Taiwan To Induct To Warships From The U.S By 2015
Taiwan’s defence minister Kao Hua-chu has announced his country’s plan to two warships from the U.S to modernise its naval force amid a perceived military threat from China
Russian Weapons To Be Installed On Spanish Patrol Boats
Russian arm manufacturer Rosoboronexport and Spanish company Navantia have signed a contract to arm Spanish Avante-class patrol ships with Russian weapons which will then be further exported to third-party countries. “Modern Russian artillery, air-defense and missile complexes may be adapted for use on Spanish ships,” says Ruslan Pukhov, director...
Selex Galileo To Supply Janus Naval Electro-Optic Solutions To Maltese Armed Forces
SELEX Galileo has been awarded a contract by the Maltese Armed Forces to deliver two Janus Naval (Janus-N) electro-optic observation and fire control panoramic sights. The sights will be installed on patrol boats operated by the Armed Forces of Malta
Australia Test Fires Torpedo Launchers For Hobart Class Destroyers
The Australian MoD has announced the successful test firing torpedo launchers for the new Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD). The tests were part of acceptance testing of the weapon systems for the second destroyer Brisbane and involved firing an MU-90 practice delivery torpedo from an MK32 Mod 9...
Indian Navy To Get Overhauled Kilo Class Sub From Russia This Year
The Indian Navy will take delivery of a Kilo class diesel-electric submarine that has been overhauled in Northern Russia by the end of 2012. The INS Sindhurakshak will begin a two-week sea trial followed by additional tests before begin delivered
UK Approves Nuclear Submarine Funding
The UK Defence Secretary will today announced an additional £350M in funding for the next stage of design work for Successor, the future generation of UK nuclear-armed submarines. HMS Vigilant is one of four Vanguard Class submarines which maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent and this firing, the first in three years, confirms the credibility of the deterrent
U.S Navy Receives Final USNS Cesar Chavez From General Dynamic NASSCO
The U.S Navy has received the fourteenth and final Cesar Chavez cargo ship T-AKE 14 from the General Dynamics NASSCO
BAE System’s Bofors Mk4 Naval Gun To Undergo Sea Trails
BAE Systems’s Bofors Mk4 naval gun is all set to undergo sea trails on the Swedish Navy patrol boat. The Bofors Mk4 gun, developed by BAE’s Global Combat Systems business and are lighter, is a cheaper and smaller version of their 40mm naval gun
U.S Navy To Get New Ship-to-Shore Connector Fleet
Rolls-Royce announced it has won a contract to power the U.S
Russia To Deploy First Borey Class Nuclear Sub Marine By 2013
Russia’s first nuclear ballistic Borey class strategic submarine will be deployed with the Russian Navy in 2013 followed by the same-typed Alexander Nevsky Bulava-carrier in 2014. The Borey class submarines will replace the aging Project 941 and Project 667 class (Delta-3 and Delta-4) boats
Next Generation Multimission FREMM Frigate Launched By DCNS
DCNS launched the next generation multimission FREMM frigate on Thursday. The next major phase is installation of the mast infrastructure, which will house the vessel's sensor suites radars, antennas, cameras, jammers
Denmark Joins Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme with 129 Patria 6x6 Vehicle
China Reveals Robot Wolves – Quadrupedal Drones to Fight alongside Soldiers
Ukrainian-U.S. Joint Venture to Manufacture Specialty Ammunition Chemicals
L3Harris to Upgrade Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 Fleet
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...