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In both procurement and production, the US Navy's (USN's) Virginia-class attack submarine programme has succeeded where several other major platforms have fallen short.
29-Jun-2009
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World Trade Center steel lives on as LPD 21 starts sea trials
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock New York (LPD 21) has completed its first round of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico, US...
03-Jul-2009
Arctic ship project remains on track despite 'internal process issue', says Canada
Canada's Arctic offshore patrol ship (AOPS) project office has postponed the issue of a letter of interest intended to drum up industry bids for the...
03-Jul-2009
*Turkey signs contract to acquire six Type 214 submarines
Turkey is to acquire six Type 214 submarines from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and its commercial partner MarineForce International (MFI) under a contract signed on ...
03-Jul-2009
*Iraqi Navy receives flagship-designate
The first of four Fincantieri-built 53 m 700-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) has been delivered to the Iraqi Navy (IqN) at the Persian Gulf ...
03-Jul-2009
Israel abandons LCS plan and eyes MEKO A-100 design
The Israel Navy (IN) has abandoned its plan to procure the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as the baseline for a future surface combatant....
03-Jul-2009
US Navy orders EMALS shipset for first Ford-class carrier
General Atomics has been awarded a USD573 million contract to manufacture a first Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) shipset for installation in a US ...
02-Jul-2009
Software and ammunition hoist problems blight Arleigh Burke trials
The US Navy took delivery of its 30th Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on 2 July despite ...
02-Jul-2009
*Navantia launches two Venezuelan patrol ships on same day
The first of four Patrullero Oceánico para la Vigilancia de la Zona Económica Exclusiva (POVZEE) offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Venezuelan Navy was ...
02-Jul-2009
*IMDS 2009: Russia cuts two frigate programmes
The Russian Federation Navy (RFN) has abandoned plans to acquire two still-incomplete frigates that have languished in a Kaliningrad shipyard since the 1990s, Jane's ...
02-Jul-2009
ADSB begins construction of first landing craft for Bahrain
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has started constructing the first of two 42 m landing craft for the Royal Bahrain Naval Force at the ...
02-Jul-2009
Royal Navy carrier programme faces 25% cost hike
The projected cost of the UK Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier programme has risen by over GBP1 billion (USD1.6 billion) as a result ...
01-Jul-2009
Spain commits to further OPV acquisition despite funding fears
Spain is to push ahead with the acquisition of a second batch of 94 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) under the Buques de Acción ...
01-Jul-2009
Malaysia faces two-month wait for first submarine homecoming
The delivery voyage of the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN's) first submarine - the French-built KD Tunku Abdul Rahman - has been postponed by more...
01-Jul-2009
IMDS 2009: Rosoboronexport and Thales agree to closer naval co-operation
France's Thales and Russian defence export body Rosoboronexport have agreed to amend an existing memorandum of understanding MoU) for co-operation in the naval field. ...
01-Jul-2009
Second Suffren-class SSN begins production
Production of a second Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) for the French Navy commenced on 26 June at the DCNS shipyard in Cherbourg. ...
30-Jun-2009
*CMN launches first Baynunah-class corvette
The first of six Baynunah-class corvettes on order for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Naval Force was set afloat at the Constructions Mécaniques de ...
30-Jun-2009
IMDS 2009: Russia confirms launch date for second Yasen-class SSN
Russian shipbuilder Severodvinsk Shipyard has confirmed that a second Yasen-class (Project 885) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) will be laid down at the end of ...
30-Jun-2009
Government savings drive prompts ASC personnel cuts
Australian shipbuilder ASC is cutting its submarine maintenance workforce by 7 per cent in a direct response to a government efficiency drive, acting managing...
30-Jun-2009
NQEA loses block-building deal for Australian destroyers
BAE Systems Australia is to construct 39 per cent of the hull blocks for the Royal Australian Navy's three Hobart-class destroyers after the shipbuilder ...
30-Jun-2009
*NATO maintains counter-piracy presence with SNMG2
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) has assumed responsibility for counter-piracy patrols off Somalia, replacing SNMG1 during an operational handover in the Red Sea ...
30-Jun-2009
Tenth San Antonio beats amphibious programmes freeze
Northrop Grumman has received a USD213.8 million contract from the US Navy to procure long-lead materials for the construction of a 10th San Antonio-class ...
30-Jun-2009
German mine warfare ships receive defensive systems prior to UNIFIL mission
This is a revised version of a story that was originally posted on 1 August 2008 Two German Navy mine countermeasures vessels have been ...
29-Jun-2009
*Zonal marking: Kenya looks to position itself for a new role in maritime security
On 6 May, Kenya submitted a claim to extend its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from 200 n miles out to 350 n miles, adding ...
29-Jun-2009
*Caribbean coastguard fleets seek to meet security needs
On 3 June, the Colombian Navy reported the discovery of two semi-submersible craft in a makeshift construction facility in a mangrove swamp on the ...
29-Jun-2009
*Golden Virginia: US Navy sub programme raises the bar
In both procurement and production, the US Navy's (USN's) Virginia-class attack submarine programme has succeeded where several other major platforms have fallen short. By...
29-Jun-2009
*Intermarine launches Finland's first MCMV 2010 ship
The first of three mine-countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) being procured under the Finnish Navy's MCMV 2010 programme was launched at Intermarine's Sarzana shipyard near La Spezia,...
26-Jun-2009
*Italy's Cavour receives combat flag
The aircraft carrier ITS Cavour received its combat flag during Italy's Navy Day celebrations in Civitavecchia, near Rome, on 10 June - effectively marking...
26-Jun-2009
Lake Erie gets Aegis BMD upgrade
Lockheed Martin announced on 23 June that the latest variant of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system has been installed in the Ticonderoga-class...
26-Jun-2009
Prague beckons for ONR
The US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) is in talks with the Czech Republic over plans to open a satellite office in Prague,...
26-Jun-2009
Raytheon clinches $134m contract from Canadian Navy
Raytheon has secured a CAD154.8 million (USD134.2 million) contract from the Canadian Navy to upgrade 21 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 0 close-in-weapon systems (CIWS) ...
24-Jun-2009
India proposes 38 radar stations following Mumbai attacks
India is to undertake a high-level review of its coastal security measures in the wake of the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the ...
24-Jun-2009
*SWMLU modernisation gives Seawolf more bite
The emergence in the late 1960s/early 1970s of a new generation of anti-ship missile - both sea-skimming and fast high-diving - spurred the development ...
23-Jun-2009
*IAI to provide Super Dvora FAC to 'Asian customer'
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to provide six Super Dvora Mk III-type fast attack craft (FAC) to an Asian customer - almost certainly the ...
23-Jun-2009
Parliamentary watchdog brands Sea Viper omission a 'disgrace'
The introduction of the first Daring-class (Type 45) destroyer into service with the UK Royal Navy with its primary anti-air warfare (AAW) weapon system ...
23-Jun-2009
*KillerBee pitches for US Navy UAS programme
Raytheon Missile Systems formally entered its KillerBee unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in the US Navy and US Marine Corps' Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (STUAS)/Tier...
23-Jun-2009
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