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The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) announced on 18 December 2009 that the Arab Republic of Egypt Navy had expanded its Ambassador III-class Fast...
22-Feb-2010
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Greece to acquire Type 214 subs to resolve TKMS contract dispute
Hellenic Shipyards in Greece is to build two more Type 214 submarines for the Hellenic Navy under plans to resolve a contractual dispute between the...
19-Mar-2010
DSME sale could take place before year-end, says KDB source
The state-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB), the majority shareholder of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), is "watching the markets" before relaunching...
19-Mar-2010
*Navies let lightweight UUVs swim into uncharted waters
The past decade or so has witnessed a sea change in attitudes and perceptions with regard to the employment of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) ...
18-Mar-2010
*F-35B demonstrates 'free air' hover
The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) combat aircraft demonstrated its capability to hover for the first time on 17 ...
18-Mar-2010
USCG receives funds to reactivate mothballed icebreaker
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has received funding to reactivate the oldest of its three heavy icebreakers by 2013, the service's senior officer announced ...
17-Mar-2010
Indonesia seeks new sail training ship
The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) is seeking government support for the acquisition of a USD50 million sail training ship to replace the ageing KRI Dewaruci...
16-Mar-2010
*USN awards further E-2D LRIP contract
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Northrop Grumman a USD94.6 million contract for long-lead items for Lot 3 low-rate initial production (LRIP) ...
16-Mar-2010
Turkey moves ahead with LPD acquisition plan
Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (Savunma Sanayii Müstesarligi - SSM) has issued a request for proposals (RfP) to seven local shipyards for the construction of...
16-Mar-2010
US Navy grounds 104 Hornets due to airframe cracks
The US Navy (USN) grounded more than 16 per cent of USN and US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 A-D Hornet tactical fighters after cracks ...
16-Mar-2010
UAE takes delivery of first interceptor
The first of 34 fast interceptor vessels for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) has arrived in Abu Dhabi after ...
15-Mar-2010
*Ghost in the machine: DARPA sets course towards future unmanned ASW trail ship
Future US Navy (USN) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions could be undertaken by autonomous, long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) if a vision promulgated by the ...
15-Mar-2010
UK pursues UOR for MCMV gunner protection
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has raised an urgent operational requirement (UOR) to fit ballistic protection for upper deck 7.62 mm gun positions ...
15-Mar-2010
*Fincantieri launches first of India's new oilers
The first of two 27,000-ton fleet replenishment tankers for the Indian Navy (IN) is being outfitted following its launch at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard in Italy...
15-Mar-2010
India accepts Russian price hike for Gorshkov refit
The Indian government has accepted a highly-contentious USD2.34 billion deal with Russia for the refurbishment of the modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (ex- Admiral ...
12-Mar-2010
Northrop Grumman wins INS contract for Swedish submarines
Swedish shipbuilder Kockums has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to upgrade the inertial navigation system (INS) in four Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) submarines. In...
12-Mar-2010
*Nimrod MRA.4 maritime aircraft ready for crew training
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has declared the Nimrod MRA.4 maritime patrol aircraft ready to commence aircrew training following the completion of type ...
12-Mar-2010
*Portugal's second M frigate arrives in Lisbon
This is a revised version of an article that was first published on 10 March 2010 The Portuguese Navy's second Bartolomeu Dias-class (Karel...
11-Mar-2010
Iranian frigate test-fires Noor missile system
Iran's first indigenously built Alvand-class (Vosper Mk 5) light frigate has successfully tested its C-802 Noor surface-to-surface missile system, state media reported on 9 ...
11-Mar-2010
*Handover approaches for first Trinidad and Tobago OPV
The first of three 90 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by BAE Systems Surface Ships for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) ...
10-Mar-2010
TKMS completes sale of commercial marine construction business
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Blohm+Voss Nordseewerke has completed the sale of its commercial marine construction business at Emden in Germany to SIAG Schaaf Industrie. ...
10-Mar-2010
Oiler to be reactivated for US Fifth Fleet missions
A decommissioned Henry J Kaiser-class auxiliary oiler is to be reactivated by US Military Sealift Command (MSC) in support of counter-piracy and counter-terrorism operations. ...
10-Mar-2010
Riverhawk handed Iraqi OSV contract
Riverhawk Fast Sea Frames was awarded a USD70.14 million contract by US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 5 March for the detailed design ...
10-Mar-2010
*India launches second catamaran survey ship
Indian shipyard Alcock Ashdown Bhavnagar launched the second of six new survey ships for the Indian Navy on 2 March at the company's facility ...
10-Mar-2010
Delayed Dewey finally enters service
The US Navy commissioned its latest Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer in a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, on 6 March. ...
09-Mar-2010
*Fassmer wins German Navy RHIB contract
German shipbuilder Fassmer has announced it will build 20 rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) for the German Navy under a EUR13 million (USD17.7 million) contract. ...
09-Mar-2010
*Lockheed Martin secures contract for Advanced Hawkeye AEW radars
Lockheed Martin has signed a USD171 million contract to supply AN/APY-9 airborne early warning (AEW) radar systems for the US Navy's new E-2D Advanced ...
09-Mar-2010
East Timor approves construction of gunboat berth
A transitional berth is to be built in the East Timorese port of Hera to accommodate the country's two new Chinese-built Shanghai II-class gunboats. ...
09-Mar-2010
Decision on Super Hornet/Growler plan set for extra time
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking more time to evaluate a proposal from Boeing for a multi-year procurement by the US Navy ...
09-Mar-2010
Two contenders remain for US Navy's CANES programme
The competition for the US Navy's initiative to streamline its shipboard computing systems has narrowed to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. On 4 March...
08-Mar-2010
Thales grows its naval support business
Thales has advanced into the naval support sector by securing a six-year contract for the maintenance and repair of communication systems in approximately 100 ...
08-Mar-2010
DCNS completes Perle refit ahead of schedule
French shipbuilding, systems and support group DCNS has completed the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) for Perle (S 606), one of the French Navy's...
05-Mar-2010
Korea's Hyangro Bong fills gap in Malaysian LST capability
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is to loan the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) with one of its four Alligator-class tank landing ships (LSTs),...
05-Mar-2010
*First BVL enters Venezuelan Navy service
The first of four (Buque de Vigilancia de Litoral - BVL) coastal patrol vessels has been commissioned into the Venezuelan Navy during a ceremony ...
05-Mar-2010
US Navy contracts for more Arleigh Burkes
The US Navy (USN) has restarted the production line of Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers with the procurement of long-lead items for the next ...
05-Mar-2010
Austal USA and General Dynamics split for LCS bids
Austal USA and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) have revoked their teaming agreement on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme, Australian-based Austal announced ...
05-Mar-2010
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