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BAE rolls out first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 prototype
Dec 14, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems rolled out the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 prototype developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1, or ACV 1.1, is ...
PAE contracted to support maritime surveillance in Tunisia
Dec 13, 2016 (UPI)
PAE has received a contract to help the government of Tunisia develop more advanced maritime surveillance capabilities. The agreement supports the U.S. Navy Reg...
DCNS begins final M51 missile adaptation for French submarines
Dec 13, 2016 (UPI)
DCNS Group has began M51 missile adaptation work for the last of three French ballistic nuclear submarines scheduled for the upgrade. Work on the final submarin...
Australia, France sign defense information-sharing treaty
Dec 09, 2016 (UPI)
Defense chiefs from France and Australia have signed an agreement to share classified information supporting work on Australia's Future Submarine Program. The a...
Austal rolls out first Cape-class patrol boat for Australian Royal Navy
Dec 08, 2016 (UPI)
Austal announced its first rollout of Hull 380, the first Cape-class patrol boat to be designed and delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel was the n...
U.K. Royal Navy orders 2 River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels
Dec 08, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems has received a $360 million contract to deliver two additional River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels to Britain's Royal Navy. The deal adds two more m...
Bath Iron Works wins DDG 51 yard services contract
Dec 08, 2016 (UPI)
Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $59 million contract modification to perform lead yard services for the U.S. Navy's DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Wo...
Saab to develop torpedo integration systems for Swedish navy
Dec 08, 2016 (UPI)
The Swedish navy has contracted Saab to develop and produce torpedo integration systems for the branch's new A26 submarines. The order supports Sweden's A26 pro...
Israel knew of Iran link in sub deal: minister
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
Israel knew its arch-enemy Iran held a stake in ThyssenKrupp when it planned to purchase submarines from the German firm, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman sai...
Two Indian sailors die as warship tips over in Mumbai dockyard
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
Two Indian sailors died when a warship tipped over while undocking in Mumbai on Monday, an official said, the latest deadly accident to hit the navy in recent y...
New controversy hits Israel sub deal over Iran link
Dec 04, 2016 (AFP)
Israel was embroiled in fresh controversy on Sunday over its purchase of submarines from German company ThyssenKrupp after reports that the country's arch-enemy...
Huntington Ingalls completes Camber Corporation acquisition
Dec 02, 2016 (UPI)
Military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries has finalized its purchase of cyber intelligence and unmanned aircraft developer Camber Corporation. In a sta...
General Dynamics to christen U.S. Navy's Colorado submarine
Dec 01, 2016 (UPI)
General Dynamics will christen the USS Colorado, the U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine, during a ceremony on Saturday. Company officials say the new v...
Rolls-Royce to cut 800 jobs in marine business
Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)
British engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it was slashing 800 jobs worldwide in its marine business, where its order book is "very weak". The marine sector...
Australia issues request for tender for 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels
Nov 30, 2016 (UPI)
The government of Australia has issued a request for tender to three shortlisted designers for the production of its multibillion dollar Offshore Patrol Vessel ...
SEA to begin upgrading combat systems for 3 Chilean frigates
Nov 30, 2016 (UPI)
Cohort plc company SEA is set to begin upgrading Combat Systems Highway infrastructure for three Chilean-owned Type 23 frigates. The frigates scheduled for the ...
Independent report recommends changes in U.K. shipbuilding
Nov 29, 2016 (UPI)
The British government needs to make a variety of changes to improve its military shipbuilding, an independent report to the U.K. Ministry of Defense says. The ...
Future USS Gabrielle Giffords completes acceptance trials
Nov 23, 2016 (UPI)
The future littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords completed the acceptance trials needed to enter service with the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Co...
Kongsberg to upgrade Fridtjof Nasen-class frigates for Norway
Nov 23, 2016 (UPI)
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency has awarded Kongsberg Defense with a $36 million contract to upgrade Fridtjof Nasen-class frigates. The upgrades for the v...
Police to probe Israel submarine deal with Germany
Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)
Israel's attorney general on Wednesday ordered police to look into allegations of improper conduct by a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the pl...
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