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Brocklesby Sets Sail to Use New Minehunting System
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Navy minehunter HMS Brocklesby left Portsmouth yesterday for a six-month mission which will see her use her state-of-the-art mine warfare system for the first time.>> HMS Brocklesby will become part of a NATO group including mine countermeasures vessels from Germany, Belgium, Latvia and the Netherlands, and a Danish frigate, which will embark on the clearance of live Second World War ordnance from the English Channel, North Sea and Baltic
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Astrium Services Wins Australian Navy Satellite Communications Terminals Contract
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPORTSMOUTH, England --- Astrium, Europe's largest space company, has won an order to supply five 'Maritime ASTIS' wideband satellite communications terminals to the Royal Australian Navy. The contract allows additional options to be exercised over the next nine months
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Daring Handed Over to MoD
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The British MoD has accepted HMS Daring, the lead Type 45 anti-air destroyer, from its builder. She is to sail to Portsmouth, her home port, in January
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Final Type 45 Bow Arrives in Glasgow After 500 Mile Journey from
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGLASGOW, United Kingdom -- The bow section for the final Type 45 Destroyer, Duncan, has arrived at BVT Surface Fleets facility in Govan following a 500 mile trip from its sister yard at Portsmouth Naval Base in Hampshire. The bow, which was accompanied by the ships mast made the journey by ocean going barge up the west coast of England before completing the final leg up the river Clyde
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Kongsberg Supports NATO Submarine Rescue System Acceptance Trials
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEngineers from Kongsberg Maritime have been in the thick of the action in France and Norway during a combined trial and military exercise period involving the NATO Submarine Rescue System - NSRS. The NSRS is an extensive project by the French, Norwegian and UK Navies, to provide a fast response, highly mobile, distressed submarine (DISSUB) rescue platform
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Navy Awards Contract to Raytheon for Continued Support for LPD 17
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTEWKSBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company has been awarded a U
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Raytheon awarded a contract to provide MK48 and MK54 torpedoes
October 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Keyport, Wash
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Astrium Down-Selected As Candidate for Galileo FOC and Invites Expressions Of Interest
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOTTOBRUNN, Germany/PORTSMOUTH, England --- Astrium has been selected by ESA and EU as a prime candidate for both the Galileo FOC Space Segment and Ground Control Segment.>> As a result, and to comply with EU procurement requirements, Astrium is inviting interested suppliers to submit their Expressions of Interest
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Thales Awarded Second Phase of Sonar Support Contract
September 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThales UK's naval business has today agreed terms, worth £134 million, for the second phase of its 10-year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the in-service support of all Royal Navy (RN) major sonar systems. The contract, awarded to Thales UK's underwater systems business in 2003, is aimed at delivering equipment availability for several of the major sonar systems in service with the Royal Navy
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Upgraded Frigate Ready for Tropics, Terrorists
August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans is being welcomed back into the fold of the Operational Fleet, following a successful inspection and a considerable refit in Scotland. During the docking period the Type 23 frigate received some significant upgrades including an improved air conditioning system for the crew
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