Successful Test of “Multi-Energy Laser – Power” on FS Forbin
From 12 to 14 June 2023, on board the air defense frigate (FDA) Forbin in the Mediterranean, the Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA), the French Navy and the company CILAS conducted…
VMU-3 Takes Off: MQ-9A Certified Safe for Flight
On June 21st, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) safely and successfully tested and flew its first MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft. The squadron is now certified to independently operate…
Colombo Welcomed JS Ikazuchi June 22nd
IKAZUCHI (DD-107) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (22nd June 2023). The visiting ship was welcomed by the…
Belgium & Holland Sign MOU for New ASW Frigates
Defense has 4 Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) built frigates, two for the Dutch and two for the Belgian Navy. Minister Kajsa Ollongren and her Belgian counterpart Ludivine Dedonder signed the…
Leonardo Teams With Kawasaki on MCH-101 Helicopter Program
Leonardo and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) signed a contract for additional MCH-101 naval helicopters for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and it marked the start of a mid-life update…
Russian Navy Will Receive Five New Submarines This Year
The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) plans to transfer five new submarines to the Russian Navy this year – two nuclear and three diesel, USC head Alexei Rakhmanov said in an…
Vigilance Class OPV Proposal Unveiled at CANSEC 2023
Thales announced May 31st at CANSEC 2023 – alongside its Team Vigilance partners – that it will provide Combat Systems Integration (CSI) and Electronic Systems Integration (ESI) for the Vigilance…
Naval Aeronautics 1940 – First Bombing of Berlin
On the night of 7–8 June 1940, the capital of the Third Reich had its first air warning. The Siemens plants, located in the northern suburbs of the city, have…
HS Pegasus Assists Medical Mission
From Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June 2023 and in the context of the social contribution of the Armed Forces and the joint actions provided for in the Memorandum of…
Communist China Begins Night Harassment of Taiwan
H-6K bombers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force have carried out nighttime sorties encircling the island of Taiwan, a move experts said on Monday will become routine…