DCNS team of engineers conducted the diagnostics and trials for the Brazilian Navy in November at the naval premises of Rio de J
