US Navy

Washington:  France’s national shipbuilder Naval Group unveiled its first ever unmanned surface vessel designed to operate in conjunction with manned warships following limited testing alongside the French Navy. The drone, dubbed Seaquest and measuring approximately...

Washington: US Navy pilots sitting comfortably in Maryland recently took a new carrier-based drone control centre out for a spin for the first time, piloting a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger thousands of miles away...

Washington: The US Navy is keeping three cruisers in service for three additional years each – just after extending the service life for 12 destroyers. The service announced that the Gettysburg, Chosin, and Cape St....

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...