Contracts & Tenders
Spain: Major Milestone in Construction of ADF’s Amphibious Ships
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the launch of the second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) at the Navantia shipyard in Spain. The launch represented a major milestone in the shipbuilding process and was attended by the Chief of Navy, Vice
UK: HMS Sultan’s Company, Trainees Inspected by World Famous Yachtswoman
Over 600 members of HMS Sultan’s Ship’s Company and trainees turned out for Ceremonial Divisions on Friday 29 June, to be inspected by world famous yachtswoman, Dee Caffari. In her first official engagement as Honorary Commander Royal Naval Reserves, Dee Caffari MBE, having recently been appointed b
UK: BMT Finalizes Plans for HMCS Ojibwa’s Final Resting Place
BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, will shortly commence work to enable the decommissioned submarine, HMCS Ojibwa to become the centrepiece at the new Elgin Military Museum of Naval History being built in Port Burwell, Ontario. Ojibwa has completed its route from Dartmouth, Nov
UK: HMS Agryll Celebrates 21 Years of Service
The men and women of HMS Argyll certainly enjoyed the big day – and we’re not talking about the Diamond Jubilee. On the eve of national celebrations marking the Queen’s 60-year reign, a rather lower key, but no-less-enjoyable party was held aboard the Devonport-based frigate to mark her 21st birthda
INS Vikramaditya to Start Sea Trials on June 8th
INS Vikramaditya is going to take the sea for very important pre-induction trials on June 8. The extensively modernised former Soviet-era carrier Admiral Gorshkov was scheduled to take the sea from the Sevmash shipyard on May 25th. However poor weather forecast delayed the ship’s trials. But, accord
DSNS, Ministry of Defence of Indonesia Sign SIGMA 10514 Contract
The Ministry of Defence of Indonesia and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), the Netherlands today signed a contract for the engineering, build and delivery of a SIGMA 10514 Guided Missile Frigate, PKR – Perusak Kawal Ruda. The PKR will be built for the Indonesian Navy, TNI AL, and is to be del
UK: HMS Diamond Ready for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
Bae Systems has recently completed a scheduled programme of engineering for HMS Diamond in time for her to take top billing and launch Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on 1 June 2012. The engineering work was completed to a very demanding schedule, by the Type 45 Class Output Man
Russia: Zvezdochka to Launch NF Diesel Electric Submarine B-800 Kaluga
Northern Fleet (NF) diesel electric submarine B-800 Kaluga on May 26 left covered slipway for further launching after modernization at… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 29, 2012
Spain: DCNS to Present Underwater Innovations at UDT
The 2012 edition of the annual UDT Europe show – a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – will be held in Alicante, Spain, from 29 to 31 May. DCNS specialists will present papers and displays on some of the Group’s latest technologies. A consistent innovator thanks to its R
USC to Deliver Five Borey Class Nuke Subs to Russian MoD
A contract for delivery of a set consisting of five Borey class nuclear submarines has been signed on Friday by the Russia’s Defense Ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Alexei Kravchenko confirmed to RIA NOVOSTI on May 28. Reportedly, no further details are known about the contract s
Sperry Marine Supplies Advanced IBS to Swedish Coast Guard
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit is supplying advanced integrated bridge systems (IBS) for the new class of patrol boats being built for the Swedish Coast Guard. The IBS for the new Swedish patrol boats is based on Northrop Grumman’s advanced VisionMaster FT™ technology, wh
UK: Huge Section of Hull for HMS QE Left BAE Systems
A huge section of hull for HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, the first of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the UK Royal Navy, has left BAE Systems’ Portsmouth facility to embark on a four day journey to the east coast of Scotland. Employees watched as the large sea-going barge carrying
Norway Reluctant to Renounce Its Submarine Fleet
NATO summit, taking place in Chicago, hosted tabling of various burning topics including reduction of national submarine fleets under the ‘smart defense’ concept, the Barents Observer informed. Namely, the said concept suggests that not all allied nations should have all possible military capacities
UK Companies to Design Next Generation of Nuclear Deterrent Submarines
Contracts worth £350m have been awarded today to UK companies to design the next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines, sustaining hundreds of British jobs. The first Successor submarine is due to be delivered in 2028, replacing the Vanguard Class submarines which currently carry the UK’s nucle