The Royal Australian Navy’s Supply-class replenishment oiler, HMAS Supply, has fired live for the first time with the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS). The event marked the first Phalanx firing in her class.
Babcock has been awarded a two year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, for continuation of in-service support to the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS).
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of two Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS). These will be fitted aboard the ROK Navy’s first KDX III Batch II Destroyer.
Following the trend of U.S. Navy ‘containerized’ solutions for various platforms, BAE Systems is pitching its Bofors 40 Mk 4 as another containerized system for
A TikTok video titled “U.S. Naval Auxiliary Prepares to Refuel Taiwanese Ship” went viral in Taiwan on March 21, 2025. Although the video was originally
Guided missile destroyers are picking up the slack of retiring Ticonderoga-class cruisers in the Atlantic as combat operations in the Middle East ramp up. As
At IDEX 25 in Abu Dhabi, Lockheed Martin showcased for the first time a scale model of Japan’s future AEGIS System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) —
Task Fleet Command of the ROK Navy was established in February, marking another step for the ROK Navy to become a blue-water navy.
In October 2024, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington entered the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base (U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The carrier
The 4th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), was delivered by GD NASSCO to the US Navy on Dec. 10.
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