Naval Warfare
Up-close with Leonardo's LIONFISH® (Sponsored video)
Drawing on the experience gained in the small- and medium-calibre sector and with an eye on technological evolution, Leonardo has developed the LIONFISH® family. Watch the video now.
Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters
Large programmes around the world are likely to be immune to flux, but the impact of geopolitics could be unprecedented in 2025.
Naval Warfare
UK-Australia meeting creates new AUKUS submarine integration office
The latest AUKMIN meeting created an important administrative office for submarine delivery.
Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare Review 2024: Business as usual overshadowed by geopolitics and budgets, but innovation promised solutions
There was solid programme advancement around the world in 2024, but a combination of more threats, fleet unreadiness and a financial squeeze darkened naval horizons as the year advanced.
Naval Warfare
USS Zumwalt undocked after supersonic weapons upgrade
The vessel will be the first in the US fleet to carry the Conventional Prompt Strike capability.
Featured videos
Naval Warfare
Autonomous Mine Hunting: Supplying the British Solution (Studio)
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
Featured Industry Spotlights
More Stories
-
Military Logistics
Austal bags patrol boat sustainment contract
5th October 2017
Austal has received a contract worth up to $18 million from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for the sustainment of its Cape-class patrol boats, the …
-
Defence Helicopter
First upgraded Brazilian Super Lynx flies
4th October 2017
Leonardo has successfully conducted the maiden flight of the first modernised Brazilian Navy Super Lynx Mk21B helicopter at its Yeovil facility, on 28th September 2017. …
-
Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Light Typhoon hits Sydney
4th October 2017
Israeli firm Rafael took the opportunity afforded by the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney to internationally launch its latest variant of the Typhoon remote-controlled …
-
Digital Battlespace
Saab radar for US Coast Guard
4th October 2017
Saab will supply the Sea Giraffe agile multi-beam, multi-mode radar (MMR) for the US Coast Guard under a contract with the US Navy announced on …
-
Naval Warfare
Third Type 26 vessel's name revealed
4th October 2017
The UK Royal Navy will name its third Type 26 frigate as HMS Belfast, the navy announced on 27 September. The ship will be one …
-
Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Leonardo expands Australian footprint
4th October 2017
Leonardo will establish a new site in Western Australia through its subsidiary Selex ES Australia, the company announced on 3 October. The new facility, location …
-
Special Operations
Pacific 2017: Tempting Australia with SDVs
3rd October 2017
Australia is looking forward to obtaining 12 new Future Submarines from Naval Group’s design studio under its Sea 1000 programme, but one French company is …
-
Naval Warfare
Nigerian Navy commissions new FPB 72 patrol vessels
3rd October 2017
The Nigerian Navy commissioned into service two new FPB 72 Mk II patrol vessels, the NNS Shiroro (P185) and NNS Ose (P186), following their official …
-
Naval Warfare
USCG receives new Minotaur-equipped HC-130J
3rd October 2017
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has taken delivery of a new HC-130J equipped with the Minotaur mission system suite.This is the first HC-130J outfitted with …
-
Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Lacroix to pack a greater wallop
3rd October 2017
Lacroix announced at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney that it had formally acquired the naval business assets of Wallop Defence Systems in the …
-
Digital Battlespace
Pacific 2017: Australian frigates go ballistic
3rd October 2017
In his opening address at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull announced the decision to give its planned nine …
-
Naval Warfare
Metal Shark nets another navy contract
2nd October 2017
Gravois Aluminium Boats, through its Louisiana-based Metal Shark subsidiary, has been awarded a near $30 million contract for construction of up to 50 patrol boats …
-
Naval Warfare
USCG FRC arrives in Hawaii
2nd October 2017
The US Coast Guard's (USCG's) new Sentinel class cutter Oliver Berry has arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, the US Pacific Command announced on 25 September. The …
-
Training
SEA supports UK Chinook/MARS project
2nd October 2017
SEA is providing modelling and simulation support to the UK Ministry of Defence Chinook project team as a method of assessing key aircraft handling qualities, …
-
Naval Warfare
Indian Navy commissions fast attack craft
2nd October 2017
The Indian Navy has commissioned its fourth water jet fast attack craft (FAC) INS Tarasa in Mumbai, the Indian Ministry of Defence announced on 26 …
-
Naval Warfare
USS Little Rock delivered to US Navy
29th September 2017
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) have delivered the fifth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the US Navy, the company announced on 25 …
-
Military Logistics
RFA Tiderace arrives for customisation
29th September 2017
The second of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new Tide-class support ships, RFA Tiderace, has arrived in Cornwall, UK, where it will undergo customisation, the UK …
-
Defence Notes
Analysis: Details emerge on China’s Djibouti base
29th September 2017
Greater details are emerging over the role of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) base in Djibouti. What China initially called a ‘logistical support base’ has …
-
Training
USS Truman completes carrier qualifications
28th September 2017
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman has returned to Naval Station Norfolk (NOB) after completing carrier qualifications and a successful ammunition …
Subscribe to news feed
RSS
-
![Navantia signs deal to supply new Avante 2200 corvettes to Saudi Arabia]()
Navantia signs deal to supply new Avante 2200 corvettes to Saudi Arabia
-
![Saab Sea Giraffe to protect Swedish Navy]()
Saab Sea Giraffe to protect Swedish Navy
-
![Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters]()
Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters
-
![Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor]()
Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor
