France, Russia Mistral Talks Fail, Negotiations to Resume
French-Russian talks on the amount of money that France has to return to Moscow for reneging on the Mistral helicopter carrier deal failed in May but are likely to resume later this month. A French delegation had arrived on May 28 and held talks with a Russian team
India-US Seek To Co-Operate On India’s Aircraft Carrier Project
India is hoping to utilize US expertise in catapult launch technology for its recently announced indigenous 65,000-ton aircraft carrier after the signing of the 10 year Indo-US Enhanced Defense Framework Agreement by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday. India is looking at the latest...
France Fires Naval Cruise Missile From Aquitaine Frigate
The French ministry of defense announced today that the frigate Aquitaine has successfully fired its first naval cruise missile on May 19. Aquitaine is the first unit in the multi-mission frigate program (FREMM)
France Offers $865M to Terminate Mistral Deal, Russia Demands $1.1B
France has offered to refund about 785 million euros ($865 million) besides re-export rights for cancelling the Mistral amphibious assault ship deal with Russia but the latter has demanded 1.163 billion euros ($1
Maersk Line Vessels To Get Navigation Systems Upgrade From Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grummans Sperry Marine business unit has been selected to upgrade radar and ECDIS systems on more than 80 Maersk Line vessels. The upgrade will replace all previous radar and ECDIS systems on these vessels and will be carried out in Asia and Europe, from 2015 through 2017
GRSE Wins $3.1 Billion Indian Navy’s Frigate Order
Indian Defense PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has won $3.1 billion (INR 20,000 crore) order to build three advanced stealth frigates for the countrys navy
First of Scorpene Submarines-Kalvari ‘Undocked’
Kalvari, first of the Indian Navys Scorpene class stealth submarines being built under collaboration with DCNS, France has been ‘undocked at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The event was witnessed by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, and the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan
Japanese Helicopter Carrier ‘Izumo’ Enters Into Service
Japan has handed over its warship 'Izumo' to its Maritime Self Defense Force on Wednesday. The helicopter carrier is as big as the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers, Reuters reported on Wednesday
Indian Navy Commissions Three Immediate Support Vessels
An Indian Navy has commissioned the second batch of three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs), comprising T-38, T-39 and T-40 on Tuesday. The three ISVs are in addition to the first batch of ISVs commissioned last year on 4 June, 2014 and will constitute the 84th Immediate Support Vessel Squadron based at Visakhapatnam, the Indian MoD announced in its press release on Tuesday
GRSE Launches Fourth Landing Craft Utility For Indian Navy
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) built fourth Landing Craft Utility (LCU) for the Indian Navy was launched on Monday in Kolkata
MTU America To Support Israeli Navy With Propulsion System
MTU America has won a $6.8 Million contract to provide the propulsion system equipment necessary to support the ongoing fleet maintenance and life cycle support of the Israeli Navy
Sweden To Boost Fleet’s Ability To Hunt Foreign Submarines.
The Swedish navy is upgrading fleet of ships in order to improve its ability to locate foreign threats, Sweden's Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist announced. Two key military ships, Gävle and Sundsvall, are set to be modernized with new sensors and other technical equipment designed to help Sweden to spot submarines in its waters
Uruguay Orders Five A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
Italian Army Orders Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defense System
Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo's Underwater Armaments & Systems Business
South Korea Begins Development of Long-range Air Defense Missile System
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