Technology/Modernization

The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts to five companies to exercise options for Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) Conceptual Design, said in the statement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 July.The U.S. Navy wants a frigate that...

Japan launches first 27DDG-class AEGIS destroyer from a shipyard in Yokohama today (July 31). She has named "Maya" after mountain in Japan and WWII heavy cruiser.The US$1.5 billion vessel is the seventh Aegis destroyer acquired by Japan Maritime Self-Defense...

According to French La Tribune newspaper, Egypt is negotiating with Germany for obtaining 2 MEKO A200 corvette as an alternative to the additional Naval Group Gowind corvettes for 1 billion Euros.The sale of two Meko A200 remains surprising for...

The steel cutting ceremony of the first “Doha” class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition programme, took place on July 30 at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard.The contract, amounting for...

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible military sale for support services of the Royal Bahrain Navy frigate Sabha.The Royal Bahrain Naval Service is currently investing in upgrades to its existing fleet.The government of Bahrain has requested to...

The Spanish Navy commissioned its fifth Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) ship "Audaz" in a ceremony in San Fernando on July 27.The ceremony was chaired by Ángel Olivares Ramírez, Secretary of State for Defense and was attended by the ...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) decided to upgrade Heron’s capabilities for the maritime arena with anti-submarine capabilities.According to the Israeli military newspaper (israeldefense.co.il) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is upgrading its capabilities for the maritime arena with anti-submarine capabilities in its...

Swedish defence company Saab has announced the RBS15 Gungnir next generation anti-ship missile system will be shown at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 for the first time. ♦️Specifications of RBS15 Gungnir : ▪Length: 4.35 m ▪Fuselage diameter: 0.50 m ▪Wingspan: 1.40 m ▪Weight (in...

On 12 July the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a contract with Navantia for the construction of five corvettes. The amount of contract is €1.8 billion.The programme will start in late 2018 and the last vessel...

The latest littoral combat ship, future USS Wichita completes acceptance trials on Lake MichiganLCS 13, the future USS Wichita, is the seventh Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by Lockheed Martin.The trails were conducted July 9-12 on Lake Michigan. Major...