2018
Belgium to Join ESSM Block 2 Program for its Future Frigates
Belgium announced on September 14, 2018 that it is joining the « Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2 » program. Following the proposal of Defense Mi...
Zvezda Shipyard Selected as Sole Builder of Project 10510 Leader Nuclear Icebreakers
The Far-Eastern Zvezda (Star) shipbuilding yard will build Project 10510 (Leader) nuclear icebreakers. Three such vessels are scheduled for deploym...
First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel Launched for Royal Canadian Navy
Canada’s lead Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf, was launched Sept. 15, 2018, marking a significant milestone for the...
First MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Delivered to Royal Saudi Navy
Sikorsky (a Lockheed Martin company) delivered the first MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter for the Royal Saudi Navy (RSN) during a ceremony in Owe...
SM-3 Block IB Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target During JMSDF Test
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the United States Missile Defense Agency completed a successful intercept flight test in cooperation with...
GDEB Wins Contract to Continue Columbia-Class SSBN Development
The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) a $480.6 million contract modification to continue the development of the lead Colum...
Successful Aegis Combat System Test Brings BMD to JMSDF Fleet
The JS ATAGO (DDG-177), supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, used an upgraded Aegis Combat System, testing their...
US Approves Sale of P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft to South Korea
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated...
DSME Launched ROK Navy's 1st 3000 tons KSS-III Submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-ho
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) launched the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy's first 3,000 tons submarine on September 14, 2018. S...
Rolls-Royce to power Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone for US Navy
Rolls-Royce engines have been selected by Boeing to power the US Navy’s new MQ-25 Stingray aircraft, which will provide unmanned, carrier-based air...
Russian Navy to receive improved torpedoes in 2019
The Russian Navy will start receiving new electric torpedoes of improved quality for submarines and surface ships as of 2019, Vladimir Yarmolyuk, f...
US Approves Additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for Japan
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of up to nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and C...