Friday, March 29, 2024

Maritime Security

US concerned about Chinese and Russian long-range precision weapons capabilities

Ā Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant has expressed concern over the Chinese and Russian militaryā€™s growing capabilities. During Senate hearingĀ Robert Neller said thatĀ the development...

Peruvian new amphibious assault ship begins initial sea trials

Peru's new domestically constructed landing platform dock BAP Pisco (AMP 156) has successfully begun sea trials. According to the Peruvian navy, on April 19, 2018,...

Saudi Arabia to buy five Spanish Avante 2200 corvettes

Saudi Arabia will buy five Avante 2200 Corvettes from the Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia, an Israel Defense newspaperĀ reporting. The Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and...

USA commissions new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

U.S. Navy has commissioned its new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock,Ā USSĀ PortlandĀ (LPD-27)Ā in an officialĀ ceremony held on 21 April in Portland, Oregon.Ā  Portland is the U.S. Navyā€™s...

Ukraine offers maintenance for Indian aircraft carrier

Ukraineā€™s state-owned defence industrial concern UkrOboronProm has announced that a Ukrainian defence industry enterprise is ready to provide maintenance of Indian Navyā€™s aircraft carrier...

USS Mississippi fast-attack submarine returns to Pearl Harbor

Friends and families of the USS Mississippi (SSN 782) crew gathered pierside to welcome back the Virginia-class fast attack submarine as it returned from...

Russian Arctic patrol ship project faces postponement

On March 21,Ā theĀ general directorĀ ofĀ Admiralty Shipyard Alexander Buzakov said thatĀ under pressure from financial factors the programmeĀ of developing of new ice-class patrol ship (Project 23550 )...

DIMDEX 2018: Qatar orders additional vessels from Turkeyā€™s Ares Shipyard

The Qatar CoastguardĀ has ordered additionalĀ nine vessels developed byĀ ARES Shipyard (ARES) during theĀ Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2018) in Qatar. According to the...

Submarines USS Hartford, USS Connecticut surface together in the Arctic Circle

Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) and Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22) both surfaced in the Arctic Circle...

Rosoboronexport to present Russian naval armaments at DIMDEX 2018

JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is organizing Russiaā€™s exhibit at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition DIMDEX 2018, which will be held...

MBDA unveils new generation of long range anti-ship missile at DIMDEX 2018

The industry leader in missiles and missile systems MBDAĀ  unveiled its new generation of long-range anti-ship missile Dimdex show in Doha, Qatar. During theĀ DIMDEX 2018,...

31st MEU F-35Bs join USS Wasp for historic deployment

A detachment of F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, landed on the USS Wasp (LHD-1) here March...

Russian nuclear-tipped underwater drones it is realization of revolutionary Soviet program

On 1 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed a slew of new defence systems, including a new nuclear-tipped autonomous underwater complexes. The Russian leader said...

Boeing awarded $73 million contract to modernize U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet

Boeing has been contracted to modernize the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet, extending the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours. In...

Plasan signed a contract with BAE Systems for the armouring of Type 26 Combat Ships

Israeli company PlasanĀ announced that they have signed a contract with BAE Systems, for the armouring of Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the UK...

Thai-ROK-U.S. amphibious force conducts beach assault during Cobra Gold 2018

Ships, landing craft, and aircraft from the Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Korea, and the U.S. conducted a combined amphibious assault during Cobra Gold...

Large anti-submarine ship catches fire in Russian shipyard

A Russian large anti-submarine shipĀ of the Pacific Fleet caught fire in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, local media reported Friday. "Yes, this has indeed...

French Navyā€™s future nuclear-powered submarine to carry Thales next-generation sonar system

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a 42-month contract to conduct a set of studies and technological developments for a sonar...

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