The Chinese Navys large aircraft carrier, Type 003, is expected to be launched in 2021 and enter naval service around 2025. General outline of the warship is already identifiable in recent openly available photographs
Just three months after showcasing a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), North Korea displayed another one during a military parade held Thursday night. The parade was held at Kim Il-sung square in capital Pyongyang
Elbit Systems has won a contract to supply Seagull USVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles) to the Navy of a country in Asia-Pacific. The contract that is in an amount that is not material to Elbit Systems, will be performed over a 17-month period, the company said Wednesday
The Iranian Navy today inducted two new ships-an oil tanker converted into a helicopter carrier that can double up as a supply chip; and a missile corvette. The Makran forward base ship and Zereh (Armor) missile-launching frigate were inducted the first day of a naval drill dubbed Eqtedar (Power) on January...
Huntington Ingalls has completed the first phase of its Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence with the construction of a 22,000-square-foot facility. The first of two planned buildings on the 20-acre campus in Hampton, Virginia will be used to assemble hull structures for Boeings Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program for the U
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over Retractable Landing Gear (RLG) Systems for Tapas and SWiFT UAVs and 18 types of filters for P-75 Submarine to the Indian Ministry of Defense in a ceremony held in Chennai city on Sunday. The equipment were developed by DRDOs Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE)
Saab has signed a contract with Thales to supply Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS) as part of the Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme. Saab will deliver mine identification and disposal systems operated from unmanned surface vessels (USVs) under the deal
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) today. The start of fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel have been cut
China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) has started constructing an ultra-modern shipyard in Shanghai that will enable the production of six advanced warships a year. The commencement ceremony for the construction of the second phase of the Changxing Shipbuilding Base Project of CSSC was held on Changxing Island, Shanghai on Monday