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A long-planned upgrade for Taiwan’s two Dutch-built Hai Lung-class submarines will soon get underway after the project was given clearance by Netherlands-based RH Marine following a year-long evaluation into the …
Taiwanese Navy Submarine Upgrade Project Comes into View Read More British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) contract with BAE Systems on May 14 for the delivery of the seventh and final Astute nuclear-powered attack submarine …
U.K. Royal Navy Gets the Go-Ahead for 7th Astute Submarine Read More Saudi Arabia has finalized a purchase of Spanish corvettes. After a negotiating period lasting over two years, Riyadh completed a ‘framework agreement’ for the acquisition of five Avante 2200 corvettes, …
Saudi Arabia to Procure Spanish Corvettes Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The final shape of the U.K. Royal Navy’s Astute program is becoming clearer: three submarines are in service; three submarines are …
U.K. Royal Navy’s Successor Class SSBN(R) Likely To Be Equipped With Type 2076 Sonar Read More Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard, located in Kiel, has begun work on the first of Israel’s Sa’ar 6 corvettes. In a ceremony on Wednesday, TKMS formally cut steel for …
Germany Begins Israeli Sa’ar 6 Corvette Construction Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Navy’s pressing requirement for modern mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) continues to take a back seat to bureaucratic bungling, “Make …
Another Tender, Another Failure as India Seeks to Reboot Its Minesweeper Project Read More Saudi Arabia has reportedly completed a contract for the acquisition of three patrol vessels from French firm CMN. La Tribune reported on January 2, 2018, that Saudi Arabia had made …
Saudi Arabia Orders French Patrol Vessels Read More The United Arab Emirates is considering a purchase of two Gowind 2500 corvettes. La Tribune reported on November 6, 2017, that the UAE has entered discussions with France over the …
UAE Negotiating for Two Corvettes Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. As DCNS continues on its restructuring path, the company took another step in this direction and renamed itself Naval Group …
Naval Group Looks to International Growth With Fincantieri Tie-up Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Five hundred years of naval history ended in late September when the world’s last armored, gun-armed cruiser was decommissioned by the …
End of an Epoch Read More