Ukraine has sunk a Russian vessel using newly-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles, British military intelligence confirmed this week. The Russian vessel Spasatel Vasily Bekh was reportedly attempting to deliver weapons and additional troops to a strategic […]
Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Russian Navy’s project 22870 Rescue Tug, Vasily Bekh (SB-739), with two anti-ship missiles while the ship was en route to the Snake Island on June 17, 2022. The assault on […]
Ukraine has deployed the Harpoon anti-ship missile system provided by Denmark last month, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced last week. Ukraine has fielded the land-based version of the Boeing system to strengthen its coastal defense, as it currently […]
The SM-3 interceptor is a defensive weapon the U.S. Navy uses to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The interceptor uses sheer force, rather than an explosive warhead, to destroy targets in space. Its “kill […]
According to a statement published by the Swedish MoD on June 2, 2022, Sweden has decided to offer new military aid to Ukraine including the donation of Robot-17 (also called RBS-17) short-range anti-ship missiles. In […]
The order value is approximately $15.3 million, and there is an option to increase the quantity of the order. Deliveries will take place in 2023. The new torpedo tube will have the customer designation Tub […]
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It’s an unlikely pairing at first glance: Israel Aerospace Industries and Singapore Technology Engineering, one in Asia, the other in the Middle East. Dig deeper, however, and the idea of pairing ST’s superb insensitive munition […]
Israel will send Ukraine helmets and bulletproof vests for medical teams and first responders, Minister of Defense Benny Gantz told his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday. Since the first days of the war, Ukraine has asked […]
The PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) just released a video showing the launch of a new hypersonic missile from a Type 055 cruiser. The missile is likely the Eagle Strike YJ-21. Naval News regular contributor […]
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