2019
Lockheed Martin awarded a contract to build four MMSC ships for Saudi Arabia
American Company Lockheed Martin was awarded a US$1.96 billion detailed design and construction to build four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships...
Possible US foreign military sale of support for P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft of Argentina
On December 19, 2019, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina of equipment, supp...
Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV 87 L Adroit becomes A.R.A. Bouchard of Argentina Navy
The Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV 87) L’Adroit adopts the Argentinian flag and becomes the A.R.A. BOUCHARD. The first one of the four OPVs ordered by...
Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates
Senior Bangladeshi Navy officials received two Chinese Type-053H3 frigates, Jiaxing (Hull 521) and Lianyungang (Hull 522), in Shanghai Jiangnan Shi...
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Achieves Operational Capability with Super Hornets
U.S. defence company Lockheed Martin has delivered its first batch of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer long-rang...
Royal Netherlands Navy To Get New Combat Support Ship Zr. Ms Den Helder From Damen
The construction of the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) Zr. Ms Den Helder should start soon. An agreement has been reached between the Dutch MoD and ...
Russian shipbuilders to deliver latest Project 955A nuclear-powered sub to Navy
The Sevmash Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) is preparing the Project 955A (Borei-A) nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir...
Navantia closes the resistant hull of S81 “Isaac Peral” submarine
Navantia has finalized, in the Cartagena facilities, the closure of the resistant hull of the S-81 ‘Isaac Peral’ submarine for the Spanish Navy, af...
Swedish Navy Combat Boat 90HSM marks its 30th anniversary
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the development in Sweden by FMV of the Combat Boat 90. The latest version is Combat Boat 90HSM with high p...
Merlin helicopters to form strike group with HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Northumberland
The Navy’s premier submarine hunters are much better prepared to defend Britain’s future flagships after a three-month workout in the USA. Merlin h...
Mexican SIGMA Class Frigate ARM Reformer Completes Sea Trials
The Mexican Navy has recently completed Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for its multi-purpose frigate DAMEN SIGMA 10514, ARM Reformer (POLA 101). The te...
BAE Systems wins US Navy contract for laser-guided rockets
The American Navy has signed a $2.68 billion IDIQ contract for thousands of combat-proven, low-cost APKWS® Laser-Guided Rockets manufactured by BAE...