Naval Technology
Video: French Navy Still Fielding and Firing SM-1 Medium Range SAM
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) released pictures and a video of a relatively recent live fire involving the venerable SM-1MR medium range surfa...
Video: Hull Vane Retrofit Improves OPV’s performance
CMN Shipyard in Cherbourg, France, conducted sea trials on the 13th June 2018 on the OPV Thémis from the French Coastguard (Affaires Maritimes). Th...
Fincantieri FREMM Frigate: A True Global, Capable and Proven Warship
A few days have passed since the last stop of FREMM Alpino in Boston, and the frigate is now on her way to Italy after two months in which the Ital...
Video Coverage: Belgian Navy Days 2018
The 36th Belgian Navy Days were held at the Zeebrugge naval base on June 30th and July 1st 2018. For two days visitors could board several vessels ...
Preparing for the Future: Naval Group Presented its Latest Innovations
Naval Group gathered last week, for the third consecutive year, its governmental, industrial and academic partners. Over the course of these two da...
Video: Russia’s SSBN Yuri Dolgorukiy Performs Salvo Launch of Bulava missiles
The Project 955 Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy (NATO reporting name: Dolgorukiy-class) performed a success...
Russia Started Sea Trials of Klavesin-2 UUV in Crimea
Trials of the latest Klavesin-2 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) began at a sea range in Crimea. The craft got the official military 2R52 index wh...
New Supply Ship, Frigates and MCM Vessels for Dutch Navy
Pending parliamentary approval, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is set to procure a second support ship, two M-frigates replacement and six mine ...
Video: 25 years of Thales TACTICOS Combat Management System
This year Thales celebrates 25 years of its TACTICOS combat management system. Navy Recognition recently went to the Thales site of Hengelo in the ...
French Navy to Get Significantly Upgraded Exocet MM40 Block 3C
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) will soon receive a major upgrade for its iconic Exocet anti-ship missile: The new "Block 3C" upgrade will bring...
Inverted-Bow Warships Back in the Aegean Sea ?
Today, the Greek Navy (Hellenic Navy) is one of those Navies that maintain a significant amount of firepower thanks to the numerous fleet of surfac...
New Kh-32 Antiship Missile Becomes Operational in Russia - part 2
The new missiles announced by President Vladimir Putin draw a major attention. However, they are either non-operational yet or undergoing test oper...
New Kh-32 Antiship Missile Becomes Operational in Russia - part 1
The new missiles announced by President Vladimir Putin draw a major attention. However, they are either non-operational yet or undergoing test oper...
Russia, West Increasing their Military Activity in the Arctic
The joint ICEX-2018 exercise of the United States, the UK, Canada and Norway began in the Arctic in March 2018. Three nuclear submarines surfaced t...
Republic of Singapore Navy Unveils its Smart Defence Initiatives
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) unveiled last week its "Smart Defence Initiatives" as it tries to harness the latest technological development...
Russia's Modernization of Soviet-era Vessels Facing Problems - part 2
In early 2010s the successes in Russian military buildup triggered an euphoria. It was characterized by calls to resume the production of missile-c...
Russia's Modernization of Soviet-era Vessels Facing Problems - part 1
In early 2010s the successes in Russian military buildup triggered an euphoria. It was characterized by calls to resume the production of missile-c...
Video: ECA Group unveils the A18-M mid-size AUV for mine warfare
ECA Group unveiled the latest addition to its range of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV): The A18-M dedicated to mine counter measures. Navy Rec...
Video: CANTO torpedo countermeasure
French company Naval Group opened the doors of its underwater weapon facility in Saint-Tropez so that Navy Recognition may bring you an exclusive v...
Video: D19 multi-role autonomous underwater vehicle
French company Naval Group opened the doors of its underwater weapon facility in Saint-Tropez so that Navy Recognition may bring you an exclusive v...
