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India to Operate Mix of Nuclear and Conventional Subs

India to Operate Mix of Nuclear and Conventional Subs

NEW DELHI — The Indian Navy will operate a mix of nuclear and conventional diesel-electric submarines in the future to deal with the threats around the country, according to a senior government official’s statement on Monday.

The announcement comes against the backdrop of the Australian Navy’s …

US Navy Hit By Another International Bribery Scandal

US Navy Hit By Another International Bribery Scandal

Federal agents are investigating a new U.S. Navy corruption case that has strong echoes of the Fat Leonard scandal, with a defense contractor facing accusations that he delivered cash bribes and bilked the Navy out of at least $50 million to service its ships in foreign ports, according to recently …
India Picks Ariane 5 for Launch of GSAT 24 Comms Satellite

India Picks Ariane 5 for Launch of GSAT 24 Comms Satellite

On September 28, 2021, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) entrusted Arianespace with the launch of its GSAT-24 telecommunications satellite. GSAT-24 is scheduled for launch in the 1st quarter of 2022, from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on one of the seven Ariane 5 …
Russia to Arm UAVs with Thermobaric, Incendiary Bombs

Russia to Arm UAVs with Thermobaric, Incendiary Bombs

Flamethrower (barometric weapons in Russian parlance–Ed.) drones will appear in the Russian army. The Ministry of Defense has agreed on the tactical and technical requirements for new weapons systems for radiation, chemical and biological protection (RHBZ) troops, sources in the military dep…
Sweden’s FMV Discusses Stealth of A26 Submarine

Sweden’s FMV Discusses Stealth of A26 Submarine

Being able to appear hidden through a low and balanced signature, with the help of so-called stealth technology, is a basic characteristic of a submarine. Here, the new submarine A26 will be far ahead.

“A submarine is built so that it will not be visible from the surface. And if you have taken th…

US Navy Adds Destroyer to Naval Forces in Japan

US Navy Adds Destroyer to Naval Forces in Japan

US Navy Adds Destroyer to Naval Forces in Japan

USS Ralph Johnson Joins Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan

(Source: US Navy; issued Oct 04, 2021)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) arrived Oct. 4 to their new forward-deployed location in Yokos…


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