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.
8th June 2020
This article is brought to you by Bittium Bittium, the Finnish pioneer in tactical software defined radios, known from its very successful Bittium Tactical Wireless …
8th June 2020
ECA Group has won a contract worth approximately €4 million ($4.53 million) to supply steering and diving consoles (SNDCs) to a Republic of Korea Navy’s …
8th June 2020
As the maritime battlespace widens its scope away from littoral operations and back into the blue waters of the open oceans, navies are looking at …
5th June 2020
The Mexican Navy is unlikely to receive additional SIGMA 10514 Patrulla Oceánica de Largo Alcance (POLA) long-range ocean patrol vessels — or other ships in the …
4th June 2020
SeeByte has secured its first delivery order in the second option year of a five-year contract from the USN. The UK-based company will provide engineering, …
3rd June 2020
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 2 June that it has completed a dual operational firing trial of its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA). The …
3rd June 2020
An official keel-laying ceremony is expected in the coming weeks for two Project 23900 amphibious assault ships at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch, as Russia …
3rd June 2020
Babcock confirmed on 2 June that it has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) to deliver 18 tactical Missile Tube …
2nd June 2020
A trio of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) support ships, Fort Rosalie, Fort Austin and Wave Ruler (the latter pictured above during more active times), could see their periods of extended …
2nd June 2020
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on 1 June was awarded a $17.17 million contract for maintenance and modernisation work on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S …
2nd June 2020
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is conducting sea trials of its latest Type 001A aircraft carrier, the Shandong (Hull 17), according to the Chinese …
1st June 2020
The first Karakurt-class (Project 22800) missile corvette for the Russian Navy, armed with the Pantsir-M close-in weapons system, kicked off its testing effort on 20 …
1st June 2020
The RN’s Sandown class minehunter, HMS Ramsey (pictured on the far right), has joined its NATO counterparts in the Baltic Sea where it will spend …
1st June 2020
Rolls-Royce announced on 29 May that it will deliver its complete MTU propulsion systems for five new RN Type 31 frigates (pictured). This includes 40 …
29th May 2020
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) announced on 27 May that it has begun sharing SATCOM capacity between allies in order to strengthen a …
29th May 2020
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has informed recently deployed vessels to keep no more than 24 hours transit time from the nearest hospital for the …
27th May 2020
Austal USA confirmed that USS Oakland (LCS 24 - pictured) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a 26 May …
27th May 2020
The Philippine Navy (PN) piloted the multipurpose frigate BRP Jose Rizal (pennant number 150) into home waters and the port of Subic Bay for the …
27th May 2020
Indian aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has put forward a ‘two-segmented blade’ proposal to meet the Indian Navy’s (IN's) long-standing requirement for a compliant …
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