The Expeditionary Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), developed by engineers at the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and their industry partner, Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, debuted at… Continue reading "Expeditionary Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle Demonstrated for Marine Corps and Navy"
As I have written before, the balance between the primacy of the missile or the defense in the maritime battle-space is unclear at the moment. Missiles are getting smarter and… Continue reading "Behind a Tin Foil Shield: The Importance of Soft Kill Measures in Shipboard Missile Defense"
Japan launched its second Maya-class guided missile destroyer, JS Haguro (DDG-180), on 17 July in a ceremony in Yokohama City. The 170-meter (558 foot), 8,200 metric tonne destroyer was constructed… Continue reading "New Japanese Aegis Destroyer JS Haguro Launched"
The Marine Nationale (French Navy) received its newanti-submarine FREMM frigate FS Normandie (D-651) from Naval Group, on 16 July, in a ceremony in Brest. The frigate was launched in February… Continue reading "French Navy Receives FREMM Frigate “Normandie”"
The Royal Navy has recently conducted a series of tests for the Lightweight Multi-role Missile, also known as the Martlet. Tracing a design lineage from the Javelin, Starburst, and Starstreak… Continue reading "Royal Navy Conducts Tests of New Lightweight Multi-role Missile"
France’s Naval Group was awarded a contract to build four Gowind-class corvettes for the Romanian Navy, the Romanian Minister of Defense announced on Wednesday, July 3. The deal for four… Continue reading "France’s Naval Group Wins $1.4 Billion Contract for Romanian Navy Corvettes"
After raising the battered vessel back in March the Norwegian government has elected to scrap the Helge Instad. Estimates determined that it would cost $1.4-1.6 billion to repair the vessel… Continue reading "Norway Announces That HNoMS Helge Instad Will Be Scrapped"
The German Navy’s FGS Baden-Württemberg, lead ship of its class of frigates, officially entered service during a ceremony on June 17. The commissioning ceremony held in Wilhelmshaven, was attended by… Continue reading "German Navy Commissions First F125 Frigate, the Baden-Württemberg"
Intelligence Online and Defense News were both able to independently verify that the United Arab Emirates and French shipbuilder Naval Group have concluded negotiations for the purchase of two Gowind-class… Continue reading "UAE Discreetly Signs for Two Gowind-class Corvettes from France’s Naval Group"
The Canadian firm CAE Inc. is best known for their training and simulation products. However, it is also a developer and manufacturer of Magnetic Anomaly Detectors (MAD). They currently produce… Continue reading "CAE Inc. Begins Production of Next Generation Magnetic Anomaly Detector"