Rear Admiral Hakan Uçar, Commander of the Turkish Navy’s Naval Technical Command (formerly head of the Design Project Office), gave a detailed presentation on Türkiye’s indigenous aircraft carrier project known as MUGEM at the Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2026, held in Farnborough, UK, from 19 to 21 May. The presentation revealed updated specifications, new design ...
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The UK Royal Navy (RN) is progressing plans to undertake flight trials of a jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier by the end of next year. Speaking at the Defence Leaders CNE 2026 conference in Farnborough on 20 May, Commodore Steve Bolton, Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures, said ...
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The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has begun preparations for future flight operations aboard the ex-Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi. In a now-deleted video posted on the official account of TNI AL’s 100th Squadron, it is revealed that the service has created a simulation facility for future flight operations training. The squadron, which specializes in anti-submarine ...
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The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet will receive a new round of funding as the iconic flattops will experience a limited shakeup in terms of continued service and procurement plans. Within the recently release U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding plans under the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP), the carrier replacement program (the program to field the Gerald ...
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Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush (CVN-77), notching up a 100% kill rate against multiple aerial drone threats.
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Babcock International Group has returned the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, to operational readiness following completion of a planned maintenance programme at Rosyth. Babcock press release The programme involved thousands of hours of engineering work to inspect, maintain and enhance the ship’s critical systems, including propulsion, stabilisation and wider repair…
AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) today announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST® Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October 2025 in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). AV press release During the live-fire event, the Palletized High Energy Laser ...
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Arabelle Solutions (a subsidiary of the EDF Group) has been selected by Naval Group to provide the propulsion turbines for France’s future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, recently named the France Libre. The carrier is the successor to the Charles de Gaulle and is scheduled to enter service in 2038. Reclaiming the “Arabelle” technology (formerly Alstom/GE) as ...
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French President Emmanuel Macron today unveiled the official name of France’s next-generation nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) during a ceremony at a Naval Group site near Nantes. The vessel, until now designated under the program title Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Génération (PANG), will henceforth bear the name France Libre. After the fall of France in June 1940, ...
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The Italian Government has formalized a plan to transfer the decommissioned Garibaldi aircraft carrier to Indonesia. The handover, subjected to parliamentary approval, would strengthen Jakarta’s naval capabilities and deepens the cooperation between the two countries together with other defence programs, in a move to enlarge Rome’s strategic footprint in the Indo-Pacific. With the submission on…
Indonesia’s plan to acquire the former Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) appears to be gathering pace, although a formal contract confirmation is yet to be made. As reported by the Indonesian state media outlet Antara News, Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Chief of Staff Admiral Muhammad Ali stated that the service expects the ...
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