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Greek SF to use Viking boats

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Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won its second competitive tender from the Hellenic Armed Forces in the space of three months, with a contract to provide …

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Crowley to carry on USN support ship maintenance

27th July 2020

Crowley Government Services is to continue providing maintenance for T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships and T-AGM missile range instrumentation ships, under a $24.07 million contract extension …

New patrol craft to replace Gibraltar Squadron's interim Archer class

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New patrol craft to replace Gibraltar Squadron's interim Archer class

24th July 2020

The UK RN’s Gibraltar Squadron looks set to benefit from the introduction of two new patrol craft, after a 24 July announcement by the MoD …

New weapon and radars appear on Beykoz

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New weapon and radars appear on Beykoz

24th July 2020

Shephard has observed a new set of radars and a new gun aboard a Burak class Turkish Navy corvette. The legacy 100mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM …

US to harden Guam against Chinese attack

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US to harden Guam against Chinese attack

23rd July 2020

The US is seeking to station Aegis Ashore on Guam, its westernmost territory, by 2026. The purpose is to give ballistic missile protection for the strategically important …

Refurb of HMS Quorn for Lithuania to mirror Skalvis class capabilities

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Refurb of HMS Quorn for Lithuania to mirror Skalvis class capabilities

23rd July 2020

A future addition to the Lithuanian mine countermeasure (MCM) fleet, the UK RN’s former Hunt-class MCMV HMS Quorn (pictured above in 2011), will complete a …

BAE Systems awards more supply chain contracts for Type 26 programme

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BAE Systems awards more supply chain contracts for Type 26 programme

23rd July 2020

BAE Systems has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than £100 million ($127 million) to UK companies to support the RN Type 26 …

Raytheon supplies first SPY-6 array

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Raytheon supplies first SPY-6 array

22nd July 2020

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has delivered its first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array to the future USS Jack H. Lucas, which will be the first Flight III …

OCCAR enlists Naviris for Horizon MLU feasibility study

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OCCAR enlists Naviris for Horizon MLU feasibility study

22nd July 2020

Naviris will conduct a midlife upgrade (MLU) feasibility study into the four Horizon-class frigates in the French Navy, under a contract signed with OCCAR on …

MARAD scrapes the barrel for sealift-capable hulls

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MARAD scrapes the barrel for sealift-capable hulls

21st July 2020

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is responsible for the support of strategic sealift capability to the USN, has ‘the bare minimum’ of vessels required …

Burgeoning ties between Greece and Israel extend to shipbuilding

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Burgeoning ties between Greece and Israel extend to shipbuilding

20th July 2020

Greece could receive a new class of vessel based on an Israeli design, as a partial solution to replace the nine Elli-class frigates in service …

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