The sixth Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship is currently at the final stages of construction within Irving Shipbuilding.
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.
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Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
12th December 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is expanding its relationship based on the entry into service of the new USCG Offshore Patrol …
12th December 2016
ECA Group is set to update the French Navy’s A9-M AUVs will new long range communication capabilities, the company announced on 7 December. The six …
12th December 2016
BAE Systems has awarded manufacturing equipment contracts to six more companies for Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, bringing the total investment to date in the …
9th December 2016
The long expected contract for ships four and five of the River-class Batch 2 programme for the Royal Navy (RN) was announced on 8 November. …
9th December 2016
Russia is lining up the creation of a string of bases and observation posts in the Arctic region over the next two years, while procurement …
7th December 2016
The maintenance efforts and support costs for the US DoD have been laid bare accounting for 13% of expenditure. Kristin French, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary …
7th December 2016
Innovation can provide some key capability enhancements and the US Marine Corp needs to look at how it approaches this. According to LtGen Michael Dana, …
7th December 2016
On 12 July the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), at The Hague, handed down a landmark decision in a case the Philippines had brought against …
6th December 2016
The commander of the US Navy's Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) has outlined a range of challenges casting a shadow over fleet readiness, including an aging …
6th December 2016
Cohort company SEA is set to commence work upgrading the Combat Systems Highway (CSH) infrastructure on-board the three ex-Royal Navy Type 23 frigates transferred to …
6th December 2016
Blighter Surveillance Systems has introduced a new member of its Blighter radar portfolio designed for coastal security, the Blighter C400. The Blighter C400 series is a …
6th December 2016
Russia’s Northern Fleet reported taking on strength in November with the addition of two newly-built Project 21980 Grachanok harbour protection boats. Built by Rybinsk-based Vympel …
5th December 2016
The final frigate of Canada’s Halifax Class Modernization project has been transferred back to the Department of National Defence, marking the end of the programme. …
3rd December 2016
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) formally received six M21 patrol boats into service on 30 November. These will help replace ten aging patrol boats acquired …
2nd December 2016
Russia’s Zelenodolsk-based A.M. Gorky shipbuilding company reported on 25 November the lay down of the fifth Project 22160 modular patrol ship for the Russian Navy. …
2nd December 2016
Leidos is set to begin operational testing of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) technology demonstration vessel. The company is developing the 132ft …
1st December 2016
Raytheon has called on the Royal Navy to consider adopting its SM-3 short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, on its future Type 31 …
1st December 2016
The US Navy’s Virginia class submarines are set for enhanced capabilities with Northrop Grumman delivering the first Block IV Light Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) …
1st December 2016
The Chilean Navy’s P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft will be fitted with Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 integrated avionics system, the company announced on 29 November. The avionics …
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