Boeing is continuing to expand the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the delivery of the country’s 10th P-8I.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it continues on-time delivery of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for installation on the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers USS John F Kennedy (CVN 79) and USS Enterprise (CVN 80).
The Queen Elizabeth (UK) and Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups (CSG), alongside the Iwo Jima amphibious ready group (ARG), conducted a large scale joint interoperability exercise in the Gulf of Aden, July 12.
The U.S. Marine Corps’ newest Intrepid Tiger II (IT II) Electronic Warfare (EW) capability flew for the first time on an MV-22B Osprey June 15.
The Indonesian Navy’s (TNI-AL) Military Maritime Command (Kolinlamil) is ready to operate the Landing Ship Tank ‘KRI Teluk Youtefa 522’ which was comissionned by the Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal) Admiral Yudo Margono at Pondok Dayung Jetty, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on July 12.
On July 9, 2021, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a contract with Atlas Elektronik worth 44 million euros to upgrade combat management systems for minehunter vessels.
News Highlights of June: French – British dual carrier operations, MQ-25 conducts first unmanned aerial tanking, HII launches first DDG 51 Flight III destroyer, Italy inks major frigates deal with Indonesia, USS Gerald R. Ford completes first ship shock trials…
Turkish defense companies Aselsan and Sefine Shipyard unveiled two unmanned surface vessel (USV) projects on July 8: A USV for ASW missions named “NB57” and another USV for ASuW missions named “RD09”…
USSOCOM’s PEO Maritime presented updates on ongoing Naval Special Warfare (NSW) programs during SOFIC 2021 Virtual Expo. Peter Ong reports on what caught his attention.
Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States met in the waters off the eastern coast of Australia to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PACVAN) 2021 beginning July 5.
