Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Oct 21. The contract for four ships of Project 15B, as the Visakhapatnam class ships are known, was signed on 28 January 2011. Th…

WASHINGTON — The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) successfully conducted a second test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) on October 28, 2021, in Promontory, Utah, as part of the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) offensive hypersonic strike capability and the…

The Russian Navy will receive kamikaze drones. Currently, the issue of arming ships with these unmanned vehicles is being worked out. Kamikaze drones, or, as they are officially called, loitering ammunition, will be used to strike ground targets and enemy ships. They are indispensable to support the…

SEATTLE, Wash. — Boeing has delivered its first KC-46A tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) marking the program’s first delivery to a customer outside the United States.

“This is an exciting and historic moment for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Boeing as Japan joins the Uni…

Photos and videos that give the world the first glimpse of the long-rumored twin-seat variant of China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet circulated on social media this week, leading foreign media outlets to say that the aircraft is the world’s first stealth fighter jet with two seats.

An extra seat cou…

MOSCOW — Anti-aircraft gunners of the military air defense in the Astrakhan region performed combat training launches of the S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM). This was reported on Thursday by the RF Ministry of Defense.

“In the As…