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India Commissions Large OPV; To Be Built Indigenously

May 22, 2013 @ 02:22 PM

Indian Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav, the 3rd in the series of 90 meters class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) was commissioned today at Tuticorin byVice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, Director General Indian Coast Guard. This 90 metres OPV has been designed and built indigenously by M/s GSL and is...

INS Vikramaditya Undergoing Final “Cosmetic” Repairs Ahead Of Delivery

May 15, 2013 @ 02:48 PM

The Indian Navys aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, has been put in a dry dock at Russias Sevmash shipyard for “cosmetic” repairs ahead of final sea trials and delivery to the Indian navy later this year, the company announced. “The work is underway to repaint the hull under...

ST Engineering Showcases Wide Variety Of Naval Solutions At IMDEX Asia 2013

May 14, 2013 @ 10:10 AM

ST Engineering unveiled a suite of naval solutions at IMDEX Asia 2013 (May 14-16, 2013 ay Singapore) designed to provide users with comprehensive maritime awareness, command, control and advanced communications systems. One of the highlights this year is the Damage Control Trainer, a multi-storied, shore-based trainer that has been...

China Commissions New Long-Range Surveillance Frigate

May 6, 2013 @ 09:00 AM

China has commissioned a long-range surveillance frigate to boost its presence in the South China Sea, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. The frigate Yueyang, put into service with the South China Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, is also capable of air defense and...

Booz Allen To Share DoD Support Contract Worth $65.5 Million

May 2, 2013 @ 12:19 PM

The U.S Department of Defense awarded contractor Booz Allen Hamilton a contract worth an estimated $65

Konsberg Remotely Operated Weapons System For U.S Navy

April 30, 2013 @ 02:59 PM

The U.S Navy has announced it is ordering marinized version of the M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) from Kongsberg Protech Systems to fulfill requirements for its remotely operated Stabilized Small Arm Mount (SSAM) weapon systems program

Russian Navy To Get First Project 11356 Frigate In 2014

April 29, 2013 @ 12:58 PM

The Russian Navy will receive its first Project 11356 frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich, in 2014, Vice-Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov said on Monday. “The newest Project 11356 escort ship, the Admiral Grigorovich, should be launched in 2013 and join the Black Sea Fleet in 2014,” Fedotenkov said

Chinese Navy To Get Second Aircraft Carrier

April 24, 2013 @ 09:30 PM

The Chinese Navy is expected to receive “more than one aircraft carrier” soon, according to a senior officer with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. Song Xue, deputy chief of staff of the PLA Navy, said, "The next aircraft carrier we need will be larger and carry more fighters

UAE Navy Takes Delivery of Patrol Vessel

April 24, 2013 @ 09:23 PM

The UAE Navy earlier this week took delivery of the second "Falaj2"class patrol vessel, the Salahah, and the third ship overall from Fincantieri. Salahah is 55 meters long and 8

Morocco’s FREMM Frigate Begins Sea Trials

April 18, 2013 @ 03:36 PM

The FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This key milestone marks the launch of sea trials, which will be conducted over the next few weeks off the Brittany coast

U.S Navy To Deploy Solid-State Laser Abroad Ship In 2014

April 9, 2013 @ 03:15 PM

The U.S Navy today announced plans to deploy for the first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014

GE To Provide Gas Turbines For Japanese Destroyer

April 8, 2013 @ 05:50 PM

GE Marine announced that it will provide IHI, Tokyo, Japan, with LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) new 24DDH destroyer. The GE LM2500 gas turbines will be equipped with integrated electronic controls

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