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Brazil inches closer towards naval ambitions
The MB's third Amazonas-class OPV, Araguari, was delivered from builders BAE Systems on 21 June. Source: IHS/Alex PapeIranian navy completes refurbishment of four vessels
Neyzeh leaves the dockside at Bushehr on 1 December. Source: IRNAIran launches new submarine class
Astrium imagery dated 27 October 2013 shows what is almost certainly one of Iran's new Fateh-class submarines in the eastern section of the Bostanu shipyard (CNES 2013, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A./IHS)USN's new amphibious assault ship completes builder's trials
The US Navy's amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) manoeuvres during builder's trials in the Gulf of Mexico on 8 November 2013. The ship is slated for acceptance trials in January 2014. Source: Huntington Ingalls Industries
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Brunei makes modest proposals for defence acquisitions
The fourth iteration of the BRIDEX defence show held in Brunei from 3-6 December attracted regional and international defence industries looking to offer products for several of the sultanate's latent acquisition programmes. The highest profile event was the local debut of the Sikorsky S-70i Black
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Electric Boat receives contracts for further CMC work
The US Navy (USN) has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat two modifications to the previously awarded N00024-13-C-2128 contract covering work on the Common Missile Compartment (CMC) for installation on the planned replacements for the US Navy Ohio-class and UK Royal Navy (RN) Vanguard-class
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USN tests ergonomic way to assemble munitions aboard ship
In an effort to stem work-related injuries and speed the assembly of munitions aboard aircraft carriers, the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed new tables to be used for weapon assembly. During a recent demonstration conducted at the Mobile Ordnance Training Team building on Naval
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Polish Navy decommissions last Tarantul corvettes
On 3 December the Polish Navy decommissioned its last two Soviet-made Gornik-class Project 1241RE ('Tarantul I') missile corvettes, ORP Metalowiec and ORP Rolnik . The Polish Navy originally introduced four Tarantul I-class vessels between 1983 and 1989. At 57 m in length and sitting at 496 tonnes,
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UK issues ITT for Type 23 power generation upgrade
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun procurement activity to upgrade the power generation and machinery control and surveillance (MCAS) systems on the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates. An Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the supply of new diesel generators was issued by the MoD's Defence Equipment
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Interview: Ray Mabus, US Secretary of the Navy
"I am trying to move the US Navy to the maximum extent possible away from its dependence on fossil fuels because it is a military vulnerability and because, as we move away from them, it makes us better warfighters." -
Re-generating Royals: projecting UK amphibious force into the future
As the United Kingdom restructures its strategic priorities and reorganises its armed forces after both Afghanistan and the 2010 defence review, Giles Ebbutt looks at how the UK Royal Marines are re-generating to provide bigger punch with a smaller force
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Israel orders additional C-130J-30 Hercules airlifters
The Israeli government has signed for two additional Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules transport aircraft to augment the four already on order, the US Department of Defense (DoD) disclosed on 3 December. A USD81.2 million contract awarded to Lockheed Martin will fund the manufacture of the fourth
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US Army kicks off initial Stryker ECP programme
The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) a USD28 million contract to prepare for an initial engineering change proposal (ECP) upgrade programme for Stryker wheeled combat vehicles. Under this award the company is to consolidate some initial upgrades into one development project
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Archangel class
Fleetlist Comment: High-speed inshore patrol craft of aluminium construction and foam collar built by SAFE Boats International, Port Orchard, Washington. Three donated by the United States government in August 2010 and a further two in March 2013.
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Damen 6210 class
Fleetlist Comment: Ordered from Damen by the Ministry of Fisheries. Equipped to conduct inspection, surveillance, SAR and firefighting, the ships are fitted with a 12-berth hospital. Ngola Kiluange was launched at Galati, Romania, in December 2012 and Nzinga Mbandi in May 2012. They were delivered
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Defender class
Fleetlist Comment: High-speed inshore patrol craft of aluminium construction and foam collar built by SAFE Boats International, Port Orchard, Washington. Donated by the United States government in 2008.
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Introduction
Notes: (1) Air Force helicopters can be used including some 116 AH-1F Vipers and 60 AH-64A Apaches. (2) There are three Gulfstream G-1159D Elint aircraft.
