Russian Warships Train with Simulated Enemy Targets As the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday, the Russian Black Sea Fleet warships engaged in an exercise where they practiced hitting simulated enemy targets at sea. USS Philippine Sea Executive Officer Promoted The executive officer of guid
In response to the invitation of Admiral Katsotoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), the Philippine Navy sent a delegation to Tokyo, Japan for the 3rd PN–JMSDF Staff to Staff Talks from 8th to 11th of April 2014. During the talks, topics on Security Environment,
Image of the Day: Artist Rendering of Electromagnetic Railgun aboard USNS Millinocket The Office of Naval Research-founded electromagnetic railgun, which is installed aboard the joint high-speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3), shown by an artist rendering. A long range weapon, railgun, can launch
India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced on Friday during the Def-Expo exhibition taking place in New Delhi, that the commissioning of the country’s first indigenously-developed nuclear-power submarine INS Arihant and its first intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V
The cooperation between Vietnam and India is expanding steadily as the two countries broaden their defense ties. Namely, the Vietnamese Navy asked its Indian counterpart to train its naval personnel on Russian-built kilo-class submarines, as reported by The Asian Age. Russia handed over the first of
US Navy Delivers Final 35-Meter Patrol Boat to Iraqi Navy The U.S. Navy delivered the final 35-meter patrol boat (PB 312) to the Iraqi navy at the Umm Qasr naval facility July 5th, after successfully completing reactivation in Bahrain. Saudi Arabia Eyes 30 Mark V Patrol Boats The Defense Security Co
Permanent Secretary for Defence Development Mr Chan Yeng Kit officiated at the opening of the inaugural International Naval Engineering Conference at International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference Asia 2013 (INEC at IMDEX Asia 2013) this morning. This year’s conference, themed “Transformin
Russian Law Enforcement Officials Denied Secret Video in Submarine Disaster Trial Russian law enforcement officials denied on Tuesday the existence of an alleged “secret” video showing what happened during a fatal accident on the Russian Navy’s Nerpa nuclear attack submarine in November 2008, in whi
The research vessel built by the Sri Lanka Navy was handed over to the University of Ruhuna at a ceremony held at SLNS Rangalla on 04th March 2013 in the presence of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage, Vice Chancellor of the Ruhunu University, Professor Susirith Mindis, Chief of
A thirteen-member delegation of the Standing Committee on Defence, comprising Members of Parliament headed by the Chairman, Shri. Raj Babbar, and accompanied by officers from the Lok Sabha Secretariat and the Ministry of Defence arrived Visakhapatnam on 07 Feb 13, on a three day visit to the Naval e
DCNS India set up a dedicated localisation programme as part of the transfer of technology (ToT) agreement with Indian naval shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) to build six DCNS-designed Scorpene submarines under the P75 contract. On February 6, DCNS India received the prestigious ‘Excellence in
The official opening of Thales’ Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Radar and Integrated Sensors in Singapore was held on January 25 and was inaugurated by Her Excellency Mrs Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the Netherlands. The CoE is the result of a close cooper
Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) of the Republic of Korea. Under the contract, UEMS will implement the first phase of a multi-phase project to upgrade the Low Frequency High-Power Underwater Sound Source
M Ship Co., LLC, a naval design firm based in San Diego, announced that it has partnered with Uemura Seisakusyo Co., Ltd. headquartered in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, to introduce its products and technologies to the Japanese market. UEMURA Group’s name is traditionally associated with manufacturing of
