Australia Accepts Second Supply-class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship
The Australian Department of Defence signed the acceptance certificate of NUSHIP Stalwart, the second of the two Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships built by Navantia Ría de Ferrol for the Royal Australian Navy, today. The acceptance of NUSHIP Stalwart on August 30 follows two months of fit-out activities carried...
S.Korea to Launch Sixth FFX Batch II Frigate Armed with Anti-Submarine Torpedo...
The South Korean Navy will launch ROKS Pohang, its new Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate with improved anti-submarine capabilities, on Wednesday. Pohang is the sixth of the countrys 2,800-ton FFX Batch II frigates being built to replace the Navy's 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes
Navantia-built First of Five Corvettes for Saudi Arabian Navy Begins Sea Trials
Navantia has started sea trials of NB 546 Al-Jubail, first of the five Avante 2200 corvettes for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). The trials are being conducted in the Bay of Cádiz and all the ship systems are being tested
New S.Korean KSS III Submarine Test-Fires SLBM
The South Korean Navy test-fired a ballistic missile from its latest 3000-ton KSS III submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, under water. The country became the eighth in the world to successfully develop an SLBM after the United States, Russia, Britain, France, India, China and North Korea
Sweden's FMV Begins Work on Visby Generation II Frigates
Swedens Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) has begun work on what will be four new battleships to be called Visby Generation II. A product definition phase has been initiated which will specify how the vessels are to be constructed and also contain a quote at a fixed price for the production of...
General Atomics Launch and Recovery Systems Clears USS Gerald R. Ford Full...
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced Friday that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully performed as designed as the ship underwent Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) off the Eastern seaboard during the months of June, July and August 2021
Rafael to Supply Warfare Systems for Philippine Navy’s Shaldag Fast Attack Crafts...
Israeli firm Rafael announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately $80 million to supply a naval warfare systems suite for Shaldag Mk V Fast Attack Crafts by Israel Shipyards, to an undisclosed country in Southeast Asia. The name of the country that would receive the equipment was not disclosed
Saab to Showcase Next Gen Combat Boat-90 at DSEI 2021
Saab announced Tuesday that it will be demonstrating a new generation of the Combat Boat 90 (CB90) fast assault craft for the first time outside of Sweden. It will be shown from 14-17 September at the DSEI exhibition in London, where visitors will have the opportunity to go aboard to learn more about its new capabilities
China Launches New Warship for Algeria Based on Type 056 Corvette
China launched the first 1,500 ton-class offshore patrol vessel derived from Type 056 corvette for the Algerian Navy on August 23. The customizations are expected to make the Algerian version more powerful than its Chinese counterpart
U.S. Navy’s Frank E. Petersen Jr. Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Completes Builder’s Trials...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division said today the U.S
Mahindra Defence Bags India’s $183M Order for ASW Defence Suite for Warships...
The Indian Ministry of Defence awarded Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDS) INR 1,350 Crore ($183 million) for the manufacturing of Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare Defence Suite (IADS) for modern warships of Indian Navy. Competitive bids from Indian companies were invited by MoD through open tender wherein the systems fielded were put through detailed trials at sea to prove their capability
Huntington Ingalls Starts Constructing U.S. Navy’s Doris Miller (CVN 81) Aircraft Carrier...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) cut the first steel plate for use on the U.S
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
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...