Japan’s defense ministry announced on December 22 that it had completed development on the SH-60L anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the newest Japanese variant of the Seahawk. The announcement also approved the… Continue reading "Japan Announces Completion Of SH-60L Seahawk Development"
The beginning of August marks another modernization milestone achieved by the Polish Armed Forces. The first of the four AW-101 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) aircraft was successfully delivered by Augusta-Westland to… Continue reading "First AW-101 ASW Delivered To Poland"
The Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system, developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was successfully tested on December 13, 2021. The system is described as… Continue reading "India’s 650km Ranged Supersonic Anti-Submarine Missile ‘SMART’ Tested Successfully"
On 28 May, the long awaited Fiscal Year 2022 Budget request was submitted to Congress. While the overall requests across the board were not special, the Navy has outlined the… Continue reading "US Navy Outlines Plan to Cut 4 Littoral Combat Ships"
Late on Friday, 2 April, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry made an official statement claiming European involvement in Taiwan’s submarine projects. The statement was made in response to accusations by The National… Continue reading "Taiwanese Defense Ministry Admits European Involvement in Submarine Project"
Northrop Grumman and UK-based Ultra Group have been conducting trials to test the possibility of adding an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability to Northrop’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. The experiment… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Aim to Add Anti-Submarine Capability to their MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV"
General Atomics has announced the recent completion of development and testing of anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the MQ-9. In the 19 January announcement, General Atomics says that the capability, which… Continue reading "General Atomics Demonstrates “World’s First” MQ-9 Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities"