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France’s New Aircraft Carrier Will be Nuclear Powered
French President Emmanuel Macron today officially green lighted the construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier…
8 December 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron today officially green lighted the construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier…
BAE Systems received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for LRASM…
Russia’ sole aircraft carrier is getting upgraded with Pantsir-M close in weapon systems (CIWS)…
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the U.S. Navy, and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) will take part in combined amphibious drills in Japan’s remote Islands in May 2021.
The Japanese government is considering to build additional Aegis destroyers as an alternative solution to Aegis Ashore…
Austal Ltd on December 3 announced that Austal Australia has launched the first of two Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG), under construction at the Company’s Henderson, Western Australia shipyard.
Brazilian Navy recently signed two contracts for the acquisition of JLTV light armored vehicles and Unimog 5000 trucks for the Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais – CFN). The two platforms “represent a considerable increase in the combat power of the CFN”, the Navy press office said on December 2.
In a time characterized by rapidly evolving tactics and modernized equipment, the Marine Corps has taken the next step in maintaining air superiority as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 declares their initial operational capability (IOC) for the F-35C Lightning II.
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of two Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS). These will be fitted aboard the ROK Navy’s first KDX III Batch II Destroyer.
The Australian Government is backing local industry through its up to $183 billion Naval Shipbuilding Plan, with the selection of a new Capability Life Cycle Manager for the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV).
