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CACI continues logistics support for Navy's LCS program
Sep 08, 2014 (UPI)
Logistics and acquisition support services will continue to be provided for the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships program by CACI International Inc. The bridge ...
China reveals two aircraft carrier test pilots killed
Sep 06, 2014 (AFP)
Two pilots in a squadron conducting fighter jet take-off and landing tests for China's lone aircraft carrier were killed during trials, state media reported, of...
Italian shipbuilder hands over new vessel to Algerian Navy
Sep 05, 2014 (UPI)
Italy's Orizzonte Sistemi Navali has delivered a landing platform dock ship to the Navy of Algeria. The Kalaat Beni-Abbes, which will serve as the Algerian navy...
France 'still building' controversial warship
Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)
France may have frozen the delivery of the controversial "Mistral-class" helicopter gunship to Russia, but its construction is still ongoing, a well-informed so...
Navy center of Excellence continues under SCRA management
Sep 04, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing of Center of Excellence will continue to be run by SCRA Applied R&D. The five-year indefinite-quantity c...
China makes rare admission of naval near-miss
Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)
China has honoured a submarine captain for averting an underwater "emergency" after his crew reportedly saved the vessel from sinking into waters thousands of m...
Paris suspends delivery of warship to Russia over Ukraine
Sep 03, 2014 (AFP)
France suspended Wednesday the delivery of the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia "until November" after fierce criticism from its allies given the c...
British government contract for QinetiQ
Sep 02, 2014 (UPI)
British defense technology company QinetiQ is establishing a containerized experiment facility for sensor technology to help defeat small boat threats. The faci...
Future USS North Dakota delivered to Navy
Sep 02, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has its newest attack submarine in hand following its delivery by General Dynamics Electric Boat. The submarine North Dakota, the 11th Virginia-cl...
BAE Systems ships carrier hull section to Scotland
Aug 27, 2014 (UPI)
A more than 6,000-ton hull section of a new Royal Navy aircraft carrier is on its way to Scotland from England for the ship's final assembly process. BAE System...
GenDyn providing support services for Littoral Combat Ships
Aug 26, 2014 (UPI)
All variants of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships are to receive maintenance and modernization support by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The support work...
South Korea launches fourth of 20 new frigates
Aug 25, 2014 (UPI)
A fourth guided missile frigate for the South Korean Navy has been launched by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, the Ministry of National Defense announced. The ship...
Navy, Purdue to promote commercialization of their intellectual property
Aug 22, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy and a university research unit are partnering to speed commercialization and marketing of their respective intellectual property. The partnership ...
Military Sealift command contracts logistics services
Aug 21, 2014 (UPI)
CACI International Inc. reports it has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide logistics support services to the Navy's Military Sealift Command. Services to ...
British Falklands warship towed away for scrap
Aug 20, 2014 (AFP)
The British warship on which Argentina formally surrendered the island of South Georgia during the 1982 Falklands War began its final journey on Wednesday befor...
Test bed demos maritime ISR technology
Aug 20, 2014 (UPI)
A new maritime test bed is enabling Lockheed Martin to demonstrate data fusion, predictive analytics and other technologies in naval settings. The software test...
Russia vows to strengthen navy to ward off NATO
Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)
Russia announced plans Tuesday to bolster its navy with more advanced weapons in response to NATO's vow to halt the Kremlin's push into Ukraine and feared expan...
New ship for Royal Australian Navy undergoes sea trials
Aug 19, 2014 (UPI)
The largest ship ever built for the Royal Australian Navy is undergoing final builder sea trials, which includes testing of combat and communication systems. BA...
New launch system for aircraft carriers in shipboard testing
Aug 15, 2014 (UPI)
Below-deck testing of the U.S. Navy's new system for launching aircraft from carriers has started aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford, which enters service in 2016. T...
SRA wins new naval contract work
Aug 11, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's Standard Integrated Personnel System is being modernized by SRA International, the company announced. The modernization will be performed under ...
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