Coastal Riverine Squadron Four (CRS-4) conducted well deck operations with the Mark VI patrol boat for the first time aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) May 15. Two Mark VI boats demonstrated their capabilities by mooring and launching multiple times from the well deck of Bataan, accomplishing a major milestone for the craft. […]

The 31st Combined Corps of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted 3D landing and assault drills with  550-tonne «Bizon» hovercraft in a sea area in south east China with the troops mixed into composite battalions. The «Bizon» is a   Zubr-class of air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) made in Ukraine at Feodosia Shipbuilding Company.   In 2009, China placed an order […]

The Chinese naval dock landing ship Changbaishan (Hull No. 989) arrived at the Port of Sattahip of Thailand at 13:00 on the afternoon of May 19, local time. Onboard the ship were troops of the PLA Navy’s Marine Corps to participate in the “Blue Strike 2016”, a joint military training exercise to be conducted by […]

The Russian Navy will receive over 10 Raptor high-speed patrol boats and special purpose tugs by the end of 2018, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said Sunday. The «Raptor» high-speed patrol boats very reminiscent Swedish multipurpose boat project Strb 90H also known under the title CombatBoat 90 or CB90.  The project 03160 «Raptor» build by JSC «Leningrad shipyard»  «Pella» (Otradnoe, […]

The ocean-going training taskforce with the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy carried out an anti-piracy drill under realistic conditions in the Indian Ocean on May 15 to enhance their emergency response capacity and capability to perform diverse tasks in distant oceans. According to the scenario of the drill, the convoy simulated by […]

Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first two of five lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters to the Royal Thai Navy. This marks an important milestone in the H145M programme on its way to the final acceptance and entry into service in Thailand at the end of 2016. A delegation from the Royal Thai Navy and […]

Turkey begins construction of the first   amphibious assault ship for the Turkish navy. The new ship was named TCG Anadolu (Anatolia  in Turkish) and developed by the Sedef–Navantia consortium. The TCG Anadolu will use the same design as that of the Spanish ship Juan Carlos I. All of the ship’s weapons system will be procured by Turkish firms Havelsan and ASELSAN. Expected […]

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull this morning named France as the winner of the $50 billion submarine bid, pipping Germany and Japan to build the next generation of submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, reported theaustralian.com.au. The French shipbuilding giant DCNS has sold smaller submarines to India, Malaysia, Chile and Brazil, but its chairman and […]

If requested by the Indian Ministry of Defense, Russia is ready to deliver the necessary number of naval MiG-29K/KUB fighters for the new Indian aircraft carrier Vishal. Recently, Indian media reported that Delhi has sent requests to four countries for proposals for the supply of fighter aircraft designed for the new aircraft carrier Vishal, which […]

The Royal Thai Navy receives two new H145M (previously known as the EC645) military helicopters. The Royal Thai Navy signed for five H145Ms to be deployed on transport duties and other missions, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016. Its purchase represents the first export order of this militarized version of the EC145 T2, which is […]