The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducted a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to test and refine warfighting principles, Dec. 10-19, 2021.
Fincantieri has signed a contract for the construction of a second Logistic Support Ship (LSS) for the Italian Navy
India’s second P15B destroyer (Visakhapatnam-class), the future INS Mormugao started sea trials on 19 December 2021.
Naval Group laid the keel of the first FDI frigate (frรฉgate de dรฉfense et d’intervention) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Naval News was on-site at the shipyard in Lorient to cover this important event.
The Danish ministry of defense (Forsvarsministeriet) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure (ะัะฝัััะตัััะฒะพ ัะฝััะฐััััะบัััะธ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝะธ) for the delivery of Danish ship design and technology to Ukraine.
The Turkish Navy has commissioned two ATR-72 (P-72 in Turkey) maritime patrol aircraft as part of the MELTEM-III program.
The U.S. Navy and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) inked a Strategic Interoperability Framework (SIF) on 17 December 2021. The agreement paves the way for increased cooperation between the two navies for the next twenty years, especially their ability to “plug and fight” side by side.
The fourth and final Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) was named “Rencong” and handed over to the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM or RMN). The naming and delivery ceremony took place today at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group, in Wuhan, China.
The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) recently signed a framework agreement for the acquisition of six Light Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (LAUV) from the Portuguese company OCEANSCAN.
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a significant milestone in the production of Australiaโs first MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft when the aircraft fuselage was mounted onto Tritonโs unique one-piece wing.
