Technology/Modernization

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) on Monday (Oct.15). The start of fabrication signifies that the shipyard is ready for sustained production and ready to move forward...

Pakistan Navy on Tuesday (Oct.16) commissioned an indigenously built 17,000-tonne fleet tanker named PNS Moawin to its fleet during a ceremony held at Pakistan Navy Dockyard in Karachi, which was attended by President Dr Arif Alvi, Sindh Chief Minister...

Turkish Defense Company "Meteksan" has completed its KEMENT (Eng: lasso) project  Factory Accaptence Test successfully on Oct.6.KEMENT is a data link system for missiles. It will add Midcourse Guidance and two way communication capability for all kinds of missiles....

China is developing a satellite with a powerful laser for anti-submarine warfare that researchers hope will be able to pinpoint a target as far as 500 metres below the surface.It is the latest addition to the country’s expanding deep-sea...

A Royal Navy Pilot landed a F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on the UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the firts time on Sept. 25.RN Commander Nathan Gray was at the controls of the first aircraft, BF-05, to land...

The U.S. Navy awarded Bath Iron Works a contract valued at $3.9 billion for the construction of four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.It also awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., a six-destroyer contract valued at $5.1 billion.Both shipyards were awarded...

The US State Department has approved the purchase of Dreadnought trainer upgrades and training for strategic systems programmes for the UK.According to the contract notice, General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $7,658,054 contract  to provide various labour and...

On September 23, India conducted a successful test of its Prithvi Defense Vehicle (PDV), an exo-atmospheric interceptor missile which is designed to engage medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) at an altitude of approximately 66 km.India’s Defense Research and Development Organization...

A new training facility opened on Wednesday (Sept 26) at Tuas Naval Base, to better prepare sailors for operations on Singapore's warships.The simulation centre, or SIMCEN, was opened alongside the commissioning of RSS Justice and RSS Indomitable - the...

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems was awarded $152m Medium Refit and Life Certification (MRLC) contract by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) for the overhaul and modernization of the Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar.It includes the delivery of new equipment, the maintenance of...