DSCA Approves SM-6 Missiles for South Korea
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) and related equipment…
Enhancing the RAN Surface Fleet: Return of the Arsenal Ship?
The analysis of the Royal Australian Navy’s surface combatant fleet that flowed from the defense strategic review (DSR) has been presented to the government but no decisions on new capabilities…
Japan Lauds Work of HMAS Toowoomba off North Korea
From late October to mid-November, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS TOOWOOMBA conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by the…
BAE Systems Mk 45 Naval Gun for Hunter Class Frigates
BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver multiple shipsets of the Mk 45 Medium Caliber Gun and automated Ammunition Handling System (AHS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s new Hunter…
Northrop Grumman Completes CDR For Missile Tracking System
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) on a proliferated low-Earth orbit constellation of 16 missile tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency, clearing the way to…
Return of the Saint: HMS St Albans Nears Return to Service
The messes, passageways and compartments of HMS St Albans echo to the sound of naval banter for the first time in four years. Crew have moved back on board the…
Royal Navy Joins Allies in Australia for Test of Latest Undersea Tech
Patrol ship HMS Tamar has strengthened ties with the Australian and US Navies in the Pacific – and tested a keystone capability of the Royal Navy’s future fleet. The Portsmouth-based…
Taiwan Denies Littoral Combat Ship Acquisition Rumors
In response to media reports that “the Navy is purchasing U.S. Littoral Combat Ships,” the Navy Command stated the following today (20th): 1. Regarding the “U.S. military’s urgent sale of…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Begins Building of Thad Cochran (DDG 135)
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135) on Monday. The start of fabrication signifies that the shipyard…
Pirou Delivers OPV 58S Niani to Senegalese Armed Forces
PIRIOU delivered the second OPV NIANI to the Senegalese Armed Forces Vincent Faujour and El Hadji Omar Youm in front of a model of the Walo © PIRIOU PIRIOU delivered…