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Thirteen NATO countries are taking part in simulated air and missile defence drills off the United Kingdom’s southern coast from Thursday (31 October 2019). The 6-day Naval Electro Magnetic Operations – or “NEMO” –...
Beijing has warned Washington that it will respond with “resolute measures” to the presence of either US Coast Guard (USCG) cutters or US Navy (USN) warships in the western Pacific Ocean or South China...
Austrian company Schiebel has won a contract for the production and supply of an undisclosed number of Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). “Following an extensive competitive...
Navies, defence science organisations, and industry are pursuing the development of technologies and techniques that could realise a new generation of persistent countermeasures for anti-ship missile defence. Richard Scott reports Ship-launched countermeasures – radio-frequency...
France and the United Kingdom remain apart on their respective operational requirements for the projected Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FCASW) programme, according to a French parliamentary report. The two governments plan to agree the next...
Multi-billion-pound projects to build new frigates and hundreds of armoured vehicles for the UK armed forces will now have to wait for final sign-off until after the country’s general election on 12 December. Ministry...
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) handed over Chang Bogo (Type 209/1200)-class submarine Lee Eok Gi to the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) on 31 October after completing an upgrade of...
Key Points The delivery of Malaysia’s first Maharaja Lela-class littoral combat ship has been delayed to 2023 The troubled programme is also facing a cost overrun of about MYR1.4 billion Malaysia’s Maharaja Lela (Gowind)-class...
Australian firm Levett Engineering has reached an agreement to be sold to ASDAM, a defence and manufacturing company owned by Australian private equity group CPE Capital. CPE Capital announced the acquisition in a press...
Key Points China has begun work on a third, and fourth Type 054A frigates on order for the Pakistan Navy Once inducted, the vessels could significantly enhance the service’s anti-air warfare capabilities China’s Hudong-Zhonghua...
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U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Soldiers with 97th Transportation Company, 10th Support Group, successfully embarked and disembarked a U.S. Marine High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a U.S....
The future littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22), the 11th Independence-variant littoral combat ship to enter the fleet, successfully concluded acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico after a series of in-port...
The U.S. Navy has reported that the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departed its homeport of Mayport, Florida, for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility on its maiden deployment. Detroit...
U.S. Air Force Captains Spencer G. Weide and Justin J. Newman Pilots made history as the first operational Air Force pilots to fly the F-35B Lightning II aboard an amphibious assault ship as part...
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departed its homeport of Mayport, Florida, for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility on its maiden deployment Oct. 31. Detroit will conduct operations in...
The U.S. Navy demonstrated its new Shipboard Air Traffic Radar, AN/SPN-50, for the first time Oct. 23 at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Maryland. According to a recent Navy news release, the AN/SPN-50 ,...
The U.S. Navy released the incredible video on how 100,000-tonne aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted high-speed turns during sea trials. USS Gerald R. Ford conducted high-speed turns in the Atlantic...
YORKTOWN, Va.— In an amazing display of brilliance, a leadership training course held at the Coast Guard Yorktown Training Base on Monday went over time when one super smart and articulate man rose his...
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) arriving in Bremerton, Washington, and is scheduled to begin the inactivation and decommissioning process at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, according to a Navy news release....
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