2021
MBDA surface attack missile to arm UK Lockheed F-35 Lightning II
British Defence Minister Jeremy Quin announced on January 6 that a £550 million contract for new surface-attack missiles will secure hundreds of UK...
Rheinmetall and MBDA win contract for high-energy laser system
Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded a consortium, or ARGE, consi...
Indian DRDO successfully launches Supersonic missile assisted torpedo system
According to information published by the Indian government on December 13, 2021, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed a ...
US Navy successfully tests new Saildrone Explorer USV in the Gulf of Aqaba
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on December 13, 2021, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operationally testing a...
French frigate Auvergne in the Black Sea tracked by Russian Navy
According to information published by Tass on December 14, 2021, the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s forces are tracking the French Aquitaine-class friga...
Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia make one joint offer for the European corvette
According to a press release published by Navantia on December 13, 2021, a consortium led by Fincantieri, Naval Group, and Navantia and coordinated...
iXBlue will equip future Finnish Navy Pohjanmaa-class corvettes
According to information published by iXblue on December 13, 2021, the firm has been selected by the Finnish Navy to provide Phins Series Inertial ...
South Korea successfully tested Haegung surface-to-air missile
According to information published by Yonhap News Agency on November 10, 2021, South Korea has successfully conducted key performance tests of the ...
New oceanographic research vessel Belgica to join Belgian Navy
According to a tweet published by Commanding officer Nicolas Van Damme on December 13, 2021, the new oceanographic research vessel Belgica to join ...
Iranian Navy's intelligence vessel Shiraz almost finished
According to information published by Press TV on December 12, 2021, the Iranian Navy's first domestically-built intelligence vessel Shiraz has rea...
Royal Navy of Oman conducts exercise with Pakistan Navy
According to information published by the Times of Oman on December 13, 2021, the Royal Navy of Oman is participating with PNS Tughril of the naval...
France confirms the acquisition of three FDI HN or Belharra-class frigates by Greece
Despite the announcement by the United States on December 10, 2021, regarding the approval of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of...
US approves possible upgrade of four MEKO Hydra-Class Frigates of Hellenic Navy
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on December 10, 2021, the U.S. State Department has made a determinat...
US approves the sale of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant MMSC ships to Greece
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on December 10, 2021, the U.S. State Department has made a determinat...
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to UK after Indo-Pacific deployment
According to information published by the Royal Navy on December 9, 2021, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier returned home to Portsmouth afte...
Project 955A submarine Imperator Alexander III joins Russian Navy in 2023
According to information published by Tass on December 9, 2021, the Imperator Alexander III seventh SSBN of Borey-A-class project 955A built by Sev...
Indonesian Navy receives two Bell 505 Helicopters
According to information published by Bell Textron on December 8, 2021, the company announced the successful sale and delivery of two Bell 505 heli...
OCEA launches first FPB 98 MKI for Ukrainian Guard Borders
According to information published by OCEA on December 9, 2021, the launching ceremony of the BG201, the first OCEA FPB 98 MKI of a fleet of twenty...
Japan launches fourth Mogami-class frigate JS Mikuma
According to a tweet published by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on December 10, 2021, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries held at Nagasaki Works na...
Russian Project 20380 corvette Rezky begins mooring trials
According to information published by Tass on December 8, 2021, the Russian Project 20380 corvette Rezky built for the Pacific fleet began mooring ...
