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Raytheon wins $255 million contract for USS Lyndon B. Johnson
Jan 04, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon has received a $255 million contract to procure mission systems equipment for the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson. The contract, worth up to $349 million ...
Russia's Northern Fleet Ready to Defend State Interests in Arctic
Jan 01, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russia's Northern Fleet will continue performing long-distance campaigns with warships and submarines. Developing the Arctic and defending Russian interests in ...
China confirms building second aircraft carrier
Jan 01, 2016 (UPI)
China has confirmed it is building a homegrown aircraft carrier, confirming speculations regarding the country's military build-up. The Defense Ministry's confi...
China building second aircraft carrier: defence ministry
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
China is building its second aircraft carrier, the defence ministry said Thursday, as Beijing expands its naval capabilities amid maritime disputes with neighbo...
German shipyard launches Egyptian Navy submarine
Dec 29, 2015 (UPI)
The first of four submarines for the Egyptian Navy has been launched in Germany by Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems. The ship, the S41, is the first-of-class 209/14...
China flies J-15 fighters from lone carrier in demonstration
Dec 28, 2015 (UPI)
China's People's Liberation Army Navy released a video showing their updated aircraft carrier operations onboard the Liaoning, the nation's only carrier. The de...
Milestone in modernization of Canada's Halifax-class frigates
Dec 22, 2015 (UPI)
The Royal Canadian Navy has accepted a new Lockheed Martin combat management system on Halifax-class frigates following sea trials. The combat systems were vali...
Saab upgrading Swedish Navy torpedo
Dec 22, 2015 (UPI)
Saab is to upgrade its Torpedo 62 heavyweight system for the Swedish Navy under a contract awarded by the Swedish Defense Material Administration. Deliveries of...
US Intel report notes Russia's growing naval warfare tech
Dec 21, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US press has poured over a US intelligence report about the development of the Russian naval fleet and picked out the highlights. The US Navy's Office of Na...
Harris receives U.S. Navy electronic warfare contract
Dec 18, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has awarded Harris Corporation a $54 million contract to provide electronic warfare technology for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Under the t...
German-made submarine heads to Israel for delivery
Dec 18, 2015 (UPI)
The latest German-built Dolphin-class submarine INS Rahav is en route to Haifa to be delivered to the Israeli Navy. INS Rahav, given the Hebrew name for Greek g...
Russia May Equip Indian Aircraft Carrier With Air Defense Systems
Dec 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau General Director Sergei Vlasov said that India has declined to install Russian air defense systems on the Vikramaditya, but ...
Ingalls launches guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson
Dec 16, 2015 (UPI)
Ingalls Shipbuilding launched its 30th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson on Saturday. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington In...
U.K. Royal Navy to procure new Rigid Inflatable Boats
Dec 14, 2015 (UPI)
The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense has awarded BAE Systems a $20.4 million contract to manufacture 6-new Pacific Rigid Inflatable Boats for the Royal Navy. The Rigi...
Queen Elizabeth-class carrier program nears completion
Dec 11, 2015 (UPI)
The final section for the HMS Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier program began its delivery voyage from Glasgow to Rosyth, BAE Systems reports. The section,...
Saab completes upgrades for Swedish Gotland-class submarine
Dec 10, 2015 (UPI)
Saab has redelivered one of the Swedish Navy's Gotland-class submarines following overhaul and upgrades. Saab was contracted to perform the overhaul and upgrade...
USS Zumwalt departs for its first sea trials
Dec 07, 2015 (UPI)
The USS Zumwalt concluded years of full rate production as it departed to begin its first sea trials on Monday. Zumwalt is the largest destroyer ever built for ...
Revolutionary US destroyer begins sea trial: Navy
Dec 07, 2015 (AFP)
The largest US destroyer ever built headed for sea trials Monday, its angular radar-evading form cutting a distinctive figure on Maine's Kennebec River, the US ...
India to Build 6 Nuclear-Powered Submarines
Dec 06, 2015 (Sputnik)
India will commission the construction of six nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), India's navy chief Adm. Robin Dhowan said. The boost to India's navy wil...
Royal Australian Navy to commission NUSHIP Adelaide
Dec 03, 2015 (UPI)
The Royal Australian Navy is preparing to commission NUSHIP Adelaide, the force's second Landing Helicopter Dock, into service on Friday. The Landing Helicopter...
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