Contracts
Vigor starts construction of US Army’s next generation landing craft
The new craft will replace the Mike Boats which started entering service in 1959.
BAE Systems gets $170m for work on two San Diego destroyers
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair has received two contracts totaling over $170 million for the repairs and modernization of two San Diego-based Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The shipyard received $86.1 million to carry out the extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) on USS D
Australia’s final AWD destroyer begins sea trials
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. The initial trial phase will be followed by a more advanced phase of sea trials in October to test the ship
Babcock announced as Royal Navy Type 31 frigate competition winner
The Royal Navy has picked Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 proposal as the preferred design for its Type 31 frigates. As confirmed by Babcock, the fleet of five ships will be built at an average production cost of £250 million per ship. The announcement of the preferred design also means that the Royal Navy’
Royal Navy frigate facilitates autonomous systems trials
Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll has lent its capabilities to a BAE Systems team trying out their unmanned Pacific 24 sea boat in trials at London’s Docklands. The trials are part of the Royal Navy’s NavyX autonomous hardware accelerator program and will take place over the course of this week. Type 23
Seawolf submarine USS Connecticut ready for return to fleet after dry docking overhaul
USS Connecticut is one of three subs in her class.
Dutch, Portuguese frigates getting Thales’ radar electronic support measures
Royal Netherlands Navy and Portuguese Navy Karel Doorman-class frigates are getting Thales-developed Vigile D radar electronic support measures as part of their planned upgrades. The solution will be fitted on three Dutch Navy vessels, and two Portuguese Navy frigates. As explained by Thales, Vigile
UK signs maintenance deal for 2,200 military boats
The UK defense ministry has authorized a new £177 million (approx. $218.4m) deal for the maintenance of some 2,200 boats used across the British military. The Boats In-Service Support (BISS) agreement, negotiated by Defence Equipment and Support, the procurement arm of the MOD, enables spares, repai
German offshore patrol vessels getting BAE’s 57mm naval guns
German offshore patrol vessels that will be used to patrol the country’s North Sea and Baltic coastlines are set to receive BAE Systems-built 57mm naval guns. The first gun system is scheduled for delivery in 2020. German shipbuilder Fassmer is building three 86-meter OPVs for the German federal pol
US clears sale of MK 54 torpedoes for South Korean P-8As
The US state department has approved a possible sale of 31 MK 54 lightweight torpedoes to the Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy is acquiring the torpedoes for its new Poseidon P-8A submarine hunter aircraft. The proposed sale, along with associated equipment and services, has an estimate
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems to upgrade Philippine frigates
The Philippines defense department has contracted South Korean defense company Hanwha Systems for the upgrades of the Philippine Navy’s three Del Pilar-class frigates. The three frigates are former US Coast Guard Hamilton-class cutters donated to the Philippines between 2011 and 2016. The upgrade pr
Canadian frigate Montreal concludes year-long upgrade
The frigate was overhauled at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax shipyard.
Indonesian KCR-60 fast-attack craft getting BAE’s 57mm guns
A total of four locally-built Indonesian Navy KCR-60 fast-attack craft will be receiving BAE Systems’ Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns under an initial four-unit contract signed between the UK-based defense contractor and government-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia. Two of the new 57 Mk3 systems will be f
Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster welcomes back crew after two-year overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster welcomed her crew back on board as it is nearing the end of a two year overhaul. One hundred and twenty-nine crew of the Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster have moved back on board the ship, breathing new life into the 4,500-ton warship following a two year over