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Mar 07, 2013 (UPI)

The Australian navy wants to replace its submarine fleet but budget cuts may affect the plan. The Australian navy operates a fleet of six diesel electric Collin...

Shipwreck find could be legendary 'sunstone'

Mar 06, 2013 (AFP)

An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners...

Brazil's submarine project well on way

Mar 04, 2013 (UPI)

Brazil's plans to build its first nuclear submarine within 10 years are well on way to implementation despite skepticism about the Latin American country's tech...

Brazil to get its first nuclear subs

Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)

Brazil is set to join the select group of countries that have nuclear-powered submarines, President Dilma Rousseff said Friday. Rousseff stressed Brazil was com...

Canadian shipbuilding seen to be too slow

Feb 27, 2013 (UPI)

Canada's shipbuilding regeneration program is seen by critics as moving too slowly, with the latest allocations singled out for being a trickle. A series of new...

China navy gets new stealth frigate: state media

Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)

China's navy has taken delivery of a new type of stealth frigate that is expected to bolster the country's maritime defences amid territorial disputes, state me...

Obama to highlight cuts impact in shipyard

Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)

President Barack Obama will Tuesday paint a devastating picture of looming government budget cuts, at a fabled shipbuilding yard in Virginia that provides the U...

Developing new naval capabilities to defend against surface targets

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

Raytheon acting through its Missile Systems business, and Chemring have agreed to develop a naval capability to defend against surface targets, for use on ships...

China takes over Pakistan port from Singapore

Feb 18, 2013 (AFP)

China took control Monday of a strategic Pakistani port on the Arabian Sea, as part of a drive to secure energy and maritime routes that also gives it a potenti...

Indonesia, Singapore at loggerheads over warship name

Feb 11, 2013 (UPI)

Indonesian military leaders canceled their attendance at Singapore's international airshow amid a growing rift over Jakarta's decision to name a warship after t...

Chile mulls naval renewal, retires boat

Feb 11, 2013 (UPI)

The Chilean navy is considering options to modernize its ageing naval fleet and will retire at least one missile bought it brought from Germany in the late 1990...

Saudi Arabia mulls German patrol boat deal: report

Feb 10, 2013 (AFP)

Saudi Arabia is planning to buy German patrol boats for a total of around 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) despite some opposition in Germany, a newspaper reporte...

New Waterjets Could Propel LCS to Greater Speeds

Feb 07, 2013 (SPX)

The Navy's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to benefit from new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and prope...

OSI wins Australian navy software upgrade contract

Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)

OSI Maritime Systems of Canada has signed a three-year contract to support and upgrade its situational and navigational awareness software for Australia's warsh...

US scales back to one carrier in Gulf: officials

Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)

The US military will maintain only one aircraft carrier in the Gulf instead of two due to potential deep budget cuts that could kick in next month, Pentagon off...

Russian minister unhappy with French warship buy

Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)

Two warships Russia is buying from France will be difficult to operate and maintain because of a lack of proper fuel and possible other problems, a top official...

Global naval maintenance costs seen rising

Feb 05, 2013 (UPI)

Global naval maintenance costs are expected to almost treble in 10 years and it's not clear if naval forces worldwide will have the resources to cope with the r...

Merkel 'pushes for $1.9B patrol boat deal with Saudi Arabia'

Feb 04, 2013 (UPI)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's new coalition government is reported to be pushing hard to nail down a $1.9 billion contract with Saudi Arabia for 100 patrol ...

US Navy to dismantle ship on Philippine reef

Jan 30, 2013 (AFP)

A badly damaged minesweeper stranded on a World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines for nearly two weeks will need to be dismantled before it is remov...

Argentina mulls 'shame' of naval decay

Jan 29, 2013 (UPI)

Argentina is weighing options after a prized old warship sank in port, apparently due to poor upkeep of the vessel. Although senior aides said sabotage couldn't...