Final Production Batch of LRSAM for Indian Naval Ships Flagged Off
Final production batch of Long Range Surface to Air Missiles (LRSAM), jointly developed by Indias DRDO and IAI Israel, to equip ships of Indian Navy was flagged off today at the APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad. This LRSAM Missile system can provide point and area defence against various aerial targets...
Sea Trials Commence for Turkey's First Armed Unmanned Vessel, ULAQ
Sea trials for Turkeys first weaponized unmanned vessel “ULAQ” have commenced, its manufacturer, Meteksan Savunma announced today. “The Armed Unmanned Marine Vehicle (SİDA), the first platform of the ‘ULAQ series, whose prototype production was completed, was launched and sea tests began,” the company
Turkish-Ukrainian Corvette Deal to be Signed in April
The main contract between Turkey and Ukraine on joint production of corvettes will be signed this April. “Work has begun on the construction of the corvettes,” Mykola Gapeev, head of the Marketing Department at Ukraine's Okean (Ocean) Shipyard, was quoted as saying by Defense Express on Wednesday
Belgian, Dutch Mine Hunters to be Armed with Bofors Naval Guns
BAE Systems has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV) program. The shipbuilding company Kership will install the guns on the fleet of 12 mine hunting vessels – six for Belgium, six for the Netherlands – with the first ship scheduled for delivery to the Belgian Navy in 2024
Russia's Proposed Aircraft Carrier to Have Ski Jump, Electromagnetic Catapult Launch
The Russian Navy's proposed nuclear powered aircraft carrier will have both ski-jump and an electromagnetic catapult launch system. According to Alexei Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the proposed carrier will be designed to work with both legacy aircraft which require a ski jump and future warplanes that will use the catapult launch system
Russian MoD Team in Sudan to set up Naval Base
A team consisting of members within the Russian Ministry of Defense have visited Sudan to begin work related to the latters plan to set up a naval base for its Navy. "A reconnaissance commission that worked there left, clarified the technical capabilities and the required volume of auxiliary buildings and structures," Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who oversees property management and quartering of troops, told
U.S. Navy to Receive Littoral Combat Ship Simulators
CAE USA and Pinnacle Solutions announced their joint venture company Xebec will be delivering the first three Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Bridge Part-Task Trainers (BPTTs) to the United States Navy. The new LCS BPTTs recently completed factory acceptance testing at CAEs facility in Tampa, Florida and will now be packed and shipped to the Navys Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island
340 Stealthy Combat Speedboats Join Iranian Navy Fleet
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has received 340 stealthy speedboats capable of carrying weapons. The speedboats joined the IRGC Navys fleet in Irans southern port city of Bandar Abbas Monday on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian-state owned
Phased Array radar, Vertical Launching Systems in Pakistan Navy’s Type 054A/P Frigates...
Pakistan Navys Type 054A/P frigates, ordered from China will come equipped with an SR2410C phased radar and 32-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) able to launch the YJ-12 anti-ship cruise missiles. Other armaments include eight C-803 anti-ship / land-attack cruise missiles, one PJ26 76 mm dual-purpose naval gun, two Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130, six 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers, two Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried) and two Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers,
Chile to Equip Ex-Australian Frigate with SM-2 Block IIIA Missiles
Chile is likely to place an order for Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA missiles to arm the Navys Adelaide-class frigates formerly used by Australia. The U
Taiwan's Indigenously-built Submarine Submerged & Surfaced in Harbor Trials
Ukraine Orders Additional 35mm Ammunition for Gepard Air Defense Guns
Elbit Systems Secures $60M to Supply Counter-UAS Solutions to NATO European Country
Afraid Trump May End Freebies, Ukraine to "Buy" Weapons from Frozen Russian...
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