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Interest in defence ⚔ especially Navies ⚓ㅣFocus on 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇰🇷🇯🇵 - Indo-Pac (more Pac than Indo)ㅣNaval reporter sometimesㅣNaval History loverㅣ RT≠ edrst
New(ish) image of the curious new Chinese WIG design. Via 琴石2022/Wb.
06.09.2025 19:20 — 👍 55 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 4
French DGA orders SYDERAL high-power laser demonstrator for anti-drone warfare from MBDA, Safran Electronics and Defence, Thales and CILAS... 🇫🇷⚡️
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Alright. I probably broke a record for the longest piece published at @navalnews.com. Anyway, here's my rather comprehensive overview on all the naval weaponry and equipment we could observe at the Chinese military parade 2025. Enjoy!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Britain and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to the Global Combat Air Programme, pledging to accelerate progress on the next-generation fighter project.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61755
Quite important to note - most of the above systems will be purchased from foreign companies highlighting 2 things:
- Wish to acquire off-the-shelf products in order to speed up acquisitions (ending an era of Japan first)
- A gap within this domain on the domestic market
- V-BAT in good position to be installed on New FFM - system already selected to be based on new patrol vessel.
- Additional MQ-9B Seaguardian for the JMSDF
- Bayraktar TB2 is also considered in the plan
Japan accelerates plans in its intention to acquire more UxVs. 🇯🇵
- Offensive UAVs able to attack ennemy's ships are mentionned but not the type (kamikaze ? MUAV armed ? both probably)
- ISR UAVs with an offensive capability based on OPV and patrol ships.
Liban : le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU décide du départ des casques bleus en 2027
28.08.2025 19:33 — 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1EU delegation in Ukraine targeted by Russian strikes.
28.08.2025 09:30 — 👍 26 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1Some competitors may be way more agressive (even if it means selling at very low margins or not at all) and might offer more on different aspects.
Let's not forget 🇵🇱 is part of the Baltic countries, surrounded by 2 future users of type 212CD, and is the best customer of 🇰🇷 defence industry now.
The same issue for Naval Group that took place in 🇨🇦 may apply in 🇵🇱 too.
NG will surely have to step up its presence, its marketing in 🇵🇱 as well as to be cautious about the proposal they make.
Announcements keep being made:
Hanwha Group invests $5 billion in its newly acquired Philly shipyard.
www.hanwha.com/newsroom/new...
According to unnamed sources in Berlin Rheinmetall is in talks with NVL over acquiring a stake in the naval shipbuilder.
No further details, no comment from relevant officials, as you would expect.
www.hartpunkt.de/rheinmetall-...
German manufacturer NVL has come up with a very interesting concept. It is intended to compete in the Danish frigate procurement process.🇩🇪🇩🇰⚓️
Very compact with a length of 120m only and heavily armed with 64 cells of Mk 41 VLS, 12xAAShm etc.
t.co/H2fuJunNgN
In less than a year, the Korean shibuilding industry 'invaded' the 🇺🇸MRO industry landscape by a very aggressive and efficient way. 🇰🇷companies keep multiplying the partnerships with local shipyards to be everywhere.
All 🇰🇷 shipbuilder take the shot: HHI, Hanwha and now SHI
- KSS III offers a great range of capabilities including deep strike and a great autonomy. Hanwha has also a speed of production quite impressive and the submarine is already in service within ROK Navy 🇰🇷⚓️.
26.08.2025 10:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This procurement is highly political, so capabilities won't be the only aspects to be looked at.
Note:
- 🇳🇴 (an Arctic country) already chose the Type 212CD from TKMS, and 🇨🇦has a similar Navy and missions to 🇳🇴 and 🇩🇪.
The speed for delivery seem to be key in the selection: probably one of the reason why Naval Group is not part of it, already quite busy with the Netherlands.
26.08.2025 10:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Big news just came in !
Canada has decided to continue the procurement process for its future submarine fleet with TKMS and Hanwha Ocean 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇰🇷⚓️
t.co/QRELJHnBGA
A LOI with Hanwha was signed for joint investment into UAV, MQ-1C Gray Eagle STOL (Mojave) landing demo were conducted from ROKS Dokdo.
Gordon Arthur wrote a nice paper on it👇
t.co/lbj0dI4QES
The role of GA-ASI company seems quite important in the provision of such capabilities.
At DSEI Japan, GA-ASI's representative highlighted their big presence in S. Korea and some interesting projects were ongoing:
Indonesian Air Force #TNIAU has released the first official photo of its Rafale fighter (Tail no T-0301) in France!
The individuals pictured are Indonesian pilots and technicians who also receive training in French squadron(s)
📸TNI AU
UK CSG arrives in Tokyo Bay to port call in Yokozuka.
RN Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless with Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate Roald Amundsen side by side. Aicraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales just arrived as well.🇬🇧🇸🇯🇯🇵
📸Credit: @yoshihiro-inaba.bsky.social published on X
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🧵 THREAD: The French Army’s Experimental Drone Squadron — EDC, 1er RIMa (2025)
The Escadron de drone de chasse (EDC) is a micro-UAV squadron undergoing testing within France’s 1st Marine Infantry Regiment.
After successfully proceeded to a first MRO of a tanker following the agreement signed with the US Navy last year, HHI is again awarded contract for the MRO of another US Navy tanker.
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Full video released by PCG.
I had to compress it to publish it here, but remains unedited.
Pictures of the damages
📸PCG
CCG and PLAN vessels colliding while trying to deny access of an area to Philippine Coast Guard patrol ships.
THE CCG vessel got severely damaged.
📽️Philippines Coast Guard
Here is the part 2:
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
