China’s New Aircraft Carrier Getting Ready for Sea Trials
China's first locally built carrier, the Type 001A, is undergoing preparations for its first sea trial, with the scaffolds on the carrier completely removed and a phased array radar installed. "All the equipment and devices on the carrier are in the joint debugging stage, and the main engine has been...
US Navy Commissions USS Colorado, its Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine
Nuclear attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788) was commissioned Saturday morning at the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton. The 377-foot long and 7,800 ton submarine is said to be the US Navys most advanced undersea platform ever built
Japan to Acquire Phalanx Close-in Weapon System for Naval Defence
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Block IB Baseline 1 to MK 15 Phalanx Block IB Baseline 2 conversion kits for an estimated cost of $45 million. The Government of Japan has requested to buy twenty-four...
Boeing to Set-up Air, Sea Autonomous Systems Development Center in Australia
Australia will be home to Boeings largest autonomous systems development program outside of the United States following a new partnership agreement with the Queensland Government. Over the next three years, the rapid innovation program will see Boeing develop next-generation autonomous systems capability in Australia to increase the independent operation of air...
South African Navy Orders Three Inshore Patrol Vessels from Damen Shipyards
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has received an order from Armscor – the acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence – for three Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), 62 x 11 metres. The vessels form part of the South African Navys Project Biro which aims to develop South Africas maritime...
US Approves Fast Patrol Boats Sale to Kuwait
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait of fast patrol boats for an estimated cost of $100 million. The prime contractor will be Kvichak (a Vigor Company), Kent, Washington
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $1.43 Billion Contract for US Navy Amphibious Transport Dock
Huntington Ingalls was awarded a $1.43 billion, fixed-price incentive contract for the detail design and construction of LPD 29, the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
US Navy Picks Five Ship Designs to Compete for Guided-missile Frigate Project
Austal USA, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Fincantieri Marine and Huntington Ingalls were each awarded approximately $15 million for conceptual design of the Guided-missile Frigate (FFG(X)) project. The US Navy will evaluate the work of the five companies over the next 16 months before a final request for proposal in 2019 and a contract award in 2020, a US DoD contract announcement said
General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls to Compete for US Navy’s Flight III Arleigh...
The US Navy released the final request for proposal Thursday for a multi-year contract to build the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.
Guided Missile Frigate Joins South Korean Navy
South Korea's Navy inducted a new guided missile, ‘Daegu which uses a hybrid electric drive propulsion system and has stealth characteristics besides anti-submarine warfare capabilities. According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) it is equipped with a towed array sonar system and Hong Sang Eo long-range anti-submarine torpedos
US DARPA Completes Unmanned Anti-submarine Warfare Technology Demonstration Ship Project
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program to develop a naval vessel that can traverse thousands of kilometers without a single crew on board for months at a time. DARPA has transferred the technology demonstration vessel, Sea Hunter, to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) which will continue developing the revolutionary prototype vehicle—the first of what could ultimately become an entirely new class of unmanned ocean-going vessel—as the Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV)
Leonardo Delivers Upgraded Al Manama Ships to Bahraini Navy
Leonardo delivered the first of six upgraded Al Manama naval vessels to the Bahraini Navy at a ceremony in Mina Salman at Royal Bahrain Navy Headquarters on January 22. The delivery follows a deal signed with the Royal Bahrain Naval Force in 2015
U.S. Army Orders Oshkosh PLS A2 Trucks Worth $95M
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
Sweden Acquires Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft from Embraer
HENSOLDT Expands Partnership with Czech Armed Forces on Artillery Command System
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...