DCNS To Begin Sea Trails Of FREMM Normandie
The FREMM Normandie multi-mission frigate, second of the series ordered by OCCAR on behalf of the DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) and the French Navy, left the DCNS site in Lorient on 14 May on its way to the DCNS site in Toulon. Over the next few weeks, DCNS will...
Three Firms To Team Up For UK's Cougar Patrol Vehicle Program
UK-based firms Morgan, Ricardo and Ultra Electronics have signed a joint contract to support and develop the Ministry of Defences (MoDs) Cougar family of protected patrol vehicles. The Cougar Post-Design Service (PDS) programme which covers the Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound vehicles fleets is set to be worth up...
France Suspends Military Cooperation With Russia, Mistral Warship Deal Under Review
France has suspended most of its military cooperation with Russia, the French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday The statement comes as Paris still mulls over the idea of cancelling the sale of two Mistral warships to Moscow. Paris has suspended "the majority of its military cooperation with Russia" in the...
GD NASSCO Delivers Second Mobile Landing Platform Class Ship To US Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO today delivered the USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class, to the U.S
FREMM Frigate Normandie Completes Third Series Of Sea Trials
The FREMM Normandie returned to port on Saturday 8 March on the DCNS site in Lorient, at the end of its third series of sea trials, according to a DCNS statement. This frigate is the second of the series ordered by the French DGA (General Directorate for Armament) for the...
UAE launches Last Baynunah-Class Corvette
The United Arab Emirates Naval Forces (UAENF) last of six Baynunah-class corvette, Al-Hili, was launched on 6 February, according to the news agency WAM. This follows the commissioning of the third Baynunah, Al-Dhafra, in December
IAI Unveil New Unmanned Surface Vessel
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveils its new Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) combat marine system - "Katana" for Homeland Security (HLS) applications. The Katana USV supports a wide range of applications for HLS and the protection of exclusive economic zones, including - harbor security, patrol of shallow coastal and territorial waters, surface and electronic warfare and offshore platform protection (plus oil rigs, pipelines, and more)
ThyssenKrupp To Display Various Submarines And Missile systems At Defexpo 2014
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems will showcase a wide range of submarines, missile systems and naval surface ships at the Defexpo India 2014, New Delhi, from February 6 to 9. The company will exhibit HDW Class 214 submarine, HDW Class 209/1500 submarine, IDAS Missile System, Blohm+Voss Class 124 frigate, Blohm+Voss MEKO A-200 SAN frigate and Kockums FLEXpatrol stealth patrol vessel
Royal Moroccan Navy Receive FREMM Frigate
DCNS recently delivered a multimission frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Mohammed VI, to the Royal Moroccan Navy. At present, DCNS is under contract to build 11 FREMM ships for the French Navy and one for the Moroccan Navy
China To Develop New Surveillance Ship
China is planning to build worlds first 10,000-ton class marine surveillance ship under a contract worth over $46 million. The contract awarded to China Ship-building Industry Corporation, includes the construction of another 4,000-ton surveillance ship
DCNS, Piriou Team Up For French Ocean-Going Vessels Contract
Piriou and DCNS has won a contract from the Direction Générale de l'Armement's (DGA) to develop and deliver three multi-mission ocean-going vessels for the French Navy. The three ships development contract, which has an option for a fourth and the associated maintenance service, is a part of the French Navy's B2M multi-mission ship programme, for which Piriou serves as the lead contractor
First Italian Anti-Submarine Warfare FREMM Frigate Delivered
The Italian Navy took delivery of the ITS (Italian Ship) Virginio Fasan, the first frigate in the anti-submarine warfare version, known as FOC ASW. The ASW warship is equipped with state of the art ASW systems, including active and passive towed sonar, torpedoes and decoys launchers and a panoramic echo sounder
DARPA Announces First-Ever AI-Controlled F-16 In-Air Combat Tests
S-400 Air Defense System in Crimea Destroyed by ATACMS Missile
Philippines to Receive BrahMos Cruise Missiles on April 19
Australia, Anduril Unveil ‘Ghost Shark’ Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Prototype
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U