2018
China's PLANAF H-6G Bombers Spotted with ECM Pods
Pictures emerged last month (December 2017) showing for the first time some H-6G bombers of the People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF or ...
Lockheed Martin Studying Integration of LRASM Anti-Ship Missile on USV Platforms
At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2017 National Symposium held last year, Lockheed Martin was showcasing a Mark VI patrol boat scale model fi...
BAE Systems to Provide U.S. Navy with Modernized Mk 45 Guns
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $46.8 million contract option to deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns. The contract modification calls ...
Russian Navy to Upgrade its Soviet-era Be-12 ASW Amphibious Aircraft
The main Russian Navy command decided to upgrade antisubmarine amphibious Be-12 aircraft. They will be able to take off and land both on ground air...
China's 39th Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao-class) Commissioned in PLAN North Sea Fleet
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) commissioned the new Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao class) Wuhai (hull number 540) during a c...
SNA 2018 Video Coverage - Day 2
Day 2 at the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held in Crystal City, VA, near Washington DC.
Hellenic Navy Briefed on Naval Group's Belharra Frigate
France has started meeting with Greek officials this week about vessel procurement, including the new Belharra frigate, according to our source in ...
South Korea's HHI Delivered the Seventh Type 214 KSS-2 Submarine to ROK Navy
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the delivery of the seventh KSS-2 submarine, manufactured by Hyundai ...
SNA 2018: Contenders for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) Frigate Program
At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held last week near Washington DC, no less than five shipbuilders were showcasing t...
General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Sea Trials of USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams ESB4
General Dynamics NASSCO started sea trials for the U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Sea Base, the USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) on January ...
Russia’s Northern Fleet to test Project 955A submarine Knyaz Vladimir in 2018
Russia’s Northern Fleet will test the Project 955A Borei-A class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir in 2018, the fle...
Leonardo to lead European OCEAN2020 program
Leonardo was awarded the most important project related to the first European Defence Found’s initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capa...