The technical launch of the fourth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) “Giovanni delle Bande Nere” took…
Naval Warfare
Babcock to Acquire Remaining 50% of Its Australian Naval Ship Management (NSM) Joint Venture
Babcock International Group PLC (“Babcock” or “the Group”) announced that it has entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement to…
Royal Navy Astute-class Submarine HMS Anson Completes Its First Trim Drive
A major milestone has been achieved in the life of the fifth Barrow-built Astute-class submarine. Under the control of its…
Rosoboronexport Unveils ADS 5.45 mm Amphibious Assault Rifle
Rosoboronexport has unveiled a new ADS 5.45 mm amphibious assault rifle. The ADS was designed by Russia’s Tula Instrument Design…
US Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers Conduct Amphibious Assault Training
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers conducted waterborne operations in U.S. amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) and Japanese…
Japan to Upgrade Mitsubishi Type 12 Truck-mounted Surface-to-ship Missile (SSM)
Janes reported that Japan is upgrading its Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) systems to enhance its stand-off defence capabilities. A…
Naval Group and PT PAL Strengthen Their Cooperation in The Submarine Domain
On February 10 th 2022, Pierre Eric Pommellet, Naval Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Kaharuddin Djenod, PT PAL’s Chief Executive…
Philippine Coast Guard Tests Remote Controlled Weapon Station Installed on Six PCG Vessels
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Officer-in-Charge, CG Vice Admiral Eduardo D Fabricante and Israel’s Defense Attaché, Mr. Raz Shabtay presided over…
US Coast Guard To Hand Over 87-foot Protector-Class Boats to Uruguay Navy
Vice Adm. Paul Thomas, Coast Guard deputy commandant for mission support, and Ambassador Andrés Durán Hareau, Uruguay ambassador to the…
GDOTS Contract to Produce Mk 82 Guided-missile Directors and Mk 200 Director Control
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS), Williston, Vermont, is awarded a $9,163,830 contract N00024-20-D-5109 for the production and shipping…
Boeing To Offer P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Royal Canadian Air Force
Boeing announced its intent to offer the P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft in response to Canada’s Request for Information (RFI)…
Indonesian Navy to Acquire Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to Arm Its Fast Missile Boats
Global Business Press reported that the Indonesian Navy is eyeing the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence &…
Philippine Navy Naval Air Wing Gets 4 New Cessna 172S Skyhawk Trainer Aircraft
Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana thanked the United States for its support to the ongoing Armed…
BAE Systems’ Hunter Class Frigate Program Delivers Major Engineering Milestone
The Hunter Class Frigate Program has successfully held a major engineering review, which defines how the Australian Combat System integrates…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded $43.9 Million Contract to Service US Navy and Coast Guard Sensor Systems
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded the company…
US Navy Destroyer USS Jason Dunham Partners with Egyptian Navy for IMX/CE 2022 Exercises
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) partnered with Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) to conduct exercises…
Belgium Naval & Robotics Solution for Lateral Deployment and Recovery of Drones Successfully Tested
During industrial tests conducted in Toulon, the solution for rallying, recovering, maintaining and launching surface drones (LARS, Launch and recovery…
US Navy Delivers First T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainer Equipped with ADS-B (Out)
The T-45 team at Naval Air Systems Command delivered the first Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) (Out)-compliant aircraft in…
US Navy Guided-missile Destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) Visits Egypt
The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) completed a three-day port visit to Berenice, Egypt, on February 7. Crewmembers…