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British Royal Navy accepts first River Class offshore patrol vessel from BAE
Jan 25, 2018 (UPI)
Parliament member Guto Bebb, the current minister of defense, accepted delivery of the HMS Forth, the Royal Navy's first River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel. Beb...
Leonardo delivers upgraded ship to Royal Bahrain Navy
Jan 24, 2018 (UPI)
In a ceremony Monday at Mina Salman, the port in Manama, Bahrain, Leonardo delivered the first upgraded Al Manama naval ships to the Royal Bahrain Navy. The upg...
Navy's newest Littoral Combat Ship stuck in Canada
Jan 22, 2018 (UPI)
The USS Little Rock was commissioned in Buffalo, N.Y., on Dec. 16., with plans to travel to its home port at Mayport Naval Station in Florida the next day. The ...
Navy cruiser USS Cape St. George to get $35M in upgrades
Jan 19, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, slates the Cape St. George for a special selected restricted availability under a multiple-award inde...
British submarine HMS Audacious completes first dive
Jan 17, 2018 (UPI)
The Royal Navy's fourth Astute-class attack submarine was completely submerged for the first time at the company's Barrow, England, facility, and many of the 31...
UNIST provides new insights into underwater adhesives
Jan 17, 2018 (SPX)
This breakthrough has been led by Professor Hoon-Eui Jeong in the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering and his research team at UNIST. The fin...
US Navy commanders face negligent homicide charges over collisions
Jan 17, 2018 (AFP)
The USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker in August 2017, killing 10 sailors, while the USS Fitzgerald smashed into a cargo ship in June, leaving seven...
General Dynamics awarded $33M contract for USS Nimitz upgrade
Jan 17, 2018 (UPI)
The ship, now the oldest active U.S. aircraft carrier, will undergo a dry-docking planned incremental availability procedure to conduct repairs and modification...
Duterte denies aide intervened in Philippines warship deal
Jan 16, 2018 (AFP)
The fiery-tongued Duterte, who has long insisted he would fire any official at the slightest "whiff" of corruption, challenged the media to produce evidence of ...
BAE receives $18.8M for maintenance on USS Princeton
Jan 09, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, awards BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair with a deal worth more than $18.8 million under a firm-fix...
Northrop Grumman to provide navigation services to Navy
Jan 08, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $30 million under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, performance based...
From Science Fiction to Reality: U.S. Navy Technology and Innovation
Jan 04, 2018 (SPX)
Decades later, Star Wars and Star Trek helped captivate millions more with the idea. But all along, the Office of Naval Research has been steadfastly developing...
Patria to overhaul Finland's Hamina class fast attack crafts
Jan 04, 2018 (UPI)
The contract between Finland and Patria is worth more than $205 million and is expected to employ around 300 workers in the country, the company said. "The Hami...
USS John McCain crew rated it 'below average' before deadly collision
Dec 29, 2017 (UPI)
In a 163-page report detailing the results of a mandatory climate survey aboard the Navy destroyer, its 142 crew members rated 17 of 18 major categories "below ...
Navy taps BAE Systems for USS Anzio modernization
Dec 28, 2017 (UPI)
Under a $45.3 million contract -- $53.1 million if all options are exercised -- the cruiser will receive alterations and miscellaneous repairs, including replac...
Raytheon tapped to support Phalanx weapon system
Dec 28, 2017 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, comes under a cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract, which is a cost-r...
Huntington Ingalls christens new Legend-class cutter for Coast Guard
Dec 22, 2017 (UPI)
The Legend-class national security cutters, considered the flagships of the U.S. Coast Guard, are capable of conducting maritime homeland security, law enforcem...
Russia parliament ratifies deal to expand Syria naval facility
Dec 21, 2017 (AFP)
The agreement was signed in Syria in January and was sent last week by Russian President Vladimir Putin for ratification by the parliament's lower house, the St...
Argentine judge orders search of navy offices in submarine inquiry
Dec 20, 2017 (AFP)
Investigators are trying to determine whether safety and material protocols were fully implemented when the submarine San Juan underwent maintenance and repairs...
Argentina navy chief sacked over sub tragedy
Dec 17, 2017 (AFP)
"The defense minister asked him to retire. It's a political decision," a navy officer told AFP on condition of anonymity about the decision to remove Admiral Ma...
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