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Kongsberg Wins $404M Naval Strike Missile Launcher Deal for USMC NMESIS
Kongsberg has won a sole-source IDIQ worth up to $404 million to produce and sustain Naval Strike Missile launchers and fire control…
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Pakistan’s PNS Hangor Submarine Fires First Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Pakistan’s lead Hangor-class submarine, PNS Hangor, has fired an anti-ship cruise missile in its first live weapon test, five months after commissioning…
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US Navy Carrier Deployment: Roosevelt Sails as Iran Blockade Strains Fleet
USS Theodore Roosevelt left San Diego on September 27, opening a US Navy carrier deployment expected to exceed seven months. Its strike…
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Saudi Navy Readies AKINCI UCAV for Naval Operations as 15 Pilots Graduate
Thirty Royal Saudi Naval Forces personnel, 15 pilots and 15 technicians, have completed Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV training in Türkiye under a 2023…
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USS George Washington Flies Sorties 3 Weeks After Iran’s Hit Claim
CENTCOM imagery from September 26 shows an F/A-18 Super Hornet launching from USS George Washington, three weeks after Iran claimed a missile…
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Italy Orders Two DDX Destroyers in €3.7B Horizon-Class Replacement
Italy has ordered two next-generation DDX destroyers in a €3.7 billion deal, replacing its aging Horizon-class ships with far larger vessels built…
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Hellenic Navy Picks SCANTER 6002 Radar for Combat-Proven Drone Defense
Terma’s SCANTER 6002 radar has been selected for the Hellenic Navy’s four Hydra-class frigates, feeding an indigenous, combat-proven drone jammer as Greece…
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HMS Agamemnon Begins Sea Trials as UK’s Sixth Astute-Class Submarine
The Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class submarine, HMS Agamemnon, has left BAE Systems’ Barrow shipyard for open-water sea trials after nearly 13 years…
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Japan Dismantles Postwar Arms Export Ban with $7.1B Mogami Deal
Within two years, Japan reached the world’s third-largest defense budget and broke its postwar arms-export taboo. The $7.1B Mogami frigate deal with…
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China’s Navy Buildup: Mass and Missiles vs Western Naval Superiority
The People’s Liberation Army Navy is now the world’s largest by hull count, and the Pentagon expects 435 ships by 2030. This…