A Turkish joint venture last week introduced a new variant of the ULAQ unmanned surface vehicle dedicated to the protection of naval bases. Two European navies have shown interest in the ULAQ.
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) yesterday awarded a 10 billion Euro contract to Airbus Helicopters for the development and procurement of the H160M in the frame of the Light Joint Helicopter program (HIL). Close to a third of the future “Guépard” fleet is intended for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to France of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.321 billion.
Russia’s Admiralty Wharves Shipyard has started the first stage of the shipbuilders sea trials of the Project 677 submarine Kronstadt, the shipyard’s press office said. Kronstadt (B-586) is the second of the Lada-class of submarines
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 Project 23900 versatile amphibious assault ships (LHD) Ivan Rogov and Mitrofan Moskalenko currently being built by the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch in Crimea will be adapted to carry strike and reconnaissance drones (unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs), a source in Russia’s shipbuilding industry told TASS.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed supersonic missile assisted torpedo system was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha on December 13, 2021.
The damaged U.S. Navy’s nuclear- powered attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) arrived at San Diego, California, on Sunday, December 12, 2021, after a surface transit of 6,182 miles (9,950 kilometers or 5,372 nautical miles) from Guam.
The Pakistan Navy held a steel cutting ceremony for the fifth Hangor-class submarine at the Karachi shipyard on December 9, according to the Pakistan Navy’s official social media accounts.
The Indian Navy today commissioned INS Vela, its fourth Scorpene type submarine. Vela follows INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karanj. Two more submarine of the class will join the Indian Navy fleet as part of P-75 program.
