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DragonFire Laser Shot Down 30 Drones In Recent Test, Says Minister
Recent tests of the DragonFire directed energy weapon (DEW) saw the laser fire more than 300 times and disable 30 drones, a U.K. defence minister has revealed. The Dragonfire DEW
Read MoreFarSounder Sonar Installed On Pioneering DARPA USV
Sonar specialist FarSounder has revealed its Argos 3D Forward-Looking Sonar (FLS) has been installed on USX-1 Defiant, the 180-foot uncrewed surface vessel (USV) developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Read MoreHMS Astute Returns To Base For Mid-Life Upgrade
After 15 years in service, Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Astute has returned to HMNB Devonport to begin a mid-life refit. The lead boat in her class, the conventionally
Read MoreExail Wins Navigation Contract For Hellenic Navy FDI Frigates
The Hellenic Navy’s three new FDI frigates are set to be equipped with navigation systems supplied by Exail. As per a recent Exail press statement, Naval Group, the main contractor
Read MoreMalaysian Navy Launches New Littoral Combat Ship
State-owned shipbuilding firm Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) has launched KD Raja Muda Nala, the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The ships are an enlarged
Read MoreRoyal Navy Acquires New Robotic Minesweepers
TKMS Atlas UK has delivered three new SWEEP autonomous minesweeping systems to the Royal Navy. The uncrewed systems were handed over in a ceremony in Portland Harbour, Dorset, at the
Read MoreNew US Navy Submarine Hits The Water For The First Time
The U.S. Navy’s 27th Virginia-class submarine, USS Arkansas, has been launched into the water for the first time at Newport News Shipbuilding. Workers transferred the new boat from the Virginia
Read MoreIndian Navy Commissions New Stealth Frigate
The Indian Navy has formally welcomed its newest multi-role stealth frigate, INS Tamal, into active service — its last foreign-built warship. The handover took place at a special ceremony at
Read MoreSaab Nets New £70m Combat Boat Deal
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has ordered 22 more CB90 fast assault boats from Saab for the Swedish Armed Forces in a deal worth nearly £70 million. As per
Read MorePolish Navy’s First Spy Ship Launched
ORP Jerzy Różycki, Poland’s first SIGINT (signal intelligence) vessel, has been named and launched by Saab at Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk. As per a recent press statement, the new vessel
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