India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed an agreement with Naval Group to upgrade the country’s Kalvari-class submarines. As part of the deal, the French defense firm will integrate a domestically-built air-independent propulsion system into the service’s “INS Kalvari” submarine. The system will improve the performance and lethality of diesel-electric underwater vessels and […]
This is the third ship to be launched, following Al-Jubail and Al-Diriya, as part of the Sarawat project
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded BAE Systems a $143 million contract to support the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. The five-year agreement includes the provision of engineering, maintenance, management, and IT services for the Dahlgren site. BAE Systems will cover the site’s major systems engineering and activities to assist […]
The Kingdom’s navy was leading an international security task force that discovered 3,330 kg of hashish and heroin during a search of a boat
Turkish defense company STM announced the construction of the STM 500 diesel-electric submarine this week. The 500-ton mini-sub is expected to be built by 2026, while the “full project” might take two more years. Turkish Defence Industries Presidency head Ismail Demir said that the vessel will be equipped with advanced weapons and equipment for tasks […]
The Royal Navy demonstrated the capabilities of its Type 25 destroyer HMS Defender during Exercise Baltic Operations 22 in the Baltic Sea. In a Twitter video, the billion-pound warship showed off its Mk 8 naval gun and Phalanx miniguns. The gun reportedly fired 35 rounds continuously in one minute and 31 seconds. “Our Phalanx close-in […]
LONDON — The British submarines of armament to the Royal Navy Astute-class will be equipped with modernized American missiles Tomahawk Land Attack Block V is clear from the announced intentions of the British Ministry of Defense. “Tomahawk Land Attack Block V will deal with future naval threats,” the ministry said in a statement. Tomahawk Land […]
The Italian shipyard Fincantieri announced that the fourth and last Qatari Doha class corvette (F-104 “Sumaysimah“) has been launched. The Doha class corvettes are MRC (Multi-Role Corvette) type vessels. The first ship (F-101 “Al Zubarah“) was launched in February 2020 and entered service in October 2021. The second ship (F-102 “Damsah“) was launched in February […]
Invitations may extend beyond US and UK in what Australian defense minister called a "new normal" of uncertainty in the Pacific.
The French Navy has announced that the acceptance trials and crew training of the frigate “Courbet“, the first upgraded “La Fayette” class frigate, have been successfully completed and the ship is now operational. We recall that the French Navy decided to upgrade three of the five frigates in service of the class, as an interim […]