The Ministry of Defense’s Director of Procurement stated that it will purchase four Shaldag-type security ships for the naval force for approximately $100 million from the Israel Shipyards Company. The… Continue reading "Israeli Navy Purchases Four Shaldag MK V Vessels From Israeli Shipyards"
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s newest military base in the Mediterranean, called The “3rd of July” . The base, which is located in the Gargoub region of Egypt’s northwest… Continue reading "Egypt Inaugurates a New Military Naval Base In The Eastern Mediterranean"
On the 25th June, the Australian Department of Defence announced in a release that it had agreed to arm Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) new, Australian supplied patrol boats through the Pacific… Continue reading "Australia to Arm PNG’s New Patrol Boats"
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Defense today released photographs of Russian military aircraft harassing the HNLMS Evertsen as it sailed through international waters in the Black Sea last Thursday. According to… Continue reading "The Netherlands Releases Photographs Of “Unsafe” Harassment Of Frigate"
After the United States Air Force scrambled F-22A Stealth fighter jets twice off Hawaii in response to increased Russian activity off the shore of the archipelago. Russia’s Ministry of Defense… Continue reading "Russian Navy Conducts Anti-Aircraft Carrier Exercise Off the Coast of Hawaii"
On 26 June, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is set to commission its newest surface combatant, HMCS Harry DeWolf. Harry DeWolf is the lead ship of a class of six… Continue reading "Royal Canadian Navy to Commission HMCS Harry DeWolf"
Jeremy Quinn, the UK Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement), and Oleksandr Myroniuk, the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, signed a memorandum of implementation on maritime partnership projects between the… Continue reading "UK and Ukraine Sign a Memorandum On The Implementation of Maritime Partnership Projects"
Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force named and launched the newest member of its Mogami class of stealthy frigates this morning. The ceremony naming the Noshiro was held at Mitsubishi Heavy… Continue reading "Japanese Stealth Frigate JS Noshiro Named and Launched"
Back in December, the US Navy published its “Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels” which included plans for a navy of 355 manned vessels by the 2030s and… Continue reading "US Navy Updates Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan"
After a 30-day journey, two Iranian military ships, the frigate Sahand and the forward base ship Makran, arrived in the Atlantic. After a journey of about 6,000 nautical miles, Iranian… Continue reading "Iranian Warships Sail in The Atlantic Ocean For The First Time"