Yemen-Bound Missile Parts, Sensor Systems Seized In SEAL Raid
The U.S. military has offered a look at anti-ship cruise missile and medium-range ballistic missile components, as well as sensor turrets, that were recently seized during a U.S. Navy SEAL raid of a...
View ArticleHow Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWII
In many areas of Europe, it’s hard to escape the visual reminders of World War II’s devastating impact. Numerous buildings, bunkers, and military installations that survived the war, both in Germany...
View ArticleRed Sea Ship Attacks Continue After Super Hornets Strike Missiles
The U.S., using F/A-18E/Fs Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, carried out another preemptive attack on Houthi missiles in Yemen on Thursday. “U.S. Central Command forces...
View ArticleRussia Now Using Giant Soviet-Era Ground-Launched Anti-Ship Missile To Attack...
A Cold War-era supersonic anti-ship missile has apparently been used by Russia for the first time in its war in Ukraine, almost certainly having been repurposed for the bombardment of a land target....
View ArticleVideo Of Anti-Ship Missile Striking Ship During Red Sea Attack Surfaces
After many attacks in recent weeks on ships traveling through the southern Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden, we are finally getting a glimpse of a Houthi anti-ship missile impacting a...
View ArticleTurkey’s First Domestically-Produced Frigate Has Entered Service
On January 19, Turkey’s first-in-class frigate TCG Istanbul entered into service with the country’s Navy during a ceremony held at Sefine Shipyard in Yalova Province, northwest Turkey. The...
View ArticleUSS Carney Defends Itself From Missile Attack, Tanker Reportedly Hit
A U.S. Navy destroyer was forced to defend itself today after it came under direct attack from a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). According to one U.S. military source, this is the first...
View ArticleDoes The Constellation Class Frigate Have Enough Vertical Launch Cells?
As the U.S. Navy continues to wend its way toward acquiring its first batch of Constellation class frigates, a major question remains: is 32 vertical launch system cells enough for these ships?...
View ArticlePhalanx CIWS Downs Houthi Missile Dangerously Close To Destroyer: Report
For the first time since they began swatting down Houthi missiles and drones fired into the Red Sea region, a U.S. warship had to use its Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) against an...
View ArticleFirst Of Russia’s New Diesel-Electric Submarines Enters Service
The Russian Navy has received its first series-produced Project 677 Lada class submarine, named Kronstadt. Development of the new boat has been dogged by problems, leading to long delays, but its...
View ArticleNavy’s SM-6 Missile Used In Combat: Report
The Pentagon is said to have confirmed for the first time the use of the U.S. Navy’s SM-6 missile in the ongoing campaign against missiles and drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militants...
View ArticleDrone Boat Swarm Vision Laid Out By DoD
The Pentagon is looking for help to turn a vision of future fleets of hundreds of low-cost highly autonomous drone boats able operate collaboratively to intercept “noncooperative” ships into a...
View ArticleNavy Looking For Counter-Drone Systems That Can Be Rapidly Added To Its Ships
If your company has a system in production that can counter aerial drones and could start integrating it onto a warship within 12 months of getting a contract, the U.S. Navy is interested. The urgency...
View ArticleSan Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts
We now have a good look at the next LPD-17 San Antonio class amphibious warfare ship, the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr., which is the first to feature the new Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, or...
View ArticleSubmarine Torpedo Test Firing Seen From Rare Bird’s-Eye View
The Spanish Navy has provided a very rare perspective of inert torpedo testing it conducted with its first-in-class diesel-electric submarine Isaac Peral. Featuring some stunning overhead shots, the...
View ArticleLand Attack Capability Axed On AGM-158C LRASM Anti-Ship Missile
The U.S. Navy has completely abandoned plans to acquire a subvariant of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile with the added ability to strike targets ashore, according to a newly released...
View ArticleCMV-22B Osprey “Not Operationally Suitable” According To Test Report
Even before the entire fleet of V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft was grounded following a fatal crash of an Air Force Osprey off the coast of Japan in November, the Navy’s version was experiencing serious...
View ArticleThis Is BAE Systems’ Reworked, Stealthier Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Concept
BAE Systems has unveiled a new design configuration for its “Concept 2” uncrewed aircraft, which was first revealed in 2022. The platform forms part of the company’s vision for integrating uncrewed...
View ArticleSearch Is On For Missing Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion (Updated)
Details are still limited at this stage, but a search is on for a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter that went missing late Tuesday night while flying from Nevada to California. The...
View ArticleMini Anti-Ship Cruise Missile That Fits Inside An F-35 Is On The Navy’s Wish...
The U.S. Navy is interested in acquiring a relatively low-cost and compact air-launched stand-off anti-ship weapon, four of which could be carried internally by certain variants of the F-35 stealth...
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