France May Nationalize STX France Shipyard If Italy Insists On Majority Stake
France has threatened to nationalize the STX France Defence Shipyard if Italy, which has sought a majority stake, does not accept its offer of equal ownership. Italy turned down yesterday the French proposal to of an equal share in STX France's ownership with Paris, saying it wanted the Italian state-owned Fincantieri...
Reliance Defence Launches First Two Offshore Patrol Vessels For Indian Navy
Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) today launched the first two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) for the Indian Navy at its shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat. The ships are part of a five ship project being constructed for the Indian Navy
China’s Intelligence Vessel Spotted Close to Australia Is ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Claims...
Chinas intelligence gathering ship being spotted close to the venue of an Australian naval exercise is part of its rights of freedom of navigation, Beijing has claimed. "China's navy vessels and aircraft have freedom of navigation and overflight in non-sovereign international maritime regions just like any other country," an article in...
Senegal, Other African Nations Plan To Buy Indonesian Amphibious Warship, Missile Frigates
African Nations such as Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Gabon plan to purchase advanced warships from Indonesian state-owned company PT PAL for which it has sought an export license from the government. Senegal wants to place an order for a Landing Platform Dock (LPD) or amphibious warship, and two units of guided...
Daewoo-Built Submarine Handed Over To Korean Navy
An advanced diesel-powered submarine that can track 300 undersea targets simultaneously was handed over to the South Korean Navy today. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co at its facility in Geoje Island near the country's southeastern port city of Busan, the submarine can remain underwater for 10 days
Russian Lider-class Destroyer To Get Nuclear Propulsion Unit
Russias advanced Lider-class destroyer capable of displacing 10000 to 15000 tonnes will have a nuclear propulsion unit. The advanced Lider-class destroyer will be equipped with a nuclear propulsion unit, Russian Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Armament Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk was quoted as saying by Tass at the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS-2017) on Wednesday
Russia begins Designing Helicopter Carrier ‘Priboy’
Design work on the Russian Priboy advanced helicopter carrier has started, United Shipbuilding Corporations (USC) Vice President for Naval Construction, Igor Ponomaryov, told TASS in St.Petersburg today
China Launches New 10,000 Ton Guided Missile Destroyer
The Chinese Navy's new locally-made destroyer, a 10,000-tonne vessel , equipped with latest air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapon systems, was launched Wednesday at Jiangnan Shipyard Group, Shanghai. The destroyer is the first of China's new generation of destroyers
Huntington Ingalls To Supply Air, Missile Defense Radar To US Navy’s DDG...
Huntington Ingalls Industries is being awarded a contract modification for incorporation of the Flight III baseline on DDG 125 US Navy ships. The contract award amount is considered source selection sensitive information and will not be made public at this time
Austal USA Awarded US$584 M Contract To Build US Navy’s Littoral Combat...
Austal USA is being awarded a Congressional cost cap of $584,200,000 contract for the construction of a littoral combat ship (LCS). The contract also includes options for the construction of additional LCS, class services, and post-delivery availability support, a US DOD release said
Raytheon Receives US$652 Million Contract For Standard Missile-2 Used In AEGIS
Raytheon has received a $652-million contract to equip the US Navy and allied navies with the Standard Missile-2 used in the AEGIS missile defense system, the US Department of Defense announced yesterday. "Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $617,633,351 fixed-price-incentive firm, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for procurement of fiscal 2017 Standard Missile-2 full-rate production requirements and spares for US and Allied Foreign Navies," the release said on Friday
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $3 Billion For US Marines’ Amphibious Assault Ship, LHA
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $3 Billion Contract For US Marines Amphibious Assault Ship Huntington Ingalls Industries was yesterday awarded a US$3 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8). Ingalls was awarded the original long-lead material contract for the third ship in the America (LHA 6) class on June 30, 2016
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
Rostec Begins Deliveries of New Anti-Drone System Dvina-100M
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...