Crimean Shipyards Launches Karakurt-class corvette “Askold”
The Kerch Shipyard in Crimea has floated the Karakurt-class corvette (project 22800) “Askold”. The vessel is intended for the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
The Kerch Shipyard in Crimea has floated the Karakurt-class corvette (project 22800) “Askold”. The vessel is intended for the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
Dassault Aviation has awarded Thales a contract to provide its SEARCHMASTER surveillance radar and the mission navigation system for the AVSIMAR programme…
The spokesperson of the French Ministry of Defense (MoD), Hervé Grandjean, took to Twitter today to set the record straight on the “Australian submarine affair”.
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morison has approved a Life-of-Type Extension to the Collins class submarine fleet from 2026 in South Australia, and confirmed that the Full-Cycle Docking of the Collins class will continue to be conducted at Osborne.
BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce will undertake concept and design work for the Royal Navy’s next generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) which will replace the Astute-class.

Australia will acquire greater long-range strike capability across the air, land and maritime domains, including Tomahawk cruise missiles for Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart class destroyers, to “enhance Australia’s ability to deter and respond to potential security challenges”.
Babcock the aerospace, defence and security company has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use from its facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia.
This year at DSEI in London, iXblue is showcasing its portfolio of systems across all domains: naval navigation, maritime autonomy and land navigation. The company also launched UmiX, a new inertial measurement units (IMU).
Rolls-Royce is showcasing its complete mtu NautIQ marine automation portfolio for the first time at the DSEI defence and security exhibition in London.
ECA GROUP has contracted CTM and PATRIA to supply two minesweeping subsystems that will be towed with its INSPECTOR 125-S Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)…