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by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Replacing the five original LHAs was an urgent requirement; the ships were old, had been worked hard, and had reached the …
Was the LHA-6 a Good Idea? Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Sea-Air-Space Symposium, Washington – One of the topics that invariably comes up at a meeting of naval-oriented people concerns the iniquities …
We Should Never Have . . . Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In a highly anticipated decision, Australia’s center-right government opted for a French design to meet its Sea 1000 Future Submarine requirement. …
Australia Opts for French Design in Future Submarine Competition Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The French DCNS Group has beaten competitors from Germany and Japan to secure the contract to build Australia’s next fleet of …
Australians Go French for New Submarine Read MoreBy Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. By the end of May of this year, two more Project 636.3 submarines are due to be in service with the Russian Navy. On …
Fifth and Sixth Improved Kilo Class Submarines to Enter Russian Service Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International Under Finmeccanica’s latest “One Company” restructuring effort (effective January 1, 2016), the firm is now focused on the helicopters; aeronautics; …
Finmeccanica Becomes ‘One Company’ with Assimilation of Legacy Firms Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Warships Analyst, Forecast International. The significant impact of a tsunami lies not in the height of the wave but in its duration. A tsunami may only be …
The Submarine Tsunami Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Faced with a declining submarine inventory, the Indian Navy is hoping to augment its current Project 75 order for six French-designed Scorpene diesel-electric …
Confronted by Submarine Deficiencies, Indian Navy Readies Plan for Additional Scorpene Purchase Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Best described as an umbrella-type program overseen by the U.S. Navy, the Ocean Warfighting Environment Applied Research program covers a wide variety …
A Good Water Fight Requires Research and Planning Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indonesian Navy has announced plans to procure two new submarines from Russia as it seeks to bolster its limited submarine …
Indonesia’s Planned Submarine Buy from Russia Raises Questions Read More