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U.S. Navy to complete construction of USS Cooperstown
Nov 30, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has issued the remaining balance to Lockheed Martin to fund the construction of the future littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown. The Navy's payout...
U.S. Navy's USNS Maury completes acceptance trials
Nov 25, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's 7th Pathfinder-class ship, USNS Maury, completed its acceptance trials after a week of extensive testing. USNS Maury, also identified as T-AGS 6...
General Dynamics receives sub contract modification
Nov 25, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $102.8 million contract modification to develop Virginia-class attack submarines. Under the contract,...
Cost of replacing UK's nuclear submarines goes up 6bn pounds
Nov 23, 2015 (AFP)
The estimated cost of replacing the submarines which carry Britain's nuclear weapons has shot up by 6 billion pounds (8.5 billion euros, $9.0 billion), the gove...
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Ike begins training and evaluation programs
Nov 23, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier, departed from its home port to begin Tailored Ship's Training Availability an...
Japan links Australian submarine bid to regional security
Nov 22, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's defence minister urged Australia Sunday to award a huge submarine contract to his country, saying such a deal would help bolster regional security. Aust...
Australian port lease to China firm under spotlight
Nov 20, 2015 (AFP)
Australia is reviewing rules that allow its states to sell strategic assets to foreign firms without federal scrutiny, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Frid...
U.K. awards BAE Systems contract for Astute-class submarine
Nov 19, 2015 (UPI)
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has awarded BAE Systems a $1.98 billion contract to deliver the fifth Astute-class attack submarine. The contract covers both desig...
USS Truman first carrier to install Afloat Fab Lab
Nov 19, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Truman became the first carrier to install a miniature Fabrication Laboratory. A Fabrication Laboratory, or Fa...
AWD Alliance lays keel for third Australian destroyer
Nov 19, 2015 (UPI)
The Australia Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance reports the keel has been laid for the third ship of the three-ship program. The laying of the keel for the Sydney ...
Construction begin on U.S. Navy's USS Thomas Hudner
Nov 18, 2015 (UPI)
Construction on the U.S. Navy's 66th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner, formally began as the vessel's keel was laid at General Dynamics Bath Iro...
Raytheon supplies sonar for DARPA's anti-submarine warfare program
Nov 18, 2015 (UPI)
Raytheon completed delivery of sonar equipment to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support its unmanned anti-submarine warfare program. Raytheon...
Danish Navy to receive German 35mm gun system
Nov 16, 2015 (UPI)
Germany's Rheinmetall Group reports that it will supply additional 35mm Oerlikin Millennium guns to the Royal Danish Navy. The order for the weapon, which is si...
Diving Deep: Inside Russia's Next-Gen Nuclear Submarines
Nov 11, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is developing two new types of nuclear submarines to replace its Project 949A Oscar-class and Project 945 Sierra-class vessels. The new vessels are the n...
Northrop Grumman contracted to build next-gen U.S. Navy submarine missile system
Nov 11, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $15.5 million contract to support the development of the future Sea Based Strategic Deterrent submarine. Under the ...
SAIC to support Navy network integration facility
Nov 11, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has tapped SAIC for provision of technical support to its Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. Work by the company will encompass produ...
Navy contracts for submarine systems support
Nov 09, 2015 (UPI)
Modernization and life-extension services for mechanical and electronic systems on U.S. submarines are to be provided by Alion Science and Technology. The servi...
U.S. and Canadian naval forces conclude TGEX 2015 training
Nov 09, 2015 (UPI)
The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the Royal Canadian Navy completed their Task Group Exercise on November 6, finishing nearly a month of training. The Task G...
Saab teams with Polish shipbuilder
Nov 06, 2015 (UPI)
Saab and Poland's Naval Shipyard S.A. plan to cooperate in offering naval products and services to Poland's Ministry of National Defense. The cooperation comes ...
Raytheon producing more sonar systems for U.S. Navy and Saudi Arabia
Nov 06, 2015 (UPI)
Raytheon has been awarded a $65,801,757 modification contract for Lot XIII Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems for the U.S. Navy and Saudi Arabia. The modifica...
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