Navy & Maritime Security News

Navy Conducts COBRA Flight Test from Fire Scout

Study Explores Aircraft Operations Aboard Carriers

July 26, 2011

The Office of Naval Research announced July 13 that a recent self-sponsored effort to examine how aircraft carrier flight deck ...

The littoral combat ship Independence (LCS 2)

Navy Tests LCS Minesweeping System

July 25, 2011

The Navy announced the successful completion of shore-based and at-sea integrated system tests on the prototype Unmanned Influence Sweep System, ...

RAF and Navy Continue to Strike at Gaddafi Regime

July 25, 2011

The RAF and Royal Navy have been involved in a number of precision attacks to protect Libyan civilians over the ...

Lockheed Demos First US Navy Joint Tactical Radio Network

July 21, 2011

Lockheed Martin performed its first successful Joint Tactical Radio network demonstration for the U.S. Navy, transmitting Internet-Protocol enabled data and ...

Pakistan drone crashes near oil refinery: navy

July 20, 2011

A Pakistani surveillance navy drone crashed near an oil refinery after hitting a bird on a routine flight, coming down ...

Russian Navy to receive new air defense system

July 20, 2011

The Russian Navy will soon receive a new ship-based gun/missile air defense system, KBP Instrument Design Bureau, the developer of ...

Malaysia says first submarine unable to dive

Brazil launches construction of four Scorpene-class submarines

July 18, 2011

The construction of four Scorpene-class attack submarines for the Brazilian Navy was launched on Saturday at a plant near Rio ...

Thales Signs Contract to Equip Additional FREMM Frigates

FREMM Frigate Aquitaine Completes Second Series of Sea Trials

July 8, 2011

France --- On Saturday 2 July, first-of-class FREMM multi-mission frigate Aquitaine returned to DCNS’s Lorient shipyard after completing three weeks ...