UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a £400 million ($510 million) funding boost for the Dreadnought programme, as he opened a new training academy and revealed the name of the second Dreadnought submarine. The planned funding release, which supports the building phase of the programme, came as the Defence Secretary unveiled a £25 million […]

The Russian Navy has deployed its newest large patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev to Sevastopol in annexed Crimea. According to a statement of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the newest patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev has made its first-ever visit to Sevastopol for another stage of state trials. In five days the ship will fulfill a […]

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has announced that it successfully tested a land-based cruise missile and upgraded S-125 missile system on 5 December.  According to statement, the tests of Ukrainian missiles proved that Ukraine is capable of defending its borders in the Black and Azov Seas. This was stated by Secretary of […]

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has confirmed its armed forces participation in an attack on Ukrainian naval vessels on 25 November in Kerch Strait. On it informs the independent Interfax and state-owned TASS news agencies referring to the head of the National Centre for State Defence Control, Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev. “Thanks […]

The U.S.  Navy will commission its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony at Flynn Cruiseport in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, Dec. 1. The future USS Thomas Hudner honors naval aviator and Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. President Harry S. Truman awarded […]

The head of Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) and other officials have revealed details of attacks on Ukrainian naval vessels by Russian troops in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018. The incident started on Sunday when, three Ukrainian naval vessels, the military tug  “Jani Kapu” (A-947) and two small artillery boats Berdyansk (P-175) and Nikopol (P-176) strayed in the Kerch Strait, […]

Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $37 million contract modification for SM-6 and SM-2 missiles. In a statement made Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $37 million modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-18-C-5407 for procurement of fiscal 2019 U.S. Navy Standard missile SM-2 and Standard missile […]

According to news24.jp, Japan is officially has decided to buy vertical takeoff F-35B Lightning II aircraft to operate from its Izumo-class helicopter destroyers. The newspaper said that the government has decided to procure the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft which could be operated from a modified Izumo class ship and Island bases. Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun previously reported that the government may buy […]

Russian special forces seized two small armored artillery boats and a tugboat of the Ukrainian Navy in Black Sea. Ukrainian Navy already officially confirmed that Russia seized two “Berdyansʹk” (P-175) and “Nikopolʹ” (P-176) Gurza-class small armored artillery boats and a raid tug A-947 “Jani Kapu”. During the storm of Ukrainian naval vessels, six sailors were […]

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation opened fire on the naval vessels and are trying to take them by storm. It is reported that one of the Ukrainian small armored artillery boats was damaged, several sailors were injured. Later, press center of the Ukrainian Navy has confirmed that after leaving the 12-mile zone, Russia’s coast guard […]