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Australia's next generation of submarines will not enter service until the mid 2020s, but already a sense of urgency is apparent in the early planning...
07-Dec-2009
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Pacific 2010: Steel cut for second Australian LHD
The construction of a second Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ship for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has started at Navantia's Ferrol yard in ...
05-Feb-2010
*Damen launches first of four Dutch OPVs
The first of four Holland-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) was named and launched at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding's ...
05-Feb-2010
GAO report recommends additional LCS cost analysis
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the US Navy perform additional analysis of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) operational support and manning ...
05-Feb-2010
ST Kinetics wins L70 guns order for Brazilian Navy
ST Kinetics, the land systems arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), has been awarded a contract to supply five 40 mm L70 naval ...
05-Feb-2010
US Navy revises ship numbers downwards
In its latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, the US Navy (USN) has distanced itself from its ambitious 2005 plan of fielding a 313 ship fleet by...
05-Feb-2010
Corner Brook 'remains operational', says Canada
The Canadian Navy has insisted that it does have a submarine available for operations despite the fact that three of its Victoria-class boats are ...
05-Feb-2010
ST Engineering wins Brazilian naval gun contract
Singaporean defence manufacturer ST Engineering has secured a SGD29.4 million (USD20.9 million) contract to supply its L70 NADM330 naval gun to the Brazilian Navy. ...
05-Feb-2010
Pacific 2010: DMS Maritime plans ship purchases in RAN support bid
DMS Maritime is planning a vessel acquisition programme after being identified as preferred bidder to provide port services and support craft to the Royal Australian...
05-Feb-2010
Canada considers Halifax frigates for area air defence role
The Canadian Navy is considering employing its Halifax-class frigates to provide a limited area air defence (AAD) capability in the event that the Iroquois-class destroyers...
04-Feb-2010
*Lithuania receives third Flyvefisken patrol vessel
The Lithuanian Naval Force (LNF) received its third and final Flyvefisken-class (Standard Flex 300) patrol vessel from Denmark on 29 January. Ex-HDMS Lommen ...
04-Feb-2010
NAVSEA reports a hit and miss in latest LRLAP trial
Recent test firings of BAE Systems' Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) for the US Navy had mixed results, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) ...
03-Feb-2010
Cruiser plan runs aground as US Navy turns to aircraft, submarines and low-risk surface combatants
The US Navy has prioritised the acquisition of aircraft, submarines and low-risk surface combatants at the expense of technologically advanced capital ships in its USD160.6...
03-Feb-2010
Pacific 2010: Australian navy trials command-and-control system for RHIBs
A Windows-based touchscreen terminal that can allow over-the-horizon access for organic watercraft to their host ship's command-and-control data is to be trialled in two ...
03-Feb-2010
Portugal and Spain sign maritime security accord
The Spanish Navy announced on 28 January that it has signed a maritime security co-operation agreement with the Portuguese Navy. The accord was signed...
03-Feb-2010
*Remote-controlled SIMBAD offers new options for ship self-defence
MBDA has developed a remotely-controlled version of the manually-operated SIMBAD (Système Integré de Mistral Bitube d'Auto-Défense) short-range anti-air weapon system currently in service with ...
02-Feb-2010
More SMART-S Mk 2 radars for Turkey
Thales Nederland and Turkish defence systems group Aselsan have signed a licence agreement providing for the supply of nine SMART-S Mk 2 three-dimensional E/F-band ...
02-Feb-2010
France plots course for new replenishment tankers
France's Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) is embarking on a series of design options studies as a first step towards acquiring a new class of...
02-Feb-2010
Illustrious maintenance work begins
The UK Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious entered Babcock's Rosyth dockyard on 1 February for an 18-month overhaul that will continue until August...
02-Feb-2010
US Navy signs agreement to develop renewable energy sources
The US Navy and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to jointly develop alternative energy sources to petroleum in a memorandum of ...
02-Feb-2010
Raytheon wins support contract for Type 45 navigation system
Raytheon has secured a EUR26 million (USD36 million) contract to support the integrated bridge and navigation system it provided for the UK Royal Navy's ...
02-Feb-2010
US Navy issues RfP for further LCS
The US Navy has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for the next 10 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) before a final design selection, it ...
29-Jan-2010
Pacific 2010: First Anzac-class ship arrives for modernisation
The first of the Royal Australian Navy's ANZAC-class frigates to be modernised under the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) project has entered BAE Systems' Henderson dockyard...
29-Jan-2010
Pacific 2010: Austal gets go-ahead to build two more JHSVs
The US Navy (USN) has exercised contract options allowing Austal USA to move to full production of the second and third Joint High Speed ...
29-Jan-2010
Pacific 2010: NFH looks to steal march in RAN helo contest
The hard-fought campaign to supply at least 24 combat helicopters to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has seen a further twist with the disclosure ...
29-Jan-2010
General Dynamics wins SSBN contract
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a USD118 million contract by US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the continuation of development work ...
29-Jan-2010
NH90 helicopter arrives in Australia for demonstration tour
NHIndustries' NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) has been delivered to Australia for a demonstration tour, the company announced on 24 January. Arriving in Brisbane...
29-Jan-2010
Pacific 2010: Australia reshapes its ship repair programme in drive to cut costs
Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is to stop awarding single-ship repair and maintenance contracts for major units in the Royal Australian Navy and introduce ...
28-Jan-2010
*Smart scanning: naval radars evolve to track new targets
Although recent years have seen the introduction of a new genre of high-performance multifunction radars, the medium-range, three-dimensional (3-D) volume search radar remains the ...
28-Jan-2010
More woes for RAN Collins-class boats
The breakdown-prone Collins-class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have suffered another setback with the disclosure on 25 January that HMAS Farncomb has...
27-Jan-2010
Pacific 2010: Thales launches new business following long-awaited FFG success
Thales Australia has established a Mission Solutions business in the wake of the Royal Australian Navy's decision to accept its Adelaide-class frigates (FFGs) back ...
27-Jan-2010
CSIC rides the waves to post 18.5% rise in profit
State-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) increased both revenues and profits in Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) despite an "unusually tough year", the group announced ...
26-Jan-2010
Ark Royal takes lead role
HMS Ark Royal assumed the mantle of the UK Royal Navy's flagship and high readiness strike carrier on 25 January after completing post-refit sea...
26-Jan-2010
*Construction begins on Spain's final S-80A submarine
Steel cutting for S 84, the fourth and final S-80A class submarine to be built for the Spanish Navy, took place in a ceremony ...
26-Jan-2010
Navantia reveals delay to Spanish Navy's OPV contract
Navantia has confirmed to Jane's that the delivery dates for the first three 2,490-ton Buque de Acción Maritima (BAM) offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for...
26-Jan-2010
US Navy decommissions Los Angeles
The nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) was decommissioned on 23 January after 33 years of active service in the US...
26-Jan-2010
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