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Canada awards Rheinmetall contract for MASS naval countermeasures system
The Canadian Navy awarded Rheinmetall a contract potentially worth about CAD20 million (€12 million) for a MASS naval countermeasures system.
According to the Rheinmetall, the Canadian Navy...
BAE wins order to deliver an initial 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems, along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles, has been awarded a contract worth about $198 million to deliver an initial 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles...
Saab partners Damen on Brazilian corvette bid
Saab and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have come together to compete for the project that will supply four Tamandaré Class Corvettes (CCT) for the...
Turkish Navy sinks tanker during a torpedo-firing exercise
Turkish Armed Forces released imagery showing a retired tanker is exploded by the Turkish Navy's submarine during large-scale naval drills on the Black Sea, on June 11.
The...
Rafael’s “Protector USV” conducts successful missile firing exercise for NATO
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. carried out a successful exercise for NATO forces, to demonstrate the capabilities of the "Protector USV" against naval swarm...
Babcock Team 31 unveiled Arrowhead 140 design for MoD Type 31e competition
On 31 May, Babcock Team has unveiled Arrowhead 140 as its design for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) new £1.25 billion Type 31e...
Royal NAVY receives first Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has received into service the first Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter.
24 May, Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced the delivery of...
USS Coronado (LCS 4) Blue Crew awarded Battle “E”
USS Coronado (LCS 4) Blue Crew was presented with the 2017 Battle Effectiveness “E” award by Capt. Matthew McGonigle, commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron...
US concerned about Chinese and Russian long-range precision weapons capabilities
Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant has expressed concern over the Chinese and Russian military’s growing capabilities.
During Senate hearing Robert Neller said that the development...
Peruvian new amphibious assault ship begins initial sea trials
Peru's new domestically constructed landing platform dock BAP Pisco (AMP 156) has successfully begun sea trials.
According to the Peruvian navy, on April 19, 2018,...
Saudi Arabia to buy five Spanish Avante 2200 corvettes
Saudi Arabia will buy five Avante 2200 Corvettes from the Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia, an Israel Defense newspaper reporting.
The Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and...
USA commissions new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
U.S. Navy has commissioned its new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS Portland (LPD-27) in an official ceremony held on 21 April in Portland, Oregon.
Portland is the U.S. Navy’s...
Ukraine offers maintenance for Indian aircraft carrier
Ukraine’s state-owned defence industrial concern UkrOboronProm has announced that a Ukrainian defence industry enterprise is ready to provide maintenance of Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier...
USS Mississippi fast-attack submarine returns to Pearl Harbor
Friends and families of the USS Mississippi (SSN 782) crew gathered pierside to welcome back the Virginia-class fast attack submarine as it returned from...
Russian Arctic patrol ship project faces postponement
On March 21, the general director of Admiralty Shipyard Alexander Buzakov said that under pressure from financial factors the programme of developing of new ice-class patrol ship (Project 23550 )...
DIMDEX 2018: Qatar orders additional vessels from Turkey’s Ares Shipyard
The Qatar Coastguard has ordered additional nine vessels developed by ARES Shipyard (ARES) during the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2018) in Qatar.
According to the...
Submarines USS Hartford, USS Connecticut surface together in the Arctic Circle
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) and Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22) both surfaced in the Arctic Circle...
Rosoboronexport to present Russian naval armaments at DIMDEX 2018
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is organizing Russia’s exhibit at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition DIMDEX 2018, which will be held...