Navy News

The Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia on 18 September 2021 to take part in the third edition of the Bilateral Exercise 'Samudra Shakti' with the Indonesian Navy, which is scheduled to take place from...

The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, two-missile test flight of unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missiles from USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Eastern Test Range off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, Sept. 17.This...

Design work begins on successor to Astute-class submarines in £170m dealEven before all of the current Astute Class boats have been delivered to the Royal Navy, work on a successor to the Astute Class has begun.BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce...

The US Navy's Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268) program successfully completed the first aerial refuelling of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 test asset T1, as part of the Navy's larger initiative to field unmanned systems that...

The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Dewey (DDG 105) arrived Sept. 8, to its new forward-deployed location in Yokosuka, U.S. 7th Fleet announced.The forward presence of USS Dewey in 7th Fleet directly supports defense strategic initiatives in...

Following a scheduled port visit in Plymouth, England, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began Fleet Operational Sea Training (FOST) on September 13, 2021, U.S. Navy 6th Fleet announced.Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in the United...

The Russian nuclear submarine "Orel" launched a Granit cruise missile during exercises in the Barents Sea, according to a statement released today (12 September) by the Russian Northern Fleet's press service."The Granit anti-ship cruise missile was fired from a...

India's first missile tracking and ocean surveillance ship, INS Dhruv, was officially commissioned on September 10 at the state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in Visakhapatnam.With the induction of INS Dhruv, India joins a private group of countries that...

HMS Portland hosted a ceremony at Devonport today to mark her return to the Royal Navy fleet after an extensive refurbishment and upgrade, the Royal Navy announced.The Type 23’s overhaul was completed by Babcock International at the dockyard and...

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) established a new task force, Sept. 9, to rapidly integrate unmanned systems and artificial intelligence with maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy announced.Task Force 59 is the...