The deal for Falaj 3 missile boats is one of the largest ship deals for the Middle East and the region’s highest-value naval shipbuilding export to date. It follows the commissioning earlier this year of the first of type for UAE.
The Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel has entered the final stages of building and should be delivered in August.
The Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition has pointed out that issues related to bureaucracy, prerequisites and predictability have been limiting the involvement of smaller shipyards in military acquisition programmes in the US.
While industry reception to the SDR has been positive, questions still remain from analyst and trade associations about what this could mean for future investment and the future UK Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
3rd November 2015
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) say the delivery of a 3,600t frigate to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is on schedule, as the company …
3rd November 2015
Lockheed Martin has laid the keel for the US Navy's fifteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, the company announced …
3rd November 2015
Stellex Capital Management (Stellex) has completed the acquisition of Marine Hydraulics International (MHI), Stellex announced on 2 November. MHI provides marine repair and conversion services …
2nd November 2015
Construction has begun on the Royal Navy's new port facility in Bahrain, with a ground-breaking ceremony for the start of the build held on 31 …
29th October 2015
QinetiQ has been awarded a five-year maintenance contract for its SeaWeigh on-board Loading Computer Software (LCS) used by the UK Royal Navy, the company announced …
29th October 2015
Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited (HIOSL) is set to take delivery of a new Damen Fast Crew Supplier 3307 Patrol vessel following the completion of …
29th October 2015
After numerous recent hints the US Navy (USN) finally conducted a much-anticipated freedom-of-navigation (FON) patrol in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on …
27th October 2015
Communications & Power Industries' (CPI) Econco division has been awarded a contract to produce power grid devices to support the US Navy's Aegis radars, it …
27th October 2015
The first of two High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs) being built for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) by Austal has been launched at the …
27th October 2015
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has moved closer to reaching operational capability for HMAS Canberra, with a ‘quick look’ trial of the CH-47D Chinook helicopter …
27th October 2015
The US Military Sealift Command (MSC) has exercised a one-year renewal option for vertical replenishment (VERTREP) services by AAR's Airlift division, the company announced on …
27th October 2015
Schiebel has demonstrated the capabilities of its S-100 Camcopter UAS for the South African Navy during shipboard trials in False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, …
26th October 2015
Raytheon has been awarded a $159.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense to manufacture, inspect and test Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) for …
22nd October 2015
Construction has begun on the UK Ministry of Defence's new military logistics centre in Donnington as part of the Logistics Commodities and Services (Transformation) programme being …
22nd October 2015
The US state department has approved a potential foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia for Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ships and associated parts, equipment and …
22nd October 2015
Malaysian company LMT Maritime has partnered with an Australian entrepreneur to promote a prototype amphibious vehicle, known as the Leapfrog, at GPEC Asia in Kuala …
22nd October 2015
Saab’s Vessel Traffic Management Services (VTMS) system will be installed in five major UK ports under a contract with Peel Ports announced on 22 October. …
21st October 2015
A new remote-controlled 20mm naval cannon manufactured by the air defence arm of Rheinmetall Defence will be qualified and ready for sale by the end …
19th October 2015
Shipping and oil industry organisations have reduced the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy attacks in the Indian Ocean against a backdrop of a significant …
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