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Worker charged in fire aboard US Navy submarine
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
A civilian maintenance worker has been charged with setting fire to a US attack submarine, causing $400 million in damage, according to a complaint seen by AFP ...
Northrop Grumman to Supply Additional Airborne Mine Hunting Systems to Japan
Jul 13, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a series of follow-on contracts by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to supply three additional AQS-24A airborn...
Australia's Adelaide LHD launched early
Jul 13, 2012 (UPI)
Navantia has launched the second amphibious ship, Adelaide, it is building for the Australian navy nearly five months ahead of schedule. Australia's chief of th...
Northrop Grumman to Supply Platform Management System for UK Royal Navy's Next Astute-Class Submarine
Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply the Platform Management System (PMS) for the Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine, Anson. Northrop...
Northrop Grumman Supplys PMS for UK Royal Navy's Next Astute-Class Submarine
Jul 09, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been selected to supply the Platform Management System (PMS) for the Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine, Anson. Northrop Grumman's S...
Australia tweaks ASC sub maintenance deal
Jul 06, 2012 (UPI)
Australia has signed a new deal with Australian Submarine Corp. for maintenance and support of the Collins Class submarines. "The new contract has been put in p...
US Navy orders next-generation hovercraft
Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)
The US Navy on Friday ordered the first of its next-generation landing craft, with options for eight more, as it moves to replace its aging hovercraft fleet, th...
Poland's Gdansk shipyards to recruit 600 staff
Jul 05, 2012 (AFP)
Poland's iconic Gdansk shipyards said on Thursday that they plan to recruit 600 employees over the coming two years as demand grows. "We intend to take on 300 p...
Sensational Malaysian submarine scandal resurfaces
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
A scandal linking Malaysia's leader, a young woman's murder and alleged kickbacks in a French submarine deal has resurfaced as a potential danger for the govern...
Indian Navy tests out new trump card
Jun 28, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The Indian Navy's new aircraft carrier Vikramaditya - formerly the Soviet heavy aircraft cruiser Admiral Gorshkov - is undergoing tests in the White Sea. The sh...
Malaysia minister denies French sub graft claims
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
Malaysia's defence minister on Tuesday denied allegations that a classified ministry report was sold to a French firm to land a controversial submarine deal. Pr...
Thales wins Aussie sub simulator upgrade
Jun 21, 2012 (UPI)
Thales Australia has signed a contract with the Australia's Defense Materiel Organization to upgrade the Collins Submarine Platform Training Simulator. The PTS ...
Britain to spend $1.7B on sub projects
Jun 21, 2012 (UPI)
Britain will spend $1.7 billion on two nuclear submarine reactor cores and upgrades at a Rolls-Royce production facility, the U.K. Ministry of Defense says. Of ...
Rolls-Royce reveals new submarine contract from Britain
Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)
Rolls-Royce said on Monday it had won a contract worth more than 1.0 billion pound (1.24 billion euros, $1.57 billion) to power Britain's next-generation nuclea...
Britain to announce 1bn pounds nuclear sub deal
Jun 17, 2012 (AFP)
Britain will announce this week a 1 billion pound ($1.57 billion, 1.24 billion euro) contract to build reactors for its next generation of nuclear submarines, t...
Submersible sets new China dive record
Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)
A manned Chinese submersible set a new record for the country's deepest sea dive Friday, over 6,000 metres, showing Beijing's technological ambitions as it also...
NSM agrees final ANZAC maintenance deal
Jun 14, 2012 (UPI)
Naval Ship Management has finalized contract negotiations for the ANZAC Ship Group Maintenance Contract with Australia's Defense Materiel Organization. The five...
New paints prevent fouling of ships' hulls
Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)
The colonisation of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. In a joint project, ...
Iran claims designing nuclear submarine
Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)
Iran has taken "initial steps" to design its first nuclear-powered submarine, a deputy navy commander claimed in an interview with the Fars news agency publishe...
Skanska to build Navy explosives wharf
Jun 12, 2012 (UPI)
Skanska's U.S. unit will earn $149 million from a U.S. Navy contract for building an explosives handling wharf in Silverdale, Wash. Skanska is joining two other...
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