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US Navy goes its own way to 6th generation fighter jet

US Navy goes its own way to 6th generation fighter jet

Gepostet von | 27 Feb 2025 | , , | 1

It's all about the 6th generation fighter jet: while the US Air Force's NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) model has been put on hold due to skyrocketing costs and the focus is now shifting to cheaper drones, the US Navy is still sticking with its planned F/A-XX fighter jet. The Navy assumes that the contract for the new model will be awarded soon and expects it to enter service in the 2030s. This development comes as a surprise, as the US Senate wanted to cut 90 per cent of the development funds requested by the Navy for the F/A-XX in the middle of the year. It would now be possible for the Air Force...

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Ukraine: New corvette makes progress

Ukraine: New corvette makes progress

Gepostet von | 26 Feb 2025 | , , | 2

The Commander of the Ukrainian Navy has announced that the corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa has successfully completed another round of its technical trials. The Ukrainian newbuild is based on the Turkish ADA class, a nationally developed submarine corvette (100 metres, 2,000 tonnes) with predominantly national technical components. The Mazepa, the first of two ships on order - with the option to expand to four units - was built at the RMK shipyard in Istanbul from September 2021. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky christened the ship in mid-August 2022 and it was launched by his wife at the beginning of October 2022. Since March 2024, the...

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Philippines: Coast Guard vigorously arming itself

Philippines: Coast Guard vigorously arming itself

Gepostet von | 25 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

Manila's coast guard (PCG - Philippine Coast Guard), which bears the brunt of clashes with Chinese coast guard and fishing militia units in the South China Sea during supply runs to the Philippine islands and reefs within its own economic zone, is receiving support from new construction programmes in Japan and France. At the beginning of November, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order for five 97-metre class OPVs. These ships - like the OPV-97 TERESA MAGBANUA and MELCHORA AQUINO, which have already been delivered - are also expected to be laid down at Mitsubishi. As the Philippines, like the Japanese islands, are part of the First Island Chain along the Chinese coastline, the...

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Netherlands: Navy landing craft modernised

Netherlands: Navy landing craft modernised

Gepostet von | 24 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

De Haas Shipyards in Rotterdam handed over the first two of four modernised Landing Craft Utilities (LCU) to the Royal Netherlands Navy in January. The third LCU is due to be delivered this year and the fourth in 2026. Reconstruction The landing craft were delivered to new Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment via PayPal, direct debit or credit card The...

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Netherlands: Clever concept for new tender ships

Netherlands: Clever concept for new tender ships

Gepostet von | 19 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is to receive two cost-effective, lightly manned, multifunctional, multipurpose support vessels between 2026 and the end of 2027. The aim is to strengthen surveillance capacity and combat capability, particularly in the North Sea. The construction of the two units is to be accelerated and is based on a commercial fast-crew-supply design. The ships will be built "off-the-shelf" and nationally at Damen. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was selected to equip the containerised weapon and EloKa modules in order to minimise integration hurdles. According to a 2022 study, these highly automated platforms are designed as "external" armouries for the RNLN's Air Defence and Command Frigates (ADCF). The project...

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