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General Dynamics Wins $147 Million for Modernization of Missile Cruiser
August 15, 2018 @ 07:10 AMGeneral Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) has won $147
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France Issues RFI for Procurement of Six Offshore Patrol Boats
August 14, 2018 @ 12:26 PMThe French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has issued a Request for information (RFI) for the development, construction and supply of six new and identical offshore steel or aluminum hull patrol boats for the French Navy. The RFI issued last Friday also asks for maintenance in operational conditions (OLS) of these vessels in overseas territories and realization of associated services, including the provision of spare parts, documentation and training
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Huntington Ingalls Wins $187 Million to Overhaul US Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier
August 13, 2018 @ 02:17 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries has won an advance planning contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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India Approves Purchase of Six Next-gen Offshore Patrol Vessels for $706 Million
August 13, 2018 @ 01:35 PMThe Indian defense acquisition council (DAC) headed by the defense minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday approved the acquisition of six next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) from Indian shipbuilders for an approximate ₹4941 crore (US $706 million) for the Indian Navy. The MoD had issued a request for information (RFI) to procure Six NGOPVs class of ships from Indian Shipyards in January this year
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Austal Offers to Build Cape-class Naval Patrol Boats in the Philippines
August 13, 2018 @ 12:20 PMAustralian shipbuilder Austal confirmed on 13 August that it is ready to build naval ships in the Philippines if it secures a contract with the Philippines Government to build six vessels OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessels), Austal said in a Twitter post. Commenting on the proposed build programme, Austal said, “Austals OPV will be designed in Australia and the Philippines but will be built at Austal Philippines for the Philippines Navy (PN)
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Indian Navy Lacks Training In Submarine Damage Control, Firefighting: CAG report
August 13, 2018 @ 12:03 PMThe Indian Navy lacks training facility for its crew on various aspects of damage control and firefighting in a submarine,
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Synthetic ‘slime’ to Help US Navy Trap Enemy Ships
August 11, 2018 @ 09:31 AMThe U.S
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New US, UK Submarines May Be Delayed Due To Missile Tubes Welding...
August 9, 2018 @ 09:48 AMThe US Navy is evaluating a welding defect in ballistic missile tubes designed and manufactured locally, which may reportedly delay construction of next-generation US and British submarines. The welding issue identified on missile tubes that have been delivered to General Dynamics Electric Boat for new ballistic-missile submarines for the U
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Russia Offers to Help South Korea Build Nuclear Propulsion For Ships
August 7, 2018 @ 06:50 PMRussia has offered to help South Korea build a ready-to-operate nuclear power plant for maritime propulsion using the RITM-200 reactor as a basis for its design, JSC Afrikantov OKBM, said in a 2017 annual report made public on Tuesday. JSC Afrikantov OKBM, is a subsidiary of Rosatom nuclear corporation and the main developer of nuclear reactor cores for Russian naval vessels
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Fincantieri Starts Work on $4.6 Billion First Qatari Corvette
July 31, 2018 @ 04:03 PMFincantieri has started the work on the first ‘Doha class corvette ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defense (MoD) by a steel cutting ceremony at Italys Muggiano (La Spezia) yard. The contract envisages the supply of seven surface vessels, of which four corvettes, one amphibious vessel (LPD - Landing Platform Dock), and two patrol vessels (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel) as well as support services in Qatar for further 10 years after the delivery of the vessels
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Five Companies Awarded $37M for US Navy's Guided Missile Frigate Conceptual Design
July 31, 2018 @ 01:21 PMThe United States department of defense has awarded a combined $37.3 million contract to exercise options for Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) conceptual design
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US Awards $561M for Material Research to Develop Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Systems
July 31, 2018 @ 12:55 PMThe United States department of defense awarded multiple companies contracts worth $561 million collectively to support research and development for the procurement of materials and services used to develop, build, fabricate and support the Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Family of Systems (FoS). Aerojet Rocketdyne, Alion Science and Technology, AMERICAN Systems, BAE Systems Electronic Systems, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc
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IAI to Provide Barak-8 Missiles for Navy’s Sa’ar Corvettes
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Chemring to Procure Husky Mounted Detection System for US Army
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Irkut To Sign New Contract With Russian MOD For Su-30SM Fighters
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US National Defense Authorization Act Makes Taiwan Happy, China Livid
August 15, 2018 @ 09:58 AM
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Turkey’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier To Be Ready in 2021
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US to Exempt India, Indonesia and Vietnam from CAATSA Sanctions
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L-3 Wins $73M For HALO Aircraft For Ballistic Missile Defense System Test...
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Ashok Leyland to Deliver 81 High Mobility Vehicles to Indian Army
July 30, 2018
Russian MoD Releases Videos of Latest Missile Production, Testing
The Russian ministry of defense on Thursday published a series of videos showcasing the production, deployment and installation and testing...
Aircraft Manufacturers Vie for $60 to $80 Billion Global Fighter Jet Purchase Programs
The market for fighter jets in countries which are expected to have open competitions is estimated at US$50 billion to...
India May have to Fork out More for Proposed 110 Fighter Jets than Ever Before
The Indian MoD's plan to purchase 110 fighter jets may be its costliest fighter jet buy ever with the entire...
Beyond Visual Range Air-to-air Missiles for India’s LCA, Su-30MKI
Indias plans of integrating the MBDAs meteor missile on its LCA Tejas and Su-30MKI aircraft may not happen due to...
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Drones with High-tech Features Displayed at Dubai Air Show
One of the most interesting exhibits at the Dubai Air show 2017 occupies a corner in the Aviation Industries Corporation...