Photo of Russian Navy Kilo sub «Novorossiysk» departed Ceuta, Spain, on August 28 Earlier british MP Andrew Rosindell reportedly accused the Spanish government of a “clear provocation” against Gibraltar — a British overseas territory located less than 20 miles away from Ceuta and disputed by Spain. According to him, Spain has allowed the “Novorossiysk” submarine […]

Iran made version SS-N-16 RPK-6 Vodopad launched from fast attack boat SS-N-16 Stallion or RPK-6 Vodopad – is a 533 mm anti-ship missile. Both missiles are torpedo-tube launched, with a solid-fuel rocket engine to power them above the surface.

WASHINGTON — In line with the Pentagon’s so-called Pacific pivot, the US Army wants to buy a new fleet of boats to replace its Vietnam-era “Mike Boat,” the service’s first major watercraft procurement in 15 years, acquisitions officials said Tuesday. The Army plans to solicit proposals for roughly two dozen multipurpose landing craft called the Maneuver Support […]

The Royal Marines could get a new fleet of amphibious all-terrain support vehicles if the Ministry of Defence pushes ahead with a program to replace the BAE-built BV206 machines currently used by Britain’s elite commando force. The procurement plan for the new vehicle is in its formative stages but information released by the MoD’s Defence […]

Aug 25 France’s defence minister will discuss the sale to Malaysia of one of the Mistral helicopter carriers originally destined for Russia during a visit to the country, a source familiar with the talks said, confirming a report on news website latribune.fr. On his return from Malaysia, Jean-Yves Le Drian will also make a detour […]

On 20 August 2015 the Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov made one of her passages through Istanbul. The event was not worth of remembering if there was no cargo on deck of the ship. During their previous passages Russian landing ships never had cargo on their top deck. Thus it is worth to look […]

New photos of Type 052D destroyer 173 Changsha. The Type 052D destroyer (NATO code name Luyang III class, or Kunming class after the lead ship) is a class of guided missile destroyers being deployed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. Currently it is being built at two different Chinese ship yards. After […]

Egypt Navy FREMM Frigate “Tahya Misr” FFG-1001 arrived in Alexandria

Primary weapon for the Type 039 is the 533 mm Yu-4 torpedo, a locally produced passive homing 40-knot (74 km/h) torpedo based on the SAET-50 and roughly comparable to the SAET-60. Surface targets may be attacked at up to 15 km. Yu-6 wire-guided torpedoes may also be used for targeting submarines. It is also likely […]

The P-8 Poseidon is quickly becoming the Pentagon’s super-adaptable multi-role surveillance platform of choice. We know it can pack one of the most advanced radar systems in the world, slung under its belly in a huge canoe-like enclosure. Now, another previously unknown external ‘plug and play’ capability for the P-8 appears to be in testing. […]