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New destroyer, submarine to join Iranian Navy soon: Navy Commander
November 22, 2018 @ 08:08 AMIran will unveil a new destroyer and a medium-class submarine in the next week, Irans Navy commander revealed in a news conference Wednesday. “Destroyer Sahand and Fateh Submarine will be unveiled in near future,” Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi told a news conference on Wednesday, Fars News Agency reported
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Malaysia Questions Najib over Kickbacks in Scorpene Submarine Deal
November 20, 2018 @ 01:08 PMMalaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators have reopened a 16 year old corruption probe involving former Prime Minister Najib Razak in the purchase of two Scorpene-class submarines. The former Prime Minister has been summoned to give a statement on the Scorpene-class submarine deal on Monday and the investigators are looking at whether there has been any kickbacks in the procurement of two submarines by Malaysia from French DCN international (DCNI, now renamed as Naval Group) in 2002, according to a local daily, The Star citing MACC sources as saying
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Lockheed Martin Wins MK-41 Vertical Launching System Spares Contract
November 20, 2018 @ 11:58 AMLockheed Martin has won a $7 million contract for the manufacture of spares and repair parts used in the MK-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The MK-41 VLS is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats
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US Navy Commissions Sixth Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship
November 19, 2018 @ 11:55 AMThe US Navy commissioned USS Sioux City (LCS 11) – the nation's sixth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) manufactured by Lockheed Martin, at the United States Naval Academy on Saturday. The LCS is a set of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore
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Lockheed Martin to Begin Detail Design of Multi-Mission Ships for Saudi Arabia
November 17, 2018 @ 10:11 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $282,085,646 contract modification for long-lead-time material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships (MMSC) for Saudi Arabia. This contract involves foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Lockheed Martin Wins $382M Contract to Supply Eight MH-60R Aircraft
November 15, 2018 @ 08:14 AMLockheed Martin has won a $382 million United States Navy contract to supply eight MH-60R aircraft. The contract also involves providing associated systems engineering and program management support, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Corruption Indictment Could Force Germany to Halt Sub Sales to Israel
November 14, 2018 @ 11:50 AMThe German conglomerate, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems is liable to lose Israel as a customer if it turned out that corruption was involved in the submarines case. The Germany government will not be able to export three more submarines to Israel if indictments are filed in the submarines case (case 3000)
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Daewoo Shipbuilding Receives US$577 million S Korean Navy Order for 2 Frigates
November 14, 2018 @ 10:26 AMDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has clinched a 631.5 billion won (US$577 million) deal to build two guided missile frigates for the South Korean Navy
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Taiwan Commissions Two US-made Frigates to Deter Chinese Submarines
November 9, 2018 @ 05:53 AMTaiwan commissioned two United States-made Perry-class guided missile frigates Thursday which come equipped with an advanced Sonar system to detect Chinese submarines in the Taiwan Strait. The frigates were built in the 1980s and served the US Navy as USS Taylor and USS Gary
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Huntington Ingalls Awarded Materials Contract For US Navy’s Columbia-Class Submarine
November 7, 2018 @ 05:06 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding has been awarded a $197 million contract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The advance procurement funds will be used to purchase major components and commodity material and to begin advance construction on Columbia (SSBN 826)
Russian FSB Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Bomb Car on Crimean Bridge
Bahrain Cleared for $500M HIMARS Deal With U.S.
Fresh Evidence Exposes Japan’s Unit 731 Bacteriological Warfare in China During WWII
Pakistan Navy Launches Third Hangor-class Submarine in China
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...