In a series of posts on Twitter on 5 July, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey Nurettin Canikli said that the has Turkey won a tender to build 4 corvettes for Pakistan Navy. According to the statement, this contract is the largest such award so far received by Turkey defence industry. “This will be the largest […]

The unique flying classroom based on customised Fairchild Swearingen C-26A Metroliner, known as the Airborne Systems Training and Research Support (ASTARS) III,  arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, United States naval air station located in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. According to the statement by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR),  the custom C-26A Metroliner is equipped with subsystems and has […]

German Navy is battling tech trouble with auxiliary ships with fuel tanks which can supply fuels during underway replenishment at sea. According to Christian Thiels citing the Kieler Nachrichten, the German Navy is suffering from a shortage of special tankers to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea. The Germany Navy was deprived of the fleet of […]

Swedish defence company Saab announced on 2 July that it had developed a new version of the RBS15 long-range fire-and-forget anti-ship missile. On its website, the company says: “The latest member of the RBS15 family delivers a superior effect, giving forces the edge needed to stay ahead.” Also, the company has released images of new missile anti-ship missile […]

On 3 July, China launched two Type 055 guided-missile destroyers at a shipbuilding facility in Dalian, Liaoning province. According to Chinese media, two of the Type 055 destroyers constructed for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were launched at the same time on Tuesday. The Type 055 destroyer (NATO/OSD Renhai-class cruiser) is a class of guided missile designed for long-range […]

On June 26, the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) made a successful test launch of Tomahawk cruise missiles. According to U.S. Navy’s statement, the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) successfully launches Tomahawk cruise missiles off the coast of southern California as part of a Tomahawk Flight Test (TFT) June 26, […]

The Royal Australian Navy has selected BAE Systems for the design, build and support of Future Frigates. According to the Australian Government’s announcement, BAE Systems has won the $35 billion contract to build Australia’s fleet of new navy frigates. The Global Combat Ship – Australia is based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate, one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine […]

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of five AEGIS Weapons Systems at an estimated cost of $860.4 million to Spain.  The sale, which was announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 26 June, is includede  five AEGIS Weapons Systems (AWS) MK7, six shipsets Digital Signal Processing, five shipsets AWS Computing Infrastructure MARK […]

Two sailors were injured in an explosion on the F-219 Sachsen frigate of the German Navy on Jun 21. According to  Joseph Dempsey the F-219 Sachsen frigate of the German Navy has conducted an SM-2 missile launch during Navy drills, but during the launch, there was a failure and the rockets exploded on the deck of the ship. […]

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed deal to sell amphibious assault vehicles for Taiwan. According to the DoD, BAE Systems Land & Armaments, York, Pennsylvania, is awarded an $83.6 million contract to provide the necessary material and technical engineering to build, integrate, test, and deliver 30 Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Personnel Vehicles 7A1 (AAVP7A1); four Assault […]