Latvia Takes Delivery Of Final Patrol Boat
The Latvian Naval Forces received its fifth and final Skrunda-class patrol boat on 20 March, the Latvian Ministry of Defence has announced. As with the third and fourth boats of the class ( Viesite and Jelgava ), Rezekne was built by Latvia's Riga Shipyard (Rigas Kugu Buvetava - RKB)
DRS Technologies To Design Hybrid Electric Drive System For S. Korea’s New...
DRS Technologies Inc, a Finmeccanica Company, announced today a contract award to design and produce a Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) propulsion system for South Koreas future Incheon-class multipurpose frigate known as FFX Batch II (FFX-II). The contract, valued at more than $9 million USD, was awarded to DRS's Maritime...
Thales, DCNS Conclude Successful Sea Trials of Columbian Navy Frigates
Thales and DCNS today announced the comprehensive modernisation programme of the Colombian Navys four Almirante Padilla class frigates has been concluded with a successful Sea Acceptance Test of the classs fourth ship. The contract with the Colombian authorities was signed early 2009, with DCNS acting as prime contractor and Thales as...
Pentagon Awards $99 Million in US Navy Upgrade Projects
The US Department of Defense on Tuesday awarded a total of 20 separate defense contracts worth $618.4 million combined
GD, Huntington Ingalls Wins DDG 51 Destroyers Contracts Worth $1.24 Billion
The US Navy today awarded two contracts estimated $1.24 billion for the construction of DDG 51 Destroyers
GD NASSCO Delivers Second Mobile Landing Platform Class Ship To US Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO today delivered the USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class, to the U.S
FREMM Frigate Normandie Completes Third Series Of Sea Trials
The FREMM Normandie returned to port on Saturday 8 March on the DCNS site in Lorient, at the end of its third series of sea trials, according to a DCNS statement. This frigate is the second of the series ordered by the French DGA (General Directorate for Armament) for the French Navy
Lockheed Martin Wins $698.9 Million LCS Contract
The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin with a $698.9 million contract modification for construction of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the seventh and eighth in a 10-ship contract awarded in December 2010
Days After INS Sindhuratna Accident, Fresh Incident Kills One Officer
In the latest string of accidents, an incident aboard the Indian Navy warship, the Kolkata class destroyer, has killed one officer Friday. According to reports, a possible malfunctioning of the firefighting system in the engine room of the destroyer is to be blamed for the accident
Indian Navy To Launch Offshore Patrol Vessel
The Indian Navy's third Saryu-class naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV), INS Sumedha, will be commissioned on 7 March 2014 at Goa shipyard (GSL)/ GSL chairman and managing director Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital said that the ship is the result of many years of in-house design development and ship build techniques. "The commissioning of this ship, marks a significant milestone in GSL's & nation's march towards indigenisation and self reliance," Mital was quoted as saying by naval-technology
Cables Responsible For Indian Submarine Accident: Reports
The fire aboard submarine, INS Sindhuratna, originated in the cables of the vessel and not the battery compartment as originally reported last week. According to local media reports, the Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the accident has found that the fire battery pit has been found to be fully safe and the fire took place in the compartment above it
U.S. Army Orders Oshkosh PLS A2 Trucks Worth $95M
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
Sweden Acquires Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft from Embraer
HENSOLDT Expands Partnership with Czech Armed Forces on Artillery Command System
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...
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...