The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived in Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, following its initial deployment in the Pacific theater.
The Provorny corvette can be fully restored after fire in 2026, a shipbuilding source told TASS.
The new Brahmos Manufacturing Center in Lucknow will produce from 80 to 100 Brahmos missiles per year, the Indian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
The “Generalissimo Suvorov” is the third Borei-A class (Project 955A) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). It left the slipway of Sevmash Shipyard on 25 December 2021 the enterprise said.
Russia’s Tsirkon hypersonic missile system was successfully test-launched on December 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
China has started transferring Type 056 corvettes from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) to the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG).
On December 22, the 11th and final Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was turned over to the Ship’s Crew.
The Royal Navy’s crucial support arm is looking at using drones to deliver mail drops and other supplies to ships in the middle of the ocean. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) – whose ships and sailors have supported Royal Navy operations since 1905 with fuel, food, spare parts, ammunition and other supplies – is looking into the possibility of crewless aircraft performing some of the more routine, lighter duties.
Raytheon was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ all up round upgrades for the United States and 215 Standard Missile-2 all up rounds for seven partner nations.
The U.S. Navy took delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) at Austal USA on December 21. This is the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Austal has delivered to the Navy in 2021.
