Russia's third Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh, has successfully completed acoustic trials, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday. "The submarine has fulfilled all tasks and specialists have gathered all required data and will be processed at Krylov state scientific center, Russias main ship research and Design Company," Sevamsh said
Swedens new government has earmarked the closure of its Defense and Security Export Agency Försvarsexportmyndigheten (FXM), the coalition said in a statement on September 30. Officials said they "agree that arms export controls over non-democracies will be tightened, including follow-on deliveries and consulting services
The United States has lifted a 40-year ban on weapons sales to Vietnam now allowing the latter to procure P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, part of the U.S
Babcock has been awarded a £2.6bn contract to repair and maintain the Royal Navy's warships and submarines
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has reportedly begun sea trials of its largest helicopter carrier, the JS Izumo on September 29. Izumo and another unnamed ship will replace the JMSDFs two Shirane-class destroyers JS Shirane and JS Kurama respectively
Saab has con a $17.9 million contract from the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration to overhaul the HMS Halland, a Gotland-class submarine commissioned in 1997
Canada wants to buy advanced technology kits to upgrade MK-48 torpedoes used on its Victoria-class submarines, the U.S
Babcock has successfully completed the design definition of the Weapon Handling System (WHS) for South Koreas Jangbogo III submarine, marking an important milestone in the project. Babcock was awarded a contract by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) to design the Weapon Handling and Launch System (WHLS) for the 3,000 tonne Jangbogo III submarine, and manufacture the equipment for the first two boats of a class of up to nine
Boeing and Liquid Robotics today signed a global, multi-year teaming agreement for collaboration on product development, maritime services and operational deployments. The initial focus of the collaboration will be to develop total integrated solutions for anti-submarine warfare, maritime domain awareness and other maritime defense applications
A new Borey class nuclear powered ballistic-missile submarine construction for Russian Navy is expected to commence this December, according to Ria Novosti. “In December, if everything goes well, we will lay down one more submarine, the Knyaz Suvorov