German MoD Signs 4.6Bn euro Contract to Buy 4 MKS-180 Combat Ships
Germany's Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) on June 19 placed an order with Damen Shipyards for the construction of four MKS-180 frigates for the German Navy. Damen is the main contractor for this complex project which it is undertaking, together with partners Blohm+Voss and Thales,...
Austal Acquires 6 BAE Pacific 24 Rigid Inflatable Boats for Trinidad and...
BAE Systems has sold six customised Pacific 24 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) to Australias Austal to equip two Cape-class Patrol Boats they are building for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. The P24s seating arrangements - six passengers and two crew - will be specially configured for coast guard operations, including...
France Alleges Turkey Harassed Warship, Ankara Denies
Turkey has repulsed French claims of harassing one of its warships on a NATO mission on Wednesday. "It is completely untrue
Ukraine to buy 16 US-made Mark VI Patrol Boats Worth $600M
The US State Department has approved a possible sale to the Government of Ukraine of up to sixteen (16) Mark VI Patrol Boats and related equipment for an estimated cost of $600 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today
GE Marine Delivers First Lightweight Composite Gas Turbine Module to Austal USA...
GE Marine announced Wednesday it delivered its first new lightweight LM2500 composite gas turbine module to Austal USA for the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Independence-class littoral combat ship. This new module, which was fully certified by the United States Navy in 2019 after receiving MIL-S-901D shock qualification, provides a...
New Zealand to Receive Warship Built by Hyundai Heavy
A 26,000 ton Polar-class warship built for the New Zealand Navy by Hyundai Heavy has left South Korea for delivery to the customer. The ship, named Aotearoa, left Ulsan, 414km southeast of capital Seoul, late Tuesday
Keel Laid for Pakistan Navy’s First MILGEM Corvette
Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) laid the keel for the first Pakistan Navy (PN) MILGEM corvette at a ceremony attended by senior PN naval officials on June 4. As per the contract for four corvettes for PN with transfer of technology (ToT), two corvettes will be built in Turkey and two others in Pakistan, the media wing of the PN tweeted
South Korea Invites Local Firms to Design Aegis-equipped Destroyer
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) on Friday issued a bid notice inviting locally-based firm to design an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer. Seoul floated Korea Destroyer Next Generation (KDDX) project to build 6,000ton destroyers in 2018
Russian Amphibious Assault Ship 'Peter Morgunov' conducts Artillery Trials
The Russian Navys ‘Peter Morgunov Ivan Gren-class large amphibious assault ship conducted artillery firings during final stage of shipbuilders sea trials in the Baltic Sea. Russian defense ministry
S. Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a 350 billion-won ($283.51 million) project to build close-in weapon system (CIWS) for the Navys warships
Navy’s USS Zumwalt Destroyer Completes First Live Fire Test
US Navy sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) guided-missile destroyer have successfully concluded a structural test fire of the Mark 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS). The work was executed by the sailors with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Sea Test Range in Point Mugu on May 16, the US Navy said in a release Wednesday
Philippine Navy to get first S.Korean Jose-Rizal Frigate next week
The Philippine Navy will take the delivery of first of the two ordered Jose Rizal-class frigates built by South Koreas Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo announced on May 15 that the boat will set sail from Ulsan shipyard in South Korea on May 18 and will arrive in Subic Bay in the Philippines by May 23
BAE Systems Begins Construction of New M777 Howitzer Production Facility
Latvia to Receive Additional Patria 6x6 Armored Command and Control Vehicles
China Opens $3.5B Port in Peru, Expanding Maritime Silk Road to South...
South Korean K2 Tanks Deployed Near Poland's Border with Russia
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
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...