French Navy Receives First Air Defence FREMM Frigate
Naval Group handed over the first FREMM frigate Alsace to the French Navy on April 16 in Toulon. Alsace is the first of the two air defence frigates with enhanced air defence capability and the seventh FREMM multimissions frigate ordered by OCCAr for the French defence procurement agency (Direction générale de...
Britain's First Type 26 Frigate Bow Rolled out of Shipyard’s Build Hall
The bow of HMS GLASGOW, the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, has been rolled out of the build hall at BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde. In a move that lasted 90 minutes, the forward section of HMS GLASGOW which contains the...
Naval Group Delivers First New Offshore Patrol Vessel for Argentina
Naval Group delivered offshore patrol vessel, A.R
U.S. Navy Taps Lockheed Martin for Submarine Electronic Warfare Equipment
The U.S
Taiwan Builds First 10,000 Ton-Class Amphibious Vessel
Taiwan launched the first of a new 10,000-ton class of multimission amphibious ships Yu Shan at the shipyard of the state-owned shipbuilder CSBC Corporation in Kaohsiung port city on Tuesday. This ship will be delivered to the Navy in 2022
Dutch Air Defense Command Vessel to Join UK Carrier Strike Group
Dutch Air Defense Command Vessel, HNLMS Evertsen will join UK Carrier Strike Group on its voyage to the Sea of Japan following a six-week period of maintenance at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam. The shipyard prepared the warship for the voyage of nearly 40,000 km that it will soon be making to Japan together with the UK Carrier Strike Group
Australian Navy Commissions Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has commissioned first of the two ordered new Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships, HMAS Supply. Carrying fuel, water, food, parts and dry cargo, the AORs will primarily provide logistics replenishment to naval combat units at sea
IAI, Thales to offer "Ship-Killing" SEA SERPENT Missile for Royal Navy Type...
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates could be equipped with "ship-killing" SEA SERPENT missiles produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales. "IAI & Thales UK have joined forces to offer SEA SERPENT the most advanced ship-launched anti-surface missile in the free world to equip the Royal Navy Type 23 frigates with an anti-ship and anti-surface missile that can strike targets at ranges significantly in excess of 200km," IAI announced Tuesday
Russia Develops Ship that Can Dive Like a Submarine
Russias Rubin Central Design Bureau has developed perhaps the worlds first patrol ship with a diving capability so that it functions like a submarine for a short time, TASS reported quoting Rubins press service
Portuguese Naval Frigate Equipped with Alewijnse Multi-Function Consoles
Alewijnse Marine said it has installed new multi-function consoles on board the M-frigate Bartolomeu Dias (F333) on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Defense. The delivery of new consoles for her sister ship, Francisco de Almeida (F334), is scheduled to be completed this summer
Lockheed Wins Australia’s AEGIS Weapon System Modernization Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued $79.3 million to modernize AEGIS weapon systems operated by the U
Iran Unveils New Air Defense Missile
Israel Begins Production of Reshef Warships to Replace Aging Sa’ar 4.5 Vessels
U.A.E. Signs $1B Missile System Deal With Calidus
India Begins Domestic Production of Igla-S Air Defense Systems
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U