Lockheed Martin and HAI launch Greece’s P-3B Orion modernization and upgrade program, that reported by hellenicnavy.gr. In February 2016, the U. S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics a not-to-exceed $141.9 million firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract to modernize the P-3B aircraft for the government of Greece. “During the current difficult and critical times for Southeast Europe and the […]

ECA Group was recently awarded a new export contract for the delivery of three Mine Counter Measure unmanned systems. This contract, around 10M€, includes the supply of three INSPECTOR Mk2 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV). These Inspector Mk2 will be fitted with the most recent subsea robotic system developed by ECA Group in 2015: TOWSCA which […]

Indian Navy will acquire 12 Japanese Shinmaywa’s long-range amphibious aircraft US-2i for an approximate $1.65 billion under the government-to-government deal. The US-2i aircraft will be procured under the ‘buy global’ clause of the Defence Procurement Procedure, government sources were quoted as saying by Financial Express Saturday. The deal, which is going to be government-to-government, was […]

As the ship silently pierces through the high waves in the rather calm ocean . Invisible to the untrained naked eye under the shallow full moon the captain of the ship announces that all operational procedures are to be followed and proceed according to the orders. All hands were on deck. The only noise you […]

The dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) of the United States Navy, was sent to the Black Sea for participation in multinational maritime exercise Sea Breeze 2016. This year’s exercise will cost $4.5 million, not including cost of U.S. ship participation, and is primarily funded by the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). U.S. participation includes approximately 400 […]

The Lockheed Martin (LMT)-led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Indianapolis, in a ceremony held at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. Ship sponsor Mrs. Jill Donnelly, the wife of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, completed the time-honored tradition and authenticated the keel by […]

Theresa May has told MPs it would be “an act of gross irresponsibility” for the UK to abandon its nuclear weapons. The prime minister accused critics of the Trident system of being “the first to defend the country’s enemies”. MPs will vote later on whether to renew the UK’s nuclear weapons programme. Labour leader Jeremy […]

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, stow an MV-22B Osprey aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean Sea, July 6, 2016. This training exercise was the first time a U.S. MV-22B Osprey has landed on the French ship Charles de Gaulle, testing […]

A frigate designed and manufactured by China Shipbuilding Industry Group was officially delivered to the customer on July 12. So far, three ships from the project have all been successfully delivered. The frigate was the third combat ship constructed for a North African country. The first two were delivered respectively on August 15, 2014 and […]

The South China Sea Fleet of the Chinese PLA Navy held on July 12 a commissioning ceremony for the new guided-missile destroyer Yinchuan (hull number 175) at a naval port in Sanya, a port city in China’s island province Hainan. Zhou Xuming, deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy attended […]