Following allegations of multimillion-euro tax avoidance through profit transfers abroad, the General Electric site in Belfort, eastern France, has undergone a new raid eight months after the initial investigation. The investigation was initiated by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) based on a report filed by Fabien Roussel, the national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), in July 2019
PT PAL Indonesia and Babcock laid keel for the first of two new frigates for the Indonesian Navy, which are based on the Arrowhead 140 design. The ceremony took place at PT PAL in Surabaya, Indonesia where the ships are being built by a local workforce
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A composite cutting ceremony was held at Saab's site on August 15 in Karlskrona for the first of four masts for the Finnish Navy's new ships. The masts are manufactured in the same composite material that the Swedish Visby-class corvettes are made of
China showcased three types of attack boats – JARI USV, JARI-USV-A and Xuan-Long – at the ARMY-2023 Forum (August 14-20) in Moscow. Two of the unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are of JARI type developed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)
Navantia laid the keel at Spains Ferrol shipyard for the first of five F110 frigates being built for countrys Navy. The construction of the first pilot blocks of the F-111, the first of its class, began in April 2022 in a cut of first steel ceremony led by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez
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The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first of four planned Replenishment Vessels built for the French Navy under the FLOTLOG program. The Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Chevallier was handed over to the DGA at Toulon naval base on July 18
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have won a follow-on contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to reduce risk for future air breathing hypersonic systems. Under the agreement, the Raytheon-led team will build and fly additional Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) flight vehicles
Naval Group has expressed willingness to help the Philippine Navy (PN) develop Subic Bay in Zambales into a modern naval base if it wins the Scorpene submarine contract. On Wednesday, the firm opened its Philippines Office