Industry Sector

  • Pakistan in talks with China ‘for eight submarines’

    The Pakistani government has approved the purchase of eight new submarines from China, senior Pakistan Navy officers told the National Assembly’s defence committee on 31 March. Pakistan in talks with […]

  • Ashland trains alongside ROK forces

    The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland participated in Korean Marine Exchange Program 15.1, a bilateral training exercise with the Republic of Korea. Ashland trains alongside ROK forces By […]

  • Nato war games due to start

    Joint Warrior is held twice a year – in April and October – and includes several locations in Scotland and in the sea off its coast. Nato war games due […]

  • Analysts cast doubt on Russian plans for supercarrier

    The commander of the Russian Navy has announced plans for a ‘supercarrier’ exceeding 85,000 tonnes Analysts cast doubt on Russian plans for supercarrier Reuben F Johnson, Washington, DC – IHS […]

  • USN launches first new Aegis destroyer in four years

    The first of the US Navy’s (USN) restart Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyers has entered the water, officials announced on 30 March. USN launches first new Aegis destroyer […]

  • Obangame Express 2015 Concludes

    Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise, Obangame Express 2015, March 27. […]

  • Working more closely together

    The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that he is “a strong supporter of closer cooperation between the European Union and NATO”. Secretary General: NATO and the EU […]

  • Patrol boats

    The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) has recently inducted two indigenous harbour patrol boats – CGS Boleshwar (pennant HPB 4903) and CGS Tentulia (HPB 4904) – into its fleet on 15 […]

  • Advanced amphib training

    Smaller vessels such as a yacht are not typically incorporated into U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s VBSS training, but this particular team sought to familiarize itself with the […]

  • USCG Cutter conducting counter-terrorism

    Over the past few weeks, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck has patrolled the Gulf of Oman to conduct counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in support of CTF-150. USCG […]