
Fincantieri Cuts Steel of Second LSS for Italian Navy
The steel cutting ceremony of the second Logistic Support Ship (LSS) for the Italian Navy took place on 20 July at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard.

The steel cutting ceremony of the second Logistic Support Ship (LSS) for the Italian Navy took place on 20 July at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard.

Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully completed operational demonstration tests at Indian Naval Station Hansa in Goa, India…
Romania’s defense minister confirmed plans to procure new Submarines from France. What would be the impact on the Black Sea region should the move come to fruition ?

Interview with Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of Staff of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) following his recent trip to the United States.

QinetiQ has won a £1.5m contract from the Royal Navy to trial the military effect of Banshee Jet80+ air vehicle off HMS Prince of Wales.

The French Navy Aquitaine-class FREMM frigate FS Languedoc (D 654) and Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class FREMM frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) joined the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)…

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) announced on July 15th the formation of the Naval Air Command. Focused on Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operation, local media were quick to dub it the “submarine-killer” command.

Raytheon has delivered SPY-6 radar arrays to the future U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the first aircraft carrier to receive the advanced radar.

Dragonfire, the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon.

The future of aircraft carriers is assured. Tomorrow’s oceans will be more complex and contested. Yet the carrier will continue to provide unrivaled conventional superiority to the few navies which can operate them…