Russian special troops are preparing for storm Ukrainian naval vessels. At the moment, it is reported that Russian special forces have already arrived on helicopters that equipped with night vision systems in the area of the Kerch bridge. Several Mi-8 transport helicopters with special troops on a board landed near the village of Zavetnoe. A local source reported […]

Russia refuses to respect its commitments on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Treaty between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of the Sea of Azov and now deliberately escalates the conflict in Azov Sea with Ukraine. The Ukrainian Navy said that the ‘occupiers’ dispatch service refuses […]

The Ukrainian Navy states that Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters showing aggressive actions against Ukrainian small armoured artillery vessels circumnavigating Crimea en route to a Ukrainian port in Mariupol. According to a statement released by the Ukrainian Navy, on 25 November 25 at 13.12, were recorded incidents with two Ka-52 attack helicopters of the Russian Armed Forces […]

Russia’s coast guard ships on Sunday intentionally carried out acts of aggression against the ships of the Ukrainian Navy that were engaged in planned relocation from the port of Odesa to the port of Mariupol of the Sea of Azov, the Ukrainian Navy said. On November 25, Ukrainian Navy ships, consisting of two small armored […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Vista Outdoor a contract for special 5.56mm ball, carbine, barrier ammunition. The DoD announced on 20 November that it had awarded a $41,1 million contract to the Minnesota-based company Vista Outdoor for procurement of 5.56mm ammunition that designed to defeat intermediate barriers such as auto windshields and doors while providing […]

Lockheed Martin has received a $7,1 million order for the manufacture of spare and repair parts used in the MK-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS ). The contract, announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Defense, covers production of spare and repair parts for a modular, below deck, canister missile launching system. The Mk 41 VLS is […]

The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $561 million Foreign Military Sale to Japan of Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) missiles, the US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) announced in a 19 November statement.  According to DSCA, the Government of Japan has requested to buy 8 SM-3 Block IB Missiles and 13 SM-3 Block IIA Missiles.  Also […]

European guided weapons house MBDA has announced that Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its development. According to the company, the firing trial was carried out on 9 November in an Italian test range. The Marte ER missile flew for more than 100 km on a planned trajectory that […]

Lockheed Martin Space was awarded a two U.S. Navy contract modification for Trident II D5 ballistic missile production and deployed system support. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense on 16 November, Lockheed Martin Space  is awarded $49 million modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N00030-18-C-0100) and $41 million modification P00016 to a previously awarded […]

Lockheed Martin is being issued a $282 contract action modification for production of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships (MMSC) for Saudi Arabia. The modification to the previously-awarded contract, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense (Dod), is covers long-lead-time material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships (MMSC). The […]