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France launches attack submarine Suffren

Suffren boats will be more silent, durable, and deadly than their predecessors.

UK investing in further laser weapon development

The MoD has earmarked £130m for three Directed Energy Weapons demonstrators.

UK RTA workers taking industrial action over pay

Britain’s maritime union RMT confirmed that a program of industrial action involving nearly 700 workers at ...

Canada's surface combatant project to cost C$4.6B per ship

An updated estimate of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program indicates that the Canadian government is ...

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India seeking partners in P-75(I) project

The Indian government has issued an expression of interest (EOI) seeking potential partners for the navy’s ...

Italian, French shipbuilding majors sign JV agreement

Italy’s Fincantieri and France’s Naval Group last week signed the “Alliance Cooperation ...

Leonardo kits out Diamond DA62 with maritime ISR capability

Italian defense technology company Leonardo has teamed up with Austria-based Diamond Aircraft Industries to equip ...

Norway, Germany to sign Type 212 CD contract early 2020

The Norwegian and German defense procurement agencies have evaluated a thyssenkrupp Marine Systems proposal for the ...

BAE Systems buys UUV maker Riptide

Shipbuilder and defense contractor BAE Systems announced it has acquired key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions ...

CAE secures work on CSC design phase

Montreal-based CAE announced it has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to begin work on the design phase of ...

Lockheed withdraws its LCS from FFG(X) frigate competition

Lockheed Martin will not be pitching an upgraded version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship for the US ...

France accelerates joint light helicopter program

France is speeding up its helicopter program that will see one platform replace five legacy helicopters across the ...

Taiwan starts construction of missile corvettes, minelayers

Taiwan has kicked off construction of three Tuo Chiang-class missile corvettes and four next-generation minelayers ...

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Italian Navy LHD Trieste launched

The Italian Navy’s new landing helicopter dock (LHD) Trieste was launched in a ceremony at ...

After Navy, Canadian Coast Guard to get its own AOPS

The Canadian Coast Guard is to join the navy in operating arctic and offshore patrol ships (AOPS) after the ...

Indian Navy tests cooperative engagement capability

The Indian Navy recently carried out a launch of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) aimed at testing ...

UK approves Type 26 frigate engine contract for GE site

The UK defense ministry has approved an engine order for the second batch of Royal Navy Type 26 frigates, securing ...

HMAS Arunta tests stability after AMCAP upgrade

The first Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate to undergo the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program ...

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Brazil's second Scorpene sub starts move to launch site

The first section of a new submarine for the Brazilian Navy has been transferred from the pre-outfitting site UFEM ...

Egypt launches its third Gowind 2500 corvette in Alexandria

The Egyptian Navy’s third Gowind 2500 corvette Al-Moez (981) was launched in a ceremony at the Alexandria ...

Keel laid for Australia's first Arafura-class OPV

The Royal Australian Navy’s Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program reached a new milestone on ...

Canadian Coast Guard contracts Vard for concept exploration

  The Canadian Coast Guard has awarded Vard Marine an engineering services contract for concept exploration ...

Taiwan breaks ground on new submarine construction yard

Taiwan is starting construction of a new facility that will allow the country to build its own submarines. The ...