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Portugal has awarded a contract to Turkish defense company STM for the construction of two Auxiliary Oiler Replenisher and Logistics Ships (AOR+) for the Portuguese Navy. STM’s proposal was chosen …
Portugal Selects Turkish Firm STM to Build Two Advanced Logistics Ships Read More
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has announced a $780 million deal with Israel Shipyards to acquire five advanced ‘Reshef’ missile ships. Approved by the Ministerial Procurement Committee and the …
Israel Approves $780 Million Deal for New Navy Missile Ships Read More
At a time when U.S. shipbuilding, both commercial and military, is facing sizeable delays and struggles in production, some U.S.-based dockyards are working to buck the trend of laggard growth. …
Metal Shark Capitalizes on Growing Demand for Small Craft Read More
Canada began construction of its future surface combatant, which has been named the River class destroyer. Canada plans to buy 15 warships, which will be variants of the Type 26 …
Canada Begins Construction of New Surface Combatant Read More
The U.S. Navy’s Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) program provides a detect-to-engage layered torpedo defense capability. The four major systems that comprise the U.S. SSTD are the SLQ-25 NIXIE system, …
Only Thing Sailors Seem to Hate More Than Sharks is Torpedoes Read More
The program to develop the Expeditionary Fast Transport (T-EPF) Spearhead class (previously known as the Joint High Speed Vessel, or JHSV) is popular with the U.S. Congress due to the …
T-EPF Spearhead Expeditionary Fast Transport Read More
President Joe Biden has not adopted a naval expansion proposed by the previous administration, but the future of the Navy fleet remains uncertain because a new long-term shipbuilding plan has …
Biden Administration Holds Off on Navy Fleet Expansion, but Long-Term Shipbuilding Plans Remain Uncertain Read More
The White House has announced that its FY22 budget request will seek $753 billion for national defense, a 1.7 percent increase over the FY21 enacted level. That figure includes the …
White House Proposes $715 Billion Defense Budget for FY22 Read More
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 …
Washington Releases Lame-Duck Shipbuilding Plan that Requires $45 Billion in Offsets Read More
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, …
Esper Charts Course for Future Navy Fleet Read More