Month: June 2018

Source: Defence Blog The Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF) has ordered Turkey-made SOM medium-range, all-weather air-to-surface standoff cruise missiles. According to the “Azeri Defence”, the recently received SOM cruise missiles developed by Turkey’s Roketsan will make its maiden public appearance in parades in Baku on 26 June. SOM is an air-to-surface missile to be used against… Continue reading Azerbaijan received Turkish high precision cruise missiles

Source: Naval Today The Italian Navy’s LSS logistic support ship Vulcano was launched in a June 22 ceremony at Fincantieri’s Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The ceremony was attended by Italian Minister of Defence, Elisabetta Trenta, the Chief of Defense, General Claudio Graziano, and the Chief of the Navy, Admiral Valter Girardelli. Work on the ship… Continue reading FINCANTIERI LAUNCHES ITALIAN NAVY LOGISTIC SUPPORT SHIP “VULCANO”

Source: Popular Mechanics By Kyle Mizokami The sub design was discovered by open source intelligence Twitter account Intellipus and published online by researcher and author H.I. Sutton, author of the Covert Shores submarine blog and World Submarines: Covert Shores Recognition Guide. A mockup of the design was featured in a 2000 magazine article written by… Continue reading THIS IS THE ADVANCED ATTACK SUBMARINE THE US NAVY NEVER BUILT

Source: Naval Today HSwMS Gotland, the lead boat in the Swedish Navy’s Gotland-class of air-independent propulsion submarines has completed her mid-life upgrade, the company in charge of the overhaul announced. According to submarine builder Saab, HSwMS Gotland is relaunched and ready to start her sea trials. he company hosted a relaunch ceremony in Karlskrona on… Continue reading SWEDISH AIP SUBMARINE HSWMS GOTLAND COMPLETES MID-LIFE UPGRADE

Source: Brisbanetimes By David Wroe Britain is strongly tipped to win the hard-fought contest to design and build Australia’s new $35 billion fleet of naval frigates in a move that would firm up the partnership with a key ally at a time of international political uncertainty. Sources in Canberra and defence industry circles said it… Continue reading AUSTRALIA TIPPED TO BUY BRITISH FRIGATES IN $35 BILLION DEAL

Source: Defenseworld Russia will begin work on building the first nuclear powered combined guided missile destroyer for the Navy in 2020, Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Armament said. “A preliminary design [of the destroyer] has been made. Following its results, we are now making the necessary decision and work on its technical design will begin shortly… Continue reading RUSSIA TO START BUILDING FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED DESTROYER IN 2020

Source: Fox News By Kris Osborn The Navy has now issued at least one-fourth of the design work and begun further advancing work on systems such as a stealthy “electric drive” propulsion system for the emerging nuclear-armed Columbia-Class ballistic missile submarines by 2021. “Of the required design disclosures (drawings), 26-percent have been issued, and the… Continue reading NAVY COLUMBIA-CLASS SSBN QUIETING “ELECTRIC DRIVE” – STEALTHIEST SUB EVER ?

Source: Defense News By: Sebastian Sprenger The defense ministers of Germany and France have inked new agreements for the joint development of a new combat aircraft and a next-generation tank, key programs that could shape the European defense landscape for decades to come. Ursula von der Leyen and Florence Parly signed the letters of intent… Continue reading FRANCE & GERMANY KICK OFF RACE FOR “QUANTUM LEAPS” IN AIRCRAFT AND TANK TECH