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Aussie navy tests Hobart torpedo launchers
Nov 02, 2012 (UPI)
Australia successfully test-fired the torpedo launcher system for the second of the three Hobart Class Air Warfare destroyers under construction. Australian Min...
Philippines to get five French patrol boats
Oct 30, 2012 (AFP)
The Philippines will buy five patrol boats from France for about 90 million euros ($116 million), partly to guard disputed areas in the South China Sea, the coa...
BAE says wins further submarine design contract
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
British defence group BAE Systems on Monday said it had won a second contract from the government to design Britain's next generation of nuclear submarines. BAE...
U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats'
Oct 29, 2012 (UPI)
The U.S. military is reported to be testing a missile-armed, remote-controlled robotic boats developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defenses Systems, possibly to...
Defense Conseil in Malaysian training deal
Oct 26, 2012 (UPI)
Defense Conseil International will work with the Malaysian navy to set up and run a submariner training center at Malaysia's Kota Kinabalu naval base. DCI, whos...
UK Ministry of Defence awards Raytheon new Phalanx contract
Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has signed a contract for 42.8 million pounds to deliver five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence star...
Lockheed Martin Unveils Its Multi-Mission Combatant for Navies Worldwide
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
With two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) currently in the U.S. Navy fleet, two more in production and two others under contract, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is leve...
Northrop Grumman Advanced Shipboard Electronic Systems to Enter Service on New Offshore Supply Vessels
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has provided the advanced communication, sensor and navigation systems installed on the first of two new offshore support vessels (OSVs) being ...
Army test proves JLENS can target swarming boats
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
Early results from a recent U.S. Army test proved the Raytheon produced JLENS can provide target-quality data on swarming boats to a variety of defense command ...
Crew of Argentina navy ship 'free to leave' Ghana
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
The crew of an Argentine naval frigate detained for three weeks near Accra over a bond dispute can leave Ghana, an official said Tuesday, after Buenos Aires ann...
Naval suppliers eye South America markets
Oct 23, 2012 (UPI)
International suppliers for the world's naval fleets have set sights on Central and South America and the Caribbean as the next growth area for naval procuremen...
Argentine military official resigns over warship seizure
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
The head of Argentina's military intelligence resigned Thursday in the wake of a warship seizure by Ghana over a bond dispute, a source said. The boat, which we...
New radar for Israeli ships
Oct 19, 2012 (UPI)
Sa'ar 4.5-class missile ships of the Israeli navy are receiving new Advanced Lightweight Phased Array Radar systems. The Alpha units -- developed and produced b...
Raytheon tapped by Office of Naval Research to develop hybrid power generator technology for the Marine Corps
Oct 19, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop next-generation hybrid tactical generator technology for the U.S. Mari...
Northrop Grumman to Supply Machinery Control System for LHA-7 Amphibious Assault Ship
Oct 18, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $50.6 million contract by prime contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) to supply the Machinery Control System (...
Australia commits to Poseidon development
Oct 18, 2012 (UPI)
The Australian government formally allocated nearly $81 million toward development of Boeing's P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, the replacement for...
US nuclear sub collides with cruiser: report
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
A US Navy nuclear submarine and a cruiser collided Saturday during training exercises off the US Atlantic Coast Saturday, NBC News reported. The television netw...
Russia to Deliver Indian Carrier in Fall 2013 - Minister
Oct 11, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Russia plans to deliver the overhauled aircraft carrier Vikramaditya to the Indian Navy in the fourth quarter of 2013, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said o...
Raytheon to develop next-generation power technology for naval systems
Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has been awarded two Phase 2 contracts under the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Compact Power Conversion Technologies (CPCT) program. The program aim...
Argentina moves to have warship released from Ghana port
Oct 05, 2012 (AFP)
Argentina has filed a case in a Ghanaian court to secure the release of one of its warships being detained in Accra over a credit dispute, a lawyer familiar wit...
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