Material Procurement Delays Led to Indian Submarine Manufacture Falling Behind Schedule
Difficulties faced by Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) in sourcing material from foreign vendors is mainly responsible for the delay in the production of the Scorpene submarine for the Indian Navy. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Dr
UAE Displays Baynunah Warship Model At IDEX 2015
United Arab Emirates (UAE) "Baynunah" warship model will be at display during the ‘Ship of the Day series as part of the third edition of NAVDEX, the maritime security show alongside IDEX defense exhibition. The name of the ship on display this year is called “Al Dhafra”
BAE Systems Wins $1.3 Billion British Warship Contract
BAE Systems has won an £859m ($1.3 billion) initial development contract to build the next generation of Type 26 Global Combat Ship for the British navy
US Combat Ship To Debut At S. Korean Military drills
The US Navy will send its latest costal combat ship tailored for Asias shallow coastal waters for joining military drills with South Korea. Carrying a helicopter, a vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle, a 57 millimeter gun and 21 missiles, the USS Fort Worth will become the first Littoral Combat Ship to...
Iran Building Training Warship
Iran is constructing a highly-equipped warship to be used for training naval cadets. "Thanks to the measures adopted by the Navy commander, efforts of industry experts and assistance of academic centers, an equipped warship is being built in Iran for training purposes, whose launch will no doubt make trainings for the...
Taiwan To Commission Indigenous Stealth Missile Corvette Next Month
Taiwan plans to commission its indigenously designed stealth missile corvette and supply vessel to naval service late next month, Taipei Times reported Feb 14, 2014. “A ceremony to formally put the corvette Tuo Jiang and supply vessel Panshih into service is scheduled to take place in late March at the navys Zuoying base in Kaohsiung,” the largest naval base in Taiwan, an unnamed naval source was quoted as saying by the daily
Russia May Finalize Construction Of Flagship Air Carrier By 2025
Russia is likely to finalize the construction of a flagship air carrier by 2025, the Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin said. The Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin was quoted as saying by Russian media outlets, "It will take up to ten years to wrap up the construction of the flagship carrier, which will include a whole system of state tests
China Commissions Sixth Destroyer With Aegis Combat System Equivalent Capability
China has commissioned its sixth Type 052C destroyer, ‘Xian on Feb 9 in the Peoples Liberation Armys (PLA) East Sea Fleet, Peoples Navy Daily reported. In addition to Type o52C, China also has Type 052D or Kunming class guided missile destroyer that uses Active phased array radar
Lockheed Martin-Team Lays Keel For US Navy’s Thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship
The Lockheed Martin has laid the keel for the US Navy's thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Wichita in a ceremony held at Marinette Marine Corporation Monday. The Lockheed Martin-led LCS team includes ship builder Marinette Marine Corporation, a Fincantieri company, naval architect Gibbs & Cox, as well as nearly 900 suppliers in 43 states
Indian Navy Likely To Get Two Midget Subs Worth $482 Million Each
Indian Navy is likely to get two strategic operating vessels (SOVs) also known as midget submarines on Hindustan Shipyard Limited that can boost the underwater capability costing an estimated $482 million each, the Hindu reported today. According to the report, the Request for proposal (ROP) will be notified in a couple of months
Indian Navy Issues RFI For New Missile Corvettes
The Indian Navy has issued a Request for Information for six new Indian-built missile corvettes primarily as surface warfare vessels. Under the Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme, the navy requires "Surface warfare capabilities, low RADAR, acoustic, magnetic and IR signature, high endurance and credible AMD/AA capability"
North Korea Test-Fires Five Short-Range Missiles
North Korea fired five short-range missiles on Sunday, demonstrating its improving missile technology. The five projectiles were launched from locations near Wonsan, a coastal town east of Pyongyang and flew about 125 miles northeast before plunging into the sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said
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