2020
DAMEN signs MOU for development of Bangladesh shipbuilding initiative
On 14th January, Gentium and Damen Shipyards Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh in Dhaka....
Italian Navy landing helicopter dock Trieste to replace Giuseppe Garibaldi
The new 33,000 tons Italian Landing helicopter dock (LHD) Trieste has arrived in the Gulf of La Spezia on January 7, 2020, to continue her fitting-...
German Navy selects Damen/Blohm + Voss for construction MKS180 frigates
The German government has announced its intention to select Damen as the main contractor, together with partners Blohm + Voss and Thales, for suppl...
Turkish Naval Forces to get new MRTP 24/U special operations craft
The Defense Industry Presidency announced that the second of the new SAT boats developed for the transfer of the Underwater Attack (SAT) teams to t...
The Joint Venture, Naviris, between Fincantieri and Naval Group is now fully operational
The first board meeting of Naviris, the joint venture between Fincantieri and Naval Group, took place yesterday. This partnership cements the share...
US Coast Guard releases final request for proposal for industry studies
The Coast Guard released a final request for proposal (RFP) January 10, 2020, for industry studies to support offshore patrol cutter (OPC) follow-o...
Russian anti-submarine ship to enter Mediterranean through Black Sea straits
The Northern Fleet’s large anti-submarine warfare ship Vice-Admiral Kulakov has started passage through the Bosporus Strait towards the Mediterrane...
Leonardo wins contract to produce TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training System for U.S. Navy
The Navy awarded a contract Jan. 13, 2020, for the new TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training System to replace the TH-57, such as the one shown here....
OSI and PGZ SW to provide integrated bridge systems for Polish Navy
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic partnership with PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Shipyard (PGZ SW), loc...
General Dynamics lays the keel of future destroyer USS John Basilone
The keel of the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, January 10, 2020.
Japan to deploy destroyer and aircraft to Middle East
Defense Minister issued an order to implement information gathering operation in the Middle East. Japan Self Defense Forces will conduct the operat...
Mid-Life modernization for Turkish Navy's MEKO 200 frigate
On January 10th, 2020, the Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı (SSB) (Presidency of Defence Industries) released an official image of how the Barbaros class...