Territorial tensions in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait and East China Sea may occupy headlines, but China has maritime aspirations that extend well beyond those areas.
Italy’s T. Mariotti has won a contract to build two auxiliary coastal transport and lighthouse assistance vessels for the Italian Navy.
Turkiye’s first indigenous unmanned surface vehicle, ULAQ took part in the operational assessment phase of the NATO Maritime Security Exercise in the third week of October 2023. During the exercise, ULAQ performed tasks together with manned units as part of the scenario.
On December 26, 2023, Israeli Aerospace Industries announced a new contract with the Royal Thai Navy for the procurement of MINI-POP electro-optic sensors for the naval vessels.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on December 22 that it has completed the development of new SH-60L naval combat helicopters on order for Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force to succeed the Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60K.
On December 27, 2023, the Turkish Navy successfully carried out the first live firing test of the Roketsan-made AKYA heavyweight torpedo with a real warhead in the East Mediterranean.
The first Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) warship to be fitted with a novel hydrodynamic ‘wing’ is demonstrating efficiency and performance improvements in line with forecasts, according to both the Dutch Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) and the company responsible for the modification.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has begun sea trials of its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) after undergoing major modifications of the vessel to operate the F-35B fighter jets, the JMSDF announced on December 25.
The assault was first announced on several channels on Telegram. Russian RIA Novosti media outlet reported by citing the Russian Ministry of Defence that two
On 12 December, the Armament Agency of Polish MoD and the PGZ-MIECZNIK consortium signed annex 4 to the main contract inked on 27 July 2021.
