late 2000s

Indonesia launches fast missile-carrier by Staff Writers Jakarta (UPI) Apr 29, 2011 Indonesia has launched the indigenously built fast missile-carrying ship the KCR Clurit amid hopes that other Indonesian-made vessels will help the country's defense industry. "With it, Indonesia has started...

Introducing the ATK/Mohawk Technologies/Broadbay OV-1D ASP (Aerial Surveillance Platform). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l40HvQ13aA4 Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/

Cutaway drawing of DCNS Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The first submarine will be named Suffren, and will be followed by the Duguay-Trouin, Dupetit-Thouars, Duquesne, Tourville and De Grasse, the build order of these five following submarines being subject to change. Source...

DCNS FM400 frigate sales brochure from Euronaval 2008. Source: http://s11.invisionfree.com/shipbucket/ar/t717.htm

Found during the Farnborough on the AT-802U. Can somebody identify it?

FYI some links to images of the Indian Limited Upgrade Sea Harrier (LUSH). Images with outboard missile rails with one Magic and one Israeli Derby Missile, taken on board INS Viraat (ex-Hermes): http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/5267-1/viraat01+039.jpg...

There was some rumbling recently about a new "carrier killer" ship concept from Taiwan, supposed leaked recently, though it isn't a full up project yet from what I understand. Visually similar to the chinese wave piercing catamaran that is operating now.

This story scares the bejeebees out of me. :o The MMIII has been refurbished almost completely with new components. If this is system wide the US has no land based strategic deterrent. I have been posting far and wide on the web about replacing the MMIII for both industrial base needs and to...

Model of Lockheed Martin and Gibbs Technologies Ltd. Amphibious Combat Craft/Expeditionary (ACC/E) vehicle on display at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Winter Symposium and Exhibition 2007. NOTE: Original images reduced in size. Source...

Artist's impression of the Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship - Israel (LCS-I) for the Israeli Navy. Some sources define LCS-I as Littoral Combat Ship - International. Drawing showing the participation of the United States Defense Industry and the Israeli Defense Industry in the LCS-I...

Photographs of Boeing, Textron Systems, and Millenworks submission for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program named Light Utility Vehicle (LUV). The partnership also included SAIC, Ford, and Carlson Technology. Millenworks datasheet for the Light Utility Vehicle (LUV)...

From Pravda.ru: http://newsfromrussia.com/science/tech/30-12-2009/111499-asteroid_apophis-0 "Russia To Send Asteroid Apophis Back into Deep Black Space" Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos will start working on a project to save planet Earth from the collision with Asteroid Apophis...

View of ECOSHIPS a french study for ecological warships

...for 10am Dec. 15 (Edited for correct month :) ), although I have no idea which time zone that 10am is for, I'm assuming it's Pacific Time Zone. It will be broadcast live on the web, you can pick it up at www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com Of course, I'll have to miss it, because I will be...

I open this thread for a big secret project ! ;D The Future Surface Combatant project ! This project replace eventually all US cruisers of Ticonderoga class & very probably all (a minima, all earlier DDG of arleigh burke class) arleigh burke DDG. Any news, any data, info, possible drawing ? ;D...

Transformation Craft (T-Craft) Concept Study by Cynthia Marks et al., NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD SHIP SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT (Aug 2007) Abstract: Handle / proxy Url: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA488102

Bare Hull Resistance Experiments and LDV Wake Surveys for a Trimaran Concept of a Heavy Air Lift Seabasing Ship (HALSS) Represented by Model 5651 by Daniel J Lyons and Christopher J Chesnakas, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Divison Bethesda MD (Sep 2007) Abstract...

Not quite “Up”, but close… Potential of Aerostats For The Recovery Of Disabled Main Battle Tanks and Other Heavy Military Vehicles And Equipment http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA488608&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf

http://www.badscience.net/2009/11/wtf/#more-1397 The website of this magic device: http://www.ade651.com/efectividadin.html

From spacewar.com: China commander says space weapons inevitable: state media Beijing (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 A top China air force commander has called the militarisation of space an "historical inevitability", state media said Monday, marking an apparent shift in Beijing's opposition to...