Budget Cuts May Derail U.S. Marine Corps’ FY 2021 Long Range Precision Fires Goals
In the ever-shifting and tightening budgets of the United States Department of Defense, potential USMC budget cuts may mean that…
In the ever-shifting and tightening budgets of the United States Department of Defense, potential USMC budget cuts may mean that…
On 30 December 2020, details for South Korea’s LPX-II light aircraft carrier were finalized and the necessary budget was officially allocated in the 2020~2024 Mid-Term Defense Plan (국방중기계획).
Al Galala (FFG 1002), the first of two FREMM frigates delivered by Fincantieri to Egypt, arrived in Alexandria on 30 December 2020…

The Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol capability will be boosted with Australia set to acquire two more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), bringing the total fleet size to 14.
On December 25, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that it would include the procurement cost of the new “ASM-3A” supersonic anti-ship missile in its defense budget request for fiscal year 2021.
Successful trials of hypersonic Tsirkon missile shadowed the completion of acceptance tests of the antisubmarine Otvet missile complex.
Indonesian fishermen found an underwater drone on December 20th. Based on photographs we can say with some confidence that the drone is closely related to
Photos by Chinese ship spotters show that China’s third amphibious assault ship, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) known as Type 075, is at an advanced stage of construction and will be ready for launch in early 2021.
Russia’s ship repair center Zvyozdochka (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) finished the berth repair and modernization of the Akula-class (Project 971) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) ‘Leopard’ (K-328).
Australia’s Collins-class submarines will gain enhanced mine and obstacle avoidance capability under a contract signed between Thales Australia and the Commonwealth of Australia.