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General Dynamics Wins Submarine Fire-control System Research Contract

December 14, 2018 @ 08:07 AM

General Dynamics has won a $35 million modification contract for research and development, and sustainment efforts for the US SSBN Fire Control Sub-system (FCS), the UK FCS and the US SSGN Attack Weapon Control System, including training and support equipment and US/UK Shipboard data system. Work is expected to be completed...

Newly-inducted Ghadir-class Subs to Participate in Iran Navy’s Military Drill

December 10, 2018 @ 11:32 AM

Iran's newly inducted home-grown Ghadir-class mini submarines will take part in the country's military drill within the perimeters of Irans southern territorial waters, in the Indian Ocean this winter. “Navy's equipment, including the two Ghadir-class submarines that recently joined Iran's naval fleet, would take part in the drill,” Deputy Navy...

Japan to Re-designate Aircraft Carrier as 'Multi-purpose Operation Destroyer'

December 9, 2018 @ 08:13 AM

Japanese ruling party's team working on revising the National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) have decided to re-designate ‘Izumo aircraft carrier as a 'Multi-purpose Operation Destroyer' during a meeting held on December 5. Japan is not allowed to operate an attack aircraft and the nation should be limited to maintain necessary self-defense...

General Dynamics Wins $346 M US Navy Contract Modification To Provide Yard...

December 8, 2018 @ 06:19 PM

General Dynamics has won a $346 million modification to an existing contract to provide yard support, development studies and design efforts for Virginia class submarines. It includes maintenance, updating and supporting the Virginia class design and related drawings and data for each Virginia class Submarine, including technology insertion, throughout its construction...

Elbit Systems, Leonardo to Develop Torpedo Capability for Seagull USV

December 6, 2018 @ 02:09 PM

Elbit Systems and Leonardo will together develop Leonardos lightweight and mini torpedoes launching capabilities of Seagull USV (Unmanned Surface Vessel). The solution will be based on the same architecture used for airborne torpedo launching systems, the company said in a statement Thursday

India to Start Construction of Second Aircraft Carrier in Three Years: Navy...

December 5, 2018 @ 08:54 AM

India is likely to start the construction of its second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-II) in three years, Indian Naval Chief said Monday. Speaking on the eve of Navy Day, the Chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba said, “Case for a second IAC has received necessary impetus, though it is still a decade away

Indian First Home-made Aircraft Carrier to be ready by 2020

December 3, 2018 @ 07:16 PM

The first of Indias indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) will be inducted into the Navy by 2020 together with a squadron of MiG-29 carrier-borne fighter jets. The IAC-1 would end Indias reliance on Russia for aircraft carriers and would begin a series of carriers made indigenously which would progressively improve in technology and features, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command, Vice-admiral Karambir Singh said today on the eve of the Navy Day

General Dynamics to Provide Planning Services for Nuclear Subs, Moored Training Ships

December 1, 2018 @ 07:00 AM

General Dynamics has won a $31.7 million modification contract for reactor plant planning yard services for nuclear-powered submarines and support yard services for the Navys Moored Training Ships

China Commences Work on Third Aircraft Carrier: Reports

November 26, 2018 @ 01:38 PM

China has commenced work on its third aircraft carrier, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday without giving any details. In an article published on its WeChat account, Xinhua identified a “new-generation carrier” as being constructed at the China State Shipbuilding Corps shipyard as per schedule

US Approves Sale of $561M worth Ship-launched SM-3 Missiles to Japan

November 20, 2018 @ 04:04 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Japan of eight Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B Missiles and 13 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 2A Missiles for an estimated cost of $561 million. The missiles will provide Japan with an increased ballistic missile defense capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland

US Navy Commissions Sixth Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship

November 19, 2018 @ 11:55 AM

The US Navy commissioned USS Sioux City (LCS 11) – the nation's sixth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) manufactured by Lockheed Martin, at the United States Naval Academy on Saturday. The LCS is a set of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore

Lockheed Martin to Begin Detail Design of Multi-Mission Ships for Saudi Arabia

November 17, 2018 @ 10:11 AM

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $282,085,646 contract modification for long-lead-time material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships (MMSC) for Saudi Arabia. This contract involves foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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