iXblue’s inertial navigation systems and gyrocompasses have recently been chosen to equip the new Royal Australian Navy’s SEA1180 Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV).
Lockheed Martin press release Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan. Trials included a full-power run,
By TASS Russian news agency “We have calculated the cost of repairs. The total budget is in the limits of 300-350 million rubles. We are lucky that the fire had not
Raytheon press release The U.S. Navy’s NGJ-MB is an advanced electronic attack system that denies, disrupts and degrades enemy technology, including communication tools and air-defense
A Problem-plagued Operation Deep Freeze 2019 During Operation Deep Freeze 2019, CGC Polar Star experienced the following major mechanical issues that placed the icebreaker and
Pakistan signed a first contract for the delivery two Type 054 A/P frigates in 2017. An additional contract for two more ships was announced in
By U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs The Pacific-based submarine is operating in U.S. 6th Fleet under the command and control of Commander, Submarine Group 8
The Dominican Navy (Armada de Republica Dominicana) took delivery of, and commissioned, its first Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV). The vessel, Betelgeuse (102), was donated by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program and was built by Metal Shark.
Story by TASS Russian news agency “It was towed from the pool. The difficult operation is unprecedented in shipbuilding,” Sevmash Shipyard Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko, acting Arkhangelsk regional
The Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) released last month its 2020 “Defense Of Japan” annual white paper. The document provides an overview of the security environment surrounding Japan, outlines Japan’s security and defence policy and details the equipment and programs that will be funded
