Maritime Security

US strikes Houthi weapon depots in Yemen

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Houthi weapons depots in Yemen, following repeated attacks by the group on...

Kongsberg secures $900 million missile deal with US Navy

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a landmark multi-year contract with the United States Navy for the supply of Naval Strike Missiles (NSM). The...

US Marines launch full-rate production for ACV-30

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has secured a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for long lead items, marking the initiation of full-rate production...

New MBDA missile promo simulates strike on Chinese warship

Pan-European missile manufacturer MBDA has unveiled plans for a new submarine-launched variant of its Exocet anti-ship missile. In a promotional video, the Exocet SM40 is...

Indiaā€™s autonomous weaponized boat spotted in Mumbai

The Autonomous Weaponized Boat Swarm (AWBS) of Indian defense startup Sagar Defence Engineering was spotted conducting trials in Mumbai port. This next-generation maritime technology is...

US F-35B lands on Japanā€™s largest warship

A U.S. F-35B Lightning II aircraft made its first-ever landing aboard Japanā€™s Izumo-class destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) on October 20. The historic landing occurred off...

Raytheon enters full-rate production for SM-3 Block IIA

Raytheon, an RTX business, has reached a new production milestone, entering full-rate manufacturing of its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors. As noted by the...

Eureka Naval Craft launches next-gen naval vessels

Eureka Naval Craft, a newly established U.S.-based maritime and defense innovation company, has announced the launch of its next-generation naval defense and coast guard...

China tests hybrid assault tactics with attack helicopters

The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) demonstrated using Z-10 attack helicopters in a simulated island assault. The exercise involved eight Z-10 helicopters utilizing a...

Chinaā€™s newest nuclear submarine spotted in sea trials

Recent images circulating on social media have raised speculation about Chinaā€™s latest nuclear-powered attack submarine, allegedly the Type 093B class. Although the image quality is...

Russia launches new diesel-electric submarine “Yakutsk”

On October 11, 2024, at Russiaā€™s Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, was launched the new diesel-electric submarine "Yakutsk." The vessel is the sixth in the...

Raytheon tests new sea-mine neutralizer

Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, recently conducted a series of environmental tests for its Barracuda Mine Neutralization System at the Naval Surface Warfare Center...

Singapore commissions first 218SG submarines from Germany

On September 24, 2024, the Republic of Singapore Navy officially commissioned its first two non-nuclear submarines, Invincible and Impeccable, built in Germany as part...

Norwegian fishing boat encounters Russian warship

On September 12th, a small Norwegian fishing boat, the Ragnhild Kristine, confronted a Russian warship conducting live-fire exercises in the Barents Sea. The fishermen,...

Japanese fighters use flares to intercept Russian aircraft

Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that a Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace three times near Rebun Island, Hokkaido, on the afternoon of...

Japan fires destroyer captain after incursion into Chinese waters

Japan has dismissed the captain of a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer following an incident in which the vessel entered Chinese territorial waters in...

Russia forms assault group from aircraft carrier crew

Russia's military has formed a mechanized assault group, codenamed "Fregat," using the crew of its only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, according to a...

China’s new J-35 fighter begins trials on aircraft carrier

Chinaā€™s next-generation carrier-based fighter jet, informally dubbed the J-35 by military observers, has begun trial operations aboard the Peopleā€™s Liberation Army Navyā€™s (PLAN) aircraft...

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