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India seeking technology to build MCMVs
Sep 28, 2015 (UPI)
Indian state-owned company Goa Shipyards Limited is looking for other companies to supply the technology to build 12 mine countermeasure vessels. GSL was awarde...
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducts training
Sep 28, 2015 (UPI)
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducted an air defense exercise to improve mission readiness, the U.S. Navy announced on Monday. During the exercise, t...
China possibly building its own aircraft carrier
Sep 28, 2015 (UPI)
Satellite images obtained by Airbus Defence and Space imagery show an unidentified hull in an advanced state of construction of what may be China's first home-m...
TALONS System Mimics a Mast as Tall as a Skyscraper
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
DARPA's Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research effort recently demonstrated a prototype of a low-cost, fully automated parafoil system designed ...
Future USS Milwaukee completes final acceptance testing
Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)
A new Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship of the U.S. Navy, the future USS Milwaukee, has completed its final acceptance trial. The five days of in-port and...
Egypt to purchase French Mistral ships built for Russia
Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)
Egypt has agreed to purchase two Mistral warships from France originally built for Russia, the office of French President François Hollande announced on Tuesda...
France sells warships to Egypt, after Russia deal scrapped
Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the ...
New U.S. Navy aircraft carrier delayed for more testing
Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has delayed plans for delivery by up to eight weeks of its latest aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford, saying further testing is needed. The carrier,...
Lockheed Martin introduces Amphibious Combat Vehicle candidate
Sep 22, 2015 (UPI)
Global security manufacturing company Lockheed Martin unveiled its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 at the Modern Day Marine trade show in Virginia on Tuesday....
Navy demos submarine mine-deployment capability
Sep 22, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy reports that its Pacific Submarine Force has successfully demonstrated its capability at clandestinely deploying mines. The mines used in the exer...
Australia favours local build for huge submarine deal
Sep 18, 2015 (AFP)
Australia's next generation of submarines could be built locally, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has hinted, reversing plans reportedly favoured by former prime...
Sperry Marine, Terma team for naval business
Sep 18, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine is teaming with Terma of Denmark for naval business, Northrop Grumman announced. Their initial focus will be the new surveillan...
First SeaRAM missile fired from U.S. Navy littoral combat ship
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy fired a tactical missile from a Raytheon SeaRAM missile launcher aboard an Independence variant littoral combat ship in an August 14 test. The lau...
Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina calls for 'rebuild' of 6th Fleet
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
Businesswoman turned presidential candidate Carly Fiorina called for "rebuilding" the United States 6th Fleet to check Russian aggression during CNN's Republica...
Saab cuts steel for next-gen Swedish Navy submarine
Sep 16, 2015 (UPI)
Saab has started construction of the Swedish Navy's next-generation conventional submarine, the A26. The cutting of steel for the first A26 submarine's hull too...
Northrop Grumman mine hunting system tests successfully
Sep 14, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman's AQS-24B mine hunting system successfully demonstrated its ability to perform synthetic aperture sonar processing in U.S. Navy tests. The fiel...
Several countries eyeing French warships withheld from Russia
Sep 11, 2015 (AFP)
Canada, India, Singapore and Egypt are "seriously" interested in buying France's two Mistral warships, a senior French official has said, after Paris scrapped a...
ST Marine marks interim acceptance of Omani vessel
Sep 11, 2015 (UPI)
An interim delivery and acceptance ceremony has been held by Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd for the second offshore patrol vessel for Oman. At a ceremony for...
France to get new Navy support ships
Sep 09, 2015 (UPI)
The French Navy is to receive four ocean-going support ships under a contract awarded to a joint venture between Piriou shipyards and DCNS, called KERSHIP. The ...
Poland launches new mine-hunter vessel
Sep 08, 2015 (UPI)
Poland has launched a new mine-hunter vessel as part of its plan to modernize its Navy. That modernization plan will involve spending more than $4.3 billion ove...
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