Naval Group Offers to Develop Naval Base at Subic Bay if it...
Naval Group has expressed willingness to help the Philippine Navy (PN) develop Subic Bay in Zambales into a modern naval base if it wins the Scorpene submarine contract. On Wednesday, the firm opened its Philippines Office
L&T and Navantia sign Teaming Agreement for Project 75 Submarines
Indias Larsen & Toubro and Spanish Navantia have signed a Teaming Agreement (TA) today for the purpose of submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navys P75 submarine program. Project 75 (I) requires the Indian bidder to tie up with a Foreign Collaborator (FC) and execute the program for delivery...
General Atomics to Develop Propulsion Tech for Submarines, Undersea Vehicles
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) will create propulsion technology designs to power submarines and other undersea vehicles under Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Advanced Propulsor, Experimental (APEX) program. The company has won a contract from General Dynamics Applied Physical Sciences to perform propulsion system design, to provide modeling, technical evaluation,...
Germany’s thyssenkrupp Teams Up with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to Build Subs for...
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) on the intended construction of conventional, air-independent propulsion submarines on 7 June 2023. “We look back on a trusting and decade-long partnership with India
Construction of Second NFS Submarine for Italian Navy Begins
Fincantieri said production activities for the second of 2 new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, started today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The programme includes two vessels contracted in 2021 to be delivered in 2027 and 2029, a third submarine...
Spent Nuclear Core Forces Russian Navy to Decommission Akula-class Submarine
The Russian Navy has decommissioned Project 941 Akula-class heavy nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine cruiser Dmitry Donskoi due to its spent nuclear core. "The Dmitry Donskoi could no longer be in service due to its spent nuclear core," a source close to the Russian Navy told government-owned TASS on Thursday
Japan Receives CAE’s Magnetometer to Detect Submarines
CAE delivered the first batch of Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) systems to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for installation on Japans new P1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The delivery of the MAD-XR systems is part of a multi-year contract for the integration, installation, and sustainment of the MAD-XR sensor in support of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)s fixed wing Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations
Fincantieri to Build 3rd NFS Submarine for Italy
The construction of the third new generation submarine related to the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) program for the Italian Navy has received parliamentary approval and will now follow the standard administrative procedure, shipbuilder Fincantieri announced today. The programme, which includes two vessels contracted in 2021, as well as the creation of a Training Center, is led by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière dArmement, the international organization for joint armament cooperation)
Indian Fuel Cell-based Air Independent Propulsion System for INS Kalvari
French firm Naval Group signed a pact with Indias DRDO to fit indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system on Kalvari class submarines. The indigenous fuel cell-based AIP system will be fitted on INS Kalvari soon
New Fateh-Class Subs to Join Iranian Navy Soon
Two new types of the domestically-designed Fateh-class submarine will join the Iranian Navy "in the near future.” Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani made the announcement on April 25
Iranian Submarine "Forced" U.S. Nuclear Sub to Surface in Strait of Hormuz...
The Iranian Navy today claimed that its “Fateh” class submarine forced a U.S
French Navy’s Le Terrible Sub Fires M51 Ballistic Missile
Frances nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Terrible fired an M51 ballistic missile in Brittany on Wednesday. The missile was monitored throughout its flight phase by means of DGA Missile Testing and those of the Monge test and measurement building
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