Yearly Archive: 2020

At the beginning of May, fighter squadrons stationed in the north-east of France led an Entry Force training mission, notably for pilots qualified as Mission Commander. Below we look back on a flight planned by the Air Force Fighter Aviation Brigade (BAAC) of the Air Force Command (CFA), the Air For…

Saab has received orders from Latvian Armed Forces and Estonian Armed Forces for deliveries of Carl-Gustaf M4. Deliveries will take place in 2021-2024.

The orders are placed within a framework agreement signed by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in June 2019, which allows Sweden,…

HMS Queen Elizabeth is one step closer to being able to deploy on global operations after completing the first stages of Operational Sea Training.

Over the last few weeks, the ship’s Company have been put through their paces with simulated fires, floods and responding to battle damage, as well as…

MOSCOW — The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov has taken to the Baltic Sea to continue shipbuilders’ sea trials, spokesman for the Yantar Shipyard Sergei Mikhailov told TASS on Monday.

“On May 23, the large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov returned to the Baltic S…

The launching ceremony of the second PPA was held on the 22nd May 2020 at Fincantieri Shipyard in Riva Trigoso – Genova. The ship has been named after Francesco Morosini, 108th Doge of the Serenissima Republic of Venice and General Sea Captain of the Venetian Fleet (1688 – 1694).

Due to the persi…

Austal Limited is pleased to announce that the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. LCS 24 is the 12th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama for the United States Navy (USN).

Austal Chief Exe…