Vessels
UK’s Dreadnought-class submarines will feature Lockheed’s navigation subsystems
American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology company Lockheed Martin Corp. has received a contract to develop navigation subsystems for Royal Navy’s Dreadnought-class submarines.
UK’s OPVs and Type 26 frigates embrace green tech to boost global presence
The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) and Type 26 frigates have embraced the latest green technology to minimize the environmental footprint which will give them freedom of maneuver in all emission control areas in the world.
Russia’s second Lada-class submarine wraps up 1st phase of sea trials
Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has completed the first phase of sea trials of the second Project 677 Lada-class submarine Kronstadt (B-586).
Two countries will build frigates based on UK’s Type 26 design
Two nations have committed to building frigates based on the Type 26 design; Australia and Canada, according to Annabel Goldie, a Minister of State at the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
Russian Navy’s new Borei-A ballistic missile submarine launched
Russian Navy’s new Project 955A Borei-A-Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) has been launched by Sevmash Shipyard, a division of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
Ares delivers first fast patrol boat to Turkish Coast Guard
Turkish shipbuilder Ares Shipyard has delivered the first fast patrol boat built for the Turkish Coast Guard.
Russia’s Project 20380 corvette Rezkiy hits important construction milestone
Russia’s Amur Shipyard in Vladivostok has revealed that the Steregushchiy-class corvette Rezkiy has reached an important construction milestone and that the main engines and diesel generators on the corvette have been turned on.
Stadt Naval joins European patrol corvette project
Norway-based company Stadt Naval has been invited and approved as a partner in the European Naval Industry Consortium led by Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia (coordinated by NAVIRIS) that is developing the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC).
Denmark and Ukraine team up on construction of multi-purpose vessels
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of Denmark concerning cooperation on developing and enhancing Ukraine’s maritime capabilities.
Turkey launches tender for construction of three new naval vessels under MILGEM project
Turkey’s defense industry body has revealed that a tender was launched for the construction of the fifth, sixth and seventh warship under the MILGEM project.
France could buy EMALS and AAG for its aircraft carriers after getting US nod
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to the Government of France of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), and related equipmen
Two new nuclear-powered submarines join Russian Navy
Two new nuclear-powered submarines Knyaz Oleg and Novosibirsk built by Sevmash, a division of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), have joined Russian Navy’s flee
Merkel’s government greenlights sale of three MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt
Shortly before the inauguration of the new German government led by Olaf Scholz, Former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed to sell three MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt, local media reported.
UK’s Type 23 frigate back in action after major upgrade
HMS Portland, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, is ready to take its place on the front line of naval operations after completing 8-month long regeneration.