Israel Shipyards Ltd., a leading shipbuilding and repair company for the naval and commercial marine markets, launched a new OPV for the Cypriot Navy. The OPV was unveiled and launched at a ceremony held last week at Israel Shipyards’ facility at Haifa Bay in Israel – in the presence of senior members of the Cypriot […]

UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled an ambitious new National Shipbuilding Strategy which meets the challenge set by Sir John Parker last November and sets out plans for the first batch of Type 31e frigates. Sir John Parker’s independent report into British naval shipbuilding proposed far-reaching recommendations to transform the UK maritime industry and […]

BMT’s VENATOR®-110, widely considered as a strong contender for the Type 31e frigates, will take centre stage at DSEI in London next week, following the much-anticipated launch of the UK’s National Shipbuilding Strategy this week. Muir Macdonald, Managing Director at BMT Defence Services comments: “The government’s advisor, Sir John Parker, identified the challenge of coming […]

BMT has launched VENARI®-85, a new mine countermeasure (MCM) concept design capable of clearing mines faster over a greater area and with less risk to the crew, whilst simultaneously providing broader utility to navies around the world.  VENARI®-85 offers a flexible platform that is capable of a spectrum of roles which is future-proofed and able […]

An advanced comprehensive supply ship Hulun Nur (Hull 965) joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in southern China’s Guangzhou city on Sept.1, 2017. Hulun Nur 965 is a new type of comprehensive supply ship independently developed by China using globally advanced technologies. She is capable of conducting replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier battle group or other ocean-going naval fleets. […]

The Indonesian National Armed Forces have taken delivery of its first five M113 Arisgator amphibious armored personnel carriers from Italy. According to the ARC, еhe first five amphibious armoured personnel carriers were delivered on board a transport aircraft of Singapore Airlines. The Arisgator is an amphibious version of fully tracked armored personnel carrier developed by the Italian company of ARIS SpA (Applicazioni Rielaborazioni Impianti Speciali). The M113 Arisgator […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a complex missile defense flight test, resulting in the intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target using Standard Missile (SM) 6 guided missiles during a test off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 30. John Paul Jones […]

The South Korea’s military has begun reviewing a plan to build domestic nuclear-powered submarines to better counter threats from North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), officials said Sunday. That was reported by Yonhap. “The Navy will commission a study soon on whether South Korea can develop nuclear submarines,” a naval official said, asking not to be […]

On August 23, the general director of  «Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky» Renat Mistakhov presented to the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yury Borisov the project of the landing craft A223 during the Army-2017 international military-technical exhibition. The new A223 landing craft is designed for the landing of troops and equipment on the shore. The […]

The fifth Zubr-class large air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) under construction was spotted at the Huangpu Shipyard in southern China. In 2009, China placed an order for four vessels from Ukraine as part of a deal worth 315 million USD. Ukraine has successfully performed its part of the contract for construction of the first two ships at the facilities of FSK More in Feodosia […]