Eastern Naval Command hosted a two-day Seminar on ‘Maritime Developments to India’s East’ on behalf of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) at Samudrika Naval auditorium 08 & 09 Oct 12. The Seminar focused on maritime security, geo-politics, economic integration and international co-operation amon
At 1200 hours on Friday, the 31st of August, 2012, North Sea Boats Ltd successfully launched one of the most innovative warships in the world into the straits between East Java and Bali, at Banyuwangi, in the Republic of Indonesia. Measuring 63m in overall length, the vessel will be named KRI Klewan
Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday that the government was expecting to procure a dozen submarines to augment Indonesia’s existing fleet by 2024. Purnomo said that a deal to purchase three of these submarines was signed in December 2011. The submarines are being built in cooperat
Forty Chinese business leaders enrolled in Babson College’s Executive Education (China) Program visited the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), July 26, to learn about military perspectives of leadership and innovation and discuss how to apply that knowledge to their own businesses. NWC’s academic relatio
SLNS Samudura (P 621) celebrated her 7th anniversary since commissioning in Sri Lanka Navy on 21st April 2012 in Trincomalee with the participation of family members of the serving crew. Berthed in Inner-yard Jetty, Samudura look splendid in pristine calm waters of inner harbour as crowd started pou
India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will hold trials of domestically-developed hypersonic combustion ramjet in… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy , April 25, 2012;
India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) prepares for two tests of K-15 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). According to The New Indian Express, the launches will be held on March 4 and in March 16-19 from submarine platform off Andhra Pradesh state. According to a sour
CTRM Aero Composites Sdn Bhd has been encouraged and supported as an internationally recognized expert in composites research and technology by Indonesia-based North Sea Boats (NSB). In cooperative interaction with NSB, they develop, manufacture, market, sell and service advanced technology composit
Lockheed Martin received two contracts totaling $30.6 million from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. These contracts will provide spare units and parts as well as program support for t
Construction of the first Chinese aircraft carrier faced new unanticipated problems; it turned out that the former Soviet carrier Varyag was not equipped with arresters, and it is unclear where China could get them. In 2007 news agency Kanwa exclusively reported from St. Petersburg that China would
With India likely to get an additional one million square km of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the quantum of ocean-related research will… (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, November 18, 2011
Indian defense ministry plans to conduct first test launch of new cruise missile Nirbhay in the first quarter of 2012, reports DNA India. At present, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) finishes some systems of the missile and prepares for first tests. Flight range of subson
The “ Galle Dialogue – 2011”, the Maritime Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Navy under a directive of the Ministry of Defense and Urban Development, began today, 14th November 2001, at the picturesque Light House Hotel in Galle. A host of scholars with proven track records in the maritime field
China plans to build polar research icebreaker by itself, said a spokesman for national oceanologic department. Construction project of a new icebreaker has been officially adopted by National Development and Reform Commission, said the official. A tender for the name of icebreaker will be announced
