Canada to construct up to 15 vessels under C$26.2bn programme
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Canadian officials have stated that the country is set to begin construction of naval ships under a C$26.2bn ($21.5bn) programme early in the next decade.
The project, which will see the construction of 15 vessels to replace three destroyers and 12 frigates, was originally announced by the Canadian Government in 2010.
The budget of this programme and number of combat ships are not still confirmed. Officials claimed that the plan was now to construct up to 15 vessels and the exact number would not be known for another few years.
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By GlobalDataFincantieri and Finmeccanica and Raggruppamento Temporaneo di Impresa (RTI) have secured a joint €3.5bn ($4bn) contract to build a total of seven naval vessels for the Italian Navy as part of its fleet renewal programme.
Under the contract, the companies will construct one logistic support ship (LSS), six multipurpose offshore patrol ships (PPA), with four more in options, as well as one transport and landing vessel.
The Italian Navy will deploy the vessels for both standard military purposes and for civil protection and rescue at sea operations.
Fincantieri will be responsible for providing support for the vessels over the first ten years, while Finmeccanica, through its subsidiary Selex ES, will serve as the prime contractor for all of the new naval units’ combat systems.
Australian Navy launches first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer
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Israel to purchase four German corvettes for nearly €430m
The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed an estimated €430m contract with German shipyard ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to purchase four advanced surface vessels for the Israeli Navy.
The new corvettes, which will be constructed at the German Naval Yards in Kiel and the vessels are expected to be delivered over the next five years.
For this project, Germany will provide a special grant of €115m, a third of the total cost.
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According to country’s official KCNA news agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was present to oversee the launch.
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During the flight test, which was conducted on 29 April, the new, larger unmanned helicopter met all of its performance objectives.
The aircraft will now be prepared to begin operational testing, which will be planned by Northrop and carried out aboard an US Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) later this year.
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Claimed to be one of the most capable anti-ship cruise missile defence systems in the world, RAM is a 39-year US cooperative programme with the German Government that has yielded the American taxpayer more than $800m in cost avoidance.
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