Fincantieri to Build New Italian Navy Research Ship
As part of an EU tender for the Defence and Security sector, Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Secretariat General of Defence and the National Armaments Directorate – Naval…
Project 677 Velikie Luki Launched by Admiralty Shipyards
JSC “Admiralty Shipyards” (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) launched the submarine “Velikie Luki” project 677 “Lada”. During the event, Alexander Buzakov, General Director of JSC Admiralty Shipyards, noted that…
ASMAR Launches the Largest Ship Built in South America
With the launch of the new icebreaker ship “Almirante Viel”, at the industrial plant of the Navy Shipyards and Maestranzas (ASMAR) in Talcahuano, the first stage of this Unit concluded,…
JFD Wins Third NATO In-Service Submarine Rescue Support Contract
JFD has won the prestigious ‘Third In-Service Support’ (3ISS) contract, worth £63M, continuing seven years of safety critical operational assurance services to the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The 3ISS…
SECNAV Names Future Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Robert Ballard
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship will be named USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67). The future USNS Robert Ballard…
Saab to Provide Life Extension Refit of Swedish Minehunters
Saab has signed an agreement with FMV on the life extension of two Koster-class mine countermeasures ships. The order value is SEK 350 million. The contract also includes options for…
Busy NATO Deployment for FS Croix du Sud
From November 7 to December 16, 2022, the Croix du Sud tripartite minehunter (CMT) was integrated into NATO’s Brilliant Shield mission in the Baltic Sea, within the NATO mine warfare…
Carderock Supports Atlantic Thunder 2022
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers played a crucial role during Atlantic Thunder 2022 (AT22), a sinking exercise (SINKEX) conducted using the decommissioned ex-USS Boone (FFG 28), that took…
Winners Announced for US Navy CUI Tool Automation Challenge
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division in April 2022 launched a two-phase prize challenge aimed at identifying providers of a capability that would automate document and data assessment for the…
GRSE Holds Joint Keel Laying for Two ASW SWC
Keel laying of the two warships (Yard 3033 and Yard 3036) of Anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Craft (ASW SWC) project under construction by GRSE, Kolkata, was undertaken on 31 Dec 22…