Naval Warfare
Up-close with Leonardo's LIONFISH® (Sponsored video)
Drawing on the experience gained in the small- and medium-calibre sector and with an eye on technological evolution, Leonardo has developed the LIONFISH® family. Watch the video now.
Naval Warfare
Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer
Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.
Naval Warfare
Ireland orders Thales towed array sonar
Ireland has a large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which extends 370km (200nm) offshore and contains 75% of the transatlantic subsea cables which carry $10 trillion in financial transactions daily. The country is investing to increase protection and surveillance of these waters.
Naval Warfare
South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs
HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.
Defence Notes
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
Featured videos
Naval Warfare
Autonomous Mine Hunting: Supplying the British Solution (Studio)
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
Featured Industry Spotlights
More Stories
-
Naval Warfare
BAE Systems outlines reasons for Sea 5000 win
6th July 2018
Australia will now begin the task of preparing to build the Global Combat Ship - Australia (GCS-A), with two main reasons given by BAE Systems …
-
Naval Warfare
BAE Pacific 24 boat build set to grow
5th July 2018
The Royal Navy (RN) is likely to order more Pacific 24 Mk IV Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) from BAE Systems once the initial order for …
-
Military Logistics
KS&EW launches tug for Pakistan Navy
5th July 2018
Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW;) launched the Pakistan Navy’s newest 32t Bollard Pull tug on 3 July. The 34m long tug has a displacement …
-
Naval Warfare
Australia announces Hunter-class vessel names
5th July 2018
The Royal Australian Navy’s future guided missile frigates will be named the Hunter class with the first of these guided missile frigates to be commissioned …
-
Military Logistics
Singapore reveals details about Fleet Management System
5th July 2018
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) revealed the capabilities of its new Fleet Management System (FMS) on the sidelines of the Defence Technology Summit …
-
Military Logistics
US Navy, Moback collaborate on AR/VR capabilities
4th July 2018
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), is collaborating with Moback to research and investigate specialised augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) …
-
Naval Warfare
Russian Navy’s Alexander Evlanov floated out
4th July 2018
The Russian Navy’s new major hydrographic boat (MHB), Alexander Evlanov, has been floated out at the Nizhegorodsky Teplohod Shipyard, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced …
-
Naval Warfare
UDT 2018: US Navy 'gutted' by sequestration
4th July 2018
The US Navy has been ‘gutted’ by a sequestration process that has left it unable to properly plan for the future as it tries to …
-
Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop integrates data collected from AQS-24B to SeeTrack
4th July 2018
Northrop Grumman is partnering with SeeByte to incorporate AQS-24B mine hunting sensor data into the SeeTrack system to enhance its autonomous target recognition (ATR) capability. …
-
Defence Notes
Opinion: Carter’s capability challenges
4th July 2018
General Sir Nick Carter has now formally taken on the role of Chief of the Defence Staff for the British Armed Forces. Carter comes to …
-
Defence Notes
PLA shows its skills in Hong Kong
4th July 2018
The Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened three of its camps to the public on 30 June and 1 July, allowing …
-
Digital Battlespace
DetectaChem receives SEEKERe EDK contract
3rd July 2018
DetectaChem has received a $10 million IDIQ contract from the US Navy to provide its SEEKERe explosive detection kit (EDK), the company announced on 27 …
-
Military Logistics
Inventus introduces new battery
3rd July 2018
Inventus Power has added a high-capacity BB-2590 rechargeable battery to its portfolio of military-standard batteries, the company announced on 28 June. The BB-2590 has been …
-
Naval Warfare
Australia requests Aegis combat system equipment
3rd July 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of equipment for the integration of the CEAFar 2 phased array …
-
Digital Battlespace
China steals US hydrophones
3rd July 2018
An arrest of a Chinese citizen accused of illegally exporting hydrophones to China has set off alarm bells amongst US experts on naval warfare in …
-
Special Operations
SOF to enhance NATO air ops support
2nd July 2018
Special operations forces must be better positioned to provide enhanced support to NATO air operations, an official report has disclosed. The NATO Joint Air Power …
-
Special Operations
NFM Group launches new load bearing design
2nd July 2018
Norwegian protection specialist NFM Group has launched the latest product in its family of Thor load bearing solutions, designed to provide operators with a modular …
-
Naval Warfare
Insight: China’s fishermen moonlight as warriors
2nd July 2018
On 20 June a South Korean court sentenced the captain of a Chinese fishing boat to 18 months in prison for illegal fishing. The Korea …
-
Naval Warfare
Damen, Mexican Navy building POLA vessel
2nd July 2018
Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy are working together to build a Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA) vessel, the company announced on 26 June. …
Subscribe to news feed
RSS
