Argentina Confirms Discovery of ARA San Juan Wreck
Argentine Minster of Defense Oscar Aguad has confirmed the finding of the submarine ARA San Juan at 907 meters depth in the Argentine Sea about 500 kilometers from the coast …
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U.K. Defense Equipment Plan Faces Affordability Hurdles
The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has published its latest Defense Equipment Plan, a rolling ten-year plan that outlines major equipment programs and funding plans. The plan involves an allocation …
Read More Taiwanese Navy Submarine Upgrade Project Comes into View
A long-planned upgrade for Taiwan’s two Dutch-built Hai Lung-class submarines will soon get underway after the project was given clearance by Netherlands-based RH Marine following a year-long evaluation into the …
Read MoreU.K. Royal Navy’s Successor Class SSBN(R) Likely To Be Equipped With Type 2076 Sonar
by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The final shape of the U.K. Royal Navy’s Astute program is becoming clearer: three submarines are in service; three submarines are …
Read MoreNaval Group Looks to International Growth With Fincantieri Tie-up
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. As DCNS continues on its restructuring path, the company took another step in this direction and renamed itself Naval Group …
Read MoreThe Submarine Tsunami
by 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 …
Read More Three Nations Bidding for $38.8B Australian Submarine Program
By Stuart Slade, Forecast International. Australia has invited France, Germany and Japan to bid for SEA-1000, its ambitious Collins-class submarine replacement program. The program, for 12 long-range, ocean-going, diesel-electric submarines, …
Read More Britain’s Trident Nuclear Deterrent Replacement Program is a Political, Financial Headache
by Dan Darling, Forecast International. With an election just two months away and funding pressures bearing down on its budget, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has topped up spending on the …
Read More Chinese Construction Drives Submarine Revival
By Stuart Slade, Forecast International Over the next 10 years, at least 133 new submarines are projected to enter service worldwide, according to Forecast International’s 2015 edition of “The Market …
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