2018
JMSDF Commissions its First 25DD-class Asahi ASW Destroyer
NBC Nagasaki reports that the latest 25DD class anti-submarine destroyer, the JS Asahi, was officially delivered to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense...
Japan Coast Guard expands Liquid-Robotics' Wave Glider Fleet
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced the expansion of their unmanned ocean observation fleet of Wave Gliders to the 9th Regional District,headquar...
Status-6: Russia's new intercontinental nuclear armed & powered autonomous torpedo
Practically invulnerable underwater combat robots with intercontinental range have been created for the Russian Navy to operate in oceans and at ad...
HMNZS TE KAHA Arrived in Canada to Begin Modernization Work
Lockheed Martin Canada has signed a formal contract with the New Zealand government for ship installation and trials to complete the upgrade and mo...
Japanese Islands of Okinawa to be defended by Type 12 Coastal Defense Batteries
Following the increasing activity of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) in the disputed waters of the East China Sea, the Jap...
List of Visiting Naval Ships at Hamad Port during DIMDEX 2018
The Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2018) announced the (provisional) list of visiting vessels for this yea...
Russian Pacific Fleet to Receive Cruise Missile-Capable Vessels
In the next few years the Russian Navy Pacific Ocean Fleet (POF) will receive corvettes and submarines fitted with Kalibr high-precision weapon sys...
JMSDF Appoints First Female as Warship Squadron Commander
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) appointed for the first time a woman as commander of a warship squadron, the First Escort Division. 4...
French Navy Receives First Upgraded Lynx WG-13 Helicopters
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that the 34F air wing has started flying on the first upgraded Lynx helicopters. The Lynx upgrade prog...
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon MPA Patrolled the Persian Gulf Area
A P-8A Poseidon from the "Mad Foxes" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 supported maritime operations in U.S. 5th Fleet under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57...
ASC & Saab to Upgrade Australian Navy Collins-class Submarine
Australia’s Federal Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne announced that ASC and Saab Australia were awarded a contract to supply an updated I...
Lockheed Martin Receive Contract to Start Work on MMSC for Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin received a $481 million contract for long-lead-time material in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant...