On 5 October 2021, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Naval Group the contract for the preliminary and detailed design of the Ocean Patrol Vessel program.

This award follows on from the signature of the framework agreement carried by the French Defence Procurement Agency on 23 Oc…

MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan — At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on Oct. 3.

Following a series of modifications to the JS Izumo to ena…

SEOUL — The chief of South Korea’s naval operations said on Thursday that the Navy’s officers and sailors would band together to proceed with a project to develop a light aircraft carrier regardless of the challenges.

“We’ve been researching this for 25 years, since 1996, during the administrat…

ANKARA — Turkey has expanded the export of its renowned unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) by negotiating deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four sources familiar with the agreements.

Any drone shipments to Ethiopia risk stokin…

WASHINGTON — Twenty-four of the Army’s “31+4 signature systems” will be in Soldiers’ hands by fiscal year 2023 as part of the Army’s ongoing modernization efforts, the chief of staff said Tuesday.

Even with new equipment on the horizon, the Army’s No. 1 priority will remain its people, said Gen…

The Royal Navy launched a missile from its autonomous boat MADFOX during NATO’s biggest autonomous war games.

The navy’s innovation experts NavyX deployed to Portugal with uncrewed technology for the annual experimentation exercise. The two-week exercise aimed to test the integration of NATO syst…