The Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon system for defense against anti-ship missiles, aircraft, small high-speed surface craft, helicopters, surface…
Naval Warfare
Japan certified its Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade in joint exercise with US marines
The Iron Fist 2019 multilateral training event concluded earlier this month, which included the certification of Japan’s first amphibious assault…
India navy seeks to short list bidders for 111 naval utility helicopters
The Indian Ministry of Defence has issued Expression of Interest (s) for shortlisting of potential Indian Strategic Partners and foreign…
Royal Danish Navy – Ivar Huitfeldt Class Frigates
The Iver Huitfeldt class is a three-ship class of frigates that entered service with the Royal Danish Navy in 2012…
Argentina signs contract with France’s Naval Group for Four OPVs
French shipbuilder Naval Group on Thursday announced it is starting work on the Argentine Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPV), thereby…
Successful first launch for MBDA Marte ER anti-ship missile
MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its development. The firing…
F-35B Flight Operations With GBUs
F-35B Lightning IIs with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conduct flight operations carrying Guided Bomb Units from the USS…
Lockheed Martin Wins $212M Japanese DDG Aegis Weapon System J7 Baseline
Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $211,996,197 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract…
Raytheon excel in first test of Ford class integrated combat system
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed the first-ever, live fire test of the latest generation of the…
Russian Navy Ka-27 Helix practise deck landing
The Russian Defence Ministry published a video of drills being conducted by the Baltic Fleet’s naval aviation, which showed the…
U.S. Navy commissions submarine USS South Dakota (SSN-790)
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast attack submarine, the USS South Dakota (SSN-790), on Saturday in Groton, Conn. Sen….
Indonesian Navy inducts 6th landing platform dock
The Indonesian Navy commissioned its sixth landing platform dock (LPD) vessel on 21 January. The vessel named “KRI Semarang” (hull…
U.S. Navy farewells F/A-18C Hornet aircraft
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 hosted a sundown ceremony and fly-over for the legacy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Naval Air…
Huntington Ingalls Industries awarded $15.2 Billion contract for two Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
For the first time in more than three decades, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a multi-ship…
Kongsberg Gruppen Maritime Broadband Radio
The Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR) is developed for use in maritime applications where digital high-speed reliable communication and data transfer…
India Approves Program for Six P-75I Submarines
The Indian government on Thursday formally decided that the long-pending project to construct six new-generation conventional stealth submarines will be…
China plans to sell Pakistan an aircraft carrier
An official media report separately disclosed that China has planned to carry out a “large-scale upgrade” of China’s first aircraft…
Israel Aerospace Industries receives USD93 million contract from Indian Navy
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced Wednesday it has received a $93 million contract to supply long range surface-to-air missile defense…
Stern Landing Vessel vs Conventional Landing Craft
Video demonstrating the design and capability advantages of the Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) design from Australian firm Sea Transport Solutions…