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Italian Navy seeks to develop new dual-use warships
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 The Italian Navy is seeking to develop a new generation of low-cost vessels with dual-use capability, chief admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi has...

Sagem to support Singapore Navy’s littoral mission vessel class programme
Friday, May 17, 2013 The Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has awarded a contract to Sagem (Safran) to develop and deliver a new gun fire-control system (GFCS) in support of the Republic of Singapore...

GD to act as PSEA for US Navy’s 14 and 16 LCS ships
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Austal has selected General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems to serve as the platform systems engineering agent (PSEA) in support of littoral combat ships (LCS) 14 and 16 for the US...

HMS Astute submarine readies for frontline service
Thursday, May 16, 2013 HMS Astute (S119), the UK Royal Navy's first of seven Astute-class nuclear-powered submarines, has successfully completed its final sea trials in the US, marking readiness for its...

HMS Illustrious validates QinetiQ’s PRIME email management tool capability
Thursday, May 16, 2013 The UK Royal Navy Command has successfully completed testing of QinetiQ's new onboard email management tool, PRIME, as part of a programme aimed at enhancing the Royal Navy's maritime wide...

HMS Queen Elizabeth’s construction nears completion
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 BAE Systems has rolled out the aft island in support of the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at the company's Scotstoun yard on the north...

Australia to release tender for Adelaide-class fleet maintenance contract
Friday, May 10, 2013 The Australian Defense Materiel Organisation (DMO) has received technical clearances to float a request for tender (RFT) for group maintenance of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN)...

Babcock to provide through-life support for HMS Scott
Friday, May 10, 2013 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Babcock to provide through-life engineering support for the Royal Navy's only ocean survey vessel, HMS Scott...

HII to continue US Navy’s CVN 79 construction preparation work
Thursday, May 09, 2013 Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has received a follow-on contract for the supply of materials for the construction of the US Navy's second Gerald...

HMS Montrose successfully test-fires Harpoon anti-ship missile system
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 HMS Montrose (F236), the UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate, has demonstrated its combat power by successfully test-firing the Boeing-built Harpoon anti-ship missile as part of a...

Russian Navy to commission third Steregushchy-class ship
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 The Russian Navy is set to receive its third Steregushchy-class (Project 20380) corvette, Boiky, on 16 May from St Petersburg's Severnaya Verf...

GE to supply additional gas turbines for US Navy’s 14th and 16th LCS
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Austal has awarded a subcontract to GE Marine to deliver four LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines in support of the US Navy's 14th and 16th Independence-variant littoral combat ships...

USS Minnesota submarine completes first sea trials
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 USS Minnesota (SSN 783), the US Navy's tenth Virginia-class submarine, has successfully completed its first at-sea tests and evaluations, also known as alpha sea trials, at Huntington...

HMS Dragon’s crew conduct manual testing of weapon systems
Friday, May 03, 2013 HMS Dragon (D35), the UK Royal Navy's fourth Type 45 Daring-class destroyer, has once again demonstrated the capability of its onboard weapon systems during a target practice exercise in the...

Final waste management system delivered for HMS Prince of Wales
Friday, May 03, 2013 Babcock has successfully delivered the sixth and final wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), a key component of the integrated waste management system (IWMS), for installation onto the UK Royal...

USS Anchorage LPD 23 set for commissioning
Thursday, May 02, 2013 The US Navy is scheduled to commission the seventh San Antonio-Class amphibious transport dock ship, USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during a ceremony on 4 May in Alaska,...

Israeli Navy launches fifth Dolphin-class submarine
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) and Ministry of Defence have launched the fifth Dolphin-class submarine, INS Rahav, during a ceremony at the shipbuilding division of Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems...

DCNS delivers final Skjold-class FPB to Royal Norwegian Navy
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 The Royal Norwegian Navy has received the sixth and final Skjold-class fast patrol boats (FPB) from...

Babcock’s life raft completes harbour acceptance trials on HNLMS Walrus
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 The Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN) Babcock-built containerised life raft system, equipped onboard the first Walrus-class submarine HNLMS Walrus (S802), has successfully completed...

Fincantieri launches UAE Navy's second Falaj 2-Class vessel
Friday, April 26, 2013 The UAE Navy's second Falaj 2-Class patrol vessel, Salahah (P 252), has been launched during a ceremony held at Fincantieri's shipyard in Muggiano,...