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Rheinmetall is developing a total ship training concept using networked simulators, and showcased the idea at DSEI 2019 in London in September. Florian Zimmer, Rheinmetall international sales manager for maritime and process solutions, told...
QUANTICO, Va–The Marine Corps on Monday detailed its program to find a new Attack Utility Replacement Aircraft (AURA) that will likely replace its AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters, with plans to award contracts through 2023...
QUANTICO, Va. — BAE Systems has started soliciting offerings to find an unmanned weapon system for the turreted variant of the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), with plans to award up to three...
ManTech [MANT] has received a five-year, $322 million task order to provide support services for the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA), the company said on Monday. The deal, officially awarded on Sept. 3, is...
The German Navy should acquire a helicopter carrier, a high-ranking German politician said as he stressed the need for the country to invest more in its defense. Speaking to German newspaper Bild am… [[...
The Navy’s top shipbuilding officials recently said a new private shipyard investment plan will “mirror” the currently underway Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan (SIOP). The Navy’s first naval vessel long-range plan for maintenance and modernization...
WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie called his own department’s suicide hotline last night after yet another in a long line of scandals rocked the Department of Veterans Affairs last week, sources confirm....
The U.S. Navy is working to develop a technologically advanced cloud-computing environment for enhancing the agility and responsiveness of naval warfighters, according to an Office of Naval Research service news release. “The Office of...
Massachusetts-based Hydroid Inc has received a $52.3 million contract modification to increase the ceiling for production support for the MK 18 family of unmanned underwater vehicle systems. The… [[ This is a content summary...
The US Navy’s Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility earlier this month ahead of the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my...
The navies of the Republic of Singapore, India and Thailand are taking part in the inaugural Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime exercise (SITMEX) from September 16 to 20. The exercise was announced by… [[ This is a...
Russia plans to return the Kirov-class (Project 1144) nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov to frontline service in 2022 after more than 20 years being laid up at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. According to Russian...
Greater co-operation with industry is needed to improve the operational availability of the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) fleet, according to the incoming head of the UK’s Submarine Service. Speaking at the...
The membership of the voluntary Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) in the United Kingdom has doubled in the past year, according to the CEO of the company that runs the scheme. UK industry...
Indonesian shipyard PT Lundin (North Sea Boats) has completed a contract to supply and assist with the construction of 18 high-speed patrol boats for Bangladesh. Delivery of the final vessels, which have been built...
The Navy is establishing a new deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (DASN) position that will focus on sustainment, the Navy’s top acquisition official said on Friday. James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy...
The Navy is rushing to fix its long-broken ship repair and overhaul pipeline as the service prepares itself for “a generational-level of submarine work.” …read more Read more here:: Breaking Defense (Naval)
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ramage (DDG-61) visited Beirut, Lebanon, on September 14, becoming the first American ship to do so in over 30 years. During the visit to Beirut, US… [[ This...
A naval version of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-built Tejas light fighter (LCA) made history on September 13 as it performed the program’s first-ever arrested landing. The event took place… [[ This is a content...
The Royal Australian Navy’s third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), future HMAS Sydney, has started the first phase of sea trials which will test the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems…. [[ This is a...
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