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A Boost for the German Navy as Parliamentary Defense Committee Green-Lights Several Projects

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

A naval modernization package that will benefit both the German Navy and local industry received a boost on June 23 when the country’s parliamentary defense committee gave the green light …

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Defense / Featured / Naval Systems

Washington Releases Lame-Duck Shipbuilding Plan that Requires $45 Billion in Offsets

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy has released the long-awaited update to its 30-year shipbuilding plan. The public release of the strategy document was delayed early this year when then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper …

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Defense / Featured / Naval Systems / North America

Esper Charts Course for Future Navy Fleet

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper outlined plans to build a Navy fleet consisting of over 500 manned and unmanned ships by 2045.  The planned fleet features a larger submarine component, …

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Asia / Naval Systems

Turkmenistan Corvette Contract Being Implemented

May 8, 2020May 19, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

The production of at least one corvette under a contract between Turkey and Turkmenistan appears  under to be underway. Open source information, posted on Russian online forums,  indicates that construction …

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Defense / Featured / Naval Systems

FREMM Wins U.S. Navy’s FFG(X) Competition

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 - by Stuart Slade

On April 30, the U.S. Navy announced that the Fincantieri bid for the FFG(X) program had won the competition, and it placed a $795 million order for the lead ship …

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COVID-19 / Naval Systems

Could COVID-19 End Flags of Convenience?

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 - by Stuart Slade

At the moment, there are 17 cruise ships at sea, prohibited from entering port due to onboard COVID-19 infections among the passengers and crew.  More significantly, these ships have more …

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Defense / Naval Systems / North America

U.S. Navy Alters Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Plans

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy has modified its Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) acquisition plans.  Last year, the service said it would begin buying two LUSVs per year starting in FY21. Those …

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Europe / Naval Systems

Russian Amphibious Assault Ship Work Behind Schedule

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

Work on a pair of upgraded amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy is falling behind schedule. A source in the Russian shipbuilding industry told state-owned media outlet TASS on …

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Defense / Europe / Naval Systems

Zircon to be Test-Fired from Russian Submarine

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Russian military will test-fire a new missile from a submarine. A source told TASS Russian News Agency on March 11, 2020, that the Project 885 Yasen-class submarine Severodvinsk will …

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Middle East / Naval Systems

Fincantieri Announces MoU with Qatar

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

Qatar and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that may see the Gulf country procure further naval vessels from the Italian firm. In a statement on January 24, 2020, …

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