MK41 VLS – Global Defense Corp

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class Friday

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

Japan has started installing the first Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates (also known as FFM) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi […]

Mk41 strike length vertical-launching system (VLS)

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Malaysia to receive first FA-50M fighter jets this month

May 12, 2024 0

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Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Jointly Win $7.2 Billion Javelin Production Contract

June 21, 2023 0

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Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

January 10, 2022 0

Australia has agreed on a $2.5 billion deal with the US to upgrade its army’s armored vehicle fleet. The news comes months after the country signed a security pact with the US and UK amid [...]
Turkey reveals more details for Barbaros-class frigate

August 5, 2020 0

The Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has published further details of the mid-life upgrade (MLU) being undertaken for the country’s MEKO 200 (Track IIA/IIB) Barbaros-class frigates. A computer-created graphic image showing a Barbaros-class frigate [...]
Lockheed Martin Enters U.S. Air Force’s Tanker Competition

November 15, 2021 0

The expected rematch between Boeing and Airbus for U.S. Air Force tankers, has now become a three-way competition. Boeing’ KC-46 Aerial Refueling Tanker Takes First Flight For JASDFDateFebruary 15, 2021The first KC-46A constructed for Japan [...]
Russia Drops Bombs on Mariupol Drama Theatre

March 19, 2022 0

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Russia dropped a powerful bomb on Mariupol Drama Theatre housing hundreds of civilians, including pregnant women and children. Seize of Mariupol: How long the Azov regiment can hold on Russian onslaught?DateApril [...]

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]