US Navy News
USS Porter Completes FOST successfully
The USS Porter (DDG 78), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, completed Fleet Operational Sea Training (FOST) on September 30, 2021, according to the US Navy.FOST was a three-week training and NATO certifying event that included advanced warfighting tactics, firing...
Technology/Modernization
Russia’s newest Project 636.3 submarine Magadan will enter service next week
The Russian Navy will commission the Project 636.3 Magadan diesel-electric submarine on October 12, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday."Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov, Commander of the Russian Navy, confirmed the date for the Project 636.3 Magadan diesel-electric submarine's commissioning....
Operations
HMS Trent deploys on maritime security mission in the Gulf of Guinea
HMS Trent is on her way to the Gulf of Guinea for security patrols and a mission to help partners in West Africa, according to a press release from the Royal Navy.Since leaving the UK six months ago, the...
US Navy News
Future USS Daniel Inouye departs shipyard
According to the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) sailed away from the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard on October 4th.The ship is currently on its way to its homeport of Pearl...
Russian Navy News
Russia’s Belgorod submarine to complete state trials this year
The state trials of the Belgorod nuclear submarine, which will serve as a carrier for Poseidon underwater drones, as well as the Novosibirsk and Knyaz Oleg nuclear submarines, will be completed by the end of this year, according to...
Technology/Modernization
Russia launches Tsirkon hypersonic missile from nuc-submarine for the first time
The Severodvinsk nuclear-powered submarine of the Russian Northern Fleet has successfully performed its first test launch of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea, according to the Russian Defense Ministry."A second test launch of a hypersonic cruise missile...
Miscellaneous
HMS Prince of Wales Ready for Global Missions
HMS Prince of Wales, Britain's second aircraft carrier was declared fully operational and ready for any kind of global missions on Oct.1.A fortnight-long international exercise off the coast of Scotland putting the final touches on two years of...
Technology/Modernization
China Unveils a New Ship-based Vertical Launch System (VLS) with a Quad-pack Cell
China unveiled its first type of made-for-export ship-borne vertical launch system at the ongoing Airshow China 2021. The VLS' quad-pack launch cells can load up to four missiles instead of just one, which is one of its most important...
US Navy News
The U.S. Navy accepts the first Block III Super Hornet Jet
The United States Navy accepted delivery of the first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet on August 31, according to a statement released on September 29 by the Navy.The first of 78 new Super Hornets built by The Boeing...
Russian Navy News
Russia completes flight trials of surface-launched Tsirkon hypersonic missile
Russia has completed flight tests of its advanced Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, with launches from a surface ship, namely the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, the Russian TASS agency reported."The flight tests of the missile, which included launches from a coastal...
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NATO Ships Participate in ITA MINEX 22, Mare Aperto
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in Exercise Mare Aperto-Italian Mine Warfare Exercise 22 (ITA MINEX-22) in...