Japan takes steps to win Australia’s multi-billion dollar frigate ...
Japan’s joint committee comprises public sector-members from the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as well as private sector-members from five companies, …
French Navy’s new tanker conducts first replenishment at
Jan 9, 2025 · Commercial oil tanker Overseas Mykonos provides fuel directly to the USS Abraham Lincoln in November 2024. USTRANSCOM picture. Naval News understands the CONSOL maneuver was conducted as part of the Strategic Interoperability Framework (SIF) enacted by the U.S. Navy and French Marine Nationale in December 2021 with the goal of enhancing high-end warfighting interoperability.
Chinese Naval Developments in 2024 - Part 1: Major Programs
Jan 2, 2025 · Chinese naval developments in 2024 have proceeded with some nuance compared to earlier years. The first half of this two part-review on Naval News will provide an overview over the primary PLAN building programmes. This report focuses on relevant events in 2024 for aircraft carriers, amphibious carriers, destroyers and frigates for the Chinese Navy.
Type 076 Amphibious Carrier Launched By Hudong In Shanghai
Dec 27, 2024 · Type 076 amphibious carrier "Sichuan" being launched at Hudong in Shanghai, December 27, 2024. Image via Chinese social media.
U.S. Army Validates Maritime Transport of Typhon Missile System
Jan 11, 2025 · The first deployment of the Typhon Missile System on foreign soil occured last April when the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force arrived in the Philippines with the launcher. A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster delivered the system to Laoag International Airport in Northern Luzon, where it has since remained in an indefinite deployment.
U.S. Army Deploys New Missile Launcher to the Philippines
Apr 15, 2024 · Mid-Range Capability, also known as the Typhon Weapon System, is a Lockheed Martin design that takes the naval Mk.41 vertical launch system and modifies it for land-based operations.These launchers form a core component of the U.S. Army’s new Multi-Domain Task Forces (MDTF), which were created to address the wide range of …
U.S. Coast Guard receives green light to start building first new …
Dec 24, 2024 · For the record, the U.S. Department of the Navy selected VT Halter Marine as the Prime Contractor for a US$745,940,860 (about S$1b) fixed-price incentive-firm contract in 2019 for the detail design and construction of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Polar …
After loss of Tartus, Russia now has no submarines in the …
Jan 5, 2025 · Problems with its replacement submarine? Novorossiysk‘s replacement, if there is to be one, is still in the North Sea awaiting transit south to the Mediterranean.This Improved-Kilo class boat, believed to be Krasnodar (B-265), but possibly Mozhaisk (B-608), was observed leaving the Baltic on December 31, 2024. The submarine would normally have progressed further by now but there appears to ...
Northrop Grumman selected as mission systems integrator for E …
Dec 19, 2024 · The TACAMO Recapitalization Program – previously known as E-XX – will replace the E-6B Mercury, pictured. (Photo Credit: U.S. Navy) In a statement, Northrop Grumman said it has invested more than $1 billion in digital engineering and manufacturing capabilities that will assist in rapidly designing, building, testing and sustaining the E-130J.
New ships and submarines for the Russian Navy - Naval News
Jan 5, 2024 · Like a year ago, the end of the year was a good time for the Russian Navy (if we ignore the losses inflicted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, of course).The first event related to the strengthening of the Russian Navy, specifically the Pacific Fleet, took place on 11 December. On that day, the flags on two nuclear submarines were …