US Navy Receives Future USS Iowa
The future USS Iowa (SSN 797), the newest attack submarine in the U.S. Navy Submarine Force, was given to the Navy on December 22, 2024. It is the 12th...
Sweden Acquires Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Mine Countermeasures
For anti-mine operations, Sweden has agreed to purchase an unknown quantity of its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the AUV62-MR, from Saab. By identifying potential threats, the AUV62-MR is intended...
Saudi Arabia Purchases Three Additional Spanish Corvettes
In order to build three more Avante 2200 corvettes, Saudi Arabia has agreed to a deal with Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia. This follows a previous contract for five ships...
Project-76: Indian Navy’s indigenous submarine design moves forward.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has confirmed that Project-76—India’s next major submarine initiative aimed at developing a new class of indigenous conventional diesel-electric submarines—is in its early stages....
Textron Minesweeper System purchased by US Navy
Textron Systems has been given a contract worth up to $106 million by the US Navy for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems (PDS). The agreement includes the production of...
India and the United Kingdom are collaborating to create the Indian Navy’s fleet of amphibious warships.
For more than ten years, the Indian Navy has been attempting to purchase amphibious warships or Landing Platform Docks (LPD). The idea is gaining traction now that India is...
Sweden grants OSI the contract for submarine navigation.
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration and OSI Maritime Systems have reached an agreement for the installation of its cutting-edge Electronic Chart Precise Integrated Navigation System (ECPINS) on Swedish submarines....
The Russian Navy has created the new Project 117113 Cayman class in an effort to improve its Ivan Gren landing ships.
The Russian Navy revealed its intentions to upgrade its Ivan Gren-class landing vessels with the new Project 117113 Cayman. The Nevskoye Design Bureau, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation...
Israeli Government Greenlights Purchase of Next-Generation Corvettes and JLTVs
The Israeli government has approved the acquisition of next-generation corvettes and “hundreds” of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) to bolster its armed forces. As per a Ministry of Defense...
Louisiana Firm to Construct New Polar Icebreaker for Coast Guard Operations
The US Coast Guard has awarded Offshore Service Vessels LLC, a maritime transportation company, a $125-million contract to provide a commercially available icebreaker ship for missions in polar regions....