Several pictures by local plane spotters surfaced today showing two key aircraft of the future Chinese aircraft carrier airwing in flight…
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered Qatar’s first of four Air Defense Corvette “Al Zubarah”.
China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) has commissioned its largest patrol vessel yet as it strengthens its “law enforcement” capabilities in the disputed South China Sea, official state media Xinhua says.
The United States Navy’s future build of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) opens up new possibilities for add-on modular armament options and specialized roles
A Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat maritime helicopter currently deployed as part of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) test-fired a Thales Martlet (Lightweight Multirole Missile or LMM) missile.
According to reports, a Pakistan Navy maritime patrol aircraft observed a submarine on October 16 2021. The accompanying video shows two masts of a submarine.
The Ivan Papanin-class (Project 23550) multirole icebreaking patrol ships can be armed with Kalibr-K (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles…
The French Navy’s first upgraded La Fayette-class frigate, “Courbet”, was handed over to the French defense procurement agency (DGA) on 13 September 2021 following sea trials. Meanwhile, upgrade work on a second frigate, first-in-class ship La Fayette, started on 4 October 2021.
French shipbuilder Socarenam launched the first ship in a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the French Navy. The “Auguste Benebig” was launched at the Socarenam shipyard in Saint Malo (Brittany) on 15 October 2021 as part of the POM (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) program.
On 5 October 2021, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Naval Group the contract for the preliminary and detailed design of the Ocean Patrol Vessel program.
