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New carrier to be modified for amphibious operations
Mar 16, 2016 (UPI)
One of Britain's new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers is to be modified to operate as an amphibious fighting platform for the Royal Marines. The two carriers are ...
Algeria receives second Chinese-built corvette
Mar 15, 2016 (UPI)
A second C28A-class corvette made for Algeria by China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group has reportedly become operational with the Algerian Navy. The Chines...
Boeing debuts long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle
Mar 15, 2016 (UPI)
A new unmanned undersea vehicle that can operate autonomously for months at a time has been introduced by Boeing. The Echo Voyager's endurance is the result off...
U.S. destroyer tests SeaRAM defense system
Mar 14, 2016 (UPI)
The first of four U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers to receive the SeaRAM defense system has successfully conducted a live-fire test of the weapon. The instal...
Marines receive upgraded Assault Amphibious Vehicle
Mar 14, 2016 (UPI)
The first Assault Amphibious Vehicle modernized by Science Applications International Corp. has been delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps for testing. The Surviva...
N. Korean submarine missing: reports
Mar 12, 2016 (AFP)
A North Korean submarine is missing, reports said Saturday, as the reclusive state issued a fresh threat of retaliation against US and South Korean forces invol...
Norway seeks collaborative development for new submarine
Mar 08, 2016 (UPI)
Norway is seeking to collaborate with other countries to develop and build a new submarine, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense said. The partnering would reduce ...
Navy LPD John P. Murtha passes builder's trials
Mar 08, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy reports the John P. Murtha, its future amphibious transport dock, successfully completed builder's trials earlier this month. The trials of the sh...
German Navy christens Type-125 frigate
Mar 07, 2016 (UPI)
The third of four new frigates for the German Navy has been christened at the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems shipyard in Hamburg. The vessel, the Sachsen-Anhalt, i...
New Virginia-class sub christened; Japan receives new sub
Mar 07, 2016 (UPI)
The 14th Virginia-class submarine being constructed for the U.S. Navy has been christened the USS Washington (SSN 787) at Newport News Shipbuilding. The christe...
Egypt, France in joint Mediterranean military exercise
Mar 06, 2016 (AFP)
Egypt and France began Sunday joint manoeuvres in the Mediterranean in which French Rafale warplanes purchased by Cairo last year are taking part, the Egyptian ...
UK to spend $900 milllion more on nuclear sub program
Mar 04, 2016 (UPI)
The British government is set to spend an additional $905 million on its nuclear submarine program. The funding, announced by Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, ...
Preparations continue for overhaul of USS George Washington
Mar 01, 2016 (UPI)
Newport News Shipbuilding is to continue to assist with planning for the refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. The contr...
Kraken supplying towed sonar for Israeli unmanned surface vessel
Mar 01, 2016 (UPI)
A towed sonar system is being supplied to Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. by Kraken Sonar Inc. of Canada for use by a new unmanned surface vessel. The towed sonar s...
Thousands join anti-nuclear weapons march in London
Mar 01, 2016 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people protested in London on Saturday against the proposed renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system, in what supporters said wa...
Lockheed Martin touts Navy contract extension
Mar 01, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy extended Lockheed Martin's contract for submarine command, control, communications and intelligence systems engineering and integration work. The ...
Britain's Trident Nuclear Program at Risk From Unmanned Sub Drones
Mar 01, 2016 (Sputnik)
The UK Trident nuclear deterrent program - at the center of a row over its replacement - is at risk from a new generation of cheap underwater drones which could...
Royal Navy submarine tests new command-and-control system
Feb 29, 2016 (UPI)
The Royal Navy's newest submarine has test fired her first torpedo using a new British-designed and built command-and-control system. The common combat system u...
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of USNS Maury
Feb 24, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of its seventh Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship, the USNS Maury from builder VT Halter Marine. USNS Maury will be used...
Progeny to develop U.S. Navy submarine payload control system
Feb 24, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has given Progeny Systems Corporation a $54.7 million contract to design and deliver payload control system for its submarines. The payload contro...
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