BAE Systems, General Dynamics Awarded $237M US Navy Contract To Maintain Surface...
The US Navy has awarded a $237 million contract to two US firms – BAE Systems and General Dynamics, to exercise option of continuous maintenance and Chief of Naval Operations availabilities on surface combatants (DDG and CG) homeported in San Diego, California. “BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California...
BAE Wins $19 Million for Depot-level Maintenance of Guided Missile Cruiser USS
BAE Systems was awarded an $18.9 million order for a selected restricted availability (SRA) on USS Princeton (CG 59) homeported in San Diego, California
Babcock, Thales to Lead Joint Bid for UK’s £1.25B Type 31 Frigate...
Babcock will lead a joint bid for a new £1.25bn UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) type 31 frigate contract
China’s New Naval Destroyer to Equip Air-defense, Anti-submarine Missiles
China is building a new 10000 tonne naval destroyer equipped with anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons. Workers are installing conduits and cables in the 10,000-tonne vessel at Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) in Shanghai, State-run Xinhua news reported Friday
Patria Signs $205M Deal To Upgrade Finland's Hamina-class Fast Attack Crafts
Patria has signed an agreement valued around 170 million euros (US$205 million) with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces Hamina Class fast attack craft. The procurement is part of the Naval Capability Development Programme, based on which the overhaul of Hamina Class...
BAE Systems to Modernize US Navy’s Guided Missile Destroyers in $89 Million...
BAE Systems has received contracts from the United States Navy to modernize guided missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) for $41.6 million and USS Howard (DDG 83) for $47
South Korean Navy to Retire Key Warship
The South Korean navy will retire its benchmark ship, 1500-ton Chungnam frigate. The frigate is one of the first-generation warship
Seoul Considers F-35B Fighter Aircraft Purchase For New Amphibious Landing Ship
South Korea may consider introducing several F-35B fighter jets for its newest amphibious landing ship slated to be deployed in 2020, Yonhap reports. According to the report, the officials are considering possibilities of operating the F-35B fighter, a short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the US-made fifth-generation warplane from the second 14,000-ton Dokdo-class vessel
Saab Acquires Swedish Combat Boat Manufacturer, Repair Shipyard
Saab acquired Swedish combat boat producer N. Sundin Dockstavarvet AB and the repair shipyard Muskövarvet AB, in order to strengthen Saabs product offering in the naval domain
Finnish Navy’s Hamina-class Missile Boats To Get Torpedo Weapon Systems Upgrade
The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command received a mandate to sign a contract with Patria Systems Ltd. for the upgrade of the Hamina-class fast attack missile crafts (FAC)
Surface Warfare Missile, Torpedo Part of $276 Million Upgrade of Finnish Hamina-class...
The Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinistö has approved contracts worth $276 million (EUR 223 million) to upgrade Hamina-class fast attack missile crafts. As part of upgrade, a torpedo weapon system will be procured from Saab
US Navy Preparing RFP for Procurement of 10 Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers
The US Navy is preparing to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for at least 10 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers (DDG-51). The RFP is set for release within the next month, USNI quoted DDG-51 program manager, Capt
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
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...