US Navy Commissions Final Block III Virginia-class submarine, USS Delaware
The US Navy commissioned the final Block III Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS Delaware (SSN 791) on April 4, 2020. "The Navy commissioned USS Delaware (SSN 791), the 18th Virginia-class attack submarine, April 4
Iran to Build Multiple-hull Destroyer this Year
Irans Defense Ministry plans to start the construction of a 6,000-ton destroyer this year which will be a trimaran ship – a vessel consisting of multiple hulls – equipped with “very special capabilities”. “This destroyer will extend the capabilities of the Iranian Navy for longer operations in the seas with very...
US Navy to Upgrade 25-year Old USS Boxer to Operate F-35B Jets...
The US Navys 25-year old amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) will be able to support and operate the F-35B Joint Strike Fighters on-board after its upgrade by BAE Systems in 2021. Starting June this year, BAE Systems will drydock and perform nearly 18 months of maintenance and modernization work...
S Korea Develops Stealth Submarine Detection System
The South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has revealed a port surveillance system that improves detection of quiet submarines and other stealthy underwater moving objects. The advanced maritime surveillance system was developed at a cost of 130 billio- won ($106
US Navy to Quarantine Aircraft Carrier Sailors after Captain’s Scathing Letter
The US Pacific Fleet is preparing shore quarantine for sailors of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after a scathing letter from its captain exposed the situation on the mighty ship carrying some 5000 sailors, 23 of whom had tested positive for COVID-19 infection. The US Navy is working with the...
USS Roosevelt to Test Sailors for Coronavirus in Guam
The US Navy's USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier is heading for a possible quarantine into Guam following the positive testing for COVID-19 virus of three sailors and possible infections of dozens more. According to the US media, the number of positive COVID-19 cases on the warship, that had 5,000 personnel on board, spiked to 23
Kongsberg Competes Sale of Underwater Tech Firm, Hydroid to Huntington Ingalls
Kongsberg Maritime AS (KM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG), has completed the sale of its US based underwater technology company Hydroid to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). In a press release on 4 February 2020, KONGSBERG had announced that KM had entered into an agreement with HII on the sale of the wholly-owned subsidiary Hydroid, Inc
New Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford's Flight Deck Certified for Aircraft Ops
The US Navy has announced that the first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford completed flight-deck and carrier air-traffic control center certifications on March 20
US Navy Destroyer USS Delbert D. Black Completes Acceptance Trials
The US Navys USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has completed acceptance trials after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico
Naval Group Awards Contracts for Australian Attack Submarine's Critical Equipment Studies and...
Naval group has awarded PMB Defence based in Australia's Adelaide city and Greek firm Sunlight contracts to provide design, prototyping and qualification activities Main Storage Batteries which act as a power source for engines and other equipment on-board Australia's new Attack Class submarines. "PMB Defence, based in Adelaide and Sunlight, based in Greece have been contracted to provide design, prototyping and qualification activities for the Main Storage Batteries
Naval Group, Nexter to Upgrade French Navy’s Narwhal Remote Weapon Systems
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded Naval Group and Nexter a contract to modernize Narwhal 20B 20mm remote weapon stations (RWS) fitted aboard all French Navy surface vessels. “With Nexter Group, Naval Group will modernize the NARWHAL remote weapon stations fitted aboard all French Navy (Marine Nationale) surface vessels,” the Naval Group
Thales to Modernize Indonesian Warship with Combat Management System, Radars
French company Thales and Indonesia's Len Industri have signed an agreement to modernize combat management systems and radars of the Indonesian Navy's KRI Usman-Harun multi-role light frigates mission system. "On 10 March in Jakarta, Len Industri and Thales signed a contract for the complete modernisation of the KRI Usman-Harun multi-role light frigates mission system," Thales said in a statement Tuesday
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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