DCNS Floats FREMM Frigate Languedoc
DCNS floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Languedoc in Lorient, France ordered by OCCAri on behalf of the French Directorate General and the French Navy on12 July 2014. “Over the coming months, the Groups teams alongside the teams of its subcontractors will pursue the assembly and integration of the different systems on...
SAFE Boats To Supply Two Mkvi Patrol Boats To US Navy
SAFE Boats International has bagged $34.5 million contract to provide four additional MkVI patrol boats to the US Navy
INS Kolkata Completes Delivery Acceptance Trails; Handover to Indian Navy Today
Indian Navy will receive its first indigenous P15A, Kolkata class destroyer today. The destroyer completed delivery acceptance trails (DAT) and will be commissioned soon
Russia Competent Of Maintaining Mistral Warships: Defense Minister
Russian shipbuilders are capable of servicing Mistral-class helicopter carriers, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said to RIA Novosti. “I believe shipbuilders and engineers will be able to organize the full servicing and maintenance of these docking-ships,” Borisov said
Saab Wins $6 Million Contract For New Lightweight Torpedo
Saab has won a $6 million contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding design plans for a New Lightweight Torpedo (NLT). The order is part of the Letter of Intent regarding the Swedish armed forces underwater capability which was announced on June 9, 2014
New Frigate, Destroyer To Leapfrog Indian Navy Surface Capability
Indian Navys surface capability is hovering for a quantum jump with the induction of Kolkata (P15 A Destroyer) and Kamorta (P 28 ASW Frigate), said Admiral R K Dhowan on Thursday. Speaking at the bi-annual Naval Commanders' Conference at New Delhi held from 24-26 Jun 2014, Admiral Dhowan discussed the self-reliance program of the Navy and indigenization of platforms, weapons, sensors and equipment, through public as well as private sectors
Saft To Supply Torpedo Electrochemical stacks To DCNS
Battery Manufacturer, Saft has been awarded a contract from French Shipyard Group, DCNS, for the delivery of seawater-activated AgO-Al torpedo electrochemical stacks. Saft will supply silver oxide-aluminium (AgO-Al) electrochemical stacks for PB-61 powering heavyweight F21 torpedoes as a part of the contract
CAE's MH-60R Simulators Enter Service With US Navy
CAE USA today announced that over the past few months, three new MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT) have been declared ready-for-training and entered service for the US Navy. One of the MH-60R TOFTs entered service at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, another entered service at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, and the third entered service at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay
UK MoD Awards £111m In Maintainence Contracts
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded approximately £111m worth of new contracts to maintain its small boat fleet, which is used by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and MoD Police. Firms benefitting from the five-year contracts include Devonport Royal Dockyard, UK Dock Tyne Slipway & Eng, Berthon Boat, MPI Services (UK), Marine Specialised Tech, and BAE Systems Surface Ships
QinetiQ Wins £5.3 million Underwater Target Contract From Royal Navy
QinetiQ has been awarded a £5.3 million five year contract to deploy and maintain the Ministry of Defence's underwater mobile acoustic targets
BAE Systems Announces Contracts For Type 26 Frigate
BAE Systems will be joined by six companies in building the new Type 26 frigate for Britain's Royal Navy. The six companies include Babcock, for the ship's air weapons handling system; DCNS for work on the vessel's propulsion shaft lines; GE Energy Power Conversion for the ship's electric propulsion motor and drive system; Imtech, for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and the low-voltage electrical equipment; Raytheon, for development of integrated navigation and bridge systems; and Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions for the ship's fixed firefighting systems
MKU Joins Germany's Baden Wurttemberg Class Frigate Project
The German shipyards, Thyssenkrupp and Lurssen have selected the domestic company, MKU GmbH for its Baden Wurttemberg class frigate project which is being built for the German Navy estimated 650 million Euro. This is a unique project which features enhanced survivability - ensuring that the ships remain operational in spite of severe damage due to accident or enemy action
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U.S. Navy, DARPA Develop Robotic System for Satellite Servicing
BAE Systems Begins Construction of New M777 Howitzer Production Facility
Latvia to Receive Additional Patria 6x6 Armored Command and Control Vehicles
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...