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SH Defence, DA-Group and Forcit Defence have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the use of CUBE for the launching, laying and storage of sea mines. 

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that would authorize a $37 billion increase to the annual policy bill’s topline and save five Littoral Combat Ships from decommissioning. The amendment, proposed by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.), would authorize $1.2 billion for the Navy to buy another Arleigh Burke-class […]

House appropriators want the Navy to keep five Littoral Combat Ships but will allow the service to decommission four, according to text of the Fiscal Year 2023 defense spending bill. The legislation, released today by the House Appropriations Committee, would complicate the Navy’s plans to decommission nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships next year. The bill […]

In a first for the class, a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship is now operating in the Persian Gulf. USS Sioux City (LCS-11) chopped into 5th Fleet on Saturday after operating in U.S. 6th Fleet for nearly a month. “Sioux City is operating in support of a newly established multinational task force, Combined Task Force (CTF) […]

The Russian Navy Kilo-class Project 877V diesel-electric submarine (SSK) (ex-B 871) is set to start sea trials following the completion of its overhaul and modernisation programme. Alrosa pictured before its overhaul and upgrade, which comme...

Despite the officially required US Navy (USN) notification on 13 May of significant cost growth for Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) Mission Module (MM) packages, programme officials say the work for remaining MMs is moving ahead as anticipated....

The Navy’s decision to cancel the anti-submarine warfare mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship has sparked a Nunn-McCurdy breach, the service told lawmakers on Friday. In a statement, the Navy said it told Congress today that the LCS Mission Module program now “exceeds the original baseline estimate by at least 30 percent and the […]

Thales selected by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to deliver 4 Panoramic Above Armour Gimbal to the German Armed Forces 30 Mar 2022 ... | March 30, 2022

Thales has signed a contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the delivery of 4 PAAG to the German Armed Forces to equip the BOXER armoured vehicle.

The Hellfire missiles are meant to strike land targets and could support amphibious landings.