Japan Signs $345 million Agreement with Vietnam to Finance Six Patrol Boats
Japan will provide Vietnam Coast Guard with six patrol boats in a lease-financing deal worth 36.6 billion yen ($345 million)
Venezuelan Maritime Patrol Boat Sinks After Collision With Portuguese Cruise Ship
A Venezuelan Coast Guard boat deployed to conduct maritime patrol sank in the Caribbean Sea after it collided with a Portuguese cruise ship, on Monday. The “Resolute” cruise ship bearing a Portuguese flag crashed into the Navys “Naiguatá GC-23” patrol boat with 44 onboard just north of La Tortuga islands within...
USS Roosevelt to Test Sailors for Coronavirus in Guam
The US Navy's USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier is heading for a possible quarantine into Guam following the positive testing for COVID-19 virus of three sailors and possible infections of dozens more. According to the US media, the number of positive COVID-19 cases on the warship, that had 5,000 personnel on board,...
New Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford's Flight Deck Certified for Aircraft Ops
The US Navy has announced that the first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford completed flight-deck and carrier air-traffic control center certifications on March 20
Mitsubishi to Build Underwater Drone Equipped-Multi-Role Response Vessels for Philippines Navy
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has signed an agreement with the Republic of Philippines today to construct two multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) for its Navy which will be built at Shimonoseki Shipyard in Japan for delivery in 2022. Both vessels will be equipped with secured communication systems for Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance, helideck...
Digital Drawing of Latest Singaporean Endurance-class Ship Unveiled at Airshow
ST Engineering displayed a digital drawing of the Joint Multi Mission Ship, the Endurance 170, at the Singapore Air show 2020 (February 11-16). The ship is intended to host helicopters as well as the F-35B jets that the city-state will be buying from the US
Mexican Navy Commissions POLA-class Warship built by Damen
The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (SEMAR) has received the Range Ocean Patrol (POLA) Class vessel ARM Reformador, based on the Damens SIGMA Frigate and claimed to be the most advanced naval ship with a South American navy. The delivery ceremony was attended by Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán, Secretary of the Navy
India Tests Indigenous Aircraft Carrier’s Engines
The engine of the Indian Navys first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant has completed trials, and is expected to embark on its sea trial by mid-2020. “Major structural and outfitting work of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) has been completed
New Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship Delivered to US Navy
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) and Lockheed Martin have delivered “St.Louis” Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the United States Navy
US Destroyer Ready to Undergo Tests Nearly 3 Years After Fatal Accident
The US Navy's USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer that was damaged in a deadly collision with a cargo ship nearly three years ago has undergone repairs and will soon begin testing at sea. On June 17, 2017, the warship collided with MV ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged container ship, about 80 nautical miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan
Damen Reveals New Offshore Support, Submarine Rescue Vessel Concept
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020 which features a stable platform with crew accommodation, low carbon emissions, alternate fueling and various support options including submarine rescue. “We were approached by several different operators at the same time, all looking for slightly different offshore capabilities, but similar enough that their requirements could be met with a conceptual standard platform,” says design & proposal engineer Mark Couwenberg
India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to Begin Sea Trials in Mid-2020
The Indian Navy's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant will embark on its first sea trial in mid-2020. The Empowered Aex Committee (EAC) reviewed the progress in the construction of the boat at the Cochin Shipyard on Monday
U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
Poland Cleared to Buy Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for $1.3B
France's Third Barracuda Submarine Begins Nuclear Reactor Startup
U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...