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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sits pier side at Naval Base San Diego on July 16, 2020. US Navy Photo This post has been updated with additional historical details. The Navy decided to scrap the amphibious assault ship that burned for nearly five days earlier this year, concluding after months of...

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The VSR700 optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) has successfully achieved fully autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches, validating its autonomy to and from a moving platform and advancing the VSR700 programme towards its end goal: offering a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) with ATOL...

The U.S. Navy is issuing a noise advisory for the Naval Surface Warfare Center areas as military engineers will conduct live-fire tests of the railgun weapon system from Wednesday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 4. A noise advisory has been issued by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division...

Laser weapon on the frigate "Sachsen" The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) commissioned Rheinmetall to develop a component for the demonstrator of a laser weapon for the German Navy. As the company announced on November 26, the...

According to a tweet posted by the Royal Australian Air Force on November 30, the first flight of the season for Op Southern Discovery has delivered supplies, equipment, vehicles and personnel to Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica. It's a 7,000km round trip for the 36 Sqn C-17As. First season...

BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. This new agreement, which will supersede the current contract due to conclude at the end of 2022...

The United States, “at the highest levels,” welcomes Greece’s decision to acquire the American-made F-35 fighter jet for its air force, US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said in an announcement on Monday. “We have signaled our support for procurement and are working closely together on a...

Israeli Air Force F-16 fighters. The Israeli Defense Ministry is in talks to sell 29 decommissioned F-16A/B 'Netz' fighters to Canadian private contractor Top Aces. The deal is worth $ 100 million (approx. $ 3.5 million per aircraft) and is set to be the largest of its kind ever. These...

In the last few months, the U.S. Army has significantly expanded its activities in the Black Sea Region. On 19 November, Members of 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade (41st FAB) deployed two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) with 2...

ESG Aerosystems has been awarded a US Navy Contract valued at US$64.5M, with MHD-ROCKLAND acting as the sole-source aircraft subcontractor, under which ESG Aerosystems is mandated to develop a curriculum, and facilitate training, for P-3 aircrew positions. This is to support Naval Education and...

A ceremony has been held in Libya for the first group of graduates from a military training program delivered by the Turkish army under a security deal signed between Ankara and the Tripoli-based UN-brokered Government of National Accord.

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has reportedly deployed troops and drone-detection radars at Saudi Arabia to protect its oil fields. “Following the attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities on 14 September 2019, we have worked with the Saudi Ministry of Defense and wider...

Su-35S aircraft Sukhoi has delivered a batch of its new Su-35S fighter jets that will be used for training of Russian pilots. “A batch of the latest Su-35S multipurpose fighters entered the Russian Ministry of Defense’s state center for training aviation personnel and military tests,” the...

Chinese state-owned media have released video footage showing a Wing Loong-series medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) apparently being trialled by the Chinese military in the logistics support role. A Wing Loong-series UAV in flight dropping a munition-shaped...

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Xi Jinping said that the development of manned submersible Fendouzhe and its sea trial represented China's comprehensive strength in the field of marine high technology. Fendouzhe successfully completed 13 dives, eight of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters in the Mariana Trench, the...

Japan has a new data relay satellite headed for geostationary orbit following successful launch of JDRS-1 on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA rocket Sunday. The H-IIA rocket No. 43 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 2:25 a.m. Eastern Nov. 29. Mitsubishi Heavy...