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Austal has launched the first High Speed Support Vessels being built for the Oman
Austal (ASX:ASB) has launched the first of two 72m High Speed Support Vessels (HSSV’s) being built for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO)
Hull 390...
U.S. Amphibious Forces Participated in the Turkish-led and Hosted Amphibious Exercise Egemen 2015
U.S. amphibious forces participated in the Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise Egemen 2015
The exercise is designed to enhance operational and tactical-level expeditionary warfare skills,...
Russia to lease another nuclear sub to India in December
An agreement on leasing another Russian nuclear-powered submarine to India is to be signed at the Russian-Indian summit in December, a source at India’s...
U.S. Navy awards Raytheon $159 million for Phalanx production
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $159.9 million contract to manufacture, inspect and test Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS).
The contract, which...
Saudi Arabia Is Buying Four Littoral Combat Ships
The Pentagon has notified Congress of a planned sale to Saudi Arabia of as many as fourLittoral Combat Ships made by Lockheed Martin Corp....
Russia may supply to Egypt 50 Kamov Ka-52 and 32 Ka-52K helicopters
Russia may supply to Egypt up to 80 Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters and Ka-52K Katran (navalized derivative of Ka-52) helicopters designed for...
PHOTO : U.S. and Portuguese Marines execute an amphibious landing
U.S. and Portuguese Marines execute an amphibious landing in Pinheiro Da Cruz, Portugal
U.S. Navy hovercraft came from the USS Arlington around 100 kilometers (60...
China Built Electromagnetic Catapult Takeoff Technology for Aircraft Carrier
China built electromagnetic catapult takeoff technology for aircraft carrier.
The electromagnetic catapult is a system under development to launch carrier-based aircraft from an aircraft catapult...
France’s third FREMM frigate ready for sea trials
The French Navy’s third FREMM multi-mission combat frigate, the FS Languedoc (D653), has been floated out from DCNS’ Lorient shipyard to undergo sea trials...
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter arrived in Ukraine
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Odesa, Ukraine, for a scheduled port visit Oct. 9, 2015.
Porter’s presence in Ukraine...
Turkish Navy Landing ship TCG Bayraktar (L-402) launched
TCG Bayraktar (L-402) is a Turkish Navy landing ship, which was built in Turkey and launched in October 2015
The contract for the construction of...
Myanmar Navy ordered six Super Dvora Mk 3 FAC from Israel
Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing ccompanied by Vice-President of IAI RAMATA Mr. Nitzan Shaked, they rode and examined FAC Super Dvora...
Russian Navy Positions Itself Off the Coast of Latakia
The Russian Air Force is busy carrying out numerous airstrikes around Syria, leaving certain areas vulnerable to attacks from the Islamist rebels of both...
Arab coalition seizes Iranian boat with weapons for Yemen
Arab coalition forces waging a military campaign against Houthi fighters in Yemen seized an Iranian boat loaded with weapons in the Arabian Sea on...
Photo from Modern Day Marine 2015
Modern Day Marine is co-sponsored by Marine Corps Base, Quantico, the Exposition's home base. MCB Quantico, home to the Combat Development Command and the...
Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 by BAE Systems and IVECO Defence
The Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 (ACV 1.1) is a no-compromise 8x8 platform offering a unique mix of true open-ocean amphibious capability, land mobility, survivability,...
Egypt to buy Mistral warships originally built for Russia from France
France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt, which were originally ordered by Russia.
"They agreed on the principle and the terms...
Saab Kockums cuts first steel for A26 submarine
The construction phase for the Swedish Navy's A26 next-generation submarine has officially begun. On September 4, the first steel for the new vessel was...