China Offers Type 052D for Export Market
The Chinese-made Type 052D destroyer has been developed to service markets in other countries.
Navy / Maritime News
Australia may Acquire up to five Virginia-class Submarines
Australia may acquire up to five Virginia -class nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States until British ones are ready for construction.
Australia to Host Malabar Naval Exercise
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that his country will host Exercise Malabar in Perth in August.
Malaysia May Start LMS Bacth 2 with Turkiye
Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad bin Hasan said he will negotiate the procurement of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 with Turkiye.
Turkish Navy Receives TCG Anadolu Amphibious Assault Ship
The Turkish Navy has officially received the TCG Anadolu L400 amphibious assault ship from the Defence Industry Agency as the crew began pre-mission training.
Australia Completes Seventh MEKO-200 "ANZAC" Frigate Upgrade
Australia has announced that the frigate HMAS Stuart (FFH-153), MEKO-200 class has completed the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP).
HMS Lancaster Seizes Smuggled Iranian Anti-tank Missiles
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster seized weapons from a boat suspected of smuggling Dehlavieh anti-tank missiles and ballistic missile components.
Boeing Upgrades the P-8A's ASW capabilities
The Pentagon awarded Boeing over a $50 million contract for an upgrade to test the feasibility of acquiring eight P-8A Increment 3 retrofit A-kits.
China Constructs Secret Facility for Military Vessels
Virginia-based geospatial intelligence company BlackSky claimed the construction of a secret naval facility for military vessels on the coast of Cambodia.
Future Italian NFS submarines pass CDR
Italian submarine programme Near Future Submarine (NFS) reached a significant milestone by approving the Critical Design Review (CDR).
Israel and UAE Show First Joint Product at NAVDEX
Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel have started to improve during Donald Trump’s presidency and have not lost their momentum since then.
Bangladesh’s OPV Project is on Waiting List
Bangladesh Coast Guard wanted to acquire Ares 150 HERCULES Off-shore Patrol Vessel (OPV) and ARES 95 FAMB (Fast Attack Missile Boat / Assault Boat).
Aksungur to Hunt Submarines
TUSAŞ's twin-engine Anka UAV called Aksungur will have anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities along with its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) mission.
Ares Shipyard Presents its OPV solution at NAVDEX
UAE has its navy and maritime NAVDEX at Abu Dhabi to bolster its navy. Turkish defence companies and shipyards present their solutions at the expo.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 09:00 NATO begins negotiations for up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft - NATO has launched negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft to r...
- 09:00 Lockheed and Rheinmetall bring ATACMS production to Europe - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to establish ATACMS missile production in Germany, marking th...
- 09:00 Canada confirms TKMS as preferred submarine supplier - Canada selected Germany's TKMS as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines, deepening defence...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems broaden infrastructure protection role - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
