The Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation has offered India a $1.8 billion deal for a total of six refurbished Kilo-class submarines. The Indian Navy would have three of its Kilos refurbished… Continue reading "Indian Navy Considering Russian Kilo-Class Submarine Refurbishment Deal"
In late December 2019, tensions between the US and Iran escalated into a series of clashes between Shia militias and troops deployed in Iraq. With an attack on the US… Continue reading "US Airborne Troops Trapped in Kuwaiti Limbo"
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly formally resigned on Tuesday, following massive uproar from lawmakers and the public after audio and a transcript of a 15 minute speech he… Continue reading "Acting Navy Secretary Modly Resigns Following Speech Row"
According to an official announcement by the newly formed Raytheon Technologies Corporation, the ‘all-stock merger of equals transaction’ between Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation was completed successfully on 3rd… Continue reading "United Technologies and Raytheon Complete Merger"
As BAE Systems announced on 3rd April, 2020, BAE Systems will drydock and perform nearly 18 months of modernization work aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LDH 4). According… Continue reading "BAE Systems Will Upgrade USS Boxer"
The US Army has placed testing of its Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air-Defense (IM-SHORAD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on hold due to the impact of the CVOID-19 virus. The vehicle… Continue reading "COVID-19 Halts SHORAD"
Congressional Research Service has published a report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Project that examines the current status and the future of the US military’s most important aviation project.… Continue reading "Congressional Research Service’s Report on F-35"
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The United Kingdom’s Commons Select Committee on Defence (‘the Defence Committee’) announced two new inquiries on the 5th March 2020: The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, and Defence… Continue reading "Is Now a Bad Time For Reviewing Defence Policy?"
Parachuting, ejection seat and naval decoy manufacturers IrvinGQ have announced a parachute system to air drop Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) into operational areas. The platform uses IrvinGQ’s… Continue reading "IrvinGQ Develops Air Drop Capability for Milrem THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle"