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Poland seeking submarine-launch cruise missiles
Mar 12, 2015 (AFP)
Poland is seeking advanced cruise missiles to equip three new submarines it wants to acquire by 2030, the NATO member's minister of defence said Thursday. Tomas...
China holds man who 'sold 500 aircraft carrier images'
Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)
A Chinese man who sold 500 pictures of the country's first aircraft carrier has been detained in a spying investigation, local media reported, the latest web us...
Russian Navy to Receive 50 New Vessels
Mar 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
The Russian Navy will receive 50 vessels of different kinds in 2015, Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov reported. The Navy's shipbuilding program has been planned fr...
Chinese Naval Fleet Now Outnumbers US Combat Vessels
Mar 02, 2015 (Sputnik)
China is at the forefront of building submarines and now has more than the United States, says a Navy admiral testifying before a congressional committee that i...
Construction of new Italian Navy frigate begins
Feb 27, 2015 (UPI)
The first steel sheeting for a new Italian Navy FREMM frigate has been conducted at a shipyard of Fincantieri near Genoa, the company reports. The cutting marks...
BAE Systems gets demo contract for new British frigate
Feb 24, 2015 (UPI)
A demonstration contract for development of a Type 26 frigate for the Royal Navy has been given to BAE Systems by Britain's Ministry of Defense. The Type 26 Glo...
Coastal defense system makes debut
Feb 24, 2015 (UPI)
A proposed self-contained coastal battery system that fires two types of missiles has been unveiled at an international defense exhibition. The proposed system ...
Saab continues development of new torpedo
Feb 23, 2015 (UPI)
Swedish defense company Saab is to continue development of a shallow-water lightweight torpedo for the Swedish Navy. The work from the Swedish Defense Materiel ...
India to build stealth frigates, nuclear subs
Feb 19, 2015 (UPI)
The Indian government has reportedly given the nod for construction in the country of seven stealth frigates and a half-dozen nuclear-powered submarines. Accord...
Russia May Finalize its Flagship Aircraft Carrier by 2025
Feb 18, 2015 (Sputnik)
The construction of a flagship air carrier for the Russian Navy may be finalized before 2025, a Russian Navy spokesman said. Russia may finalize the constructio...
Frontline Innovation: DARPA to put Fab Lab at Navy Ship Maintenance Center
Feb 18, 2015 (SPX)
DARPA and the Navy recently agreed to locate a fabrication laboratory, or Fab Lab, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC, pronounced "mar-mack"...
Russian Shipyard Makes History: 4 Subs Under Construction Simultaneously
Feb 18, 2015 (SPX)
Russia's Sevmash shipyard is simultaneously building four nuclear-powered submarines for the first time in the country's modern history. Four of the most advanc...
Four US littoral combat ships to operate out of Singapore by 2018
Feb 17, 2015 (AFP)
Four US warships designed to fight in coastal areas similar to Southeast Asian waters will operate out of Singapore by 2018, a senior US Navy official said Tues...
French warship sale to Russia 'not on agenda': minister
Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)
The controversial sale of two high-tech warships to Russia is "not on the agenda", France's defence minister said on Monday, despite the ceasefire agreed in Ukr...
Conditions 'still not right' for Mistral sale to Russia: Hollande
Feb 12, 2015 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday the conditions were "still not right" to go ahead with the sale of two Mistral warships to Russia despite Mosco...
Keel laid for another Freedom variant LCS
Feb 10, 2015 (UPI)
The keel has been laid for the U.S. Navy's 13th Littoral Combat Ship at a Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard in Wisconsin. Lockheed Martin, who is leading th...
New navigation, optronics for French carrier
Feb 09, 2015 (UPI)
New optronic and navigation equipment from Sagem is to be installed on the French Navy's aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle. Among the upgrades are an inte...
BAE Systems wins Navy communication support contract
Feb 03, 2015 (UPI)
More than a dozen U.S. Navy guided missile destroyers will receive radio and communications systems design and integration support from BAE Systems. BAE Systems...
Three firms shortlisted for possible use of Portsmouth facilities
Feb 02, 2015 (UPI)
Britain's Ministry of Defense has shortlisted three companies for the use of facilities at the Royal Navy's base at Portsmouth. The use of ship halls at the bas...
China building second aircraft carrier: reports
Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)
A firm has won a contract to supply cabling for a second Chinese aircraft carrier, comments by local authorities suggested in the latest sign that Beijing is bo...
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