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SAIC receives US Navy tactical networks contract

6th August 2018

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has received a contract worth approximately $116 million from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR) to continue …

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Brisbane drives improvement in AWD programme

5th August 2018

The second of three new Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs) has been delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. A spokesperson from South Australian shipbuilder ASC …

US Navy’s USS Charleston completes acceptance trials

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US Navy’s USS Charleston completes acceptance trials

3rd August 2018

The US Navy’s Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Charleston has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, NAVSEA announced on 31 July. …

Netherlands requests Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes

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Netherlands requests Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes

3rd August 2018

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of 106 Mk 54 conversion kits to the Netherlands, the Defense …

Japan invests in BMD ships and radar

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Japan invests in BMD ships and radar

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The new Aegis destroyer Maya (DDG-179) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was launched by Japan Marine United on 30 July. Possessing a ballistic …

Denmark requests SM-2 Block IIIA standard missiles

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Denmark requests SM-2 Block IIIA standard missiles

2nd August 2018

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of up to 46 standard missiles, SM-2 Block IIIA all-up rounds, …

Insight: Is now the right time for Philippine submarines?

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Insight: Is now the right time for Philippine submarines?

2nd August 2018

In June, President Rodrigo Duterte promised the Philippine Navy (PN) two diesel-electric submarines under Horizon 2 of the revised modernisation plan for the Armed Forces …

USCG considers the bright side of icebreaker hurdles

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USCG considers the bright side of icebreaker hurdles

2nd August 2018

Despite a potential funding roadblock, the US Coast Guard's (USCG) new Commandant ADM Karl Schultz said he is 'guardedly optimistic' that lawmakers will shore up …

Fincantieri cuts steel for first Doha-class corvette

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Fincantieri cuts steel for first Doha-class corvette

2nd August 2018

Fincantieri has cut first steel for the first Doha-class corvette ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition programme, the company …

HII cuts steel for US Navy’s LPD 29

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HII cuts steel for US Navy’s LPD 29

1st August 2018

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has begun fabrication of the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock at Pascagoula, Mississippi with the cutting of the first 100t …

Terma’s Scanter 6002 for RAN OPVs

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Terma’s Scanter 6002 for RAN OPVs

1st August 2018

Terma Singapore and Saab Australia have signed an agreement for the Scanter 6002 radar for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Sea 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessels …

Russia finally commissions Admiral Gorshkov frigate

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Russia finally commissions Admiral Gorshkov frigate

1st August 2018

The long-delayed commissioning of the first ship of Project 22350 for the Russian Navy (RN) was reported on 28 July during a ceremony at Severnaya …

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