GDEB Awards Huntington Ingalls $2.2B for Columbia-Class Submarine Modules
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) in support of construction on the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The contract modification, valued at approximately $2
Latest Russian Nuclear Sub Hits target 1,000 km Away with Kalibr Cruise
A Kalibr cruise missile launched by Russian Navys Project 885M Kazan nuclear submarine in the White Sea hit a target at Chizha Test Range in Arkhangelsk Region located 1,000 km away. "Today, the lead ship of the Yasen-M project Kazan successfully fired its main missile system at a coastal target
Israeli Govt Committee to Probe Subs, Corvettes Ordered by Netanyahu
An Israeli government committee will probe the purchase of submarines and corvettes from German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp ordered by Prime Minister Netanyahu during his previous term. On Sunday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced decision to form the committee, to be led by retired judge Amnon Straschnov, to investigate Netanyahus role in the...
General Dynamics Wins $9.5B for Columbia-Class Submarines
General Dynamics has been awarded a contract valued approximately $9.5 billion for Columbia-class submarines
Mazagon Dock Launches India’s Fifth Scorpene Submarine
Indias Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) launched the Navys fifth Scorpene-class submarine Vagir today. “Indian Navys fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' launched at Mazagaon Dock today
Military Radars Adapted to Track Polar Bears in Arctic
A bear radar or “Beardar” developed from a military surveillance radar will be deployed for the first time at a tourist campsite near Longyearbyen, a former coal-mining town on Norways Svalbard archipelago, next year. The radar system will provide a warning when a bear approaches, even during snowstorms and at nights
South Korea Launches Navy’s 2nd KSS III Submarine
South Koreas Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)
Russian Military Shoots Down Bear, Cub After they Jump on to Nuclear...
The Russian military reportedly shot a bear and her cub after the animals leaped onto a submarine near Kamchatka village of Rybachiy. "A bear with a bear cub entered the pier area of the Pacific Fleet's submarine forces on the deck of one of the nuclear submarines
France To Repair Perle Nuclear Attack Submarine Destroyed in June Fire
The French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly announced that the Navys Perle nuclear attack submarine will soon begin undergoing repairs, four months after it was destroyed in fire. Experts from Naval Group, the Fleet Support Service of the French Navy and the Directorate General for Armament (DGA) agency had been analyzing the damage and reported that the submarine could be repaired, the defense ministry said in a
IAI ELTA & HENSOLDT Team-up on Comms, Surveillance System for Submarines
ELTA Systems and Hensoldt Optronics announce collaboration on an Integrated Communication and Surveillance (ICS) system for submarines. Targeted for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, the ICS is a fully integrated system combining HENSOLDTs Optical Surveillance Optronics Mast OMS150 with ELTAs SIGINT and SATCOM payloads
French Nuclear Submarine ‘Suffren’ Fires MdCN Cruise Missile
The French Navys first nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Suffren test-fired a long-range, stand-off cruise missile, MdCN (Missile De Croisière Naval – naval cruise missile), today. “The Suffren has just successfully fired a naval cruise missile (MdCN) test
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
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...