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Philippines orders South Korean frigates
Oct 25, 2016 (UPI)
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries is to build two frigates for the Philippine navy under a contract with the country's Department of National Defense. The ...
France, Britain continue joint counter-mine program
Oct 24, 2016 (UPI)
Thales, BAE Systems and their partners are to continue efforts to jointly develop and build an autonomous counter-mine vehicle system for France and Britain. Th...
Israel seeking three new submarines from Germany
Oct 21, 2016 (AFP)
Israel is seeking to buy three more advanced submarines from Germany at a combined price of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion), an Israeli newspaper reported Frid...
Future USS Rafael Peralta completes alpha trials
Oct 20, 2016 (UPI)
The future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) has successfully completed alpha trials, the sea service announced Wednesday. The trials were successfully completed ear...
iXblue to upgrade German frigates
Oct 20, 2016 (UPI)
French industrial group iXblue will upgrade the inertial and navigation equipment on six German frigates as part of a deal signed in August, the company announc...
Thales, DCI team for naval technology
Oct 19, 2016 (UPI)
Thales and France's Defense Conseil International have teamed in underwater and electronic warfare systems. In the undersea warfare area, the two concerns will ...
Thales launches Pathmaster unmanned counter-mine system
Oct 19, 2016 (UPI)
Thales has launched a fully configurable unmanned mine counter-measures system for naval forces. Pathmaster utilizes the company's SAMDIS high-resolution synthe...
USS Nimitz completes sea trials
Oct 16, 2016 (UPI)
The USS Nimitz has successfully completed sea trails following 20 months of maintenance, repairs and upgrades, the U.S. Navy reports. The aircraft carrier (CVN ...
GenDyn gets $125 million U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 21 contract
Oct 14, 2016 (UPI)
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $125 million U.S. Coast Guard follow-on contract for work on the service's Rescue 21 system. The deal covers...
Australia's ASC being split in three; Brazilian Navy orders new ships
Oct 12, 2016 (UPI)
Australian naval shipbuilder ASC is being officially split up into three separate companies -- shipbuilding, submarine sustainment and infrastructure. The move ...
Austal upgrading Australian Navy patrol boats
Oct 11, 2016 (UPI)
The Royal Australian Navy's fleet of Armidale-class patrol boats are to receive midlife remediation and upgrades from Austal Australia. As many of seven vessels...
BAE signs 10-year contract extension U.K. Royal Navy
Oct 10, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems is set to begin work on a 10.5-year contract extension to provide combat system integration services for the British Royal Navy. Under the contract,...
U.S. Navy conducts LCS restrained missile firing
Oct 07, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy successfully completed a restrained firing test of the Longbow Hellfire missile for the littoral combat ship's surface-to-surface missile module, ...
U.S. Coast Guard transfers two cutters to Georgian coast guard
Oct 06, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Coast Guard transferred two former cutters to the Georgian coast guard during a ceremony last month, the service announced this week. The Jefferson Isl...
Electric Boat gets max $101 million sub missile tube contract modification
Oct 05, 2016 (UPI)
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a maximum $101 million contract modification for tactical missile tubes in support of the Ohio-class submarine r...
Ingalls receives $120 million assault ship contract modification
Oct 04, 2016 (UPI)
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been awarded a $120 million U.S. Navy contract modification for the service's LHA 8 amp...
BAE Systems to cut steel for first Successor submarine
Oct 03, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems is to begin initial manufacturing work for the Royal Navy's first Successor submarine following a new government investment in the project. The inve...
DCNS signs first operational contract for Australian Future Submarine
Sep 30, 2016 (UPI)
French shipbuilder DCNS has signed the first operational contract to support the Australian Future Submarine Program. The agreement is a "design and mobilizatio...
Lockheed to fit combat systems into new Australian subs
Sep 30, 2016 (AFP)
US defence contractor Lockheed Martin will supply the combat systems for Australia's new fleet of 12 French submarines, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Py...
Australia chooses US defence giant for submarine combat systems
Sep 29, 2016 (AFP)
Canberra has chosen US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to provide the combat systems for its new fleet of 12 French-designed submarines, it was reported Frid...
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