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France, Russia negotiating solution to frozen warship deal
Apr 19, 2015 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande said Sunday that negotiations with Moscow were under way to find a solution to a dispute over the sale of two Mistral warship...
More combat ships on way from European shipyards
Apr 17, 2015 (UPI)
Italian shipbuilder Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and DCNS of France have announced the construction of combat vessels for the navies of Italy and Egypt. Orizzonte S...
Navy awards submarine support contracts
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
BAE Systems and DRS Technologies are to separately provide engineering and other services to submarines of the U.S. Navy and allied countries. The two contacts ...
Australia awards support contract for frigate engines
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
Gas turbines on Royal Australian Navy frigates will receive in-service maintenance and logistics support from General Electric International Incorporated. The c...
Navy orders air cushion landing craft
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
Two next-generation air cushion vehicles are to be built by Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems under an exercised contract option from the U.S. Navy. The lan...
Navy takes delivery of fifth Joint High Speed Vessel
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of its fifth Joint High Speed Vessel, the USNS Trenton, from Austal USA's Alabama shipyard following acceptance trials. The ...
Lockheed Martin integrating data systems on patrol boats
Apr 10, 2015 (UPI)
An implementation sub-contract has been given to Lockheed Martin Canada to integrate data and information sources on new Royal Canadian Navy ships. The sub-cont...
New submarine maintenance deal for Boustead DCNS Naval Corp.
Apr 09, 2015 (UPI)
The Malaysian Navy's 2000-type Scorpene conventional submarines are to continue to receive through-life support services from Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation. D...
Fifth new Coast Guard cutter readied for acceptance trials
Apr 08, 2015 (UPI)
A new National Security Cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard begins acceptance trials later this month following successful builder's trials in the Gulf of Mexico. T...
Borey-Class Nuclear Submarines to Serve Russian Fleet Until 2050
Apr 08, 2015 (Sputnik)
Eight Borey-class nuclear submarines will join the Russian Navy by 2020 and will be the backbone of Russia's marine nuclear forces. "The Borey can serve up to 3...
Firefighters douse fire on Russian nuclear sub
Apr 07, 2015 (AFP)
Russian emergency crews late Tuesday doused the fire on a nuclear submarine which had been undergoing repairs in dry dock. Firefighters had been struggling to p...
Navy's fifth high speed transport completes testing
Apr 02, 2015 (UPI)
A fifth joint high speed vessel for the U.S. Navy has undergone acceptance trials to demonstrate equipment and systems operations. The U.S. Navy said its team f...
Israel Aerospace supplying patrol boats to African military
Apr 01, 2015 (UPI)
Israel Aerospace Industries reports that an unidentified African military has ordered fast patrol boats for delivery in 2016. The four boats are the Super Dvora...
U.S. Navy funds construction of destroyer
Mar 31, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has funded construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries of an Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Aegis guided missile destroyer. The DDG 121 is the thi...
BAE Systems upgrading shipyard
Mar 31, 2015 (UPI)
The dry-dock facilities at BAE System's shipyard in San Diego are being enhanced and expanded to better serve the U.S. Navy and other customers. Modernization a...
Wanted - Automated Lookouts for Unmanned Surface Vessels
Mar 30, 2015 (SPX)
DARPA's Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program seeks to develop a new type of unmanned surface vessel that could independ...
Indian-built submarine in advanced construction phase
Mar 23, 2015 (UPI)
The first of six Scorpene attack submarines being built in India by Mazagon Docks Ltd has taken to water as it enters an advanced stage of completion. The Sunda...
France's second Russian-bought warship tested at sea
Mar 16, 2015 (AFP)
The second of two French Mistral warships whose delivery to Russia has been suspended due to violence in east Ukraine began its first open sea outing Monday, AF...
Fifth Russian Yasen-Class Attack Nuclear Sub Begins Construction in March
Mar 13, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia's Sevmash shipyard will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its fifth Yasen-class nuclear submarine, the Arkhangelsk, on March 19. A groundbreaking ceremo...
China building second aircraft carrier: PLA colonel
Mar 13, 2015 (AFP)
China is building its second aircraft carrier, a senior naval officer has told media, the most explicit confirmation yet of a widely expected move that will boo...
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