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Russian Navy is Returning to Cam Ranh Bay
May 24, 2016 (Sputnik)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Sean says that his country is not opposed to the Russian Navy returning to the base in Cam Ranh Bay, on the conditi...
HII division given advanced planning contract for carrier
May 24, 2016 (UPI)
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a U.S. Navy advance planning contract for construction of a third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. The carrier,...
Idea That US's New Destroyer is 'Invisible' is a 'Fairy Tale for Fools'
May 20, 2016 (Sputnik)
The builders of the USS Zumwalt, the US Navy's new next-generation super-destroyer, have promised that the ship would be nearly invisible to enemy radar. Milita...
Navy to industry: it's all about plug-and-play
May 17, 2016 (UPI)
Navy leadership told its shipbuilding industry Monday that it's all about "plug-and-play," open-architecture capabilities going forward for the sea service. Mod...
U.S. tests Saab's Sea Wasp underwater anti-IED device
May 17, 2016 (UPI)
A new underwater device that relocates, identifies and neutralizes improvised explosive devices has been introduced by Saab. The remotely piloted vehicle is the...
U.K. to increase Oman training aid
May 17, 2016 (UPI)
Britain will increase the number of short-term training teams in Oman by about a third this year, according to a U.K. Ministry of Defense announcement Tuesday. ...
Philippine Navy gets new landing dock ship
May 17, 2016 (UPI)
The first of two landing dock vessels for the Philippine Navy from an Indonesian shipbuilder has arrived in the country. The vessel, to be christened the Tarlac...
BAE developing new navigation system for submarines
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems is developing a new undersea navigation system for U.S. Navy submarines and unmanned underwater vessels. The project is part of a program called Pos...
HII delivers amphibious landing dock to U.S. Navy
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has formally taken delivery of a 10th San Antonio-class amphibious landing dock from Huntington Ingalls Industries. The John P. Murtha is 684 feet...
Lockheed gets $40.7 million AN/SQQ-89A contract
May 12, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has been awarded a $40.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise a one-year option for en...
Indian Navy bids farewell Sea Harrier jets
May 11, 2016 (UPI)
The Indian Navy said goodbye to the Sea Harrier jets of the "White Tiger" Indian Naval Air Squadron Wednesday during a de-induction ceremony in the state of Goa...
US Navy overhypes its concern with Russia's newest sub
May 10, 2016 (Sputnik)
US Navy officials have expressed concern with Russia's newest submarines, including the Yasen class, but these comments serve to boost defense spending, analyst...
Saab adds optronic sensors to frigate fire control directors
May 10, 2016 (UPI)
Optronic sensors are being added to fire control directors aboard Canadian Navy Halifax-class Frigates by Saab of Sweden. The contract for the sensors was issue...
Australia orders patrol boats from Austal
May 06, 2016 (UPI)
Austal Ships of Australia is to build and sustain as many as 21 steel-hulled boats as part of the country's Pacific Maritime Security Program. The Australian De...
US entrapped Navy officer accused of espionage: lawyer
May 05, 2016 (AFP)
A Navy officer facing espionage charges for allegedly handing military secrets to Taiwan and China was entrapped in a "nefarious scheme" by government agents, h...
U.S. guided missile cruiser scheduled for maintenance
May 05, 2016 (UPI)
The USS Gettysburg, a Ticonderoga-class U.S. Navy cruiser, is to receive maintenance and modernization work from BAE Systems. The base contract received by the ...
SAIC gets task order for Navy systems support
May 05, 2016 (UPI)
SAIC is to provide technical services to the U.S. Navy Sea Systems Command under a task order with a potential value of $141 million. The services are for NAVSE...
BAE making propulsor systems for Navy submarines
May 03, 2016 (UPI)
Propulsor systems for the U.S. Navy's Block IV Virginia-class submarines are to be manufactured by BAE Systems, the company said. The contract for the propulsor...
Indian-built Scorpene sub begins sea trials
May 02, 2016 (UPI)
The first of six Indian-built DCNS Scorpene-class submarines has started sea trials off the coast of Mumbai, the Indian Ministry of Defense reports. The diesel-...
French PM vows to supervise Australian sub deal himself
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
A mega deal to build Australian submarines was so important, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday, that he pledged to personally supervise the project...
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