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Russian cruise missile crashes en route to Ukraine
A cruise missile fired from Russian navy ships in the Caspian Sea towards Ukraine Saturday crashed in the Pavlovsky district of Russia's Krasnodar region.
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US Navy missile destroyer strikes Houthi radar in Yemen
The U.S. Central Command announced on Saturday that at 3:45 a.m. (Sana’a time) on January 13, U.S. forces conducted a new strike against Houthi...
US Marines test new MADIS air defense system
The U.S. Marine Corps has taken a significant stride in countering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with the successful live-fire test of the Marine Air...
BAE Systems delivers first ACV-C to US Marine Corps
BAE Systems has successfully delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle in Command and Control (ACV-C) configuration to the U.S. Marine Corps, as part of...
Poland selects Sea Ceptor for installation on new frigates
Poland has awarded European missile maker MBDA a contract to install the Sea Ceptor naval air defense system on the country's three new Miecznik-class...
Leonardo DRS receives $3B for Columbia-class submarine program
Leonardo DRS, has been awarded contracts exceeding $3 billion to deliver integrated electric propulsion system products for the U.S. Navy's prestigious Columbia-class submarines.
The contracts...
Raytheon’s new sea-mine assassin moves closer to production decision
Raytheon, one of the world's largest defense contractors, has reached a significant milestone in the development of the Barracuda sea-mine assassin for the U.S....
US Special Operators test K4 Manta uncrewed surface vessel
Kraken Technology Group has announced that it has successfully participated in the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Technical Experimentation (TE) event. The highlight of...
US and UK navies repel largest Houthi attack
The U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday that on Jan. 9, at approximately 9:15 p.m. (Sanaa time), the Houthis launched a complex attack involving...
Lockheed Martin receives $312M for submarine electronic warfare system
Lockheed Martin Corp., Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier, has been awarded a $312 million modification to a previously awarded indefinite-contract for submarine electronic warfare advancements.
This...
Raytheon awarded $9.6M for new ship-sinking missile production
The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced that Raytheon has secured a $9.6 million cost delivery order.
The contract award from the U.S. Marine Corps...
Iranian Navy commissions futuristic corvette
The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) took delivery of a cutting-edge missile corvette, dubbed "Abu Mahdi."
This new addition to the naval fleet was...
US Coast Guard heavy icebreaker arrives in Antarctica
The USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) recently arrived at McMurdo Station as part of Operation Deep Freeze, a critical U.S. endeavor supporting Arctic operations to...
U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier transits the Strait of Gibraltar
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the pinnacle of U.S. naval engineering, along with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, made its exit...
US Navy Sea Hawks sink Houthi boats in the Red Sea
The U.S. Central Command announced on Monday that Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters have sunk Iran-backed Houthi boats in the Red Sea.
According to the...
Russia rearm captured Ukrainian vessels for counter-drone operations
Russians have repurposed captured naval assets from Ukraine, armored artillery boats, to counter the growing threat posed by Ukrainian drones.
At the onset of 2022,...
South Korea inks $849M contract for new attack submarine
Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has inked a new 1.1 trillion won ($849 million) agreement with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to embark on...
Ancient Russian Be-12 flying boats scour waters for Ukrainian drones
Russian military forces have turned to an unconventional solution, employing a Cold War-era Beriev Be-12 'Mail' amphibious flying boat to patrol and monitor the...