Reliance Wins $134 Million To Design, Construct 14 Patrol Vessels For Indian
Reliance Defence and Engineering (RDEL) has signed Rs 916 crore contract with Defence Ministry for design and construction of 14 fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard. RDEL emerged winner through a competitive bidding process undertaken by Ministry of Defence with participation from almost all the private sector and public sector...
Malaysian Coast Guard To Be Strengthened With Three Patrol Vessels, Japan's Ex-Ojika-Class...
The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency's (MMEA's) patrol and surveillance capabilities will soon be strengthened with the three new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) supplied by a local company, and an ex-Ojika-class ship from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). Malaysian company Destini has won a MYR738
Rolls-Royce MTU Engines To Equip Six Turkish SAR Vessels
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to provide MTU diesel engines for the Turkish coast guard's six new search-and-rescue vessels. The ships that are being constructed by Damen Shipyards, will be equipped with two 8-cylinder series 2000 engines
Crowley Awarded $47 Mln For Maintenance Of Five T-AGOS, Two T-AGM Ships
Crowley is being awarded a $47 million contract to exercise a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of five Navy Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS) and two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships (T-AGM). Work is expected to be completed by Jan
Mexican Navy Launches Coastal Patrol Vessel
Mexican Navy has launched a new coastal patrol vessel (CPV), ARM Bonampak (PC 339), at Naval Shipyard N1 (ASTIMAR N1) last week. The vessel, based on the Damen Stan Patrol 4207 series, is known as the Tenochtitlan class in Mexico
Defence Sales Bonanza For France With US$55 Billion Deals In 2016
France has signed more than US$55 billion in large defence deals this year making one of the most lucrative periods in the countrys history of defence exports. State owned firm DCNS today signed US$ 37 billion contract with Australian government in industrial town of Adelaide for 12 diesel-electric submarines
Australia Expects To Create 400 Direct Jobs From Offshore Patrol Vessel Project
The Australian multi-billion-dollar Offshore Patrol Vessel project is expected to create around 400 direct jobs, Christopher Pyne, Minister for Defence Industry said. The MoD has released the Request for Tender (RFT) for the OPV project to the three shortlisted designers, Damen, Fassmer and Luerssen
Indian Navy To Induct 60 Ships To Boost Coastal Security
The Indian Navy is planning to induct 60 ships of various sizes in coming years to boost Coastal Security of the country. Similarly Indian Coast Guard has plans to induct 80 more vessels of various sizes in future,
Indian Navy Deploys Interceptor Craft In Lakshadweep
Indian Navys Fast Interception Crafts (FICs) that has speed up to 45 knots has been deployed to supplement the existing surveillance assets at Lakshadweep and Minicoy (L&M) group of islands. Deployed at Androth island, FICs will undertake patrolling around the Northern group of L&M islands, monitor shipping traffic and provide quick response to any developing security situation,
China Delivers Second OP Vessel To Nigeria
Offshore patrol vessel Unity, the second vessel of this type that Nigeria ordered from China, has reached the West African country's largest port city Lagos last week following a 45-day voyage. The Unity is built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, following the "Century", which was delivered to Nigeria last year,
Hindustan Shipyard To Supply Six Vessels To Indian Navy By Year End
Indias Hindusthan Shipyard (HSL) will be supplying about six vessels to Indian Navy by the end of current calendar year. The HSL flagged off the third of the 25-tonne bollard pull tugs, this week
India’s Next Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier To Be Commissioned In 2030
The Indian Navys latest aircraft carrier INS Vishal, which will be empowered by a nuclear reactor, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2030 or later. The INS Vishal will also be the first non-Western aircraft carrier equipped with the complex CATOBAR capability,
Made-for-Germany Israeli Heron TP UAV Marks First Flight Over German Airspace
Pakistan Army Tests Fatah-II Guided Artillery Rocket System
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Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...