Strategic Marine, a specialist shipbuilder with operations in Singapore, Australia and Vietnam, today announced it will build the Long Term Ashmore Capability (LTAC) for Gardline Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of the Government of Australia. The LTAC will be a 40-metre On Station Vessel designed for reliable, flexible self-sufficiency on longterm deployment in tropical areas. [...]
The Dutch and Russian navies have taken steps to strengthen their maritime ties. On behalf of Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, signed a Letter of Intent with his Russian counterpart Admiral Victor Chirkov, in St Petersburg. The agreement lays the foundation for an enhancement of [...]
ANADOLU Shipyard which has successfully completed and delivered 8 LCTs (Landing Craft Tank) to Turkish Navy during 2012 has also accelerated its work on LST project in the first weeks of the year 2013. ANADOLU Shipyard has signed a contract with Turkish SSM (Undersecretariat of Defense Industries) to manufacture and build two LSTs . The [...]
Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was awarded options to build two additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). These are the fifth and sixth LCS ships that MMC has been contracted to build under the 2010 block buy contract. The award of LCSs 13 and 15 increases MMC’s backlog through 2016 and assures the company’s ability to maintain [...]
Navy Recruiting District Houston Sailors kept busy during a week in February by helping restore two communities in Houston. During the week, the Sailors helped build a park and house. Sailors, future Sailors and other members of the community laid the foundation for a new park Feb. 13 in Houston’s 5th Ward by digging holes, [...]
Photographers in Rosyth have captured the scale of the Navy’s future flagship with stunning images of work on HMS Queen Elizabeth. The 65,000-tonne carrier, due to be launched next year, is nearing completion – outwardly at least – in a huge dry dock in Rosyth on the Forth. Sparks fly as a welder toils in [...]
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Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that the Group has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the design and build of eight new vessels. This new development attests to the Group’s core strength of providing integrated capabilities and solutions to support its customers. The Group’s marine arm, Singapore [...]
The U.S. Navy and Timorese Navy commenced the first Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste exercise Jan. 25, with an opening ceremony held at Port Hera Navy Base. U.S. Ambassador Judith Fergin and Col. Falur Rate Laek, Chief of Staff of the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL), officiated the ceremony. Fergin reaffirmed U.S. support for [...]
Batch production of prospect aircraft carriers will start in Russia after 2021, and construction of fifth-generation strategic nuclear-powered subs will begin after 2030… Russian Navy, December 21, 2012; Image: Flot
Private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard today said it has bagged a Rs 485-crore order to build a cadet training vessel for the Navy. The order from the Defence Ministry to build the 110-meter vessel capable of carrying a light helicopter and achieving a top speed of 20 knots, is a repeat order, the company said [...]
