Sourced : Maeil Broadcasting Network North Korea on Wednesday morning attempted the launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a Sinpo-class submarine, MBN reported. According to the article, the submarine left the port early in the morning, but returned to the dock near Wonsan at 9 a.m. local time, which South Korean experts saw… Continue reading N.KOREAN SUBMARINE ATTEMPTS TO TEST-FIRE BALLISTIC MISSILE
Category: Defence Industry
BULGARIA SET ASIDE 419 MILLION EUROS FOR TWO NEW PATROL VESSELS
Sourced : Naval Today Two multi-purpose patrol ships to be built for the Bulgarian Navy, including armament, equipment and communication systems, will cost the country 419 million euros, Nikolay Nenchev, Bulgarian Defence Minister said. Bulgarian News agency Novinite reported the minister saying that the two vessels would be built within three and a half to… Continue reading BULGARIA SET ASIDE 419 MILLION EUROS FOR TWO NEW PATROL VESSELS
RUSSIAN NAVY TO BUILD A MODERNIZED VERSION OF THE ALFA-CLASS FAST ATTACK SUBMARINE
Russian Navy is planning to build a modernized version of the Alfa-class (Project 705 Lyra Class) fast attack submarine, one of the most sophisticated and capable submarines the Soviet Union managed to build. Soviet Union built between 1969-1981 seven Alfa-class nuclear powered attack submarines. All of them were withdrawn from service between 1990-1996 due to… Continue reading RUSSIAN NAVY TO BUILD A MODERNIZED VERSION OF THE ALFA-CLASS FAST ATTACK SUBMARINE
HMS ARTFUL TEST FIRES FIRST TORPEDO USING NEW UK-MADE ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEM
The firing tested the BAE Systems designed Common Combat System (CCS) on board, which functions as the digital ‘brain’ of the boat controlling its ‘eyes’, ‘ears’ and ‘nervous system’. Using the torpedo test, the cutting-edge system was able to interpret sonar readings, and then attack a moving target with a practice weapon. The CCS, completed… Continue reading HMS ARTFUL TEST FIRES FIRST TORPEDO USING NEW UK-MADE ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEM
RUSSIA’S KIROV CLASS BATTLE CRUISERS ARE GETTING 3M22 ZIRCON HYPERSONIC ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
The Russian Navy will upgrade its two nuclear-powered Project 11442 Kirov-class battle cruisers, Pyotr Velikyi and its sister ship Admiral Nakhimov, with a new under development hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile. The new Mach 5-capable ramjet engine equipped 3M22 missile of the 3K22 Zircon missile system would replace the ship’s existing 390-mile range P-700 Granit supersonic… Continue reading RUSSIA’S KIROV CLASS BATTLE CRUISERS ARE GETTING 3M22 ZIRCON HYPERSONIC ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
LM AWARDED 141,9 MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACT FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF 4+1 HELLENIC NAVY’S P-3B ORION AIRCRAFT
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $141,936,871 value firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for the modernization program of the 4+1 Hellenic Navy’s P-3B Orion Maritime Patrol (MP)/Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)/Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) aircraft. The contract provides for the reactivation of one P-3B Orion aircraft and the procurement of hardware kits for the upgrade/modernization… Continue reading LM AWARDED 141,9 MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACT FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF 4+1 HELLENIC NAVY’S P-3B ORION AIRCRAFT
NEW 63.4 MILLION DOLLARS EXPORT CONTRACT TO INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS FROM RAYTHEON
Press Release, Koropi, Jan 18, 2016 IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics), the leading defense electronics and communications systems manufacturer in Greece, extends its cooperation with Raytheon by signing a new contract worth $ 63.4 million to manufacture subsystems for the PATRIOT air defense system. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed in March 2018. It is worth… Continue reading NEW 63.4 MILLION DOLLARS EXPORT CONTRACT TO INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS FROM RAYTHEON
TURKEY DEPLOYED KORAL RADAR-ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM CLOSE TO SYRIA TO COUNTER RUSSIAN S-400 MISSILE SYSTEM
Turkey has deployed a radar-electronic warfare system close to the borders with Syria in order to jam and deceive hostile radar emitters. The Turkish made system called KORAL was deployed at the Hattay province in south Turkey close to the area where the Turkish Air Force F-16’s shot down the Russian Su-24M bomber. The Turkish… Continue reading TURKEY DEPLOYED KORAL RADAR-ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM CLOSE TO SYRIA TO COUNTER RUSSIAN S-400 MISSILE SYSTEM
MITCHELL INSTITUTE’S STUDY CALLS FOR DOUBLING LRS-B BOMBER FLEET
According to a comprehensive analysis released by the Mitchell Institute reveals that the procurement of 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRS-B) for the USAF, is a minimal starting point to meet future U.S. national security requirements. “US Bomber Force: Sized to Sustain An Asymmetric Advantage for America”, is the second in a Mitchell series, examining… Continue reading MITCHELL INSTITUTE’S STUDY CALLS FOR DOUBLING LRS-B BOMBER FLEET
CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)
The first batch of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets will be supplied to China in 2016, a source in the system of military and technical cooperation told TASS on Friday. “The first fighter jets will arrive for China in 2016,” the source said. It was reported on Thursday that Russia had signed a contract on… Continue reading CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)