Pictures taken during a visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the naval base in Haifa show that the Israeli Navy Sa'ar 4.5 Fast Attack Craft have been fitted with a loitering munition (kamikaz drone) launcher.
The Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet) Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate Niels Juel (F363) will take part in the protection of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) recently inducted its eighth Minotaur Mission System Suite-missionized HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft. Integration was completed at L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas, the service announced on Feb. 12.
The US Coast Guard placed a delivery order on Feb. 4 for 20 response boats-small II (RB-S IIs), worth approximately $8.5 million, with Metal Shark Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana, the service said on Feb. 15, 2019.
The U.S. Navy issued its Request for Information (RFI) document for the future Large Surface Combatant (LSC). The LSC is set to replace the ageing Ticonderoga-class of guided missile cruisers.
UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the new fleet of P-8 maritime patrol aircraft will take to the skies over the Arctic next year.
JSC Rosoboronexport and JSC NPO High Precision Systems are showcasing the Pantsir-ME shipborne air-defence missile and artillery system at IDEX 2019 in Abu Dhabi. It is the virst time the system is being showcased outside of Russia.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) commissioned the new Fateh-class submarine on 17 February in presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. This locally developed submarine represents a qualitative leap for Iranian shipbuilding.
Five teams of researchers are developing new types of sensor systems that detect and record the behaviors of marine organisms and interpret them to identify, characterize, and report on the presence of manned and unmanned underwater vehicles operating in strategic waters.
Leonardo’s new M-40 target drone flew its first live missions for the Italian Navy in a recent training exercise at an Italian joint armed forces test range the defense group said on Feb. 18.
