Pakistan and China on Thursday agreed to a multi-billion dollar deal that would see Beijing provide eight submarines to the Pakistan Navy, in an agreement that analysts are calling the largest-ever defence deal China has agreed to with any country. Despite the magnitude of the deal, government officials did not provide any details, even declining […]

In a first for the U.S. Navy, a submarine has launched and recovered an underwater drone used in a military operation.The attack submarine USS North Dakota returned to its base in Groton on Monday following a nearly two-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea specifically to test the drone-launching capability. “This was something they thought we […]

Chinese Navy uses Bison hovercraft delivered from Ukraine for amphibious landing exercises. China ordered 4x Bison hovercrafts, two building in Ukraine, others will build in China shipbuilding yard. The Bizon is a class of air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC). The hovercraft is designed to sealift amphibious assault units (such as marines and tanks) from equipped/non-equipped vessels […]

Liaoning , is the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People’s Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. She is classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to practice with carrier usage.

French newsletter Intelligence Online says shipbuilder DCNS has activated lobbyists in Canada in order to sell to Ottawa the Mistral-class ships that Russia ordered. In 2011, France and Russia signed a $1.5 billion deal for Paris to build two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships for Russia. The ships have already been built and the first one […]

The construction of the Tun Sharifah Rodziah sea-basing ship in the waters off eastern Sabah will tighten maritime security, especially in the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) areas. Armed forces chief Gen Tan Sri Dr Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said the sea-basing ship would be equipped with interceptor boats, unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopter and a Quick […]

Vietnam and Russia are in the final stages of negotiation for the sale of two Gepard-class (Project 11661) light frigates, sources familiar with the matter told RBTH. Vietnam has four such Russian-made light frigates, with two of them undergoing weapons fitting at the moment. A deal could be reached by the end of the month, […]

As told by representatives of Vympel Shipyard (Russia) on 29/6, the companies hope to soon sign a contract to Vietnam closed Molniya 4 more ships with new equipment. Answer to the media, Mr. Victor Doskin, deputy general manager Vympel shipbuilding conglomerate, said: “We are pleased about the cooperation with Vietnam and hopes to continue this […]

Singapore’s navy is preparing to take on more unconventional missions with a new fleet of patrol boats, as territorial tensions rise in the South China Sea and demands for search and rescue missions increase in the aftermath of airplane disasters in the region. The first of eight Littoral Mission Vessels was launched this week and […]

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