US to Sell Japan RAM Ship-Defense Missile
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of RAM Block 2 Tactical Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $55.311 million
ECA Group to Modernize Latvian Navy Countermeasures Vessels
ECA Group today announced it won a contract worth more than 20 million euros for the modernization of three Alkmaar mine countermeasures vessels belonging to the Latvian Naval Forces. The vessels were acquired from the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2006
Israeli Navy Tests New Sea-to-Sea Missile System
The Israeli Navy on Friday tested a new sea-to-sea missile system that would arm its newest Saar-5 and Saar-6 corvettes. “The Israeli Navy & Israel Ministry of Defense have been testing the waters
Iran to Unveil its Helicopter Carrier Ship in November
Iran will unveil its first Amphibious Transport Dock (ATD) - helicopter carrier ship this November on Navy Day. The ship will carry up to 7 helicopters, an assortment of drones and electronic warfare equipment among others
Kongsberg to Supply 4 HUGIN AUV Survey Systems to India’s Garden Reach...
Kongsberg Maritime has concluded the sale of four HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the Indian Defence Public Sector shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), located in Kolkata, India. This sale has been conducted in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime India, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime
UK Carrier Embarks Largest Number of Warplanes Ever for NATO Exercises
The UK Navys HMS Queen Elizabeth has embarked the largest number of warplanes ever onto deck as it prepares to take its place at the heart of a UK-led NATO Carrier Strike Group. Two squadrons of F-35B stealth jets, the RAFs 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) and the US Marines Corps VMFA-211 (The Wake Island Avengers), have joined the 65,000-tonne carrier as it sails for exercises with allies in the North Sea
Russian Warship Collides with Container Ship in Danish Waters
A Russian warship collided with a Swedish container ship Ice Rose in the entrance to the Baltic on Wednesday morning. The incident reportedly occured due to thick fog
BAE Systems Unveils New Unmanned Sea Vehicle
BAE Systems has unveiled the newest addition to its unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) portfolio, the Riptide UUV-12. The 12” diameter vehicle is the companys entry into the medium UUV market – joining three small UUV variants – and marks the first new vehicle since last years acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions
Ultra Secures UK Sonobuoy Test Facility Contract
Ultra announced today that it has secured a contract from QinetiQ to support them in replacing the entire Sonobuoy Test Facility (STF) system at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre, MOD BUTEC. This work includes replacing the Software Defined Sonobuoy Receivers (SDSRs), the Command function transmitters as well as a suite of analysis software for the Ground Monitoring Station which provides control, monitoring, recording and analysis capabilities for the Sonobuoy on test
S.Korean Navy Officers under Probe for Leaking Warship Info to Hyundai
Three South Korean Navy officers are being investigated over a suspected leak of classified warship information to Hyundai Heavy Industries. The officials secretly filmed documents related to a project to build an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer in 2014
Chinese Navy Minesweepers Exercise to Break Taiwan Sea Mines Ring
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy held live-fire anti-sea mine exercises involving warships and minesweeping robots to thwart Taiwans alleged attempt to surround Taiwan Strait with mines. Chinese experts said the recent PLA drills displayed its ability to destroy mines laid by Taiwan to buy time for U
US Navy Test-fires Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile near Guam
The US Navy conducted a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (TLAM) strike scenario targeting the Farallon de Medinilla range, located on an uninhabited 200-acre island off the coast of Guam on September 20. Launched from USS Antietam (CG 54) the TLAM test strike was a part of Valliant Shield 2020, a US only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among US forces
U.K.-led Nordic Warden System Activated Following Black Sea Cable Damage
Indonesia Details Preparation for Rafale Fighter Induction
German Leopard 2A6 Tank's Protection, Weapons Inferior to T-90M: Russian Experts
Norway Backs Mine Detection Dog Training Center in Ukraine
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