ThyssenKrupp Hits Reset on Restructuring
With apologies to Steinbeck, the best-laid plans of mice and conglomerates often go awry.
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Greece in Early Stages of Potential French Warship Buy
Greece is in the early stages of a potential acquisition of a pair of French-built warships. On October 10, Greek Defense Minister Niko Panagiotopoulos and French Defense Minister Florence Parly …
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CBO Releases Analysis of U.S. Navy’s FY20 Shipbuilding Plan
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has released its annual assessment of the Navy’s shipbuilding plan. The latest report covers the service’s FY20 budget request and long-term spending plans. The Navy’s …
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Turkish Navy Takes Delivery of Fourth and Final Ada-class Corvette
The Turkish Navy took delivery of its fourth and final Ada-class (MILGEM, or “National Ship”) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette in a ceremony presided over by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
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France’s Naval Group On Track for a Great Year
Halfway through its latest 10-year plan, and Naval Group is showing some slow, but promising, results. Sales rose almost 13 percent in 2018 to EUR3.6 billion, and in the first …
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Finland Moves Forward on Squadron 2020 Corvette Project
A long-awaited production contract for four new-build corvettes destined for the Finnish Navy was finally approved by the Finnish government on September 19, when the government authorized the Finnish Defense …
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Royal Thai Navy Inks Deal with China for Landing Platform Dock
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) signed a contract with China on September 9 for the acquisition of a Type 071E design (Yuzhao-class) landing platform dock (LPD) ship. The agreement, inked …
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Taiwan Dispatching Teams to Europe, U.S. as Indigenous Submarine Program Readies Launch
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to send teams of experts to Europe and the U.S. to consult with international defense industrial partners as the construction phase of the …
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Russian Navy Receiving Over Half Dozen Submarines
The Russian Navy is preparing to receive a number of submarines over the next year. Speaking to reporters on September 9, 2019, Sevmash Shipyard Director General Mikhail Budnichenko said that …
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U.S. Navy Issues Draft Solicitation for Large Unmanned Surface Vessel
The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for its Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program. A final RFP is anticipated in the fourth quarter of FY19. “The LUSV …
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