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Lockheed Martin Win Contracts Worth $882 Million
December 30, 2013 @ 02:17 PMLockheed Martin has been awarded an $108 million cost-plus-fixed-price modification for an existing contract for F-22 sustainment. Work is expected to be completed by Dec
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Russian Navy To Commission New Attack Submarine On 30th December
December 27, 2013 @ 09:13 AMThe Russian Navy will receive its first Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, on December 30, according to RIA Novosti. The submarine, designated as Graney-class by NATO, has been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia since 1993
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Electric Boat Win $121 Million Virginia-Class Submarine Lead Items Contract
December 23, 2013 @ 12:59 PMElectric Boat has won a $121 million contract for additional long lead time material associated with the second fiscal 2014 Virginia-class submarine (SSN 793) and the two fiscal 2015 Virginia-class submarines. This contract modification provides additional long lead time material for steam and electric plant components, the main propulsion unit efforts and ship service turbine generator efforts, steel and miscellaneous hull, mechanical and electrical system components
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Second Borey-Class Submarine Enters Service
December 23, 2013 @ 11:29 AMThe second Russian Borey-class nuclear missile submarine, Alexander Nevsky has entered into service with the Russian Navy today, according to RIA Novosti. The Russian Defense Ministry said last month the boat's acceptance would be delayed until next year following a mishap during a test-firing of a Bulava nuclear ballistic missile in September
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BAE Systems Wins $170 Million Trident II Missile Support Contract
December 20, 2013 @ 03:10 PMBAE Systems has won a $171 million contract to continue providing engineering and integration support to its Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, with special focus on the US Navys Trident II D-5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The current design and development of the U
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First Upgraded AB212 Spanish Helicopter Completes Flight Test
December 20, 2013 @ 12:55 PMThe Spanish Navy's first upgraded Agusta Bell 212 medium helicopter has successfully completed its test flight at INAER Maintenance's prototype integration centre in southern Spain. A total of seven Spanish Navy's Third Aircraft Squadron AB212 helicopters are being upgraded by the JV as part of a contract awarded under the AB212 helicopter life extension programme of the Spanish Navy (PEVH-AB212) in 2011
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Italian Navy Receive Second FREMM Vessel
December 20, 2013 @ 12:52 PMThe Italian Navy has received the second Frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) vessel, Virginio Fasan, during a ceremony held at Fincantieri shipyard, Italy. The delivery of the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configured Virginio Fasan vessel is part of a contract awarded to Orizzonte Sistemi Navali to build ten vessels for the Italian Navy to replace the ageing Fincantieri-built Lupo and Maestrale-class ships by 2021
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ATLAS Elektronik To Equip New Thailand Frigate With Sonar systems
December 19, 2013 @ 05:05 AMATLAS ELEKTRONIK has won c ontract to supply bow sonar (ASO) and a low- frequency active towed array sonar (ACTAS) for a new frigate of the Royal Thai Navy. Together, the two systems offer active and passive sonars for the detection, tracking and classification of underwater vehicles, such as submarines, torpedoes and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV)
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New Borey-Class Submarine To Enter Service With Russian Navy
December 18, 2013 @ 07:49 AMThe second new Borey class ballistic missile submarine will enter Russian Navy service on Saturday, according to RIA Novosti. “The commissioning of the ship into the fleet, as well as a flag-raising ceremony on the ballistic missile submarine Alexander Nevsky, is planned for December 21,” a Russian official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Thales Sign Agreement For Polish OPV-Class Ship
December 16, 2013 @ 03:32 PMThales signed an agreement worth about 100 million Euros with Poland to supply equipment for building OPV-class ship Slazak (Silesian). The agreements cover the supply of an Integrated Combat System (contractor Thales Nederland BV) and an Integrated Communications System (Thales Electronic Systems GmbH), according to DziennikZbrojny
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