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US, Japan hone maritime patrol coordination
Maritime patrol squadrons from the US Navy and theР’В Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force met up for a coordinated maritime patrol operational procedures (CMPOP) exercise in Okinawa, Japan, recently. ...
RFA Mounts Bay nets first drugs in the Caribbean
Just weeks after Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts BayР’В embarked US Coast Guard personnel for counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, the team found their first contraband. ...
Atlas pitches MCM toolbox for new Belgian, Dutch minehunters
German-based technology company Atlas is offering a set of mine countermeasures (MCM) systems for a new class of minehunters that are to be built for the Belgian and Dutch Navy. ...
Babcock completes upgrades of Estonian Navy flagship
Estonian Navy minehunterР’В EML Admiral Cowan received a series of upgrades during a dry dock periodР’В in Fife, Scotland, Babcock International РІР‚' the company in charge of the upgrades announced. ...
US Navy's 34th LCS to be named USS Augusta
The US Navy's 34th littoral combat ship will be named USS Augusta (LCS 34), Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced on Thursday. The Independence-variant LCS is named in honor of the capital city of Maine, and is the sixth vessel to bear the name Augusta. ...
NATO's SNMG1 readies for exercise Dynamic Guard
Ships from NATO's Standing Maritime Group ONE (SNMG1) are on a scheduled port visit in Bergen where thy are finalizing planning for Allied Maritime Command led exercise Dynamic Guard 19-1. Hosted by Norway, Dynamic Guard is a multi-national exercise, ...
CP Technologies contracted for work on Greek P3B upgrades
CP Technologies (formerly known as Chassis Plans) announced it has been awarded a contract to modernize and update the mission control computers in the P3B Orion aircraft used by the Hellenic Navy and Air Force. The contract was awarded to CP Technologies last year and was prototyped in 12 weeks. ...
Northrop Grumman gets $55m to deliver five more MQ-8Cs
The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems a $55 million contract to deliver an additional five Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned air systems and two lightweight fuel cells. The company is expected to complete work on the contract by August 2021. ...
Germany continues troubled Gorch Fock overhaul
German Navy's sail training ship Gorch Fock is likely to return to sea despite a massive increase in repair costs and the fact that it has spent over three years in the docks at Elsflether Werft. The cost overruns led to an investigation which resulted in the shipyard's management being laid off. ...
South Dakota (SSN 790) entering service this week
The US Navy is scheduled to commission fast attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790) in a ceremonyР’В at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday, February 2. The principal speaker will be US Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota. The submarine's sponsor is Mrs. ...
DARPA issues RFP for development of autonomous UUVs
The US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of an undersea autonomous system that can navigate to and physically manipulate objects on the sea floor. ...
France signs €1.7 b deal for FLOTLOG procurement
The French defense procurement agency 'Direction Générale de l'Armement' (DGA) on January 30 signed a €1.7 billion contract for the procurement of four new Logistic Support Ships (LSS) for the French Navy as part of the country's FLOTLOG (Flotte logistique) program. ...
AMSC to deliver degaussing system for LPD 28
Energy solutions provider AMSC announced it has been contracted to deliver a high temperature superconductor (HTS) based ship protection system (SPS) for the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). ...
US Navy farewells last operational F/A-18C Hornets
The US Navy is set to retire its last F/A-18C Hornet fighters in a final flight ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana on February 1. The final single-seat, twin-engine, ...
NNS delivers first 3-D printed metal part for aircraft ...
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division announced it has delivered the first 3-D-printed metal part to the US Navy for installation on an aircraft carrier. The milestone was recognized during a brief ceremony on Monday at Naval Station Norfolk. ...
India's GSL to build Russian-designed Project 11356 frigates
The Indian defense ministry has signed a contract with M/S Goa Shipyard Limited for the construction of two additional Project 11356 frigates for the Indian Navy. ...
Construction starts on first US Coast Guard OPC
Construction on the first ship in a new class of US Coast Guard cutters started with a steel cutting ceremony at Eastern Shipbuilding Group's facilities in Panama City, Florida, on January 7. ...
US Navy lays keel for future USNS Newport (EPF 12)
Austal USA hosted a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the US Navy's twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the Newport (EPF 12), at its Alabama shipyard on January 29. The keel was said to be 'truly and fairly laid' as it was authenticated by Charlotte Dorrance Marshall, ...
US Navy issues RFP for TH-XX helicopter trainer
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on January 28 issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of new TH-XX helicopter training aircraft. ...
US Navy contracts Vigor for dry docking overhaul of USS ...
The US Navy awarded Vigor Marine a contract worth up to $60 million with all options exercised to complete the drydocking selected restricted availability (DSRA) of USS Coronado (LCS-4). Work will be performed at Vigor's Portland shipyard. ...