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BAE Systems has awarded a subcontract to Thales UK to deliver a fully integrated search and attack submarine sonar system, the Sonar 2076, for installation on the fifth UK Royal Navy...
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US Navy conducts fleet experiment on USVs
The US Navy has conducted a follow-on fleet experiment on unmanned surface vessels (USVs) equipped with non-lethal weapons off the shoreline of Fort Eustis, Virginia,...
HMS Lancaster completes refit, ready to undergo sea trials
The UK Royal Navy’s Duke Class Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster has completed a 16-month, £22m refit at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, and is set to undergo sea trials off the South Coast for the...
HMS Dauntless deployed to Falklands
The UK Royal Navy’s second of six Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dauntless, is due to set sail from Portsmouth, UK, on its maiden voyage off the coast of the Falklands Islands in the South...
Fincantieri launches Ganthoot patrol vessel for UAE Navy
The first of two stealth patrol vessels for the UAE Navy, Ganthoot, has been launched by Fincantieri shipyard as a part of the navy’s Falaj 2-class...
UK to send additional warships to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy is ready to send additional warships through the sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz amidst Iranian threats to block the waterway in retaliation for EU sanctions,...
USS Porter completes live-fire exercise of gun weapon systems
The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) has successfully completed a live-fire exercise of its complete range of gun weapon systems as part of the...
Indian Navy receives Nerpa nuclear submarine from Russia
Russia has finally handed over the long-awaited Akula II-class K-152 Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine to the Indian Navy after more than two years of...
Spanish Navy's fifth F-100 class frigate prepares for sea trials
The Spanish Navy's fifth F-100 Alvaro de Bazan class frigate Cristobal Colon, which is currently under construction in Navantia, is preparing to undergo sea trials after a period of dry docking...
Construction begins on first US Navy mobile landing platform ship
Construction on the US Navy's first mobile landing platform (MLP) ship has been marked by the keel laying at General Dynamics' (GD) NASSCO's shipyard in San Diego,...
French Navy receives third BPC Dixmude frigate
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has taken delivery of the third Mistral-class projection and command (BPC) ship, Dixmude, three months ahead of the initial contract...
US Navy receives USNS Howard frigate
The US Navy has received the missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25), which is slated to replace the existing USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) ship, from VT...
US Navy to christen fourth Independence-class LCS
The US Navy will christen the recently launched fourth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Coronado, on 14 January 2012 at Austal's Mobile facility in Alabama,...
HMS Daring sails on its maiden deployment
The UK Royal Navy's first Type 45-class destroyer HMS Daring has set sail on its maiden deployment off the east of Suez to protect sea lanes in the Persian Gulf and to maintain the navy’s...
US Navy receives final motor generators for EMALS
The US Naval Air Systems Command has received the final four motor generators from General Atomics (GA) for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), for installation in the new...
USS Missouri completes PSA trials, extended modernisation
The US Navy's Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN-780) has successfully completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) sea trials and extended modernisation ahead...
HMS Protector equipped with Lockheed WECDIS
The UK Royal Navy’s new Antarctic ice patrol vessel HMS Protector has been equipped with the Lockheed Martin-built warship electronic chart display and information system...
Indonesian Navy to procure guided-missile fast boats
The Indonesian Government is planning to procure 24 guided-missile fast boats over the next 12 years until 2024 to strengthen its navy's ability to combat threats in shallow...
USS Ronald Reagan to undergo scheduled maintenance
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will undergo scheduled maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington,...
HMS Kent to rejoin service after completing major refit
The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Kent (F78) has returned to its homeport in Portsmouth, UK, following the completion of a year-long refit programme in December...
Brazilian Navy purchases three OPVs from BAE
The Brazilian Navy has signed a $186m deal with BAE Systems for the purchase of three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the navy's Prosuper fleet modernisation...
