Russia's latest submarine, the Project 855 Severodvinsk, has successfully fired its first cruise missile at a land target during sea trials, according to local media reports. "The multi-role nuclear-powered submarine Severodvinsk fired a supersonic cruise missile at a land target for the first time during sea trials in the White Sea
The French DGA has successfully carried out the first end to end firing of the MBDA Naval Cruise Missile (MdCN)in its submarine version. MdCN will equip the French Navy’s multi-mission frigates (FREMM) and its Barracuda submarines in 2017
Russia’s first nuclear ballistic Borey class strategic submarine will be deployed with the Russian Navy in 2013 followed by the same-typed Alexander Nevsky Bulava-carrier in 2014. The Borey class submarines will replace the aging Project 941 and Project 667 class (Delta-3 and Delta-4) boats
Russia will test fire the anti-ship version of the ballistic missile BrahMos from submarine platform by year-end, the Russian partner NPO Mashninostroyenie said Friday. "We need a test-launch by the end of the year," said the company's Deputy General Director Alexander Dergachev
The Russian Navy will receive two Borey class strategic nuclear-powered submarines, the Yuri Dolgoruky and the Alexander Nevsky, each to be deployed with the North Fleet and the Pacific Fleet. Anatoly Shlemov, head of defense contracts at the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said, “The Alexander Nevsky will enter service with the Pacific Fleet, the main one, the Yuri Dolgoruky, with the North Fleet”
The Japan Ministry of Defense signed a contract on 8th March 2012 with Eurocopter to acquire an EC225, a heavy twin-engine helicopter from Eurocopter’s Super Puma family. It had a fleet of three EC225s, but one of which was submerged during the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
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BISCAROSSE, France --- Astrium and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have successfully performed the third experimental launch of the M51 ballistic missile from the Ballistic Launching Base (BLB) in Biscarosse. The flight met all expectations
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. --- The U