US Navy Commissions Fifth Littoral Combat Ship
The US Navy commissioned USS Little Rock (LCS 9), the nation's fifth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) on the Buffalo River on Saturday. The ship is built by a Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine team and completed its acceptance trials in August and was delivered to the US Navy on...
China’s Type 001A Aircraft Carrier to House 40 J-15 Fighter Jets
Chinas first home-made Type 001A aircraft carrier, slated for sea tests soon, will not house fifth-gen fighter jets but will instead operation with some 40 J-15 fighter aircraft. The Type 001A carrier, which is close to completing its mooring test, has a ski-jump flight deck while the fifth generation jets such...
Ukrainian Companies Pitch for Brazilian Tamandare Corvette Project
Ukrainian Defence and shipbuilding companies have announced their intention to bid for Brazils Tamandare type corvette construction project, the tender for which is expected in early 2018. Representatives of the State Enterprise "UkrinMash" and of the Defense Industrial Complex of Ukraine, part of the state-owned "Ukroboronprom", visited Rio- de Janeiro...
Fincantieri, Naval Group Join Race for Canadian Combat Ship Tender
Fincantieri-Naval Group are bidding for the Canadian Navy's surface combatant ship procurement program competing against Lockheed Martin-BAE Systems and Navantia-Saab who are in the race to supply next-generation ships. Under the country's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, a $38
Navantia-Saab Team Submits Canadian Surface Combatant Program Bid
A day after Lockheed Martin-led team submitted bid for the Canadian Surface Combatant program, Navantia-led group followed with its response to the multi-billion dollar tender. Navantia will provide its ship platform, Saab Australia will be the Combat Systems Integrator (CSI) with CEA Technologies providing key elements of the proposed solution
World’s First 3D Printed Ship Propeller Ready for Commercial Application
The worlds first class-approved 3D printed ships propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Groups headquarters in the Netherlands and has been approved to be installed on a ship. Containing 298 layers of 3D printing, the propeller is the result of a collaboration between RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk, Bureau Veritas and Damen
Chinese Navy Commissions Locally-made Guided-missile Frigate
The Chinese PLA Navy today commissioned the locally-made Type-056A frigate ‘Suining into fleet service. The Type-056A frigate is the latest surface warship developed by China
Lockheed, BAE Systems’ Submit Bid for Canadian Navy's Surface Combatant Program
Lockheed Martin has confirmed delivery of the proposal for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program. BAE Systems, CAE, Lockheed Martin Canada, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics are partnering as Canada's Combat Ship Team (CST) for the Royal Canadian Navy's future fleet of surface combatants
Kawasaki Tests Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in UK Marines’ Facility
Kawasaki Heavy Industries completed the verification test of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in UK waters. The AUV verification test was carried out from November 6 to 20, 2017 at The Underwater Centre, a UK marine testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland
Kelvin Hughes SharpEye Radar for Pakistan’s Second Khalid-class Submarine Upgrade
UK based Kelvin Hughes has won a contract to supply its SharpEye Doppler radar system to the second of the Pakistan Navys Agosta 90B-class (also known as the Khalid-class attack submarine) upgrade program. Working with Turkish defence contractor STM, the main contractor for the refurbishment programme, Kelvin Hughes will supply the SharpEye system to the first submarine in 2018 and the second in 2019
Minimal Damage to US Navy Ship as Japanese Tug Boat Scrapes Past...
USS Benfold, a guided missile destroyer sustained ‘minimal damage when a Japanese tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into the US Navy ship in Sagami Bay, southwest of Tokyo Saturday. The incident occurred during a towing exercise when the drifting tug boat scraped past the US Navy vessel, the Navy said in a statement adding that the incident would be investigated
South Korea’s Latest Warship is ‘No Jeok’
South Korean Navys latest warship, the landing ship built under the LST-II program was launched on Thursday and named as ‘No Jeok Bong. The 4,900-ton Cheon Wang Bong-class ship has two helipads and can accommodate choppers, mechanized landing craft, amphibious assault vehicles and more than 300 troops
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
