Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the grinding war that has followed, will be studied by war colleges for years, perhaps even decades. Among the many lessons learned during this conflict, one that will likely be most prominent is the vital importance of logistics in warfare.
On April 18, Austal welcomed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP to the company’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, where he announced that the Department of Defence will order two more Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats (ECCPB) for the Royal Australian Navy, valued at $124 million.
During an Office of Naval Research (ONR) test, an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon was used to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight.
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has signed a contract worth over a hundred million Euros with mission combat system integrator Thales, to deliver its TRS-4D naval radar to the future multi-purpose frigates F126 of the German Navy.
Turkey’s state-owned ASFAT company announced April 08 that it has completed the critical design phase of the indigenous Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel and begun construction.