
Japan’s MoD Issues Largest Ever Defense Budget Request
The budget request calls for (1) addressing electronic warfare, cyber warfare, and the use of space (cross-domain operations), (2) promoting integrated Ground, Maritime, and Air

The budget request calls for (1) addressing electronic warfare, cyber warfare, and the use of space (cross-domain operations), (2) promoting integrated Ground, Maritime, and Air

The U.S. Navy has announced that USNS Burlington will carry out a proof-of-concept test: The EPF ship will serve as an afloat forward staging base style platform

ARC “Almirante Tono”, a Pohang-class corvette, departed Jinhae Naval Base in South Korea to begin its journey home. Its first port of call will be Guam before arriving at the Cartagena Naval Base, where the vessels will join the Caribbean Naval Force to contribute to the reinforcement of the Colombian Navy fleet.

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard launched the Alexandrite-class mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel (project 12700) ‘Georgy Kurbatov’ for the Russian Navy, the enterprise said.

Admiral Jan De Beurme officially took command of the Belgian Navy (Belgian Marine Component, Marinecomponent or Composante marine) on September 28 during a ceremony held at the Zeebruge Naval Base.

The Project 971 (Akula-class) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) K-331 “Magadan” will be operational again a year earlier than planned — in early 2022 rather than in 2023. It will be both overhauled and upgraded. The set of armaments will be renewed. The SSN has stood idle at a shipyard for seven years awaiting an overhaul, the Izvestia daily writes.

The second of the four Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPVs) ordered by Argentina has been launched at Piriou’s Shipyards in Concarneau (Britany).

The World’s only operational conventionally powered ballistic missile submarine (SSB) may soon emerge in North Korea. The Romeo-Mod submarine, also known as Sinpo-C, was first

The Griffon prototype boarded the Mistral through the vessel’s side door, the objective being to verify the vehicle’s interoperability with an amphibious vessel moored to

BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program. The agreement, through a contract with Babcock International, will supply the Royal Navy with a set of advanced, multi-purpose gun systems for its fleet of five ships, with the first ship expected to go into service in 2027.