The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence plans to purchase up to 20 new armoured patrol boats for the Ukraine Coast Guard during the next three years, according to an official spokesman. The new vessels, designated ‘Gurza-M’, will be built in the Lenin Kuznitsa shipyard hear Kiev and are designed for the protection of seaports, rivers and […]

The Maritime Self-Defense Force has announced its participation in joint drills with the Australian navy and air force. reported japantimes.co.jp. The maneuvers begin next month in the waters off Sydney and will involve one of Japan’s Soryu-class submarines. Wednesday’s announcement comes as Japan awaits to hear the outcome of bidding to build Australia’s next generation […]

A variety of U.S. and Republic of Korea ships assemble off the coast of the ROK for exercise Ssang Yong 16, March 8, 2016. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal 19 ships which took […]

NATO vessels deployed in the Aegean Sea to help stop the flow of migrants into Europe have not yet started operating in Turkish waters and are waiting for the go-ahead from alliance member Ankara, diplomats told AFP Tuesday. Despite requests by the NATO operation’s German command, “the Turks refused” this weekend to allow the vessels […]

A Meko class frigate.The Algerian Navy has commissioned the first of two Meko frigates at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Germany, and will take delivery of the vessel in the coming months. The first frigate was named Harrad (Deterrent) during the commissioning on 23 February at the TKMS yard in Kiel, reports Navy Recognition. It […]

Rheinmetall Defence and the German Armed Forces (Bundewehr) have tested a high-energy laser effector installed on a German Navy warship operating on the high seas. To carry out the test, Rheinmetall Defence mounted a 10-kilowatt high-energy laser effector on a MLG 27 remote-controlled weapon station. The test programme included tracking of potential targets, including unmanned […]

Ten crews of BTR-82 APCs consisting of contract servicemen of the Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Northern Fleet are training for the “Naval derby” contest, which makes part of the programme of the International Army Games – 2016. Marines are being trained on the basis of the formation’s training centre. First the crews hone […]

Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya along with its support ships INS Mysore and INS Deepak are on a four-day visit to Maldives, after conclusion of the International Fleet Review. The ships are part of the Navy’s Western Fleet based in Mumbai. INS Vikramaditya, one of the two aircraft carriers of the Navy, is capable of […]

In Odessa, began sea trials for new  Ukrainian Navy Project 58155 «Gurza-M»  small armored artillery boat . The boat BK-02 (assumed name “Akkerman”, serial number 01024) was at sea for sea trials after the boat head BK-01 (Serial number 01023). The Project 58155 artillery boat “Gurza-M” was developed by UKROBORONPROM State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center. It is […]

Elbit Systems has unveiled its Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) system. Seagull is a 12-meter USV with replaceable mission modules, with two vessels capable of being operated and controlled in concert using a single Mission Control System (MCS), from manned ships or from the shore, the company said in a statement Monday. The system […]