Technology/Modernization

Saab will supply the Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar system to the US Navy (USN) for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal between the US and the Philippines.The Sea Giraffe AMB (designated as AN/SPS-77 by the USN) will be...

Rolls-Royce reports it has been selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new class of frigates for the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF). The selection means Japan is the fifth nation to select the MT30 for...

Turkish Defense giant Aselsan completed the factory acceptance test succesfully of ÇAFRAD Multi Functional Active Phased Array Radar. Radar will be fitted to Turkey's TF-2000 air defence frigate.Aselsan started to integrate it on a Gabya class frigate (Ex. US Navy...

   Australia's third Air Warfare Destroyer, SYDNEY 42, was launched Saturday (May 19) morning in Adelaide.The Royal Australian Navy’s newest ship has been launched during a ceremony at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide. The Hobart Class Destroyer Sydney carries...

Taiwan says it is accelerating production of nearly a dozen stealthy Tuo Chiang-class missile corvettes, the first of which will be focused on air-defense missions. The announcement is another part of the island’s attempts to keep pace with China’s...

Russia is developing a powerful underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead with a capacity of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases, TASS reports. "It will be possible to mount various nuclear charges on the...

USS Milwaukee Fires Missiles, Kicks Off LCS Missile Module Developmental TestingThe Freedom variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) conducted a live-fire missile exercise off the coast of Virginia May 11.The Milwaukee fired four longbow hellfire missiles that...

Mahindra Defence, on Wednesday (Apr 11) announced the signing of two major deals that would strengthen it defence footprint and make it a major supplier of Naval aviation equipment and parts.The company on Wednesday signed an MoU with Japan-based...

Korea's Navy will take over a new 4,500-ton landing ship featuring speedier and larger-load operations on Monday, the state arms agency said.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration plans to hand over the Ilchulbong vessel to the Navy in a ceremony...

China's first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, is expected to go into full service later this year. China's first home-built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, will embark on her maiden sea voyage in the northeastern Bohai...