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In the wake of well-publicised availability issues, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is readying itself for new platforms that will put it in the...
22-Dec-2011
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*Marines ground UH-1Y helos after defect found
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has grounded four of its 54 Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters following the discovery of a defect with the...
27-Jan-2012
*China reveals developments in ro/ro maritime lift
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is expanding its use of civilian sealift by exploiting China's modernisation of its merchant shipping construction sector. ...
27-Jan-2012
Three yards left in Norwegian logistics ship contest
Norway's Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) has selected three shipbuilders to submit final bids for the design and build of a new multirole Logistics Support ...
27-Jan-2012
Cruisers and catamarans take hit in US budget cuts
Seven Ticonderoga-class cruisers and two Whidbey Island-class landing ship docks (LSDs) are to be retired early by the US Navy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ...
27-Jan-2012
*Steel cut for Algerian helicopter dock ship
Italian prime contractor Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) has started preliminary construction work on an 8,800-tonne multipurpose landing platform dock ship for the Algerian Navy. ...
27-Jan-2012
*RiverHawk launches first CSC for Lebanese Navy
RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames launched a first 43 m Coastal Security Craft (CSC) for the Lebanese Navy at the US company's shipyard in Tampa, ...
27-Jan-2012
Laser Maverick completes developmental and operational testing
The US Navy (USN) has completed developmental and operational testing of the latest-variant Raytheon AGM-65E2/L laser-guided Maverick air-to-surface missile, the company announced on 24 ...
26-Jan-2012
*Indra-led team develops very light MPA
A multinational team led by Spanish technology company Indra has developed a low-cost light twin-engine maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for surveillance tasks up to ...
26-Jan-2012
GAO highlights rising cost of Arleigh Burke destroyers
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a scathing report chastising the US Navy's planned procurement of a Flight III variant of the ...
26-Jan-2012
*US Navy completes developmental testing of latest variant JSOW munition
The US Navy (USN) has successfully completed developmental testing of the C-1 variant of the Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), the Naval Air ...
25-Jan-2012
Russians begin work on second Dyugon-class landing craft
The keel for a second Dyugon-class (Project 21820) air-cavity high-speed landing craft on order for the Russian Navy was laid at the Yaroslavsky Shipyard ...
24-Jan-2012
US to maintain its fleet of 11 carriers
President Obama's administration is committed to retaining 11 aircraft carriers in US Navy (USN) service, according to media reports quoting Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. ...
24-Jan-2012
DCNS and STX join forces for French Navy maintenance contract
Shipbuilders DCNS and STX France have won a joint contract to provide operational maintenance and other support for the French Navy's overseas-based patrol frigates, ...
23-Jan-2012
Raytheon Canada to set up OTH radar test site
Raytheon Canada is to establish an experimental coastal radar site on Canada's east coast to assess the potential of the company's over-the-horizon (OTH) surveillance ...
23-Jan-2012
Spain trials Chinook LHD
The Spanish Army and Navy have conducted the first trials of a Chinook heavy-lift helicopter from the flight deck of the landing helicopter dock...
23-Jan-2012
Iran claims progress on locally-designed MPA
Iran is preparing to unveil an indigenous maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), possibly in February, a state-controlled TV network reported on 16 January. The locally-designed...
23-Jan-2012
South Korea accepts third C-235 MPA
The Republic of Korea Coast Guard has taken delivery of the third of four C-235 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from Dirgantara Indonesia, the company ...
20-Jan-2012
*US Navy receive missile range ship
The US Navy took belated delivery of its next-generation missile range instrumentation ship from Mississippi-based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine on 10 January. Howard ...
20-Jan-2012
USMC to start training in Darwin in 2012
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will begin amphibious training in northern Australia this year, the head of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) ...
20-Jan-2012
Marine commander fears amphibious ships shortage
The US Navy's fleet of amphibious assault ships may dip below the 33 hulls judged necessary by service chiefs as a result of budget ...
20-Jan-2012
*Fincantieri launches UAE's first Falaj 2 strike craft
The first of two Falaj 2 'stealth' strike craft on order for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy was launched at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard ...
20-Jan-2012
*Taiwan soon to receive refitted Osprey-class mine hunters
VSE Corp is close to delivering two former US Navy (USN) Osprey-class coastal minehunters to the Republic of China Navy (RoCN). Yung Jin (MHC...
19-Jan-2012
*Indonesia orders four 'stealth' trimarans
The Indonesian Navy has ordered four carbon composite X3K missile-equipped trimarans from Lundin Industry Invest. The lead craft, which has been under construction at ...
19-Jan-2012
Spain runs up EUR3 billion debt with Navantia
The Spanish government has accrued long-term debts in excess of EUR3 billion (USD3.8 billion) on contracts awarded to naval shipbuilder Navantia, according to local ...
19-Jan-2012
Organisational shake-up prepares MSC for 'fiscal challenges'
The US Military Sealift Command (MSC) has embarked on an organisational restructuring process in an effort to increase efficiency within the civilian-crewed service. Announcing...
18-Jan-2012
Indonesia ramps up KCR-40 missile craft project
Palindo Marine is expected to build a total of nine KCR-40 anti-ship missile craft for the Indonesian Navy by 2014, a senior officer has ...
18-Jan-2012
Denmark retires final Flyvefisken-class patrol ship
The Royal Danish Navy decommissioned the last of its 54 m Flyvefisken-class (Standard Flex 300) multipurpose patrol vessels on 12 January. Havkatten (P552) ...
18-Jan-2012
*Images suggest Shenyang making progress on carrier-capable J-15
Recently released photographs of a carrier-capable Shenyang J-15 test aircraft indicate that Chinese engineers have passed flight performance and envelope clearance phases and are ...
17-Jan-2012
USN undersecretary tightlipped on 313-ship goal
A senior official at the US Department of the Navy has painted an optimistic picture of the service's 2022 force posture focused on strategic ...
17-Jan-2012
Somali six face piracy charges in Spain
Spanish judicial authorities are to prosecute six Somali nationals who allegedly attacked the flagship of the EU's counter-piracy naval task force, officials announced on ...
17-Jan-2012
China derides Taiwan's KH-6 capabilities
The capabilities of Taiwan's new indigenously-developed Kwang Hua 6 (KH 6)-class littoral strike craft have been called into question by official Chinese media, with ...
17-Jan-2012
DGA receives third Mistral-class assault ship
Naval shipbuilding and systems group DCNS and commercial shipbuilder STX France have delivered the French Navy's third Mistral-class amphibious assault ship to the Direction ...
16-Jan-2012
*Marines thwart attack on EU flagship
Spanish marines embarked in a fleet tanker serving as the flagship of EU Naval Force (NAVFOR) Somalia thwarted an attack on the vessel by ...
13-Jan-2012
South Korea examines naval reinforcement options for disputed waters
South Korea's Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) is to conduct a preliminary study into how best to reinforce the Republic of Korea Navy's presence...
13-Jan-2012
*LCS will help USN win friends overseas, says admiral
The rapid operational deployment of both types of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is the top priority for the US Navy's (USN's) new director of ...
13-Jan-2012
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