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Raytheon to supply NSM Coastal Defense System to Romania
Raytheon Technologies will supply a long-range cruise missile system to the Romanian government as part of a possible $217.1 million U.S. Navy contract.
6 January 2023
Raytheon Technologies will supply a long-range cruise missile system to the Romanian government as part of a possible $217.1 million U.S. Navy contract.
The French MoD announced that the French Navy’ Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) and its blue crew completed their first operational deployment with the Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group on January 4, 2023.
Kongsberg has signed a substantial contract with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and supporting equipment.
On Dec. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a contract award to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. valued at approximately $15.5 million for the procurement of two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial systems, known for their “loyal wingman” role.
On December 27, 2022, French Navy’s La Fayette-class frigate, FS Guépratte (F714), seized a huge amount of illegal drugs from a fishing vessel in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea. FS Guépratte (F714) carried out the operation under CTF 150 mission, a part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), a multinational maritime partnership located in Bahrain.
On December 16, 2022, the Japanese government approved three security-related documents, including a new national security strategy.
New SSBNs for the Russian Navy SSBN Generalissimus Suvorov has joined the Pacific Fleet. (Photo Pavel L’vov/TASS) The most important addition to the Russian Navy
On December 21, 2022, the Indian Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) laid the keel of two Anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Crafts (ASW SWC) in Kolkata.
As 2022 comes to an end, here is an overview of the ten most-read naval defense news stories we published this past year, based on the number of readers.
South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is in discussion with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy regarding the development of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) for combat roles.
