UK’s Type 45 destroyers to undergo £300M ballistic missile defence upgrade May 25, 2022, by Fatima Bahtić

*The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed an initial contract with missile manufacturer MBDA to upgrade the ballistic missile defence capabilities of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers. According to the government officials, the UK is set to become the first European nation to operate a Maritime Ballistic Missile Defence capability that can detect and destroyContinue reading “UK’s Type 45 destroyers to undergo £300M ballistic missile defence upgrade May 25, 2022, by Fatima Bahtić”

OSI’s INTS for South African Navy’s new MMIPV aces sea acceptance test

EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY May 26, 2022, by Fatima Bahtić Provider of integrated naval navigation and tactical solutions OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has revealed that the company’s integrated avigation & tactical system (INTS) passed the sea acceptance test. The INTS is installed onboard the South African Navy’s new Project BIRO multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs). Photo by: OSIContinue reading “OSI’s INTS for South African Navy’s new MMIPV aces sea acceptance test”

The UK’s Caribbean patrol ship HMS Medway played drug-runner – and drug-buster – when she took part in the region’s largest naval exercise.

* Medway joined warships, coast guard cutters, patrol craft, aircraft and personnel from more than 20 nations off the east coast of Central America for the annual Tradewinds workout. The patrol ship has been operating in the Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico and off the Eastern Seaboard since the beginning of 2020, providing support to the UK’sContinue reading “The UK’s Caribbean patrol ship HMS Medway played drug-runner – and drug-buster – when she took part in the region’s largest naval exercise.”

HMS Prince of Wales heads on Atlantic and Mediterranean mission

HMS Prince of Wales is currently NATO’s command ship, leading the alliance’s Maritime High Readiness Force – an international task group formed to deal with major global events. Britain’s biggest warship has left Portsmouth bound for exercises in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in her latest foray as NATO’s command ship. HMS Prince of Wales willContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales heads on Atlantic and Mediterranean mission”

Watch: Indian Navy’s Guided-Missile Hits Target With Absolute Accuracy The Indian Navy shared a video where we can see an anti-submarine stealth frigate successfully engaging a low-flying target

* The Indian Navy regularly tests its weapons to improve them and also project power wherever necessary. New Delhi:  The Indian Navy shared on Thursday a video of its surface-to-air (SAM) system engaging a low-flying object from one of its frigates in the Indian waters and hitting it with absolute accuracy. The video showed theContinue reading “Watch: Indian Navy’s Guided-Missile Hits Target With Absolute Accuracy The Indian Navy shared a video where we can see an anti-submarine stealth frigate successfully engaging a low-flying target”