While operating in the western Pacific, the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov came within 100 feet of the cruiser USS Chancellorsville while the latter was conducting routine flight operations. Aerial photography… Continue reading "Russian Guided Missile Destroyer Makes Dangerously Close Approach to USS Chancellorsville"
In a surprising change of tack, Lockheed Martin has announced they will not be submitting the Freedom-class LCS derivative to the final phase of the FFG(X) competition later this summer,… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Pulls Freedom-class Derivative out of FFG(X) Competition"
Belgium Naval & Robotics (BNR), a consortium of French companies Naval Group and ECA Group, received an order for 12 new-built Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV) to be delivered to the… Continue reading "French-led Consortium Receives Order For Belgian-Dutch Mine Countermeasure Vessels"
The MAD-FIRES round is a prototype rocket propelled smart shell for the Navy’s 57mm guns. Standing for Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System, the round will provide guided hit-to-kill… Continue reading "MAD-FIRES 57mm Shell May Provide Expanded Capabilities to Navy’s Mk 110 Guns"
Formidable Shield 19, an integrated missile defense exercise held off the coast of Scotland, will begin tomorrow. Taking place on the Hebrides Range, the exercise will last two weeks and… Continue reading "Live Fire Missile Defense Exercise Formidable Shield 19 Begins"
South Korea has one of the most practical needs for Ballistic Missile Defense capability in the world. To that end, the next three King Sejong the Great/DDX-III guided missile destroyers… Continue reading "South Korea to Build Three BMD Capable Destroyers"
Late last month the might of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) put on an impressive display, showing off some of their newest vessels and unveiling a brand new… Continue reading "China’s PLA Navy Celebrates 70th Anniversary with Fleet Review & a New Destroyer"
Anti-ship missiles define the modern naval battlespace. Historically there have been two schools of thought in regards to the design of anti-ship missiles (AShMs). Broadly speaking, they have been big… Continue reading "The Future Tools of Anti-Ship Warfare – are Anti-Ship Missiles Evolving?"
Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruisers are some of the most heavily armed ships sailing today. During the Cold War, they were emblematic of the power of the Soviet Navy. Four of these… Continue reading "Scrap or Swim: What Will Happen to the Admiral Lazarev?"
For US Navy watchers, the FFG(X) program presents a chance to return to form for the USN. The last true frigate the USN operated was the Oliver Hazard Perry class,… Continue reading "FFG(X): What Will the US Navy Choose for its New Frigate?"