Naval Group to Integrate Indian-made Air Independent Propulsion onto P75 Submarines
Naval Group will commence detailed studies on the integration of an Indian DRDO - developed Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system into the P75 Scorpene submarine platform. Indias DRDO proved the land-based prototype of a fuel-cell based AIP system as recently as 8 March 2021
Elbit Systems Completes Acceptance Tests for Hellenic Coast Guard Combat Suites
Elbit Systems has announced that it successfully completed the acceptance tests for new patrol vessels of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG). In March 2019, the Company reported that it was awarded a contract from Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA to supply combat suites and perform systems integration for the new patrol vessels...
Damen Shipyards, Hamburg Ship Model Basin to Conduct Hydrodynamic Tests on Models...
Damen Shipyards Group and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin have concluded a contract for an extensive series of model tests for the hydrodynamic development of the F126 frigates for the German Navy. The contract covers comprehensive cooperation relating to hydrodynamic optimisation and the execution of an extensive series of model tests...
Chinese Navy Many Have 4 New Type 09IV Nuclear Attack Submarines
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army –Navy (PLAN) which christened its Type 09IV nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine as “Changzheng-18” last Friday may have three more such vessels. Media reports of the vessels launch ceremony featured a scene in which three other Type 09IVs could be seen in the background, state-affiliated media, Global...
Britain Announces Record size and scope of Carrier Strike Group Deployment
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Did a Torpedo Implosion Sink Indonesian Submarine?
Did a torpedo implode in Indonesian submarine, KRI Nanggala 402 splitting up the 44 year old vessel into three parts and killing all of its 53 officers and crew instantly? Indonesian Navy Commander Yudo Margono said at a press conference Sunday that was broadcast on Indonesian television that SONARS had located an object that looked like a submarine at a depth of 850 m, way out of its 500 meter ‘safe diving range suggesting that a catastrophic event had taken place abroad the submarine. A video released during the press conference revealed large parts of the sunken submarine
China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same Day
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned three new warships – a Type 09IV nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarine, a 10,000-ton Type 055 large destroyer, and its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship – on Friday. The commissioning ceremony coincided with the service's 72nd founding anniversary
Missing Indonesian Submarine Detected, Debris Found
Indonesian military chiefs said Saturday that a scan located the missing Indonesian navy submarine KRI Nanggala 402 around 850m beneath the sea. The submarine was carrying 53 crew members onboard when it lost contact during a dive off the coast of Bali on Wednesday
Indonesia Starts Massive Hunt for 44-Year Missing Submarine as Oxygen Level Drops
Indonesia has put its rescue aircraft and ships to scour the sea north of Bali to hunt for the 44-year old KRI Nanggala-402 submarine that went missing on Wednesday. Contact with the German-built vessel carrying 53 crew members aboard was lost when it was preparing to conduct a torpedo drill
Lockheed Martin, Thales Australia to Develop LRASM-Surface Launch Variant
Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia today signed an agreement to develop booster and rocket motor technology for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) – Surface Launch (SL) variant. The companies said they finalized a teaming agreement advancing the delivery of an Australian guided weapons manufacturing capability in support of a sovereign national guided weapons enterprise
South Korea May Buy 20 VTOL Jets for $2.7B
South Korea could invest 3 trillion won or approximately $2.7 billion in buying 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jets, most likely the U
Turkish Shipyard Cuts Steel for Destroyer, Submarine & Aircraft Carrier
In A First, Ukraine Attacks Russia with French Supplied AASM "Hammer" Guided...
Russian Engineers Study AI Tech for Engines in China
Royal Navy Tracks Russian Naval Group Over Christmas Holidays
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