Underwater explosion (UNDEX) shock testing on the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), a component of the US Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has been conducted, the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) informed.
UK’s arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $154 million to continue supporting the US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Webster Outlying Field.
Indonesia plans to build two frigates based on the Royal Navy’s Type 31 design (marked also as Arrowhead 140) at Indonesian shipyards.
San Diego-based company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, through its division Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS), has been awarded a contract to deliver 65 BQM-177A subsonic aerial target (SSAT) drones.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has started construction of the second unit of Changbogo-III (KSS-III) Batch-II class submarine.
The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) and Type 26 frigates have embraced the latest green technology to minimize the environmental footprint which will give them freedom of maneuver in all emission control areas in the world.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that the South Korean Navy received the last out of three upgraded Gwanggaeto Daewang (KDX-1)-class destroyers, Eulji Mundeok, marking the completion of the modernization program.
Two nations have committed to building frigates based on the Type 26 design; Australia and Canada, according to Annabel Goldie, a Minister of State at the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
The US Navy has introduced new upgraded flight control technology, the new version of the Precision Landing Mode (PLM) called the Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies (MAGIC CARPET).
According to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, the Type 26 frigates will be armed with the future cruise/anti-ship weapon (FC/ASW).
Russia’s Amur Shipyard in Vladivostok has revealed that the Steregushchiy-class corvette Rezkiy has reached an important construction milestone and that the main engines and diesel generators on the corvette have been turned on.
Three new classes of vessels are scheduled to enter the Royal Navy’s fleet in 2027 and 2028, according to a report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee.
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) support ship HMAS Sirius was decommissioned in Perth’s Fleet Base West after 15 years of service.
Arizona-based tech company Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ all-up round upgrades for the US and 215 Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds for seven partner nations.
