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The USN wants more Vertical Launch System canisters. (Photo: BAE Systems) BAE Systems will provide the USN with canisters for the Mk 13, Mk 14, Mk 25 and Mk 29 VLS. BAE Systems has obtained a $76 million contract modification from the USN to produce additional Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters for guided-missile cruisers and destroyers. The company will produce canisters for the Mk 13, Mk 14, Mk 25, Mk 29 VLS and other hardware for the USN. The contract modification also supports FMS purchases by Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey. Work is scheduled...

In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple torpedoes. Here's What You Need to Remember: Diesel submarines are ideal for patrolling close to friendly shores. But U.S. subs off Asia and Europe need to travel thousands of miles just to get there, and then remain deployed for months at a time. A diesel submarine may be able to traverse that distance—but it would then require frequent refueling at sea to complete a long deployment. In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, ...

 April 1, 2021: Taiwan ran into some legal problems while upgrading its six French built Kang Ding (La Fayette) class frigates. Taiwan is upgrading weapons and electronics, all of which will change the appearance of the Kang Dings. The external appearance is important because the La Fayette is a “stealth” design with few external forms that could make it easier for radar to detect or identify the ship. Removing the Sea Chaparral launcher behind the main gun will improve stealth but the addition of new radars and other sensor will probably complicate the ...

 February 27, 2021: In a rare event, a new Russian warship entered service more or less on schedule. The first of the new Gremyashchiy class corvettes was accepted by the navy in 2020, as planned. Construction of this ship began in 2011 at the Amur shipyards in the Pacific coast. The ship was launched six years later in mid-2017. Gremyashchiy was completed in early 2019 and began sea trials that revealed no major problems that might have delayed entering service for years, as has been the case with some other new ships. The Gremyashchiy sea trials were exten...

11th January 2021 - 10:45 GMT | by Richard Thomas in London RSS Formed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has developed a unique approach to maritime force projection, and represents the force of choice for Tehran when it wants to bring about a strategic effect in the Gulf region and beyond A year on from the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani, head of its Al Quds force, in a drone strike in Iraq, the boarding and seizure of a South Korean-flagged merchant vessel on 4 January by...