Maritime Security

Theresa May: It would be irresponsible to scrap Trident nuclear programme

Theresa May has told MPs it would be "an act of gross irresponsibility" for the UK to abandon its nuclear weapons. The prime minister accused...

Osprey makes first landing on French ship Charles de Gaulle

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, stow an MV-22B Osprey aboard the French aircraft carrier...

China-made 3,000-ton frigate exported to North Africa

A frigate designed and manufactured by China Shipbuilding Industry Group was officially delivered to the customer on July 12. So far, three ships from...

China commissions new guided-missile destroyer Yinchuan

The South China Sea Fleet of the Chinese PLA Navy held on July 12 a commissioning ceremony for the new guided-missile destroyer Yinchuan (hull...

US Navy awards Raytheon $291 million for AIM-9X

The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company (RTN) a $291 million contract award for production of the AIM-9X SidewinderĀ® missile, one of the most...

German government approved the supply of the first patrol craft to Saudi Arabia

According toĀ the DPA news agency, German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has informed the German parliament onĀ the decision onĀ the issue afterĀ a closed-door...

Ā«KalashnikovĀ» began serial deliveries of assault boats to the Russian Ministry of Defense

Concern "Kalashnikov" began serial deliveries of high-speed, multi-purpose amphibious landing andĀ assault crafts Ā and for special forces units of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. "In...

PZL-Swidnik developed and produced new W-3RM Anakonda helicopter

PZL-Swidnik developed and produced W-3RM Anakonda helicopter, which is in service of the Polish Navy. Polish seamen use six such machines and two W-3...

India wants to sell Heavyweight torpedoes for Vietnam

According to India Express 29/6 days, the Indian Navy has formally entered service type Varunastra heavyweight torpedo developed by this country. The seminar received and...

Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded contract to build newest Amphibious Assault Ship, LHA 8

Huntington Ingalls Industriesā€™ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been selected to build the U.S. Navyā€™s next large-deck amphibious assault warship, LHA 8. Todayā€™s contract...

Russian Ā«Ivan GrenĀ» amphibious assault ship commences sea trials

Kaliningrad-based Yantar ShipyardĀ (United Shipbuilding Corporation) says it has commenced sea trials of large landing ship Ā«Ivan GrenĀ», the lead ship of Project 11711 built...

BAE to make two Assault Amphibious Vehicle variants for Japan

BAE Systems, Land & Armaments, York, Pennsylvania, is being awarded an $10,862,557 firm-fixed-price contract to provide the necessary material and technical engineering to build,...

Chinese intelligence ship tracking Japan ships

Around 5:00 p.m. on June 19th (Sunday), the supply vessel Hamana of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) observed a Dongdiao-class intelligence collection vessel of...

South Korean NAVY receives first batch of AW159 Wildcat maritime helicopters

The South Korea Navy received its first four Wildcat ASW helicopters on Monday, South Koreaā€™s Yonhap News Agency reported. The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN)...

Photos : Amphibious warfare within maneuvers BALTOPS 2016 in Ustka range

June 16 at the training ground in Ustka amphibious warfare within maneuvers BALTOPS 2016. Unfortunately the weather made it impossible to meet all the planned...

Leonardo-Finmeccanica welcomes the agreement to supply seven new ships to Qatar

Within the framework of the agreement between the Italian and Qatari governments for the Qatar Navy modernisation plan,Leonardo-Finmeccanica will supply Fincantieri with the latest...

USS Jackson littoral combat ship successfully completed the ship shock trials

USS Jackson (LCS-6)Ā littoral combat shipĀ successfully completed the first of three scheduled full ship shock trials June 10, that reported by U.S. Navy. The shock trials...

President of Azerbaijan reviews new second degree border guard ship of Border Service

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reviewed a newly-constructed second degree border guard ship (OPV-62) and a newly commissioned state-of ā€“the...

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