Work for the integration of MBDA's METEOR and SPEAR missiles onto the UK's F-35 Fleet has begun. SPEAR will be the anti-ship weapon of choice for UK pilots in the absence of a true anti-ship missile.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 10th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 18, 2019. JS Shoryu (SS-510) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure.
The Royal New Zealand Navy future HMNZS Manawanui got underway from her port in Denmark to start her first sea trials post conversion.
At the SNA 2019 symposium held in mid-January, Lockheed Martin unveiled a scale model dubbed "LCS with Lethality and Survivability Upgrades"
The Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent / Composante marine) and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) are considering collaboration opportunities for their NH90 NFH helicopters, specifically in the field of Anti-Submarine Warfare.
The U.S. Navy's Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) will evaluate and deploy full-body, powered exoskeletons and man-portable inspection robots, for use in naval shipyards.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into contract with Japan to supply the initial deliveries of JSM (Joint Strike Missile) for their fleet of F-35 fighter aircrafts.
Recent aerial pictures of Jiangnan shipyard are doing the rounds on social media: They show no less than 15 destroyers and 1 aircraft carrier at various stage of construction.
Rare photos of the Indian Navy’s future tracking ship VC-11184 “Ocean Surveillance Ship”, currently being built at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) in Vishakhapatnam have emerged.
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) future HMNZS Aotearoa is a new Polar-class support vessel being built by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as part of the Maritime Sustainment Capability project. A picture shared by the RNZN shows the stern section and flight deck are now completed.
