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Israel successfully tests naval version of Iron Dome defense system
Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced that Israel's Navy and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completed the final stage of tests to operationalize the naval...
BAE Systems to build five more Type 26 frigates for Royal Navy
British Prime Minister has announced the next phase in the Type 26 frigate program, to build five more ships for the Royal Navy. A British...
HII reveals medium-class underwater drone
America’s largest military shipbuilding company HII has announced that its Mission Technologies division has revealed a new medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV): REMUS 620. Building...
Iron Dome successfully intercepts targets in US Marine Corps test
Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has announced the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully tested the medium-range intercept capability of the Iron Dome defense system. According...
US Air Force B-1B bombers take part in naval mine exercise
On Thursday, the U.S. Air Force release said that B-1B Lancer bombers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota,...
Sweden’s navy receives new lightweight torpedo
Defense and security company Saab announced on Monday that it has made the first deliveries of the new lightweight torpedo (Saab Lightweight Torpedo) to...
Ukraine’s soccer club buys hovercraft for Ukrainian border guards
FC Dynamo Kyiv, one of Ukraine’s most prized soccer clubs, has bought a new hovercraft for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The Border Guard...
Elbit Systems showcases its mine-hunting drone for Royal Navy
Elbit Systems UK, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., announced that it has conducted successful demonstrations of its Seagull Uncrewed Surface Vessel...
Türkiye launched first Ada-class corvette for Ukrainian Navy
Türkiye (also known as Turkey) launched the first Ada-class corvette for Ukraine on October 2. at Istanbul Shipyard in the presence of Ukrainian first...
Spanish warships to receive stealth anti-ship missiles
Norwegian firm Kongsberg said that Spain has selected Naval Strike Missile to equip its warships. Kongsberg released a statement saying that "the Spanish Navy will...
US Navy to receive additional ship-killing missiles
The Norwegian defense group Kongsberg has confirmed that it has received an order from American defense giant Raytheon for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to...
US Navy dentists implanted 3D-printed prosthetics
Two active duty Sailors aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) made military medical history after U.S. Navy dentists...
Ukrainian Marines to receive new Fighter-2 armored vehicles
Ukraine's largest charity foundation, Come Back Alive has purchased 11 armored vehicles to hand them over to the 36th separate marine brigade of the...
US Navy awards $14.7M deal for target drones to Kratos
The U.S. Navy has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. a subsonic aerial target system contract. As noted by the company, its Kratos Unmanned Aerial...
U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter gets new targeting pod
U.S. defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has announced that its LITENING advanced targeting pod has successfully completed its first test flights on the U.S....
NATO shadows Russian warships transiting Celtic Sea, English Channel and North Sea
NATO ships are a part of a larger Allied military presence in the Atlantic and North Sea continually supporting maritime situational awareness activities. As...
US Marines conduct Harrier air-to-air live fire training employment
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 conducted live fire air-to-air missile launches with AV-8B Harrier IIs. AV-8B Harrier II jets assigned to VMA-223...
US Navy’s next-gen aerial target achieving full operational capability
The U.S. Navy has announced that its next-generation subsonic aerial target (SSAT), the BQM-177A, reached full operational capability during a successful standard missile launch...