Naval News reached out to the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in December 2021 for an update on the F-35 and how the U.S. Defense Department views the latest developments in peer nations…
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) just released additional details, including the lengthy ship list, for POLARIS 21, the unprecedented high intensity combat exercise which kicked off yesterday.
The forward section of the Jacques Chevallier, the first of four Logistic Support Ships (LSS) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Fincantieri under the French Navy FLOTLOG program (“Flotte logistique”), was delivered on November 6 at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered Qatar’s first of four Air Defense Corvette “Al Zubarah”.
The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The vessel will be delivered in 2022.
MBDA today showcased for the first time a 1:1 scale model of the Teseo Mk2/E anti-ship missile at SEAFUTURE 2021 in La Spezia.
After the technical launch celebrated at Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard on 13 February, the Damsah (F 102) second of Al Zubarah-class corvette for the Qatar Naval Emiri Forces (QNEF) conducted its first sea-going on 14 June 2021.
The French Air Force deployed an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for maritime surveillance tasks as part of the European operation Irini – whose mission is to enforce the arms embargo on Libya – on June 5, 2021.
Leonardo’s naval systems have been put through their paces in a recent NATO exercise, demonstrating their advanced technology and operational effectiveness
During MADEX (International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition) 2021, one of the main naval exhibitions in the Asia Pacific area, Fincantieri has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to support the Conceptual Design of the new class of aircraft carriers “CVX” for the Navy of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
