U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Third FY19 Littoral Combat Ship
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for one Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 31), the last of three LCS funded by the U.S. Navy in FY19. The other …
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Austal Awarded Contract for Two Littoral Combat Ships
The U.S. Navy awarded Austal a contract last week for two Independence class Littoral Combat Ships, LCS 36 and LCS 38, representing two of the three ships funded by Congress …
Read More Canada Allowed to Proceed with Frigate Contract as Trade Tribunal Reviews Protest
Canada will now be able to move forward with a planned contract award for 15 Type 26 frigates in early 2019 after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal reversed a decision …
Read More U.S. Navy Launches Third and Final Zumwalt Class Destroyer
The U.S. Navy’s third and final Zumwalt class destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), was launched December 9 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard. The ship is …
Read More Keel Laid for Canada’s Third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship
Irving Shipbuilding held a keel laying ceremony for Canada’s third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the future HMCS Max Bernays. The ships are built using modular construction, and therefore do …
Read More Argentina Signs Financing Agreement for French OPVs
Argentine Minister of Finance Nicolás Dujovne has signed a EUR319million ($363.2 million) financing agreement with Credit Agricole, Natixis, and Banco Santander SA for the Recuperación de la Capacidad de Patrullado …
Read MoreGeneral Electric to Continue Powering the Arleigh Burke Class
by Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer has three “flights” (variants), the latest being the third and most advanced. Advanced is a key word here, because …
Read More Indian Navy’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to be inducted in 2020
The first of what will be two indigenous aircraft carriers for the Indian Navy is planned for induction in 2020 according to statements on December 3 by the commander of …
Read More Canadian Frigate Program Delayed as Trade Tribunal Investigates Complaint
Canada has been forced to temporarily halt its frigate acquisition program following a ruling from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CTT). In October, a team of Lockheed Martin Canada and …
Read More Mexican Navy Wants to Build Fleet of Eight POLA Warships
In its SEMAR Accountability Report 2012-2018 published on November 17, 2018, the Mexican Navy laid out plans to eventually field a fleet of eight Patrullas Oceánicas de Largo Alcance (POLA) …
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