The global Aegis fleet will expand in the U.S., Japan and the Republic of Korea under a $490 million deal with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to bring integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities to new destroyers. The ships will be equipped with Aegis Baseline 9, the latest evolution of the combat system, capable of […]

On August 15, the Russian surface action group started tactic exercises in the Eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. The maneuvers in the Mediterranean are held in accordance to the combat training plan of the Russian Navy. Capabilities of the Fleet forces for actions connected with settling crisis situations caused by terrorist threats will be […]

A new guided-missile frigate joined the East China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy on Aug. 11. The commissioning ceremony was held at a naval port in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province on Thursday morning for the new frigate Huai’an (Hull No. 509). As a new comer of Chinese navy’s Type 056 guided-missile frigate family, […]

The coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon tested the capabilities of one of the ship’s newest assets, the RQ-20A Puma AE (All Environment), during a Griffin Missile System test in the Arabian Gulf, 19-25 July. The Puma is a small unmanned aircraft system which is easily assembled and can be utilized from numerous platforms throughout the […]

China’s navy has fired dozens of missiles and torpedoes during exercises in the East China Sea that come amid heightened maritime tensions in the region, underscoring Beijing’s determination to back up its sovereignty claims with force if needed. That reported by  Associated Press. The live-fire drills that began Monday follow China’s strident rejection of an […]

The nation’s newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, Illinois (SSN-786), returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard Sunday following the successful completion of alpha sea trials, its first voyage in open seas. Illinois is the 13th ship of the Virginia Class, the most capable class of attack submarines ever built. Electric Boat is […]

The main indicators of a naval force’s level of advancement are technological superiority and also well-trained crew for effective use of its platforms. The fire and damage control skills of personnel serving in surface, subsurface and air platforms and ashore are critical both for combat-related and also for routine skills. The Turkish Naval Forces Command […]

The at-land phase of the Sea Breeze 2016 exercise started from amphibious landing of forces in a defined region in south of Odessa region. The exercise seeks to create realistic training that will allow forces to execute air defense, anti-submarine warfare, damage control, search and rescue, and other missions in support of maritime security and regional stability. Sea Breeze is a multinational […]

A media group visited the amphibious dock landing ship USS LSD Whidbey Island (LSD 41). CDR Ethan M. Rule told guests about the ship, showed armament, equipment, etc. The US military sailors shared their personal impressions from the first visit to Odesa, spoke about the exercise stressing the importance of joint actions to practice basic combat skills. Capt. 1st rank […]

The Chinese ZBD05 infantry fighting vehicle on the Baltiysk main base of  Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy (Kaliningrad region). Teams of the People’s Liberation Army of China  arrived in the Kaliningrad Region in order to participate in the “Seaborne assault” contest within the International Army Games 2016. Chinese military servicemen will operate their own armament and […]