Category: Defence Industry

RAYTHEON DELIVERS SONAR FOR DARPA’s UNMANNED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE VEHICLE PROGRAMME

Raytheon Company has completed delivery of its latest Modular Scalable Sonar System (MS3), the fifth-generation hull-mounted sonar system, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous TrailUnmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. The delivery is a culmination of efforts under a subcontract from Leidos, Inc., whose prototype trimaran is designed to serve as the… Continue reading RAYTHEON DELIVERS SONAR FOR DARPA’s UNMANNED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE VEHICLE PROGRAMME

£1.3bn CONTRACT FOR HMS ANSON ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE

HMS Astute returned home on Thursday, March 1 after a 142 day deployment to America. It was also a voyage of discovery. HMS Astute was tried and tested as never before ñ and she came through with flying colours. She spent 77 days at sea, 65 alongside, and was inspected by 18 stars worth of American and British naval authority including the First Sea Lord and Americaís naval equivalent, the Chief of Naval Operations. She 'battled' against USS New Mexico, America's newest and best Virginia class hunter attack submarine. She deep dived, fired her Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and navigated through a course of 16,400 miles.

Press Release: BAE Systems The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded us a contract for the delivery of the fifth Astute-class submarine, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3 billion. The full contract covers the design and remaining build, test and commissioning activities on Anson, the fifth of seven technologically-advanced submarines… Continue reading £1.3bn CONTRACT FOR HMS ANSON ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE

TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS

Turkey’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that it had canceled the $3.4 billion (3.19 billion-euro) tender with a Chinese company to procure 12 air defence/antiballistic missile systems and in a second phase to co-develop a new indigenous long-range/high-altitude missile defense system to defend its airspace against warplanes and missile attack. NATO had become alarmed by… Continue reading TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS

LOA FOR REFIT OF TWO PRIME MINISTER-CLASS SUBMARINES FOR THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY

(Press Release: Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad) Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn Bhd (BDNC) a joint venture between BHIC Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (60 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHIC, and DCNS S.A (40 percent), announced that on the 16th of November 2015 has received and accepted a Letter of Acceptance from the Government of… Continue reading LOA FOR REFIT OF TWO PRIME MINISTER-CLASS SUBMARINES FOR THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY

VAT EXEMPTION FOR PROJECTS RUN BY THE EDA : NEW INCENTIVE FOR DEFENCE COOPERATION

Source: European Defence Agency BRUSSELS —Member States can as of now profit from VAT exemption for projects run by the European Defence Agency (EDA). The recently adopted revised Council Decision defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the EDA includes the clause that cooperative defence projects and programmes are exempt from VAT as long… Continue reading VAT EXEMPTION FOR PROJECTS RUN BY THE EDA : NEW INCENTIVE FOR DEFENCE COOPERATION

U.S COAST GUARD WILL DONATE TWO PATROL VESSELS TO CYPRUS

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The U.S Coast Guard is planning to donate two patrol vessels from its inventory to the Cypriot Coast Guard. Negotiations between the two states started a year ago and the agreement will be signed before the end of 2015. The vessels will be delivered in 2016 and will enhance the capabilities of the Cypriot Coast… Continue reading U.S COAST GUARD WILL DONATE TWO PATROL VESSELS TO CYPRUS

CHINA TESTS A NEW EXOATMOSPHERIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING OUT U.S. SATELLITES

A month ago China tested a new exoatmospheric missile, which would be able to destroy U.S. satellites. The Dong Neng-3 Exoatmospheric Vehicle (DN-3) was tested on the 30th of October this year at Korla Missile Test Complex in western China. The DN-3 is a direct-ascent missile, designed to ram enemy satellites and destroy them. This… Continue reading CHINA TESTS A NEW EXOATMOSPHERIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING OUT U.S. SATELLITES

CRUISE MISSILES ARE ‘USEFUL’ SEA DEFENCE

By Zhao Lei, China Daily The People’s Liberation Army Navy has a series of cutting-edge anti-ship cruise missiles that can form a powerful defense line at sea, military experts say. “The deployment of the latest YJ-18, together with the YJ-12 and YJ-100, has enabled the Navy to deter any foreign navies from approaching its defense… Continue reading CRUISE MISSILES ARE ‘USEFUL’ SEA DEFENCE

RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS

070723-N-6524M-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 23, 2007) - A French Rafale M combat aircraft performs a catapult-assisted launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Rafale is the first French aircraft to both launch and recover on an American carrier. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris (RELEASED)

From February to April 2015, French Navy’s Rafale M F3 omnirole combat aircraft, equipped with the brand-new RBE2 Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) radar and assigned to the 11th Fleet Air Squadron (Flotille 11F), operated in the Arabian Gulf from the Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Tasked for Close Air Support (CAS) missions and Intelligence,… Continue reading RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS

RUSSIA WILL DELIVER FIRST S-300VM ANTI-BALLISTIC/AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM TO IRAN IN MID-2017

Two years ago Russia agreed to replace an initial order of the S-300PMU-2 Favorit air defence systems to Iran with the S-300VM (Antey-2500, NATO name: SA-23 Gladiator/Giant) anti-ballistic missile/air defence system. Russia yesterday announced that the deal with Iran will be signed at the beginning of 2016. The first of the new missile systems will… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL DELIVER FIRST S-300VM ANTI-BALLISTIC/AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM TO IRAN IN MID-2017