US Navy

Washington: Defence tech startup Saronic announced  it is launching its newest autonomous surface vessel, dubbed Corsair, the company’s third and largest unmanned maritime asset aimed at satisfying the Pentagon’s desire for expendable drones produced...

There is a silent acceptance worldwide and in maritime circles that the Indian Navy has got ‘the best bang for the buck’ on a meagre 13 to 16% of the Defence budget, ever since...

Washington: The new chief executive of the US unit of South Korean industrial conglomerate Hanwha Group wants to restore naval shipbuilding at Philly Shipyard, once the acquisition of that business is finalised this fall. Mike...

Tel Aviv: The largest ever duel between long-range ballistic missiles and interceptors was witnessed on October 1 as Iran attacked Israel with a barrage of approximately 200 ballistic missiles. While most of those missiles...

Washington: The US Missile Defence Agency has chosen Northrop Grumman to design an interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, the agency announced. MDA director Lt Gen Heath Collins revealed...

On August 29, 2024, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched India’s second Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) submarine at Visakhapatnam at the secretive Ship Building Centre in the Eastern Naval Command. INS Arighat, which translates...

Washington: As the US Navy looks to further integrate drones into the manned fleet, the sea service assessed using unmanned aerial systems to deliver critical supplies to the destroyer Curtis Wilbur last month during...

Washington: A Marine helicopter crew sank a moving training vessel near Okinawa, Japan, using a newly acquired “fire and forget” missile for the first time in the Indo-Pacific region. The two Marine crew of an...

Washington: The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centre East is testing how a laser projection system can help the Marine Corps with painting their aircraft, part of an attempt to cut the time an aircraft...

Washington: The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a game changer in how the Navy conducts battle management command and control. By serving as the "digital quarterback" to sweep ahead of strike, manage the...

Washington: Two US Navy aircraft carriers, including the Theodore Roosevelt, are now operating in the Middle East amid continuing concerns about a larger regional war erupting. The Pentagon has extended the deployment of the aircraft...

The influence and contribution of the seas on world history are vital and have been a fascinating journey, as described in historian Paul Kennedy’s book, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic...

Farnborough, United Kingdom. Beginning Monday July 23, for the next five days up till July 26, the eyes of the world would turn to Farnborough to take the pulse of the industry. Many industry...