UK Issues Refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy
The United Kingdom’s government today unveiled a refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy “for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise”.
The United Kingdom’s government today unveiled a refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy “for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise”.
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) completed a live-fire exercise of its RIM-116 rolling airframe missile (RAM) while underway, Feb. 28.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force commissioned the submarine “Taigei,” (S513) the lead submarine of the Taigei-class, with a ceremony at the Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Spanish state shipbuilder and systems integrator Navantia and Saudi Zamil Offshore Service Company have agreed to boost their cooperation to provide services for RSNF Avante 2200 Corvettes in Saudi Arabia.

Exclusive interview with Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdulbaqi Al-Ansari, Chairman of DIMDEX (Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference), about the upcoming DIMDEX 2022 exhibition, which will take place in Doha, Qatar, between March 21 and 23.

Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, unveiled plans for a new submarine base on the country’s east coast worth roughly $10 billion to support the Royal Australian Navy’s planned nuclear submarine fleet.
A new, underwater, semi-autonomous vehicle for searching and identifying sea mines and dangerous objects, codenamed TUKAN, will be built at Gdańsk University of Technology.
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has released a video of the QUICKSINK concept, which proposes an unique way to sink enemy vessels by employing a seeker-fitted Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).
In mid-February, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed an MOU with LIG Nex1 for R&D work of the light aircraft carrier project CVX.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its air wing has started supporting NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activities in the Black Sea region following a short logistical stop in Cyprus.