BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $154 million to continue supporting…
Naval Warfare
Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout Operating in US 7th Fleet Area of Operations
The newest version of the U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout has been deployed for the first time on…
Indian Navy P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft Commence Operations from INS Hansa, Goa
The Indian Navy’s Boeing P-8I aircraft commenced operations from INS Hansa, Goa with two aircraft arriving on 30 December 2021….
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Commissioned New Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the second Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) Guangxi (32) into service on…
French Navy Frigate Auvergne Conducts Exercise with Bulgarian Navy Frigate Drazki in Black Sea
The French Ministry of Armed Forces (Ministère des Armées) on December 29, 2021, the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate Auvergne conducts…
SAFE Boats Awarded Ukraine Security Assistance Contract for Reactivation and Training of Mark VI
SAFE Boats International, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $25,556,452 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for the exercise of…
Raytheon Awarded Contract to Provide Engineering Services of Evolved Seasparrow Missile for Japan and UAE
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a contract for engineering and technical services in support of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile…
Indian Navy to Test Dassault Rafale-M Fighter for Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya
The Rafale-M fighter will be pushed through an intensive trial to assess whether it is best suited for Indian Navy…
Carson Helicopters Awarded to Supply SH-3H Sea Kings to Argentine Navy
The Argentine government has selected Carson Helicopters as the preferred supplier for two SH-3H Sea King helicopters. The Argentine Navy…
German Government Approved Additional One Type 218SG Submarine to Republic of Singapore Navy
German news magazine Der Spiegel reported this week that after a last-minute approval of arms deals in the billions by…
Royal Thai Navy to Buy More Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) operates a mixed fleet of UAVs, but it is adding more Austrian-built Camcopters to the…
Pakistan Navy Guided Missile Frigate PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251) Visits Jeddah Port
Pakistan Navy PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251) visited port Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of overseas deployment. Upon arrival at port, the…
BEL Awarded Indian Navy Contract for Supply of Naval Anti Drone System (NADS)
Indian Navy has signed contract with Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Limited (BEL) for supply of the first indigenous comprehensive Naval…
Taiwan Navy to Equip Kang Ding-class Frigates with Sea Sword II Surface-to-air Missile
Channel NewsAsia reported the Taiwan Navy (Republic of China Navy, ROCN) will upgrade its six Kang Ding-class frigates to improve…
Japan’s Defense Ministry Request Budget to Set Up Garrison at Ishigaki Island
Japan’s Defense Ministry has put up its budget request for next year and it will ask for $99 million to…
Exercise Malabar 2021 Tests Royal Australian Navy HMAS Warramunga’s Upgrade
HMAS Warramunga put her recently upgraded capability to the test during Exercise Malabar 2021. This was the second consecutive year…
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract Support for Taiwan’s MK92 Fire Control System
Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded an $8,175,154 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering services and…
US Navy USS Kidd and US Coast Guard USCGC Munro Make Eighth US Taiwan Strait Transit in 2021
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) and legend-class U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Munro (WMSL 755)…
US Navy Unveils Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 100 Training Facility at Camp Pendleton, California
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 complex onboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,…