German frigate uses lasers to down drones
The German frigate Sachsen has successfully engaged drones at short and very short range with a laser weapon system developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA...
600 RAM missiles for German fleet approved
The budget committee of the Bundestag (the German parliament) has approved the procurement of 600 RAM Block 2B missiles for the German Navy fleet,...
Very thin cable to do the ASW trick
On its stand at Euronaval, Thales was displaying a suite of solutions to detect with, connect to and effect against unmanned systems. On the...
North Korea perseveres despite sanctions
By Khang X. Vu*
Less than two months since North Korea declared victory over Covid-19, the country is again sending missiles flying – with one salvo...
North Korea fires missile over Japan
North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend...
Anti-sub system’s successful demo
According to a PR published by MIND Technology on September 28, 2022, the firm announced that it has completed a successful demonstration of its...
Lessons from Russian missile performance in Ukraine
By Mark B. Schneider*
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has involved the largest use of land-attack missiles in history, with launches from all basing...
The revival of Silent Echo
The U.S Navy is the most advanced in the world today, but our weaknesses in the electromagnetic spectrum bear considering, Zachary Hoyt writes in the...
Carrier group to be part of seamless info sharing
The U.S. Navy will deploy a carrier strike group with advanced networking capabilities next year, in furtherance of the Pentagon’s vision for Joint All-Domain...
US stops Iran from stealing unmanned vessel
The U.S. Navy halted one of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels from confiscating a 5th Fleet unmanned surface vessel in the Arabian...