Indian Navy commissions first advanced Talwar class frigate
The Indian Navy has officially commissioned the first of the two upgraded additional follow-on Talwar class ships, INS Tushil, at…
10 Dec 2024
Trellix IPS to safeguard US Navy Enterprise Grid
The US Navy has acquired Trellix Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to upgrade security measures within the Navy Enterprise Grid and safeguard it against advanced cyber threats. Trellix IPS is a…
10 Dec 2024
Defence still “requires a capable ground force,” US Deputy DEFSEC observes
In her analyses of the ‘Future Character of War’, the US Deputy Defense Secretary (DEFSEC), Kathleen Hicks, identified several notable characteristics in her speech at the Royal United Services Institute…
10 Dec 2024
UK government: Type 26 “down selected” for Norway’s future frigate
The UK’s Type 26 frigate design has been “down selected” by Norway for its future frigate platform, according to the UK government, with the Royal Norwegian Navy seeking options to…
09 Dec 2024
US DEFSEC warns Trump against global retreat
US defence policy in an age of strategic competition hinges on solid alliances, observed the Secretary of State for Defense, Lloyd J. Austin, in a speech at the Reagan National…
09 Dec 2024
USS Zumwalt completes modernisation
HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed a significant modernisation period on the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the US Navy's lead Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer. The destroyer was undocked at Ingalls…
09 Dec 2024
US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine Arkansas christened
The US Navy’s Virginia-class attack submarine, the future USS Arkansas (SSN 800), has been christened at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII)-Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Newport News, Virginia. The submarine’s sponsors…