Bangladesh Coast Guard To Receive Four Fincantieri OPVs
Decommissioned vessels of the Italian Navy will be upgraded and supplied to Bangladesh Coast Guard by Fincantieri. The Italian shipbuilder has been awarded the contract with the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) for the supply of four Italian Navy “Minerva” class corvettes to be upgraded and converted into Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs),...
General Atomics Receives Contract for Launch & Recovery Systems of US Future...
General Atomics (GA) has been awarded a contract for the production of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAR) for the US Navy's future aircraft carrier to be named John F. Kennedy
French Navy Receives FREMM Multi-Mission Frigate Provence
DCNS on Friday delivered the FREMM multi-mission frigate Provence to the French Navy, as stipulated in the contract. The frigate is the second of the series ordered by OCCAR, Organization of Joint Armament that performs the project management for the multi-mission frigates intended for France and Italy
India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Undocked
Indias first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant was successfully undocked on Wednesday after the completion of its structural work at Cochin Shipyard in South India, various media reported. The 260 meters long and 60 meters wide carrier is scheduled for induction in 2018 and will start sea trials in 2017
France, Russia Mistral Talks Fail, Negotiations to Resume
French-Russian talks on the amount of money that France has to return to Moscow for reneging on the Mistral helicopter carrier deal failed in May but are likely to resume later this month. A French delegation had arrived on May 28 and held talks with a Russian team
India-US Seek To Co-Operate On India’s Aircraft Carrier Project
India is hoping to utilize US expertise in catapult launch technology for its recently announced indigenous 65,000-ton aircraft carrier after the signing of the 10 year Indo-US Enhanced Defense Framework Agreement by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday. India is looking at the latest American EMALS (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System) and AAWS (Advanced Arrester Wire System) for the nations next indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vishaal
France Offers $865M to Terminate Mistral Deal, Russia Demands $1.1B
France has offered to refund about 785 million euros ($865 million) besides re-export rights for cancelling the Mistral amphibious assault ship deal with Russia but the latter has demanded 1.163 billion euros ($1
Maersk Line Vessels To Get Navigation Systems Upgrade From Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grummans Sperry Marine business unit has been selected to upgrade radar and ECDIS systems on more than 80 Maersk Line vessels. The upgrade will replace all previous radar and ECDIS systems on these vessels and will be carried out in Asia and Europe, from 2015 through 2017
GRSE Wins $3.1 Billion Indian Navy’s Frigate Order
Indian Defense PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has won $3.1 billion (INR 20,000 crore) order to build three advanced stealth frigates for the countrys navy
Japanese Helicopter Carrier ‘Izumo’ Enters Into Service
Japan has handed over its warship 'Izumo' to its Maritime Self Defense Force on Wednesday. The helicopter carrier is as big as the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers, Reuters reported on Wednesday
Indian Navy Commissions Three Immediate Support Vessels
An Indian Navy has commissioned the second batch of three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs), comprising T-38, T-39 and T-40 on Tuesday. The three ISVs are in addition to the first batch of ISVs commissioned last year on 4 June, 2014 and will constitute the 84th Immediate Support Vessel Squadron based at Visakhapatnam, the Indian MoD announced in its press release on Tuesday
GRSE Launches Fourth Landing Craft Utility For Indian Navy
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) built fourth Landing Craft Utility (LCU) for the Indian Navy was launched on Monday in Kolkata
U.A.E. to Become World’s Second Largest Gallium Producer under New Deal with...
Chinese Researchers Deploy DeepSeek AI to Simulate Military Scenarios
Australia Accelerates Development of Homegrown Loitering Munitions
India's BrahMos Missile Scores Big in Damaging Pakistani Air-bases
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
