Austal Australia announced on 22 December, that sea trials had commenced aboard the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat. Austal launched the vessel earlier this year in a… Continue reading "First Evolved Cape Class Begins Sea Trials"
On the 28 December President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act into law, the Senate signed off on the NDAA on December 15, passing on the… Continue reading "Here’s What The Navy Gets As The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Is Signed Into Law"
On December 22, the US Navy reported that two days earlier it had intercepted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle weapons through the Arabian Sea. On board, Coast Guard and… Continue reading "US Navy Intercepts 1,400 Rifles in Arabian Sea"
A fire erupted on the upper deck of the vessel under construction at Severnaya Verf Shipyard in St. Petersburg on Friday, 17 December. The Provornyi is a Gremyashchiy-class corvette that… Continue reading "Gremyashchiy-Class Corvette “Provornyi” Engulfed in Flames"
The United States Navy announced on 15 December that the amphibious transport dock USS Portland had conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.… Continue reading "USS Portland Conducts High-Energy Laser Weapon Test In Gulf of Aden"
The first FPB 98 MKI patrol boat, built by the France-based OCEA shipyard for the SBGS Sea Guard, was launched at a ceremony in France on December 9, according to… Continue reading "OCEA Launches First FPB 98 Patrol Boat Built For Ukraine"
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has revealed that its unmanned task force, Task Force 59, began operational testing of a new unmanned surface vessel in the Gulf of Aqaba… Continue reading "US Naval Forces Central Command Begins Operational Testing Of New Saildrone Explorer USV"
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy received 110 missile-launching speedboats designed and constructed by Iranian industry on December 11, according to Iran’s official news agency IRIB. Major General Hussein… Continue reading "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy Receives More Than 100 Combat Speedboats"
NVL Group, formally Lürssen Defence, cut steel for Bulgaria’s first Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessel (MMPV) on December 3. In a ceremony held at partner shipyard, MTG Dolphin’s facility in Varna,… Continue reading "NVL Group Cuts Steel for Bulgaria’s first Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessel"
India successfully tested a Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on December 7, 2021. The flight test was conducted by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from… Continue reading "India Successfully Tests VL-SRSAM System, To Be Used On Indian Naval Ships"