A nuclear-powered submarine of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, suspected Shang-class nuclear attack submarine, has been spotted by the Taima Star ferry during a routine passage from the Matsu Islands to Keelung. Passengers and crew of the Taima Star ferry said the submarine rose to the surface, and that it was moving north toward China. […]

The U.S. Navy has announced that its newest littoral combat ship,  USS Montgomery (LCS 8), arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore July 6 as part of a rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific area of operations. Montgomery’s arrival in Singapore marks the fourth deployment of littoral combat ships to Southeast Asia, which include USS Freedom […]

The U.S. Navy’s huge Naval Air Weapon Station in California was closed after one of the largest earthquakes to hit Southern California since the early ’90s. According to the U.S. Navy, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, located in the Western Mojave Desert region of California (approximately 150 miles north of Los Angeles) was closed Friday as officials […]

British Royal Marines have successfully tested their ability to take out airborne targets with a new lightweight multirole missile system on the ranges in south Wales. According to a statement released by the Royal Navy, Air Defence Troop of Plymouth-based 30 Commando IX Group are the first sub unit to use the fresh-out-the-packet Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) […]

Russian Sukhoi SU-27 fighter jet was sent to intercept a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol plane flying close to borders in the Crimean peninsula, a spokeswoman from the Ministry of Defense said. Russian air defense systems detected the U.S. Navy patrol plane it was flying over neutral waters parallel to the Russian border and sent […]

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp received new U.S. Navy contract for work on theLong Range Anti-Ship Missile, the Defense Department announced. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin Corp. is awarded an undefinitized contract action established under delivery order with a not-to-exceed value of $174,9 million. This […]

The U.S. Department of Defense on Sunday released dramatic videotape showing the hard testing and evaluation of assault amphibious vehicle in a rough sea. The U.S. Marine Corps’ AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles from Camp Pendleton ran into high winds and rough sea during the test phase. The 29-ton fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle overturned in […]

U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $36,7 contract for U.S. Navy and foreign military sales (FMS) to Japan for the procurement of Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) guided missile weapon system, the Defense Department announced Friday. The contract, announced on 28 June, combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (91%) and the government of Japan […]

Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc is awarded a three-year contract for up to 63 RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a 28 June statement. Under the contract, potentially worth $390,3 million, also provides for up to six RQ-21A unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) […]

The U.S. Navy has announced that it will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 29, in Mobile, Alabama. U.S. Representative Ken Calvert of California will deliver the christening ceremony’s principal address. Ms. Kate Brandt, Google’s sustainability officer, will serve […]