First Dive for Leading Submarine of Brazilian Prosub program
The first Brazilian submarine in the Prosub program, ‘Riachuelo, successfully completed her first independent dive down to safety depth off Sepetiba Bay near Rio during the night of November 28. For nearly 12 years, the Prosub program has involved more than 3,000 French and Brazilian employees, whether in the design and...
S.Korea’s KDX III Destroyer to get Phalanx Weapon Systems
South Korea will buy a pair of MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems to equip them on the Navy's KDX III warship. The contract was approved by the U
Scrapping Fire Damaged Bonhomme Richard Warship Will Cost US Navy $30M
The US Navy has decided to scrap amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) that was severely damaged in a
BrahMos Anti-Ship Missile Hits Target at Max Range
Indias BrahMos anti-ship missile today launched from a warship hit its target located nearly 290km away. “Indian Navy hones its combat readiness
Russian Kazan Nuclear Submarine Fires Anti-ship Missile in Final Trials
The Russian Navys Kazan nuclear submarine completed state trials with the launch of Oniks anti-ship cruise missile in White Sea. "Today, the lead ship of the Yasen-M project, Kazan, has successfully fired an Oniks anti-ship cruise missile at a sea target
Turkey Begins Probe into German Navy Search of its Cargo Ship
Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation Friday into the search by soldiers of a German naval frigate of a Turkish cargo ship carrying aid to Libya. However, the German Defense Ministry stated that soldiers from the frigate “Hamburg” boarded the Turkish freighter “Rosaline A,” on the night of November 22 to search for arms but were forced to abandon their mission after Turkey protested to the EU
India’s Naval Dockyard Refits Maldivian Coast Guard Ship
Indias Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, completed the refit of Maldivian Coast Guard Ship MNDF CGS Huravee. Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair, Admiral Superintendent handed over the ship to the Commanding Officer Major Hussain Rasheed at Visakhapatnam on November 25, 2020
Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures Program Enters Manufacture Stage
The Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) project which aims to build autonomous minehunting system today reached the manufacture stage, with a £184M contract awarded to Thales UK. The investment will see around 215 jobs supported in the UK at Thales sites in Templecombe (Somerset) and Plymouth as well as in the wider supply chain including L3 Harris in Portsmouth, Stonehaven in Aberdeen and Alba Ultrasound in Glasgow, the UK MoD said in a release
Chinese Amphibious Landing Ships, Stealth Missile Boats Simulate Landing on Taiwan
The Chinese Navy, the largest in the world, simulated landing on Taiwan in recent exercises involving Type 071 amphibious dock landing ships and Type 022 stealth missile boats. On November 18, three Type 071 amphibious dock landing ships attached to a landing ship flotilla with the navy under the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command
Taiwan to Start Producing Submarines Domestically
Taiwan on Tuesday officially began work on its first ever domestically-produced submarines in the southern city of Kaohsiung. "Proud to launch our
US Destroyer Leaves Russian Waters After Kremlin Warship Threatens to Ram...
An American destroyer, John McCain entered the territorial waters of Russia in the Peter the Great Gulf for two kilometers and was driven out by the Russian large anti-submarine ship Admiral Vinogradov, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Today at 6:17 Moscow time, the USS John McCain destroyer, which has been in the Sea of Japan for several days, violated the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Peter the Great Gulf, going 2 kilometers beyond the sea border line,"
GDEB Awards Huntington Ingalls $2.2B for Columbia-Class Submarine Modules
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) in support of construction on the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The contract modification, valued at approximately $2
Philippines Aircraft Descended to Chinese Helicopter Altitude: Chinese PLA
USS Harry S. Truman Commander Fired After Collision near Egypt
Family of Midair Collision Victim Files $500M Claims against FAA, U.S. Army...
French Carrier Strike Group to Make First Ever Stop in Philippines’ Subic...
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