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BAE Systems, ASV demo unmanned boat technology
Oct 16, 2015 (UPI)
Technology that allows naval personnel to perform high-speed reconnaissance and remote surveillance using unmanned vessels has been demonstrated by BAE Systems....
NASSCO begins construction of second Expeditionary Base Mobile ship
Oct 15, 2015 (UPI)
General Dynamics NASSCO has begun construction of the second Expeditionary Base Mobile ship for the U.S. Navy. When completed, the ship will be 784 feet long, w...
U.S. Navy to join India and Japan in Malabar 2015
Oct 14, 2015 (UPI)
Navies from the U.S., India, and Japan will participate in naval military exercise Malabar 2015 beginning on Wednesday. Malabar is a complex military exercise t...
Indian-Made Nuclear Sub to Fire First Missile in October
Oct 13, 2015 (Sputnik)
India's first domestically-designed nuclear submarine will perform its first missile firing test in October. India's first domestically-designed nuclear submari...
British shipyard readied for submarine work
Oct 12, 2015 (UPI)
Groundwork has started on the renovation of a central shipyard complex that be used for outfitting future Royal Navy Successor submarines. British Forces News {...
Egypt, France sign warships deal as PM starts Arab tour
Oct 10, 2015 (AFP)
Egypt signed a deal with France Saturday to buy two Mistral warships originally ordered by Russia as French Prime Minister Manuel Valls began an Arab tour. Vall...
Sea trials set for new French frigate
Oct 08, 2015 (UPI)
French shipbuilder DCNS reports a FREMM frigate for the French Navy is about to undergo sea trials to test its propulsion and navigation systems. The Languedoc ...
USS Arlington departs for maiden deployment
Oct 08, 2015 (UPI)
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington made its maiden departure from Norfolk to join the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of res...
Royal Navy begins work on third offshore patrol vessel
Oct 07, 2015 (UPI)
The U.K. Royal Navy announced Wednesday construction has begun on its third and final Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel. The first piece of the hull was cut by ...
BAE Systems Australia touts frigate modernization work
Oct 06, 2015 (UPI)
BAE Systems said two Royal Australian Navy ANZAC-class frigates being modernized by its sustainment teams are being upgraded on opposite sides of the continent....
Russia Unveils Plans to Modernize Nuke-Powered Submarines
Oct 06, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is modernizing 12 nuclear-powered submarines as part of an ambitious project to extend the life of the vessels by another 20 years, according to Russian ...
BAE fits groundbreaking radar to Royal Navy carrier
Oct 06, 2015 (UPI)
A new radar developed by BAE Systems has been successfully installed on the U.K. Royal Navy's future aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. The radar, known as ...
First Lady to christen U.S. Navy submarine Illinois Saturday
Oct 05, 2015 (UPI)
First Lady Michelle Obama will join top officials of General Dynamics Electric Boat and christen Illinois, the U.S. Navy's most advanced nuclear submarine on Oc...
France canceled Mistral sale to Russia under NATO pressure
Oct 02, 2015 (UPI)
New information reveals Poland and other Eastern European NATO countries threatened France with canceling defense deals if it sold Mistral warships to Russia. A...
France tests updated submarine nuclear missile
Oct 01, 2015 (UPI)
France reports it has successfully conducted an underwater launch of a new variant of its M-51 strategic ballistic missile. The M-51 is currently carried by two...
Japan seeking to build submarines in Australian shipyards
Oct 01, 2015 (UPI)
Japan's Ministry of Defense will submit a proposal to the Australian government to construct submarines and train engineers at local shipyards. The proposal out...
Raytheon fires new naval variant of combat-proven Excalibur
Sep 30, 2015 (UPI)
Raytheon successfully fired its new Excalibur N5 during a recent field test at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, the company announced Wednesday. The new proj...
India commissions guided missile destroyer
Sep 30, 2015 (UPI)
The Indian Navy's newest Kolkota-class guided missile destroyer, the INS Kochi, was commissioned into service on Wednesday at a shipyard in Mumbai. The ship, th...
USS Cowpens holds cruiser modernization induction
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
The guided-missile cruiser US Cowpens (CG 63) was inducted as the first naval ship to undergo a significant modernization effort, the U.S. Navy announced on Mon...
U.S. Navy orders nuclear reactor components
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
BWX Technologies Inc. is to manufacture components for nuclear reactors aboard U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers under $34.5 million in new contracts. ...
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