The Royal Australian Navy welcomed a new ship into the fleet today (Oct 27) , with the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer, HMAS Brisbane (III). In the ceremony at the Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, the Brisbane officially became one of Her Majesty’s Australian Ships. Before an audience of dignitaries, family and friends, …
Interceptor defends against sophisticated threats The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency completed the second successful intercept of a ballistic missile target by a Raytheon Company SM-3 Block IIA missile, the next-gen variant that defeats missile threats outside the earth’s atmosphere. Raytheon’s newest variant of the Standard Missile-3 completed its second successful intercept flight test …
UK-based Chemring Countermeasures in cooperation with Japan IHI Aerospace has revealed a new 130 mm radio frequency (RF) decoy. Given the name TORERO, the new round is based on an airborne corner reflector developed by IHI Aerospace of Japan. The use of a corner reflector payload is designed to overcome the chaff discrimination techniques embodied …
In the morning of Sunday 28th October 2018, EU NAVFOR military personnel seized an active Pirate Action Group (PAG) whaler and destroyed it. This followed a sustained period of surveillance after a piracy attack was conducted against the Hong Kong-flagged Bulk Carrier KSL Sydney. EU NAVFOR is committed to disrupting PAG’s wherever and whenever the …
The mass production contract of the Precision Guided Stand-Off Munition (SOM) Supply Program was signed by the Presidency of Defence Industries and Turkish Missile Producer Roketsan on Oct.26 . With the agreement the number of the SOM missiles in the inventory of the Turkish Air Force is being augmented. Stand-Off Missile (SOM) is Turkey’s first …
Warship HMS Montrose is preparing to become the Royal Navy’s first frigate to provide an enduring presence in the Gulf as part of the UK’s commitment to security in the Middle East. The Plymouth-based warship will not see the shores of the UK again for more than three years when she deploys on Monday (29 …
Pacific Reach 2019 Submarine Search and Rescue exercise has concluded off Australian west coast with attendance of six countries including Australia, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United States. The exercise used the James Fisher Submarine Rescue System submersible LR5, a 21.5 tonne vehicle that can carry up to 16 submarine survivors …
As the beginning mark of production for the first Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ship, a cut-steel event was conducted on Oct. 24 at Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has announced on 18th November. The MMSC is a custom variant of littoral combat ship being built for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …
According to the press release of Thales on 18th November, Thales delivered two modernised and upgraded minehunting vessels to the Royal Thai Navy. Built in the 1980s, HTMS Bang Rachan and HTMS Nong Sarai began their transformation in April 2016 when Thales was appointed as prime contractor for the upgrade of the vessels, including providing …
The U.S. Navy is upgrading its MK 132 Guided Missile Launching Systems for the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 Work has commenced on the refurbishment and modification of the NATO Seasparrow Missile System (NSSMS) platform and MK 132 Guided Missile Launching System located at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD). The …