INS Karanj – third Kalvari class Submarine commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
Indian Navy’s third stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Karanj has been commissioned today at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai through a formal commissioning ceremony.
Alameda-based Coast Guard cutter offloads 7,500 pounds of cocaine, marijuana in San Diego
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offloaded approximately 7,500 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, Wednesday.
The ORP Błyskawica repair launches in PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Sp. z o.o.
On the 9th of March the docking of ORP Błyskawica museum-vessel took place, which commenced the docking renovation in PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Sp. z o.o.. The operation costs 7.1 mln zlotys VAT included.
Fuel Cell based Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System Crosses Important Milestone of User Specific Tests
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved an important milestone in the development of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System by proving the land-based prototype on 8 March 2021. The plant was operated in endurance mode and max power mode as per the user requirements. The system is being developed by Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) of DRDO.
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye
The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.
Piedrabuen sea trails begin
On the 26th of February the Naval Group French shipyard company and the Argentina Navy informed that within the French territorial waters the OPV A.R.A. Piedrabuen (P-52) tests had been started – the second of the four units of Gowin type.
The new FREMM frigate for the Marina Militare construction begins
On the 25th of February at the Fincantieri company in Riva Trigoso the ceremony of steel cut for the new Bergamini frigate for the Marina Militare started. It is the first of the two FREMM units ordered by the Italian Ministry of Defense as compensation for the sale of two ships to Egypt.
Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Virginia-Class Submarine Montana
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the Virginia-class submarine Montana (SSN 794) was launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.
MBDA awarded first contract for its new Albatros NG system
MBDA has been awarded a first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER based air defence system. This first order, from an undisclosed international customer, marks a further validation of the wide appeal of the CAMM air defence family on the global marketplace and paves the way to further acquisitions by the same customer and other Navies.
F-35Bs Begin Sea Trials Aboard Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier
Two F-35B Lighting II jets landed aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) this afternoon. Test pilots flew the specially instrumented U.S. F-35Bs from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, to the Italian Navy flagship, which got underway Sunday, February 28. The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35.