Indian DAC Awards Goa Shipyard To Build 12 Minesweepers For $4.8 Billion
India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has awarded INR 30,000 crore (US$4.8 billion) contract for 12 mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) or minesweepers to Goa Shipyard
India Interested In Acquiring Advanced Warships From Russia
India might consider acquiring four warships from Russias Yantar shipyard, which has built six frigates for the Indian Navy, Ria Novosti quoted the Shipyards chief Oleg Shumakov as saying on Wednesday. "We will explore the possibility of new orders to build [vessels] for the Indian fleet
UAE Displays Baynunah Warship Model At IDEX 2015
United Arab Emirates (UAE) "Baynunah" warship model will be at display during the ‘Ship of the Day series as part of the third edition of NAVDEX, the maritime security show alongside IDEX defense exhibition. The name of the ship on display this year is called “Al Dhafra”
BAE Systems Wins $1.3 Billion British Warship Contract
BAE Systems has won an £859m ($1.3 billion) initial development contract to build the next generation of Type 26 Global Combat Ship for the British navy
US Combat Ship To Debut At S. Korean Military drills
The US Navy will send its latest costal combat ship tailored for Asias shallow coastal waters for joining military drills with South Korea. Carrying a helicopter, a vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle, a 57 millimeter gun and 21 missiles, the USS Fort Worth will become the first Littoral Combat Ship to...
Iran Building Training Warship
Iran is constructing a highly-equipped warship to be used for training naval cadets. "Thanks to the measures adopted by the Navy commander, efforts of industry experts and assistance of academic centers, an equipped warship is being built in Iran for training purposes, whose launch will no doubt make trainings for the cadets more applied," Commander of the cadets Seyed Javad Hosseini was quoted as saying by FNA on Monday
Taiwan To Commission Indigenous Stealth Missile Corvette Next Month
Taiwan plans to commission its indigenously designed stealth missile corvette and supply vessel to naval service late next month, Taipei Times reported Feb 14, 2014. “A ceremony to formally put the corvette Tuo Jiang and supply vessel Panshih into service is scheduled to take place in late March at the navys Zuoying base in Kaohsiung,” the largest naval base in Taiwan, an unnamed naval source was quoted as saying by the daily
Russia May Finalize Construction Of Flagship Air Carrier By 2025
Russia is likely to finalize the construction of a flagship air carrier by 2025, the Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin said. The Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin was quoted as saying by Russian media outlets, "It will take up to ten years to wrap up the construction of the flagship carrier, which will include a whole system of state tests
China Commissions Sixth Destroyer With Aegis Combat System Equivalent Capability
China has commissioned its sixth Type 052C destroyer, ‘Xian on Feb 9 in the Peoples Liberation Armys (PLA) East Sea Fleet, Peoples Navy Daily reported. In addition to Type o52C, China also has Type 052D or Kunming class guided missile destroyer that uses Active phased array radar
Lockheed Martin-Team Lays Keel For US Navy’s Thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship
The Lockheed Martin has laid the keel for the US Navy's thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Wichita in a ceremony held at Marinette Marine Corporation Monday. The Lockheed Martin-led LCS team includes ship builder Marinette Marine Corporation, a Fincantieri company, naval architect Gibbs & Cox, as well as nearly 900 suppliers in 43 states
Indian Navy Issues RFI For New Missile Corvettes
The Indian Navy has issued a Request for Information for six new Indian-built missile corvettes primarily as surface warfare vessels. Under the Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme, the navy requires "Surface warfare capabilities, low RADAR, acoustic, magnetic and IR signature, high endurance and credible AMD/AA capability"
Chinese Offshore Patrol Vessel Received by Nigerian Navy
Nigerian Navy received a new patrol vessel built in China which arrived in the African nation on Friday. The first of the two P-18N Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) ordered by Nigeria was delivered in November 2014 at the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC)'s Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, China
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...