Huntington Ingalls Awarded $29 M to Plan Repair of USS Fitzgerald
Huntington Ingalls is being awarded a $29.4 million contract for initial planning of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration
Indian Navy Destroyers, Frigates to Get Locally-made Anti-Submarine SONARs
Indias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved an INR200 crore (US$33 M) procurement of upgraded SONARs for its Navy destroyers and frigates. These SONARS are designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi and will boost the Navys anti submarine...
Indian Navy Commissions Water Jet Fast Attack Craft, INS Tarasa
INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai today. Vice Admiral Luthra said the passage of the ship during her maiden voyage from Kolkata to Mumbai, in rough weather,...
Radar Mast Installed on China’s First Homemade Aircraft Carrier
A radar mast has been installed on Chinas first home-made aircraft carrier, the Type 001A leading to speculation that the ship will take to sea trials in early 2018, some six months ahead of schedule. “It is very efficient that the construction has moved forward to radar installation five months after...
Restoration Initiated of Damaged US Navy Destroyer, USS Fitzgerald
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS) is being awarded a $15,475,217 firm-fixed price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-5114) to support the restoration of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62). “This procurement is to initiate restoration of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) leading to mission ready condition,” a US DoD contract...
US Navy Awards $5 Billion to General Dynamics for Nuclear-Powered Submarine Design
General Dynamics Electric Boat is being awarded a $5,071,534,074 contract for the Integrated Product and Process Development design completion for the Columbia-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The submarine is intended to fire nuclear missiles at enemy positions after remaining hidden under-water
Chinese Navy Gets Nuclear Submarine: Reports
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has received an unspecified nuclear submarine from the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC). The handing over could have taken place anytime in the last five years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012
Stealth Features on US Warships Led to Collisions With Merchant Vessels?
Recent deadly collisions between US Navy Ships and cargo vessels in crowded shipping lanes may have been caused by the inability of civilian ships from spotting them early or judging their size and proximity accurately. This issue was discussed Tuesday at a hearing of the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) where Secretary of the Navy Richard V
Bahrain to Buy US-made 35 Meter Fast Patrol Boats Costing $60.25 Million
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain for 35 Meter Fast Patrol Boats costing $60.25 million
Chinese Navy Commissions High-capacity Supply Ship
A high capacity supply vessel was commissioned by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Friday in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Hulun Nur 965 is the first of a new type of comprehensive supply vessel independently developed by China using globally advanced technologies, according to reports in several Chinese media
US$2.8 Billion Refueling, Overhaul Bill For US Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
Huntington Ingalls is being awarded a $2,8 billion contract to perform refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN 73), nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by August 2021
Outfitting Work, System Debugging of China’s Aircraft Carrier ‘Almost Complete’
Chinas first home-made aircraft carrier has completed outfitting work and system debugging and is soon expected to commence mooring trials. Global Times quoting Chinese defense ministry spokesperson reported on Thursday that the construction of the Type 001A aircraft carrier is on schedule
Fires Across 7 Russian Regions in Overnight Ukrainian Drone, Missile Attacks
China Equips Robotic Dog With Short-range Air Defense System
Ukraine Peace Deal Could Include Defreezing $300B Russian Assets
Zelensky Offers to Exchange Captured N.Korean Soldiers for Ukrainians in Russia
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