Russia deployed a new unit armed with the advanced of S-400 surface-to-air missiles in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Russian state media reported on January 13 that Moscow had deployed the new division outside the city of Sevastopol, where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is based. It is the second S-400-equipped […]

The Russian Helicopters holding intends to participate in the tender for the supply of 111 shipborne Ka-226T helicopters for the Indian Navy. This light multi-purpose helicopter can comfortably seat up to seven people or one ton of cargo, and it can be produced by the Russian-Indian joint venture, the creation of which was agreed upon […]

The Russian naval aviation has received upgraded Ka-27M multipurpose helicopters, said in the press service of the ‘Russian Нelicopters, JSC’. As we were told at press service, the batch of upgraded Ka-27M multipurpose helicopters was formally transferred to the Russian naval aviation. The Russian Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Naval Aviation, Major-General Igor Kozhin had previously said that all the Ka-27 multipurpose helicopters would be […]

Patria has signed an agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces’ Hamina Class fast attack craft. The procurement is part of the Naval Capability Development Programme, based on which the overhaul of Hamina Class vessels will ensure continued naval defence capabilities in the period between […]

 The Houthi Navy has seized an autonomous spy underwater vehicle in the waters around Yemen’s coast. The Houthi Navy released short video showing the seized underwater drone looks like as the REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle. The REMUS  (Remote Environmental Measuring UnitS)  is a marine robot developed by Kongsberg Maritime. The REMUS 600 AUV / marine robot was designed through funding from the Office […]

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a port visit to Singapore, Dec. 28. During the first port visit after their return to 7th Fleet, the crew had the opportunity to embark on tours and events organized by the ship’s afloat recreation program similar to […]

Defence and security company Saab has introduced the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF), a fixed-panel configuration of Saab’s existing and delivered active electrically scanned array, AESA, radar family. The radar is a derivative of Saab’s well-proven family of rotating, full AESA S-band radar systems. In addition to radar performance, the sensor’s low top-weight adds […]

Canada’s defence policy – Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) – commits to acquiring five to six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS), designated the Harry DeWolf-class in honour of Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, a Canadian wartime naval hero.  On December 8, 2017, the bow section of the first AOPS was transported on heavy lift transporters from inside […]

On December 22, the Japanese government approved a record draft defence budget for fiscal 2018 totaling 5.19 trillion yen ($46 billion) amid the growing North Korean and Chinese threat. The Japanese government also earmarked about 96.4 billion yen to acquire  3900 tons class destroyers. The government plans to build two destroyers of a new type, which can […]

The second ship fitted with Sea Ceptor has also conducted a successful firing to verify the weapon system upgrade, said UK Ministry of Defence. The first firings of Sea Ceptor were conducted from HMS Argyll at the Hebrides range off the coast of Scotland and involved firing the system to assess its performance against a […]