Sweden confirms the purchase of four frigates from France’s Naval Group.

Announcing the deal on Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kirstersson said, ‘It is a tripling of Sweden’s air defence capability compared with today.’

The frigates are expected to cost an estimated €910m each.

The Nordic country had also evaluated offers from the UK’s Babcock together with Sweden’s own Saab and Spain’s Navantia.

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#Sweden #Navy #Defence #France #Naval #Babcock #Saab #Navantia

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PLA Navy carrier group deploys to Western Pacific
The PLA Navy announced the Liaoning carrier strike group has deployed to the Western Pacific for routine training, including tactical flights, live fire exercises, and search and rescue operations.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #China #Naval #CarrierGroup #WesternPacific

RE: https://mastodon.social/@villebooks/116595023169498218

🗨️ Needless to say, the inaction of #european #naval forces - leaving civilian vessels vulnerable to unlawful seizure and hostage-taking in international waters - is a disgrace!

This applies equally to #german #navy, #indonesian, and #greek warships operating under #UN mandate since 2025, as well as to the Cypriot #coastguard -

Israeli #warcrimes on the high seas, and no one stands against them, even though doing so would be in accordance with the #law / #lawofthesea

#mediterranean !

Why the US Marine Corps is Replacing Frontline Infantry Squads with Robotic Tanks

The frontline squad is getting an unmanned wingman that can draw enemy fire and strike back with lethal precision. The RIPSAW M1 Uncrewed Ground Vehicle represents a dramatic shift in how the Marine Corps intends to fight in contested littoral zones.

#Military #Tech #USNavy #Future #Warfare #DefenseNews #weapons #navy #naval #innovation
#science #news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3dBuiyQ600

This USMC Unmanned Marine Weapon System is Keeping Enemy Navies at Bay

By operating from hidden coastal positions and remote islands, NMESIS allows small teams of Marines to hold entire naval fleets at risk without ever leaving land.

#Military #Tech #USNavy #Future #Warfare #DefenseNews #weapons #navy #naval #innovation
#science #news #IsraelIranConflict #IranWar #MiddleEastCrisis #OperationEpicFury #iranisraelwar #iran #iranvsisrael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z5xSb2tiu8

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Ukrainian USV targeted in the Black Sea
A Russian fiber-optic FPV drone targeted a Ukrainian Navy unmanned surface vessel (USV) equipped with four RPO-A Shmel flamethrowers in the Black Sea.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Ukraine #Russia #BlackSea #Naval

The USS Alabama (BB-8) was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1900 as part of the Illinois class.

Decommissioned in 1920 and later used as a target ship before being scrapped. #navy #battleship #maritimehistory #naval #predreadnought #usnavy #ussalabama #ussalabamabb8 #warship https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-alabama-bb-8-battleship/