SECNAV Names Ship After World War II Hero
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced November 17 that a DDG 51 Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will be named after World War II hero Ernest E.…
Rheinmetall Defence Australia Seeks Industry Partners
Rheinmetall Defence Australia, a key strategic industrial partner to the Australian Defence Force, this year signed a landmark contract for the supply of the Multi Ammunition Softkill System to the…
Sweden Orders MBDA’s CAMM Air Defense Missile
MBDA is pleased to announce it has signed a contract in Sweden to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish Armed Forces. The contract – signed between MBDA…
INS Sumedha Undertook 31 Day African Anti-Piracy Patrol
INS Sumedha is on an Extended Range Operational Deployment and is currently operating in the Atlantic Ocean along the West Coast of Africa. During this period, INS Sumedha operated in…
INS Amini Launched at GRSE
‘Amini’, the 4th of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 16 Nov 23 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli.…
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…
