The French company ECA Group announced plans to build its unmanned boats Inspector Mk2 and anti-mine submersibles Seascan Mk2 in Russia. That was reported by mil.today. Within the next two years, the French ECA Group will arrange production of unmanned boats Inspector Mk2 and anti-mine submersibles Seascan Mk2 in Russia a company’s director Dominique Mallet told to the Russian media. According to Dominique Mallet, the ECA […]

MBDA’s Sea Venom / ANL anti-ship missile has successfully completed its first firing at the Île du Levant test range in France. Conducted in June, the first firing is a major milestone for the Anglo-French missile; developed to deliver an enhanced capability and replace existing and legacy systems such as the UK-developed Sea Skua and the French-developed […]

A flotilla including aircraft carrier Liaoning has been undertaking trans-regional training since it set out from east China’s Qingdao on June 25. The naval formation includes destroyers Jinan and Yinchuan, frigate Yantai, and a squadron of J-15 fighter jets and helicopters. This training mission, like previous ones, is expected to strengthen coordination among the vessels […]

Russia’s state technology corporation Rostec reported that develops modernized anti-submarine bomb. The Zagon-2E guided anti-submarine aerial bomb was presented by the concern Techmash, which is part of the State Corporation Rostec weapons cluster, at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg from June 28 to July 2. The bomb was developed by experts of the State Engineering Research […]

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence worth c£3.7bn to manufacture the first three ships for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, with steel being cut on the first ship in Glasgow in the coming weeks. This provides a strong foundation for the next two decades of shipbuilding […]

The naval missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system Pantsir-ME developed by the Tula KBP (part of the High Precision Systems Holding) provides the ultimate protection against modern air threats, including low-flying and small-size unmanned aerial vehicles. Pantsir-ME is a fully automated pedestal-mounted close-in weapon system (CIWS) that can carry two six-barrel 30 mm guns and […]

China’s new 10,000-tonne guided-missile destroyer enters the water at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard during a launching ceremony on the morning of June 28, 2017. As China’s new domestically-produced destroyer, it is equipped with latest air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapon systems. The state-run Global Times newspaper said the ship was believed to be the first […]

A Chinese naval fleet sailed out of a port in south China’s Hainan Province Sunday for a scheduled military exercise with the Russian navy in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. The fleet consists of one destroyer, one frigate, one comprehensive supply ship, ship-borne helicopters and marines. The drill is part of an annual program which aims […]

As part of the Fourth China-Russia Expo, on June 16, United Engine Corporation (UEC, a company of Rostec) and Harbin Turbine Company (HTC), a Chinese state-owned company, concluded a strategic partnership agreement on the development, manufacturing and delivery of small and medium-sized industrial gas-turbine units. Before 2014, Russia used a Ukrainian Zorya-Mashproyekt gas-turbine propulsion plants. […]

The North China Institute of Vehicle Research has disclosed details of a prototype high-speed amphibious combat vehicle. The new high-speed amphibious combat vehicle has been developed for military littoral, riverine and special operations. The prototype weighs 5.5 tons. Its four wheels can deflect to the chassis struts at 70 degrees thus reducing resistance during a high-speed sprint. The wheels […]