Project 22350 frigate, Admiral Kasatonov which is the second ship of the Admiral Gorshkov-class has nearly completed sea trials and will be delivered to the Russian Navy by the end of this year. The new frigate will take part in the International Maritime Defense Show and the Main Naval Parade in St
Barred from exhibiting military equipment at International Arms Exhibitions such as Farnborough and Paris air show, Russia has lined up three home events - MAKS, ARMY and Maritime Defence Show to market air, land and naval equipment respectively this year. Star attractions this year include the Su-57 at the MAKS show which has been cleared for export and whose serial production is to begin later this year and the S-400 air defence system at the ARMY-2019 event
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan. The defence ministry said the guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision
One Navy officer was killed and four were injured Friday in an accident involving a destroyer that returned home after an anti-piracy mission off Somalia. Yonhap News reported that the accident occurred at 1015 hours at a naval base in the southern port of Jinhae when a rope used to secure the 4,400-ton Choi Young destroyer to the dock snapped for an unknown reason, the report said quoting unknown officials
Chinese China North Industries Group Corp Ltd (NORINCO) is building a new frontier and coastline surveillance system with high level accuracy to identify human and other targets using the home-developed BeiDou Satellite Navigation System, or BDS, at its core. Called BeiDou+ Land and Maritime Defense and Control System (BLMDCS), the system will provide high precision monitoring and communication capability for border defense personnel and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Yang Hua, the project leader from NORINCO, told Global Times on Thursday on the sidelines of the 10th China Satellite Navigation Conference in Beijing
Chinese military analysts predict that the country is likely to commission its first home-made aircraft carrier, Type 001A, to its naval service within two months, according to Chinese media. Chinas first carrier, the Liaoning took a little over a year from its maiden voyage to enlist in the PLA Navy
The Indian Defence Ministrys approval of a plan to purchase 10 Kamov KA-31 helicopters from Russia suggests that several new large ships would come on stream in the next couple of years which would need the airborne radar support provided by this unique rotorcraft. Among significant ship building projects, the Indian Navy is expected to start trials of the Indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC)-1 next year, though no formal announcement has been made in this regard
Turkeys ships of the MILGEM (National Ship) project will be equipped with the countrys first indigenously–developed anti-ship missile, the ATMACA, in about year to an year. “The ATMACA missiles will be seen on Turkish ships in a year or year and a half
Russias plan to build 12 new and upgraded Project 22350M frigates capable of carrying 48 Kalibr, Oniks and Tsirkon cruise missiles is likely to be approved by yearend, according to a source in the shipbuilding industry. "A project plan for 12 vessels with a displacement of 7,000 tons and a capability of carrying up to 48 Kalibr, Oniks and Tsirkon cruise missiles will be finalized by the yearend,"
The United States has secured two Patriot missile systems sales deals, one with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for $2.728 Billion and another with Bahrain for $2