The Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers have reached final operational capability after the third ship, HMAS Sydney, completed a successful test and evaluation period off the coast of the US and Canada. All three ships in the class are now ready for operational deployment.
The U.S. Navy has awarded multiple contracts cumulatively worth up to $2.76 billion to maintain its East Coast-based Littoral Combat Ship fleet, according to Defense Department contract announcement.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has recently awarded a contract to Zodiac MilPro International for the acquisition of 13 new rigid hulled inflatable boats for the Spanish Navy’s Marine Corps.
June 2021 marked a significant milestone for both Ultra and the UK Royal Navy with sonar 2150 successfully completing its first-of-class sea acceptance trial onboard HMS Portland.
In a ceremony on August 13, at General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Taunton facility, company officials as well as representatives from the U.S. Navy formally opened the General Dynamics Mission Systems Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Manufacturing and Assembly Center of Excellence.
Turkey launched the first Babur-class MILGEM corvette for Pakistan on August 15. at Istanbul Shipyard in the presence of Pakistani President Alvi and Turkish President Erdogan.
Meteksan Defence, which was assigned by the Defence Industries Presidency of the Republic of Turkey with the approach of “Turkey’s Underwater Center of Excellence”, transfers its sonar capabilities for surface platforms to submarine platforms.
On August 11, the Turkmen Armed Forces commissioned its first Turkmen-class corvette, the “Deniz Han” (pennant number:01), at Turkmenbashi Naval Base. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the ceremony.
South Korea commissioned its first Dosan Ahn Changho-class (KSS III program) submarine today. ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SS-083) was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.
HMAS Supply, one of Royal Australian Navy’s two new Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships, has completed its first ever Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with HMAS Anzac.
