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The 1,227t/ 1,350 ton Sa'ar 5 Eilat Class corvettes were built by Northrop Grumman in the 1990s for about $260 million each. It's a decent performer in a number of roles, from air defense to anti-submarine work, to coastal patrol and special

Austal Team Trimaran LCS Design (click to enlarge)Exploit simplicity, numbers, the pace of technology development in electronics and robotics, and fast reconfiguration. That was the US Navy's idea for the low-end backbone of its future surface combatant fleet. Inspired by successful

(PLX AI) - Kongsberg Gruppen to upgrade the Combat System at RNoN Corvettes, Skjold Class.• Kongsberg Gruppen contract amount is NOK 267 million• The Skjold Class is a vital asset for the Navy and in addition

Two advanced Russian systems are coming together in a potent new way—advanced nuclear submarine design coupled with advanced underwater-launched hypersonic cruise missiles. Could this be the great underwater equalizer? 

Launching submarine-based hypersonic missiles is a potent ability. Heres What You Need to Remember: The launch platform for the missile will apparently be Russia’s nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine, the improved Yasen-class, which is Russia’s newest and most advanced. The improved Yasen-class has a low or non-magnetic steel hull that either greatly reduces or altogether eliminates its magnetic signature.  Russia is testing hypersonic cruise missiles—and launching them underwater ...