Indra Nabs South Korea Submarine Contract
Indra will equip two new submarines of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) with its electronic defense system PEGASO. These submarines are part of the third phase of the submarine acquisition program started by the ROKN in the 90s
QinetiQ Wins £5.3 million Underwater Target Contract From Royal Navy
QinetiQ has been awarded a £5.3 million five year contract to deploy and maintain the Ministry of Defence's underwater mobile acoustic targets
BAE Systems Announces Contracts For Type 26 Frigate
BAE Systems will be joined by six companies in building the new Type 26 frigate for Britain's Royal Navy. The six companies include Babcock, for the ship's air weapons handling system; DCNS for work on the vessel's propulsion shaft lines; GE Energy Power Conversion for the ship's electric propulsion motor and...
MKU Joins Germany's Baden Wurttemberg Class Frigate Project
The German shipyards, Thyssenkrupp and Lurssen have selected the domestic company, MKU GmbH for its Baden Wurttemberg class frigate project which is being built for the German Navy estimated 650 million Euro. This is a unique project which features enhanced survivability - ensuring that the ships remain operational in spite of...
Northrop Grumman To Provide Turbine Generators For US Navy's Next-Gen Nuclear Submarine
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to complete detailed design and subsequent manufacturing, assembly, qualification and delivery of the first turbine generator units for the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP), the U.S
DCNS To Begin Sea Trails Of FREMM Normandie
The FREMM Normandie multi-mission frigate, second of the series ordered by OCCAR on behalf of the DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) and the French Navy, left the DCNS site in Lorient on 14 May on its way to the DCNS site in Toulon. Over the next few weeks, DCNS will perform a new series of sea trials to test the performance of the FREMMs combat system before delivery to the French Navy at the end of 2014, the company said in a statement
Airbus Defense Delivers Upgraded Mine Counter Measure Vessels To Royal Navy
Four UK Royal Navy Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) operating in the Arabian Gulf have been upgraded to state-of-the-art military X-band satellite communications – with more vessels set to follow, Airbus Defense announced today. Airbus Defence and Space has successfully delivered full operational capabilities for X-band satellite communications – comprising Deployable Maritime Milsat (DMM) satellite services that use the Skynet 5 constellation – to four Royal Navy Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) operating in the Arabian Gulf, ahead of equipping additional vessels
UTC To Develop Long Endurance Undersea Vehicle For US Navy
UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to proceed with the next phases of the Long Endurance Undersea Vehicle Propulsion (LEUVP) energy program. During these follow-on phases, UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Hamilton Sundstrand) will continue the design and development of a Proton Exchange Membrane based Fuel Cell Energy System (PES) for a 21-inch diameter Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV)
Australia To Acquire AIM 9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles Through FMS Sale
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for AIM 9X-2 Sidewinder missiles and associated equipment worth $534 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 13, 2014
US Approves Torpedo Sale To Turkey
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey for MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology All-Up-Round (AUR) Warshot torpedoes worth $170 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 12, 2014
Indian Navy Deploys INS Vikramaditya With MiG 29K Aircraft
The Indian Navy has inducted its largest warship, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, along with a fleet of MiG 29K combat aircraft. "The navy has inducted aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya which is now operationally deployed with MiG 29K aircraft embarked and being flown by Indian naval pilots," Navy chief Admiral Robin Dhowan was quoted as saying by Press Trust Of India (PTI)
Sagatech To Estimate US Navy's Development Of A Mode 5 Military Aviation
Sagetech Corporation announced it has signed a contract with the U.S
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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