
Austal USA Launched the 30th Littoral Combat Ship for the US Navy
Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., launched the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) into the Mobile River on March 30.

Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., launched the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) into the Mobile River on March 30.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group (CSG) today assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) Task Force (CTF) 50.

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully launched the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as part of shipboard operational testing and evaluation, March 19.

The Australian Government will accelerate the creation of a $1 billion Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise, boosting skilled jobs and helping secure Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities.
News Highlights of March: Submarine news from India, Indonesia and Turkey, a frigate commissioning in the Philippines and a large maritime exercise between France, Belgium, Japan and the United States.
British shipbuilder Babcock is proposing its Arrowhead 140 design for the Hellenic Navy frigate requirement. The vessels, based on the future Type 31 frigate…
The Project 22350 frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ (NATO reporting name: Gorshkov-class) is set to support the trials of hypersonic weapons this year, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
The US Navy received its first Block V configured Tomahawk missile from Raytheon March 25, paving the way to provide the fleet with an upgraded warfighting capability.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Cassard-class frigate Jean Bart will set sail for one final mission in April: Demonstrate its capabilities to the Hellenic Navy, who may acquire it as part of a “global French offer”.
The French Armed forces conducted in mid-March a large-scale, joint maritime counter terrorism exercise, off the Greek island of Crete in the central mediterranean sea.