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Philippine Government to build two new patrol vessels

The Philippine Government has contracted the Australian vessel designer Incat Crowther to design a 50m multi-mission monohull patrol vessel. Two identical vessels of this type will be built in Manilla by Josefa Slipways. The primary role of the vessels is to combat illegal fishing for the Philippine

about 10 years ago

US Navy developing cyber-safe ship

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US Navy developing cyber-safe ship

The U.S. Navy announced that its Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is leading the creation of a virtual cyber test bed ship called USS Secure in conjunction with three Navy system commands, cyber defense leaders, and experts from coast to coast. The test bed is designed to make

about 10 years ago

DARPA to launch autonomous submarine hunter vessel

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DARPA to launch autonomous submarine hunter vessel

The ever-quieter diesel-electric submarines posing a threat to surface ships might be a thing of the past. The U.S. Navy, and NATO, who fears the evolving Russian subs, are probably looking up to DARPA’s new anti-submarine warfare “drone ship” which is now being prepared for the sea trials. U.S. Def

about 10 years ago

Scots donate wood for HMS Victory restoration

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Scots donate wood for HMS Victory restoration

Dunecht, Haddo and MacRobert Trust, three woods form Aberdeenshire, Scotland are collectively felling 11 elm and ten oak trees and shipping the wood south to donate it to HMS Victory, according to the Royal Navy. Nelson’s flagship from the Battle of Trafalgar is in the middle of a 15-year conservati

about 10 years ago

Historic cannon recovered at royal aircraft carrier jetty

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Historic cannon recovered at royal aircraft carrier jetty

Dredging operations at the HMNB Portsmouth naval base have unearthed an iron canon whose age and identity are yet to be identified. The relic was recovered during a seabed clearance which is part of a £31 million programme to dredge Portsmouth Harbour to make it wide and deep enough for the 2 new Ro

about 10 years ago

US naval reactors program keeps Kesselring, Knolls sites going

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US naval reactors program keeps Kesselring, Knolls sites going

U.S. President Barrack Obama has included a $1.42 billion request for federal funding of the nation’s naval reactors program in his 2017 budget request. This means that the Kenneth A. Kesselring site and the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, two sites involved in the naval program will be maintained a

about 10 years ago

GD contracted for further Ohio-replacement work

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GD contracted for further Ohio-replacement work

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat division a $23.6 million contract modification to continue development of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio Replacement submarine. Under the terms of the modification, Electric Boat will perform air conditioning unit detail design, prototype unit manufact

about 10 years ago

Mine countermeasure specialists visit Saab’s ROV facility

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Mine countermeasure specialists visit Saab’s ROV facility

Saab Seaye, a manufacturer of electric powered Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) systems, hosted an international group of mine countermeasures specialists at its Fareham, Hampshire, UK facility. The group, that included the Deputy Director of The NATO Underwater Research Centre, saw a range of existi

about 10 years ago

USS William P. Lawrence sailors ace USWEX

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USS William P. Lawrence sailors ace USWEX

The crew of the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) completed the first Undersea Warfare Exercise (USWEX) of the calendar year, February 1. The anti-submarine warfare (ASW) team practiced fathometer, a sonic depth finder, familiarization and submarine detection exe

about 10 years ago

Chilean Navy orders new Antarctic icebreaking vessel

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Chilean Navy orders new Antarctic icebreaking vessel

Vard Marine, a Fincantieri company designing and building specialized vessels, announced Februaury 1 that it has been selected to design one Antarctic icebreaking vessel for the Chilean Navy. The company said the contract value was approximately four million Euros. Vard Marine has been awarded the c

about 10 years ago

Spanish Navy takes up graphene bulletproof vest research

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Spanish Navy takes up graphene bulletproof vest research

The Spanish Navy will include Marine Corps Eastern Tercio and the Algameca Naval Station in its research on the use of graphene in ballistic protection systems. The Navy is conducting this research jointly with the Cartagena Polytechnic University (UPCT) in Spain. Composed of a multidisciplinary tea

about 10 years ago

Gallery: HMS Protector completes Antarctic patrol

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Gallery: HMS Protector completes Antarctic patrol

The UK Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol ship has just completed a historic five week patrol to the East Antarctic and Ross Sea. HMS Protector is the first Royal Navy, or UK Government, vessel to have visited the region in 80 years or to have traveled so far south having dipped below 77 degrees latitude. Her

about 10 years ago

BMT, US Navy Ink Environmental Quality Programs Support Contract

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BMT, US Navy Ink Environmental Quality Programs Support Contract

BMT Designers & Planners, a subsidiary of BMT Group has been awarded a United States Navy Environmental Quality Programs Support contract at a value of $43M over five years. BMT will expand its environmental, engineering, and logistics services practice to support the program and other similar clien

about 10 years ago

Indian Navy test-fires new surface to air missile

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Indian Navy test-fires new surface to air missile

The Indian Navy has carried out the maiden firing of its newly developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) on December 30. The firing was undertaken on the Western Seaboard by INS Kolkata, wherein the missile successfully intercepted an aerial target at extended ranges, the Navy said. Apart

about 10 years ago