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China has announced the establishment of a new shipbuilding giant following the completed merger of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The new company, which is named the...
The Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) – an association that represents the country’s defence small to medium enterprises (SMEs) – has called on the Australian government to “urgently review” its policy to support...
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] two contracts worth a total of $1.16 billion on Nov. 26 to produce and deliver 15 Lot 14 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters for Australia and...
Army Central Command is going to feed about 50,000 troops, government civilians, contractors and coalition partners across 19 countries. …read more Read more here:: Breaking Defense (Naval)
The US Navy has recently tested a system that couples Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) and Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) for the littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasure… [[ This is...
Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar has welcomed the first members of her ship’s company. Four Royal Navy personnel joined teams from BAE, DE&S and MCTA for contractor sea trials in the… [[...
US industrial conglomerate Curtiss-Wright has announced plans to expand its naval footprint by buying 901D Holdings, which makes ruggedised shipboard enclosures and electronic subsystems for the US Navy. Curtiss-Wright, whose existing naval products include...
US President Donald Trump tweeted on 24 November that he plans to nominate US Ambassador to Norway Kenneth Braithwaite to be US Navy secretary, replacing Richard V Spencer, who was ousted earlier in the...
Lockheed Martin has opened an office in Santiago, Chile, and hired a veteran of the region’s defence industry in a bid to spur its growth in Latin America. Patricia Tobar, who has worked for...
Key Points China is expanding support infrastructure at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island The new facilities could support long-term operations of an aircraft carrier Commercial satellite imagery captured on 19 November shows that...
The Navy announced the founding of the sixth Naval Expeditions Agility Office (NavalX) Tech Bridge in Charleston, S.C. This new office is named the Palmetto Tech Bridge and is under the coordination of the...
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday that U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. is awarded a $172,2 modification to a previously awarded contract to extend the operational service life of 23 F/A-18E/F Super...
The U.S. Navy will christen the newest Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), during a 11 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 7 at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington...
UK defense contractor Babcock has won a contract to design and build the weapons handling system for Australia’s new Attack class submarines. The contract with Naval Group, announced by the… [[ This is a...
The Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has completed its first deployment to the Middle East. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said this… [[ This is a...
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced during a 19–21 November visit to Vietnam that Washington will hand over a second ex-US Coast Guard (USCG) Hamilton-class high-endurance cutter to the Southeast Asian country. “The...
Details have emerged about a new Chinese amphibious vehicle described as an armoured breaching vehicle in a 23 November video released by state-owned broadcaster China Central Television-13 (CCTV-13). From the video it appears that...
South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) has handed over the second Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B)-class fast attack craft on order for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), according to South Korea’s...
France is setting up a new maritime surveillance mission in the Gulf and is helping to improve Saudi Arabia’s air defences, Minister of Defence Florence Parly told a conference on 23 November. “Earlier this...
The second aircraft carrier expected to enter service with China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) arrived at the Sanya-Yulin naval base on the southern island of Hainan on 19 November, having left the shipyard...
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