Post-repair tests reveal new issues on USS John S. McCain
The latest round of tests carried out on US Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain after it was repaired following a ...
read more →Japan launches second Maya-class destroyer Haguru
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s second Maya-class Aegis destroyer Haguru (DDG 180) was launched in a ...
read more →US Navy announces future USS Indianapolis commissioning date
The US Navy’s newest Freedom variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) is set to enter service ...
read more →Australia leads its "largest amphibious assault since WWII"
A multinational amphibious landing and offensive assault was part of exercise Talisman Sabre.
read more →Chantier, Seaspan sign $7B Halifax-class frigate upkeep deal
The Canadian government has finalized contracts for the maintenance of Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigates ...
read more →Kearsarge ARG returns from Middle East deployment
Ships from the US Navy’s Kearsarge amphibious ready group (ARG) are set to return to Norfolk on July 18, ...
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Royal Navy's Martlet missile makes Type 23 frigate debut
The missile will defend against small boat attacks.
read more →Brazil carries out third test of MANSUP anti-ship missile
The Brazilian Navy has carried out a third test launch of the MANSUP anti-ship missile on July 10, targeting the ...
read more →"World's largest aluminium OPV" ready for launch
French shipbuilder OCEA is ready to launch the 84-meter offshore patrol vessel OPV 270 for the Philippines Coast ...
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Defence Safety Conference 2019
The Defence Safety Conference returns to London this October as the only event solely dedicated to enhancing safety across all aspects of defence.
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PACIFIC 2019
As the only comprehensive international exhibition of its kind in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, PACIFIC 2019…
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Maritime Information Warfare 2019
SMi’s Maritime Information Warfare conference is returning to London…
read more >Greece gets green light to buy seven MH-60R helos
The US State Department has cleared Greece to buy MH-60R multi-mission helicopters with support equipment under a ...
read more →First UK P-8A Poseidon starts test flights
The UK’s first Poseidon MRA Mk1 (P-8A) maritime patrol aircraft has completed its first flight, marking ...
read more →US Navy's 13th EPF to be named USNS Apalachicola
The 13th vessel in the US Navy’s Spearhead-class of expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ships will be named ...
read more →HMAS Ballarat returns from drug-busting Middle East mission
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat returned to its Perth homeport on July 14, following a nine-month ...
read more →UK sending HMS Duncan to Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions
The UK is sending Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan to the Persian Gulf in the wake of an escalation of tensions in the ...
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France launches attack submarine Suffren
Suffren boats will be more silent, durable, and deadly than their predecessors.
read more →Malaysia's second Keris-class LMS Sundang launched in China
The Royal Malaysian Navy’s second Keris-class littoral mission ship (LMS) was launched in Wuhan, China, by ...
read more →Dutch Navy modernizing support, hydrographic ships
The Netherlands defense ministry has awarded Dutch shipbuilder Damen a contract for the refit and upgrades of three ...
read more →USS John F. Kennedy receives final piece of its flight deck
The US Navy’s newest, digitally-built, aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) now has a complete flight ...
read more →HMS Lancaster set to return to fleet after 2-year overhaul
Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster is preparing to welcome crew back on board, two years after starting her overhaul ...
read more →Italian Navy Special Forces receive new fast boat
Italian Navy special forces – the Operational Raiders Group (Gruppo Operativo Incursori) – received the first of ...
read more →HMS Montrose protects British tanker from IRGC boats
Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has chased off five Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessels trying to impede the ...
read more →ECA Group contracted for Chilean submarine systems upgrades
The Chilean Navy has awarded French defense contractor ECA Group a contract to upgrade the steering consoles of ...
read more →USS Ross returns from eighth forward-deployed patrol
US Navy destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) returned to its Spanish homeport at Naval Station Rota on July 7, completing ...
read more →Second Indian submarine rescue system passes sea trials
The Indian Navy’s second submarine rescue system has passed first sea trials, seven months after it was ...
read more →Another Australian company gets Type 26 supplier contract
An Adelaide-based composite materials developer has become the latest Type 26 global combat ship supplier, the ...
read more →Internal leak prompts HMS Queen Elizabeth to return to port
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth made a surprise return to Portsmouth on July 9, despite having been ...
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