Technology/Modernization

The Indian Navy announced on August 4 that the sea trials of its indigenous aircraft carrier, Vikrant, had begun.The indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) 'Vikrant,' designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND), is being constructed at Cochin...

HMAS Sydney returned to Garden Island in Sydney after a four-and-a-half month deployment to the United States and Canada, during which she qualified for operational duty, the Royal Australian Navy announced on 30 July.While away, the crew of Navy’s...

China's Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard launched the third Type-054 A/P class for the Pakistani Navy on 3rd August. The spokesman of the Pakistani Navy announced the launching event via its official Twitter account."The Launching ceremony of 3rd state of the...

Ultra Group's Sonar-2150 successfully completed its first-of-class sea acceptance trial onboard HMS Portland, the company announced on 30 July.This achievement demonstrates the effectiveness of a new world-leading hull-mounted sonar, which seeks to boost the capability and pave the way...

Onboard the Elli-class frigate Aigaion, the Hellenic Navy completed a week-long trial of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100, Schiebel announced.Stationed on board the Elli-Class Frigate Aigaion (F-460) in the Mediterranean Sea west of Crete, the S-100 showcased in a one-week...

The Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia’s northwest has floated out the advanced Project 885M (Yasen-M) nuclear-powered submarine Krasnoyarsk on Jul 30, 2021. The submarine is the fourth in a series of nine Yasen-class multi-purpose vessels for the Russian...

Saab has signed a contract with the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), and has received an order to deliver and integrate new naval radars and fire control directors for and in the...

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems has handed over the two ships to the Israeli Navy on 27 July, TKMS announced. The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes had been christened earlier.This means that the Israeli Navy has now received all four ships that...

The Russian TASS news agency reported on July 26 that the Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod had returned from its first deployment to the sea in shipbuilders' sea trials."On July 24, the nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod returned from its...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33 (FTM-33) in the broad ocean area northwest of Hawaii, July 24.The objective of FTM-33 was to intercept a raid of two...