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Turkey Picks Okean Shipyard to Build Ukrainian Corvettes

December 24, 2020 @ 04:01 PM

Turkey will construct corvettes for the Ukrainian Navy at Okean Shipyard in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. In a statement, the shipyard said the warships will be built under agreements signed between the two countries in October and on December 15

Northrop to Produce Additional Supersonic Target Vehicles for U.S. Navy

December 23, 2020 @ 11:05 AM

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a production contract for 19 GQM-163A “Coyote” supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles. The $57 million award could be worth up to $250 million with options for an additional 84 target vehicles

COVID-19 Outbreak Abroad Wasp-Class Ship USS Essex, Many Crew Replaced

December 19, 2020 @ 05:55 AM

Sailors onboard the Navys USS Essex were hit by the coronavirus, forcing the service to assign replacement personnel to fill in for those sick. An unidentified sailor of the USS Essex said in an interview to

Saab Delivers Second Upgraded Gotland-class Submarine to Swedish Navy

December 18, 2020 @ 10:39 AM

Saab has delivered HMS Uppland, the second submarine of Gotland-class to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) after a Mid-life upgrade. aking all necessary measures to ensure the submarine's operational availability, the upgrade includes new sensors and navigation systems, giving the vessel enhanced capabilities

Australia Announces Start of Prototyping on Hunter Frigate Program

December 18, 2020 @ 10:20 AM

Australia announced the official start of the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate Program today. The prime contractor for the program, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, will build five prototype blocks to test the production systems, develop the facilities and ensure the workforce is trained...

U.S. Navy Procures Towed Torpedo Decoys for $186.4M

December 18, 2020 @ 06:21 AM

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U.S. Navy Chooses GE Gas Turbine for Constellation-Class Frigate Propulsion System

December 17, 2020 @ 09:14 AM

GE Marine announced today it will provide Fincantieri Marinette Marine with a GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbine to power the Navys first Constellation class (FFG 62) frigate. GE also will provide the gas turbine auxiliary skids (electric start, fuel forwarding and water wash systems) and the gas turbine control system

China Scoffs at Taiwan's First 'Aircraft Carrier Killer' Corvette

December 17, 2020 @ 08:57 AM

China has dismissed Taiwans first indigenously made ‘aircraft carrier killer corvette claiming that the islands warship will be a target for PLA aircraft even before its weapons can reach Beijings large ships. Taiwan launched the first heavily-armed 700-ton Tuo Chiang-class corvette named Ta Chiang in Yilan county on Tuesday

Russian Seas to See Unmanned Vessels by 2023

December 17, 2020 @ 05:42 AM

Russia is planning to develop unmanned sea vessels by 2023. “In three years, we will see the first samples, since Russia became the first country that has allocated a corridor for testing

Prototype of Turkey’s AI-Controlled Armored Unmanned Surface Vessel Complete

December 16, 2020 @ 03:17 PM

Turkeys Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defense Industry Inc., have completed prototype of the countrys first armored unmanned surface vessel (AUSV)

BAE Systems to Provide Integrated Data Environment to Canada's Halifax-Class Frigates

December 16, 2020 @ 02:58 PM

Fleetway Inc. awarded BAE Systems a contract to integrate Integrated Data Environment (IDE) to enable effective and efficient shore-side support to Canadas Halifax-Class frigates