Navy / Maritime News

 The Curse of Type 214 Continues
Republic of Korea

The Curse of Type 214 Continues

Type 214 submarines continue to cause problems for users. The last issue came from the Republic of Korea (ROK).

India Completed Nuclear Triad
India

India Completed Nuclear Triad

India, which carried out studies to expand its nuclear force, became the sixth in the world.

Egypt Took its first MEKO A-200 Frigate
Germany Egypt

Egypt Took its first MEKO A-200 Frigate

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over the first MEKO A-200 frigate, “Al-Aziz” (904), to Egypt in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Burgazada to Protect the World Cup
Qatar Turkiye

Burgazada to Protect the World Cup

Qatar requested security assistance and personnel support from Turkiye for the 2022 World Cup. Joint measure efforts have been started.

Japan Gets its Third Taigei for JMSDF
Japan

Japan Gets its Third Taigei for JMSDF

Japan continues to submarine building. The third Taigei Class submarine, Jingei (515), was launched with a ceremony held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Kongsberg Agrees with Poland for Mine Warfare Equipment
Norway Poland

Kongsberg Agrees with Poland for Mine Warfare Equipment

Kongsberg Maritime announced a new agreement on mine warfare equipment. The customer company is from Poland.

New OPVs for Pakistan Navy
Netherlands Pakistan Romania

New OPVs for Pakistan Navy

Pakistan continues to invest in the navy. The country is acquiring two new offshore patrol vessels from Damen.

New Submarine to Russian Baltic Fleet
Russia

New Submarine to Russian Baltic Fleet

Russia has announced that Project 636.6 (NATO Reporting Name: Kilo) class submarine RFNS Ufa passed the trials.

Italian Fincantieri Signs MoU with the Greek Industry
Italy Greece

Italian Fincantieri Signs MoU with the Greek Industry

Fincantieri announced that it had signed several MoU with Greek Industry for the construction of four naval corvettes and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS).

Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Flight IIA Destroyer Completed Trials
USA

Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Flight IIA Destroyer Completed Trials

HII announced that it completed acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123).

Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected
Italy Malaysia Turkiye

Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected

Malaysian Defence Minister Hussein announced that the government had selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the TUSAŞ Anka-S to meet the RMAF requirements.

TCG Anadolu  Passed Tank Test with Altay
Turkiye

TCG Anadolu Passed Tank Test with Altay

TCG ANADOLU Multi-purpose ship passed tank boarding and disembarkation tests with the Altay Main Battle Tank prototype.

Ultra to Prepare next-generation sonobuoy for U.S. Navy
USA

Ultra to Prepare next-generation sonobuoy for U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has awarded Ultra Group a Multiple Award Delivery Order Contract (MADOC) for the next five years to provide next-generation sonobuoy systems.

Kongsberg introduces vehicle-based coastal defence system
Australia

Kongsberg introduces vehicle-based coastal defence system

Kongsberg Defence Australia and Thales Defence introduced a new launcher configuration for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defence System, StrikeMaster.