6 days ago · The U.S. Navy’s High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system faced its first airborne target during a test in 2024, a first-time for the HELIOS program that will help the U.S. Navy inform other programs under the Directed Energy and Electric Weapon System effort.

4 days ago · The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), left, and the French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) transit the Northern Arabian Gulf on March 8, 2015. US Navy photo. U.S. forces will participate in Exercise Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event (MLDE) hosted by the French ...

4 days ago · About Shahid Bahman Bagheri The Shahid Bagheri drone carrier with helicopters and UAVs on the flight deck. Picture: Screenshot from video by Iranian state media. The Shahid Bahman Bagheri is actually a converted contrainer ship (the Perarin, converted between 2022 and 2024). It is probably named in honor of Shahid (martyr) Bahman Bagheri, IRGC commander …

Feb 3, 2025 · Naval News: The latest naval defense news from around the world. We cover topics such as technology, industry, shipbuilding and navy.

6 days ago · The A321 MPA will have a long-range and high-manoeuvrability capability, including at low altitude. The aircraft will be equipped with a full range of sensors specific to maritime patrol aircraft, to which Thales is a major contributor: latest-generation radar with active antennas; an acoustic system using passive and active sonar buoys; electronic and electro-optical warfare …

6 days ago · The U.S. Marine Corps’ latest Aviation Plan (AVPLAN) has outlined plans to double the planned inventory of 5th generation CATOBAR F-35C Lightning II fighters from 67 aircraft to 140 aircraft, a move done in support of Navy deployments …

3 days ago · The MCM Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is an unmanned, diesel-powered surface craft that can be launched from an LCS, vessel of opportunity, or shore.Its modular flexibility allows integration with multiple payload delivery systems that perform MCM missions, including minesweeping, mine hunting, and mine neutralization.

4 days ago · Speaking on 4 February at the Paris Naval Conference 2025 – an event hosted jointly by the French navy and IFRI (the French institute for international relations) – Adm Vaujour said the navy is using dual-crewing on many of these ships to increase operational output through adding more sea days, as well as improving in-service ship support processes to increase …

5 days ago · The Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command announced this week that the first heavy corvette of the Finnish Pohjanmaa-class is hull-ready. The class, consisting of four 4,300 t vessels straddling the line between corvettes and frigates will form a key part of the Finnish Navy and the Finnish ...

3 days ago · The RSN cut its teeth on USV operations with Rafael’s Protector. Two different Protector variants can be seen here. (Gordon Arthur) The CDCA’s algorithms integrate data from the USV’s perception and navigation sensors (for example, its radar, automatic identification system and differential GPS), plus collision detection equipment.