Newport News Shipbuilding reached the midpoint in the construction of the US Navys nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) following the installation of one of the largest units on the ship
Weaponry and equipment test will be in focus as China's first domestically built aircraft carrier Type 001A embarked on its second sea trial on Sunday. However, the all-important tests of aircraft and helicopter landing-and-take off would be tested in subsequent trials; various experts were quoted as saying by Global Times
The US Navy has awarded a $146 million worth contract to BAE Systems ship repair subsidiary to repair and modernize the US Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Gettysburg, the Department of Defense announced Monday. "BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia is awarded a $146,342,267 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS...
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) has won $147
Huntington Ingalls Industries has won an advance planning contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
The United States State Department has approved sale of items and services in support of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG-90) for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Thursday
Indias Garden Reach Ship Builders (GRSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) of Bangladesh to help the country in design and construction of warships. The MoU was signed on May 8 this year
Canada's Combat Ship Team (CCST) has submitted its final proposal for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project to prime contractor Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax. Canada's Combat Ship Team combines Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship, CAE, MDA, L3 Technologies, and Ultra Electronics
The Russian Navy has received three newly built combat ships, two support vessels and one warship that had undergone repairs, cruise missiles and coastal defense missile system in the first half of this year. Three most advanced warships were accepted for service in the Russian Navy along with 49 Kalibr cruise missiles in the first half of this year, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko was quoted as saying by
Russian Navy anticipates the delivery of Admiral Gorshkov, its latest high tech ship, a day before the Naval Parade in St. Petersburg, President of Russias United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexei Rakhmanov was quoted as saying by TASS on Wednesday
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed a contract with Spanish Navantia to purchase five Avante 2200 corvettes from Navantia for an approximate $2.1 billion
Lockheed Martin has won $450.7 million modification contract for long-lead-time material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships