Europe
Saab Swordfish: A Modern State-of-the-art Maritime Patrol Aircraft
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Air Platform
Indian Navy Rejected HAL Druv Helicopters
Indian domestic Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), ‘Dhruv’ offered by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) does not meet the qualitative requirements set by Indian Navy for deck operations at sea, reports Economics Times India. Subsequently, Ministry of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Chinese-built KD Keris Has Combat Deficiencies, Says RMN
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has compiled a list of deficiencies that were observed while operating the first Keris (littoral mission ship)-class vessel, and is now in discussions with selected contractors to rectify them and […]
Americas
US Navy Awarded A Contract To Build The Largest Virginia-class Submarines
WASHINGTON (GDC) — The U.S. Navy inked a deal with General Dynamics Electric Boat on Dec. 2 to be the lead contractor for the newest iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarine. The largest shipbuilding contract in the history of the […]
Europe
Turkish Shipbuilder Developed Unmanned Surface Vessel
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Babcock International Vying to Win South Korean LPX-II Aircraft Carrier Program
According to the Korea Herald newspaper, the UK Government and Babcock International, which led the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier design process, « are said to be actively engaging with their South Korean counterparts ». Babcock would […]
Americas
Secretary of Navy Touts New Frigate For Partners Navies
The secretary of the Navy is bullish on the future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) and said it may be a possible candidate for sale to the nation’s allied and partner navies. In an Oct. 28 […]
Europe
Greece Awarded Contract to Sikorsky to Produce MH-60R ASW Helicopters
American company Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the U.S. Navy to produce four MH-60R helicopters for Greece. It was reported in February 2019 that the Greek Navy is in the final stage of activating the […]
Naval Platforms
Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti
New Delhi (GDC) — The last of four indigenously-built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes (warships), INS Kavaratti, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in combat-ready status Thursday. The deployment comes with the force remaining on full […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
COVID-19 Could Delay $45 Billion Frigate Program of Australia
British company BAE Systems, which was selected in June 2018 to build nine frigates in Adelaide, has advised the government the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a shortage of engineers resulting delays on the delivery of […]