The French Directorate General of Armaments (Direction générale de l’armement-DGA) announced that the Montenegrin Ministry of Defence had ordered two 60-meter offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from the Kership shipyard, a… Continue reading "Montenegro Has Ordered Two Offshore Patrol Vessels From France’s Kership Shipyard"
Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), a public-sector shipyard under the Ministry of Defence, laid the keel of the first vessel under the Fleet Support Ship project for the Indian Navy on… Continue reading "Hindustan Shipyard lays keel for the first Fleet Support Ship for the Indian Navy"
Last week, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior signed a contract with ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence to supply ULAQ USV to the Coast Guard Command. This contract, which represents Turkey’s first… Continue reading "Qatar Became The First Export Customer Of Turkey’s ULAQ-Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel"
Last week, the UK and Germany announced a new defense deal which will tighten cooperation between the two allies across a number of areas. The Trinity House Agreement will see… Continue reading "New Anglo-German Agreement Boosts Defense Cooperation"
As the US military prepares for conflict scenarios in the Pacific, logistics is one of the greatest challenges facing planners. Supplies must be transported across vast distances to small, forward-deployed… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Revolutionizing Resupply with Kaman’s KARGO UAV"
A U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II landed aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kaga on Sunday, the first time the aircraft has landed aboard the JMSDF multi-function destroyer. A… Continue reading "U.S. Navy F-35B Makes First Ever Landing Aboard JS Kaga"
Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in a meeting, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 9, approved the plan to build two nuclear-powered attack submarines and procure 31… Continue reading "India Approves Plan to Build Two Nuclear-powered Attack Submarines & 31 MQ-9B UAVs"
Just North of the National Mall within view of the US capitol lies the US Navy Memorial. Located right next to the entrance to a major metro station, the area… Continue reading "“US Navy Strike Group Experience” – Firsthand Look at Navy’s Newest Recruitment Tech"
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Manawanui (A09) multi-purpose offshore support vessel sank after striking a reef while conducting hydrographic survey work a mile south of Upolu Island, Samoa. This… Continue reading "What We Know: Sinking of New Zealand’s HMNZS Manawanui off the Coast Of Samoa"
At the end of September, London hosted an AUKUS summit for the very first time, bringing together UK Defence Secretary John Healey, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Australian… Continue reading "AUKUS Leaders Meet in London; Announce Implementation Progress and Next Steps"