Dutch Navy To Upgrade Close-In Weapons System
Thales has won a contract from the Dutch navy to upgrade 16 Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon Systems, enabling their continued operation until 2025. Thales Netherlands, manufacturer of the system, said it will begin upgrade work in 2015
Russian Navy To Get Three New Assault Ships
Over the next two years, Russia’s naval infantry, the Caspian Flotilla, will get three modern Project 11770 Serna amphibious assault ships. According to a Navy representative, the flotilla already has a number of these ships but would not specify how many
Russian Weapons To Be Installed On Spanish Patrol Boats
Russian arm manufacturer Rosoboronexport and Spanish company Navantia have signed a contract to arm Spanish Avante-class patrol ships with Russian weapons which will then be further exported to third-party countries. “Modern Russian artillery, air-defense and missile complexes may be adapted for use on Spanish ships,” says Ruslan Pukhov, director...
Australia Test Fires Torpedo Launchers For Hobart Class Destroyers
The Australian MoD has announced the successful test firing torpedo launchers for the new Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD). The tests were part of acceptance testing of the weapon systems for the second destroyer Brisbane and involved firing an MU-90 practice delivery torpedo from an MK32 Mod 9...
Northrop Grumman To Supply Interrogator Sets To U.S Navy
Northrop Grumman has won a $11.5 million contract from the U
UK Navy Buys Three Patrol Boats From BAE Systems
The UK Royal Navy has bought three patrol boats worth £39 million which were earlier taken on lease from BAE Systems. The HMS Tyne, Severn and Mersey each spent 300 days at the sea every year making two vessel boarding a day to combat over fishing
Boeing To Supply Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition To U.S Navy
Boeing has won a $23 million contract for the first full rate production contract of the Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition ( Laser JDAM) from the U.S Navy
BAE Systems To Upgrade U.S Navy’s Mk 45 Guns
The U.S Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $25
UK’s Sea Viper Weapon Systems Blow Target Out Of Sky During Live...
The HMS Dragon has tested the Sea Viper weapon system which successfully knocked out a target out of the sky at the Outer Hebrides missile range off Scotland. The Type-45 destroyer eliminated an Aster missile at three times the speed of sound during a live firing exercise which took place on the Outer Hebrides missile range last week
ELTA Wins $53 Million Contract For The Supply Of Port-Guard Systems
Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract worth $53 million from foreign customer to supply several Port-Guard systems. Elta won the contract after successful operational tests which demonstrated the system's efficiency
Northrop Grumman To Supply Platform Management System To UK
The UK has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to supply the Platform Management System for the Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine. The company’s Sperry Marine business unit will supply the PMS for Astute Boat 5 under a performance partnering arrangement (PPA) with BAE Systems Maritime-Submarine
Russia To Test Ship-Based Air Defense Missile System This Year
Russia will further boost its armed forces this year by testing the new Poliment-Redut ship-based air defense missile system. Almaz Antei, the Russian air defense systems maker, plans to complete testing of its new defense missile system by the end of this year, according to the company’s General Director Vladislav Menshikov
Ukraine's JDAM-ER Bombs to Get Home-on Sensors to Target Russian Electronic Warfare...
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Climbs to 33,000 ft. Highlighting High Altitude Reconnaissance Capability
Russia Claims 111,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in 2024
Italy to Transfer SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
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