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Keel laid for new US Navy amphibious ship Fallujah
HIIās Ingalls Shipbuilding division celebrated the keel authentication of the future Fallujah (LHA 9), the fourthĀ America-classĀ large-deck amphibious assault ship, at a ceremony Wednesday. During the...
GD Electric Boat secures $517M contract for Virginia-class submarine parts
GD Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it wasĀ awardedĀ a $517.2 million delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement...
Poland orders more coastal defense systems
Norway-based international technology company Kongsberg has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide its NSM (Naval Strike Missile) Coastal Defence System...
US Navy MQ-4C Triton drone reaches initial operational capability
U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has announced that multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S....
Haunting images of burnt Russian submarine leaked
First photos of the burned-out Russian diesel submarine at the dry dock in occupied Crimea have been leaked to the public by a Western...
Ukrainian Forces successfully hit shipyard in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk confirmed on Wednesday morning the night strikes on Sevastopol, in the Russian-occupied Crimea. In a Telegram post,...
Ukrainian special forces seized Russia’s modern radar system
Ukraineās Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) confirmed on Monday that its special operations unit has seized a modern Russian radar system at the Russian-occupied offshore...
Royal Navy tests aerial logistics drone on aircraft carrier
The British Royal Navy tested a long-range cargo aerial drone on an aircraft carrier for the first time. The Royal Navy said in a...
Ukrainian forces blow up Russian patrol boat with Turkish drone
Ukrainian troops took out a Russian patrol boat using a Turkish-supplied TB2 drone on the frontlines. The Ukrainian Navy released footage on Sunday showing what...
US Navy awards contracts for nine guided-missile destroyers
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and HII have been awarded multiyear procurement contracts to build nine Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the U.S. Navy. According to...
New counter-IED gear ready for use, US Navy says
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Block One (I1B1) program has achieved full operational capability (FOC) ahead...
Ukrainian kamikaze drone boat attacks Russian oil tanker
One of Russia's flagged tankers is said to have come under attack by unmanned naval drones near the Kerch Bridge Friday night. A U.S.-sanctioned...
Ukrainian drones attack Russian warship
Russia's Defence Ministry claims it has foiled a Ukrainian sea drone attack on the Russian Novorossiysk naval base in the Black Sea early Friday. "Tonight,...
North Korea unveils giant new underwater drone
North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang on Thursday night, unveiling a new unmanned undersea vehicle it called the "world's most powerful weapon." A...
US State Department approves amphibious vehicles sale to Romania
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Romania of 16 Amphibious Assault Vehicles, or AAVs, for about $120.5 million. The...
US Marine Corps fields new medium-range air defense systems
With an eye on a rapidly shifting security environment, the U.S. Marine Corps wants to rebirth its air defense capability. The details were given in...
US Navy declares initial operational capability for new mini-submarine
Pentagonās No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) declared Initial Operational Capability for Dry Combat Submersible (DCS). According...
Why would Russia use coastal defense systems to strike Ukraine?
The latest Russian missile barrage against the southern Ukrainian port cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv has marked one of the largest such attacks in...