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by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The decision to use the LPD-17 design as the baseline for the LX(R) has opened up a major discussion on the …
Major Expansion of U.S. Navy Amphibious Warfare Fleet? Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The older generation Eledone (technology- based) sonars such as the TSM-2233 are being phased out by newer sonars like the S-Cube and …
S-Cube the Sonar of Choice for New Submarines Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Ten sailors are missing and five were injured after DDG-56 USS John S. McCain was involved in a collision with the …
There Is Something Wrong With Our Ships Today – And There Is Something Wrong With Our System Read More
The Russian Navy will receive two Project 636.3 submarines before the end of 2020. In a statement released on Monday and cited by Tass News Agency, the Russian Ministry of …
Pacific Fleet Will Receive Two Submarines in 2020 Read More Iran will soon put into service a new submarine. IHS Jane’s, citing the Iranian Ministry of Defense, reported on August 9, 2017 that Iran’s first Fateh class submarine will be …
Fateh Submarine to Enter Iranian Navy in September Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With the original group of Dolphin-class submarines designed to have a hull life of 30 years and a design initiation-to-commissioning cycle …
Dolphins in Trouble Read More Qatar has purchased seven vessels from Italy in a nearly $6 billion deal. On August 2, 2017, Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, announced that his country had …
Qatar Purchases Seven Italian Naval Vessels Read More Russia has floated out a new Project 20380 corvette. Amur Shipyard, in Russia’s Far East, floated out the newest Project 20380 corvette, Gromkiy, on July 28, 2017. The vessel was …
Gromkiy Floated Out Read More Russia has commissioned a new corvette into service with the Pacific Fleet. On July 20, 2017, the Pacific Fleet officially held a flag-raising ceremony to mark the introduction of Sovershennyy …
Sovershennyy Corvette Enters Service Read More Both Egypt and Turkmenistan have expressed interest in acquiring Buyan missile boats from Russia. In an annual report from Zelendolsk Shipyard, as reported by BMPD, the firm noted that customers …
Egypt and Turkmenistan Considering Buyan Missile Boat Purchases Read More