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U.S. Navy Conducts Second Test of Hypersonic Rocket Motor
2021-11-01 Read More...
The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) successfully conducted a second test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) on October 28, 2021, in Promontory, Utah, as part of the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike

US Navy Tests Unmanned Speedboats with Nano Drones in Arabian Sea
2021-10-27 Read More...
Unmanned speed boats were skimming across in the Arabian Sea last Wednesday, according to the US Fifth Fleet, The National

Saudi, UK, US Navies Conclude Mine-Hunting Countermeasures Training
2020-07-13 Read More...
Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), Royal Navy and U.S. Navy forces participated in mine countermeasures (MCM) interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf from 06 to 21

Indonesia to Receive 8 MV-22 Block C Osprey Aircraft
2020-07-08 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of eight (8) MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2

U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Start Flight Testing of MQ-8C Fire Scout
2020-05-13 Read More...
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout (photo) equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8

Fincantieri to Build Future U.S. Navy Frigates
2020-05-04 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Fincantieri U.S. subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), a nearly 800 million dollars contract for the concept design and construction of the first-in-class guided missile frigate

Saudi Royal Naval Forces Join International Naval Drill IMX19
2019-11-06 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces is taking part in the multinational mixed international naval drill IMX19, launched Sunday from the Bahrain-based US Naval Forces Central Command, with the participation of 56 countries and seven international

Saudi Navy Takes Part in Int’l Maritime Exercise (IMX 2019)
2019-10-28 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces is taking part in IMX 19, US Central Naval Command, and the world’s largest multinational mixed international naval exercise which is taking place at the North Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Coast of Djibouti

Coastal Patrol Ships Test Fire Griffin Missile in Arabian Gulf
2017-08-07 Read More...
Five coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron (PCRON) One conducted a proficiency fire test of their MK 60 Griffin Missile Systems (GMS) July 18-20 in the Arabian

Construction Starts on Future USS Milwaukee LCS5
2011-08-22 Read More...
Naval Sea Systems Command announced that fabrication of the future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), the fifth ship of the Littoral Combat Ship class, has begun at Marinette Marine Corp. Shipyard in Marinette,

US Navy Delivered 2 Patrol Boats to Iraq
2011-02-07 Read More...
The U.S. Navy recently delivered two 35-meter patrol boats to the Iraqi Navy's Umm Qasr naval facility.

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