The US Navy's (USN's) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission modules programme manager said on 17 May that his office is planning to conduct another live-fire test of a modified AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire Missile.
Speaking at the Navy League's 2016 Sea-Air-Space symposium, Captain Casey Moton said that
Navy League 2016: USN to conduct more test firings of Hellfire missile in July
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Navy League 2016: USN completes developmental airborne Harpoon II+ testing
Key Points
The USN has completed developmental free flight testing of its next-generation AGM-84 Boeing Harpoon Block II+ OASuW missile
NAVAIR will now begin IOT&E with the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The US Navy (USN) has completed developmental free flight testing of its next-generation
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Navy League 2016: Leonardo-Finmeccanica to offer AW119 for USN helicopter training
Leonardo-Finmeccanica plans to offer its TH-119, a derivative of its AW119 Koala commercial helicopter, for the US Navy's (USN's) helicopter training programme.
The USN has been studying replacement of the ageing TH-57 Sea Ranger, a derivative of the commercial Bell Jet Ranger 206, since 2013. The
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Navy League 2016: Detail design contract for USN's Ohio replacement submarine to be awarded in fourth quarter 2016
A proposal for the detail design phase of the US Navy's (USN's) Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) replacement programme (ORP) is imminent, officials said on 17 May.
Previously selected as the prime contractor for the USN's ORP effort, General Dynamics Electric Boat
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Navy League 2016: Carter rails against NDAA legislation
Key Points
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter strongly opposes a Senate proposal to eliminate the Pentagon acquisition chief's position
He also argued against "budget gimmickry" included in one version of annual defence bill to avoid spending caps
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
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NATO begins work on Polish BMD site
NATO has begun construction on its second ballistic missile defence (BMD) site in Europe, although the alliance's messages on the system are at times contradictory.
A ground-breaking ceremony was held by NATO at its second BMD site in Redzikowo, Poland, following on from the activation of the first
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EUTM-Mali begins third mandate
The EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM-Mali) began its third two-year mandate on 18 May.
In contrast to the previous mandates, which trained eight battalion-sized combined armed tactical groups (GTIAs), the third term will focus on developing the ability of the Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) to train
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DSME lays keel for Thailand's first multipurpose frigate
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has held a keel-laying ceremony for a multipurpose frigate on order for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
The ceremony was held on 16 May at DSME's shipyard in Okpo, the RTN public affairs division announced via an official
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Navy League 2016: US maritime services confront culture in information warfare field
Several senior officers looking at better equipping the maritime services in the information warfare domain said that they see creating a culture of compliance among service members, as well as acclimating cyber experts into the services, as the key to improving capacity.
Brigadier General Loretta
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Sweden postpones plans to replace C-130H airlifters
Sweden will not field a replacement for its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft until 2030 at the earliest, despite their already being the oldest in service in Europe today, the newly installed chief of the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) told reporters on 17 May.
Speaking in
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Russia readies Vietnam's fourth Gepard frigate for launch
Russia's Zelenodolsk Shipyard will launch a fourth Modified Gepard (Project 11661E)-class guided-missile frigate on order for the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Navy on 25 May, the country's TASS news agency reported on 17 May, citing company CEO Renat Mistakhov.
The platform's third-in-class,
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New Elta aerostat payload unveiled
Israeli aerostat manufacturer RT has announced it has integrated a new payload that combines both electro-optical (EO) and radar sensors with its latest model, the Skystar 330.
Called the ELI-3332, the new payload is made by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary Elta and can only be carried
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Israeli Navy announces successful C-Dome tests
The Israel Navy has begun installing Rafael's C-Dome system - a maritime version of the land-based Iron Dome anti-rocket system - on board its Sa'ar missile ships, a senior naval officer said on 18 May.
A successful test fire saw a system carried by a Sa'ar 5 corvette destroy several incoming
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India deploys stealth warships to South China Sea to boost military ties
The Indian Navy (IN) deployed a flotilla of four warships to the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific on 18 May for 10 weeks in a bid to boost military ties with countries in the region and enhance interoperability with their navies.
The IN's task force of indigenously designed and built
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France's DCNS makes test case investment bid in India
French naval shipbuilder DCNS has submitted a proposal to Indian authorities that has become the first major test case for New Delhi's ruling that foreign direct investment (FDI) above the defence cap of 49% will be permitted if it gives India access to modern technologies.
The Foreign Investment
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France begins naval testing of Neuron UCAV
France has begun a new test campaign of the Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator to study the use of a UCAV in a naval context, the country's defence procurement agency (the DGA) has stated.
Speaking to IHS Jane's on 19 May a DGA official said that the trials will
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DSME lays keel for South Korea's first KSS-III submarine
Key Points
South Korea has laid down the country's largest submarine
Vessel will significantly improve the South Korean navy's subsurface fighting capabilities
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has laid down the country's first KSS-III submarine, a
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Downsizing CAR's tattered army will be new EU mission's first challenge
Reducing the size of the rag-tag remnants of the Central African Republic's (CAR's) army into a smaller, more effective force with younger recruits will be the overarching challenge of the EU's new military training mission (EUTM RCA) when it launches in July, according to EU military officials.
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DART-450 completes first flight
The Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer (DART-450) completed its first flight on 17 May, the company announced.
The company tested the aircraft, which it says was designed and built within a year, at speeds between 60 and 200 kt at various altitudes. "We achieved our target from the first
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Chinese J-11 fighters 'intercept' US reconnaissance aircraft over South China Sea
Two Chinese Shenyang J-11 ('Flanker B+') fighters intercepted a US Navy Lockheed Martin EP-3E Aries II signals intelligence aircraft flying in international airspace over the South China Sea (SCS) on 17 May, according to NBC News, citing the US Department of Defense (DoD).
DoD spokesperson
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