ASFAT Launches Pakistan's Third MILGEM
Within the framework of Turkiye’s MİLGEM, four ships are being built for the Pakistani Navy (PN). The PN is launching the ship PNS BADR, built in Karachi.
Navy / Maritime News
Qatar's Cadet Training Ship, the AL SHAMAL Departed from ADIK
ADIK announced today the departure of the second ship of the Armed Cadet Training Project for Qatar, QTS 92 AL SHAMAL.
UK Tested Maritime HERON
IAI and British 2Excel Aviation have conducted a demonstration of IAI's Maritime HERON UAS in a variety of scenarios.
G.A. Unveils MQ-9B STOL UAV
GA-ASI unveiled a new MQ-9B UAV variant at INDO PACIFIC 2022 expo in Australia; The MQ-9B STOL designed to operate from amphibious vessel decks.
US Navy launches Boeing’s Orca XLUUV Submarine
The US Navy announced its Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program with a first in-water test of the test vehicle last month.
Australia selects S-100 Camcopter for Maritime Requirements
The Australian Department of Defence has declared that it has chosen the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter to meet the RAN requirements for a MUAS.
France Withdraws from Indian Submarine Deal
Naval Group said it could not match the Request for Proposal (RfP) requirements for an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system in the Indian submarines.
The Philippines selected ROK’s HHI to build six new OPVs
The Philippine Navy has recommended awarding a contract to build six new Offshore Patrol Vessels to the ROK shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
The second victim from Neptune? Admiral Makarov?
Unconfirmed reports from the Black Sea describe an Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate of the Russian Navy is on fire near Zmiiny Island (Snake Island).
Austal builds 16th Expeditionary Fast Transport ship
Shipbuilding company Austal Limited announced that it has been awarded a $230.5 million contract to build the 16th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel.
Japan Commissions the Flagship of the Mogami-class frigate
MHIdelivered the lead ship of the Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigates to Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) at MHI's Nagasaki shipyard.
Australian Navy Decommissions HMAS Maitland, Patrol Boat
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) recently decommissioned the HMAS Maitland (ACPB-88), one of its Armidale-class patrol boats( ACPB), after 16 years of service.
Fincantieri delivered Qatar's second Al Zubarah-class
Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Defence Ministry.
ASFAT Offers OPV to the Philippine Navy
ASFAT offered Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to the Philippine Navy at the Asian Defence and Security (ADAS) exhibition in Pasay City.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
