New interceptors and launchers could help navies preserve missile stocks during prolonged escort operations. Yet lower engagement costs will only improve merchant protection if the weapons are available where ships need defending.
With its B-26 USV in full-rate production, Blue Ops is seeking to turn overseas interest into orders through a combination of lower operating costs, UAV integration and local manufacturing.
The AG600 amphibian aircraft from the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company (CAIGA) performed its first official water take-off and landing in Jingmen, Hubei Province …
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication of the America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8), the company announced on 16 October. …
The annual UK party political conference season is over. An opportunity for politicians to make promises they know they’ll never have to keep and ministers …
China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, officials said Friday, in a move aimed at easing tensions but …
BMT has received a contract to support the Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) new Midget submarine programme, the company announced on 17 October. Under the contract, …
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has approved the first metal component created by additive manufacturing for shipboard installation, the US Navy announced on …
There is considerable activity around Asia-Pacific in terms of building new support ships and tankers as navies enhance their ability to support their fleets farther …
Controp USA has launched an electro-optical panoramic scanning and automatic maritime target detection system called the Tornado-ER, the company announced on 15 October. The system …
Thales has opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, UK, for the development of autonomous systems technologies, the company announced on …
The first shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) has been carried out by an F-35 Lightning fighter jet onboard the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, HMS …
The Brazilian Navy has selected four out of a possible nine contenders for the Tamandaré class corvette project, the service announced on 15 October. All …
Naval Group has established a technological and commercial partnership with ECA Group to offer unmanned mine-hunting solutions for Belgian and Dutch naval forces, the company …