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Electromagnetic water cloak eliminates drag and wake
Dec 14, 2017 (SPX)
The idea originated at Duke University in 2011 when researchers outlined the general concept. By matching the acceleration of the surrounding water to an object...
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt vow closer security cooperation in Med
Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)
"Threats of terrorism and extremism have increased and turned into a global phenomenon that no country can avoid, especially considering the return of terrorist...
Bath Iron Works to support Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
Dec 12, 2017 (UPI)
The deal announced, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is a modified contract worth more than $23.9 million under the terms of a cost-plus-award-fee...
USS Jacksonville reports for decommissioning
Dec 12, 2017 (UPI)
Homeported in Hawaii, the USS Jacksonville, a Los Angeles-class submarine, has seen more than 30 years in service. "I want to welcome USS Jacksonville to the be...
Queen inaugurates new 'best of British' aircraft carrier
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
The warship, which cost 3.0 billion (3.4 billion euros, $4.0 billion) to build, was hailed as "a true flagship for the 21st century". "HMS Queen Elizabeth embod...
Ocean of Things Aims to Expand Maritime Awareness across Open Seas
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
DARPA has announced its Ocean of Things program, which seeks to enable persistent maritime situational awareness over large ocean areas by deploying thousands o...
Canada rejects Fincantieri-Naval Group warships offer
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
Naval Group and Fincatieri proposed building the new ships based on their Fremm frigate design, which is already in use by both the French and Italian navies. T...
Indra to supply Thyssenkrupp SatCom terminals for enhaced stealth capacities on 2 submarines
Dec 06, 2017 (SPX)
The company will deliver a Ku band system mounted on a three-axis stabilized platform that ensures that vessels will remain connected even in the most difficult...
General Dynamics gets $432 million submarine contract upgrade
Dec 06, 2017 (UPI)
The cost-plus-fixed-fee plan for fiscal year 2018 calls for additional lead yard services, in which submarines are prepared to meet or exceed fleet requirements...
Leidos to support signature silencing program for Navy
Dec 04, 2017 (UPI)
The $41.9 million deal, announced Friday by the Pentagon, will provide operations and maintenance support to the Southeast Alaska Measurement Facility, or SEAFA...
Argentina navy concludes ship remains not connected to missing sub
Dec 02, 2017 (AFP)
The remains detected at 477 meters (1565 feet) under the ocean had dimensions similar to the missing ARA San Juan, but appeared to be from a sunken fishing vess...
Argentina formally ends search for sub survivors: Navy
Dec 01, 2017 (AFP)
The navy has shifted its mission from rescue to recovery, spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters. He said while it was not possible to definitively confirm the ...
European consortium offers Canada a deal on warships
Dec 01, 2017 (AFP)
Naval Group and Fincatieri proposed building the new ships based on their Fremm frigate design, which is already in use by both the French and Italian navies. "...
Lockheed submits proposal for Canadian combat ships
Nov 29, 2017 (UPI)
The company -- with partners BAE Systems, CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics are offering the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, or GCS, with high-tech pl...
'Explosion' dashes last hopes for missing Argentine sub with 44 aboard
Nov 24, 2017 (AFP)
Relatives of the missing sailors reacted with grief and anger to the news after holding out hope since the sub was reported overdue at its Mar del Plata base on...
Argentina says abnormal noise heard after sub's last contact as hopes fade
Nov 23, 2017 (AFP)
The development came as the clock was ticking down on hopes of finding alive the 44 crew members now missing for a week despite a massive search of surface and ...
Worries over oxygen supply on missing Argentina submarine
Nov 22, 2017 (AFP)
The ARA San Juan would have enough oxygen for its crew to survive underwater for seven days, if there was no hull breach, according to officials. At 0730 GMT We...
Huntington Ingalls launches 8th National Security Cutter for Coast Guard
Nov 22, 2017 (UPI)
Midgett, a Legend-class cutter, launched off a dock in Pascagoula, Mass., Wednesday morning and will be christened during a ceremony Dec. 9. "As the National Se...
BAE contracted for fitting-out, post-shakedown efforts for Portland, Murtha LPDs
Nov 22, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $8.7 million under a cost-plus-award-fee modified contract, so BAE Systems will be ...
Noises detected in Argentine sub search disappoint
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
"The sound footprint could not correspond to a sub's... it may have been a noise from a living thing," said navy spokesman Enrique Balbi. "The search continues,...
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