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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the first of two Maya (Improved Atago)-class, Aegis-equipped destroyers in a ceremony held on 19 March in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Named JS Maya (pennant number 179),...
China’s space programme suffered a setback with the failure of a Long March 7A (CZ-7A) launch vehicle that lifted off from the Wenchang space launch centre on the southern island of Hainan on 16...
China’s space programme suffered a setback with the failure of a Long March 7A (CZ-7A) launch vehicle that lifted off from the Wenchang space launch centre on the southern island of Hainan on 16...
A GBP200 million (USD237.5 million) programme to refuel the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) nuclear-powered ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMS Vanguard is now nine months behind schedule. The submarine was originally scheduled to leave Babcock...
JFD, a UK-based manufacturer of underwater equipment, has acquired Fathom Systems, a Scottish maker of diver communications gear, diver monitoring systems, and other diver devices. JFD said the transaction will allow it to provide...
JFD, a UK-based manufacturer of underwater equipment, has acquired Fathom Systems, a Scottish maker of diver communications gear, diver monitoring systems, and other diver devices. JFD said the transaction will allow it to provide...
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed a significant milestone on 15 March, despite US Navy (USN) compliance with the restrictions of Covid-19 guidance. Ford conducted an inaugural anchoring evolution during its...
A bipartisan group of over 100 lawmakers pushed House appropriators in a letter to fund a second Virginia-class submarine in the fiscal year 2021 defense budget bill. Led by the chairman and ranking member...
DoD is slated to receive $8.3 billion to fight COVID-19 in new White House request, as positive virus tests for military personnel jump to 49. …read more Read more here:: Breaking Defense (Naval)
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL recently completed installation and testing of combat systems to the second of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence’s SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR)… [[ This is...
America’s largest military shipbuilding company, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Tuesday that the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer successfully completed acceptance trials on March 12. “DDG 119...
The US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor had tested positive for the disease but the result needed to be confirmed by health authorities....
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) plans to upgrade the Exocet MM40 Block 2 anti-ship missiles on its KRI Usman-Harun (pennant number 359) multirole corvette/light frigate once the vessel’s mission...
Spain is to repatriate a relief contingent of 22 naval personnel bound for Operation ‘Atalanta’ off Somalia after one of them was found to be coronavirus (Covid-19) positive. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said...
Work continues apace on aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) despite any restrictions and considerations due to Covid-19 guidance, according to Captain Danny Hernandez, a spokesperson for the US Navy (USN) research,...
Tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) could increase significantly if China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) adopt the tactic of using non-lethal weapons against US Navy (USN) warships operating in the area, as...
Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Multi Mission Support Vessel (MMSV) and Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) could be utilised to transport US marines to the command’s area of responsibility (AOR) to exercise with US partners and help...
The Germany Army is to form a new helicopter command geared at streamlining the decision-making process of the recently formed Division Schnelle Kräfte (DSK) Rapid Forces Division. Speaking recently under the Chatham House Rule,...
UAV operators and manufacturers have recognised that, as many platforms and payloads grow in sophistication, the air vehicle’s engines must be able to support expanding flight regimes and ensure safe and reliable recovery of...
There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 among U.S. nuclear forces, and fewer than 50 people supporting the interservice group are self-quarantining because of possible exposure during the global pandemic, the commander of U.S....
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