HII Awarded Long-Lead Time Materials Contract for CVN 82
HII announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy to start procurement of long-lead time materials (LLTM) for the construction of planned aircraft carrier CVN…
Keel Laid for Future USS John E. Kilmer
The keel for the future USS John E. Kilmer (DDG 134) was laid during a ceremony Sept. 10 at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. A keel laying ceremony represents the…
RNLN Postpones Navy Days Until 2028
The Royal Netherlands Navy is postponing the public event Navy Days for a year from 2027 to 2028. The reason is the amount of work on and around the naval…
Ukraine Kills Su-33 Carrier Fighter
Russians are clearing away the wreckage of a Su-33 carrier-based fighter jet destroyed on September 9 at the Vityazevo airfield in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation. Satellite images…
Russian Ships Enter Laptev Sea
Warships and auxiliary vessels of the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet have entered the waters of the Laptev Sea while carrying out tasks as part of a long-distance Arctic deployment, the…
INS Udaygiri Arrives in Colombo
The Indian Navy’s indigenously built multi‑role stealth frigate INS Udaygiri arrived at Colombo Port on Tuesday (08) for a three‑day Operational Turnaround (OTR), coinciding with the visit of Indian Defense…
UK Milestone With Fishery Protection Vessel Deployments
Two Royal Navy warships today passed a milestone in their landmark mission to the Indo-Pacific region: five years deployed. 1,826 days have passed since sister patrol ships HMS Spey and…
Peruvian Navy Live-Fire in BRACOLPER 2026
As part of the BRACOLPER 2026 multinational exercise, naval units from the Peruvian, Brazilian, and Colombian navies took part in a live-fire exercise against land-based targets on the Rio Negro…
NZDF Helps Kiribati Dispose of Second World War Munitions
Residents and workers in one of Kiribati’s most densely populated communities are now safer after a joint Kiribati-New Zealand operation to safely dispose of hundreds of Second World War-era unexploded…
Greece/Italy Sign FREMM Contract
The Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, met today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto at the Italian Ministry of Defense, in Rome. In the presence…