Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates

Russia deploys task group to Caribbean and Cuba

A Russian Federation Navy task group has visited Havana, Cuba, in what is being seen as a display of power projection capability. Four naval vessels...
Torpedo first for Royal Air Force Poseidon sub-hunter

UK, French, Norwegian MPAs combine to hunt reported Russian submarine

Maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) from the United Kingdom, France, and Norway have been working together to prosecute a suspected Russian submarine target, in a...
USS Emory S Land

USN submarine tender visit to RAN base demonstrates AUKUS implementation

The US submarine tender USS Emory S Land arrived in Darwin, northern Australia on 28 May for a port visit. The visit, hosted at...
HMS Victorious

Royal Navy reiterates strategic importance of undersea battlespace to UK

The undersea battlespace remains critical to UK security and interests, a senior Royal Navy (RN) officer told a major underwater defence show in London. Giving...
Barracuda family

The Netherlands selects Naval Group for its Submarine Replacement program

Naval Group has been selected by The Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the Replacement Netherlands Submarine Capability project, based on the Barracuda family expeditionary...
The UK Royal Navy (RN) submarine HMS Vanguard

UK Trident test demonstrates submarine’s readiness to return to operations

The UK Royal Navy (RN) submarine HMS Vanguard has conducted a Trident missile firing that has demonstrated the boat’s readiness to return to operations...
ECA Group

Beating the Minefield With Autonomous Countermeasures

The potential for autonomous mine hunting is now being realised - and the demand for it is growing. Technological developments in mine countermeasure (MCM) systems...
Saab Kockums A26

Sweden contracts Saab to conduct future underwater capability studies

Swedish defence systems house Saab has been contracted by FMV – Sweden’s defence materiel administration – to conduct concept development studies for future underwater...
An artist’s rendering of the SSN-AUKUS submarine

UK announces GBP4 billion AUKUS submarine design contract

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the award of a GBP4 billion (USD4.9 billion) contract to deliver the detailed design and long-lead...
The Royal Navy’s carrier strike group

DSEI 2023: UK First Sea Lord stresses need for navy to accelerate technological and...

The UK Royal Navy (RN) is facing an ever-increasing pace of change in threats, and must pick up the pace of its own technological...

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