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February 08, 2010
Austal to build JHSVs for U.S. Navy
Washington (UPI) Feb 4, 2009
The Pentagon says it plans to buy 10 Joint High Speed Vessels that may have marines and special-operations SEALS going to combat onboard aluminum, twin-hulled catamaran offshoots of successful civilian ferries. The Pentagon says the plan includes use of the JHSV by the Navy and Army in a wider variety of military missions being considered. Austal, the program's prime contractor, ... read more

French sub tests M51 with success
Paris (UPI) Jan 29, 2009
The French navy has successfully carried out an unarmed submarine launch of an M51 ballistic missile, the Defense Ministry in Paris says. The test, conducted from the Bay of Audierne in northwest France, was accomplished "as scheduled," marking the fourth such successful test of M51 missiles conducted carried out between 2006 and 2008. The test, said a statement from the French M ... more

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UAE Navy Orders Two Stealth Vessels
Trieste, Italy (SPX) Jan 28, 2010
Fincantieri has gained a further important new order from the United Arab Emirates Navy for the construction of two stealth vessels, "Falaj 2". The contract includes an option for a further two sister ships for the UAE Navy and technology transfer from the Company to a local shipyard. Two of the four vessels will be built at the Group's Italian shipyards, with delivery scheduled in the sec ... more

New combat ship joins U.S. Navy
Washington (UPI) Jan 21, 2009
The Littoral Combat Ship Independence has joined the U.S. Navy despite plans by the Pentagon to kill a series of arms and defense programs. The USS Independence was commissioned earlier this week at a ceremony in Mobile, Ala. The ship is the first LCS of the General Dynamics variant, but one of two sea frames being manufactured. As part of the General Dynamics group, Australia-ba ... more

NASA designs one-person hovercraft
Hampton, Va. (UPI) Jan 20, 2009
NASA Wednesday unveiled its design for a one-person aircraft that would take off vertically, hover, and then cruise horizontally, U.S. officials said. The nearly silent 12-foot-tall Puffin would stand on end like a space ship, lift off vertically and then cruise horizontally with the pilot lying prone as if in a glider, NASA said in a release. The twin-engine Puffin was designed ... more

Israel, Germany in sub deal negotiations
Berlin (UPI) Jan 20, 2009
Israeli and German officials discussed military deals at a bilateral Cabinet meeting in Berlin, with a controversial sub order likely topping the agenda. Israel has already ordered five submarines of the Dolphin class and is now looking to buy a sixth vessel for an estimated $700 million. Germany has helped fund all previous deals and Tel Aviv hopes that it will do so again. For ... more

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    Russia, Vietnam ink submarine, arms deal
    Moscow (UPI) Dec 21, 2009
    Russia and Vietnam have signed a string of arms deals, including Hanoi's purchase of submarines and jet fighters from Moscow. The deals elevate Vietnam to one of the top clients of the Russian arms industry and revive ties between Moscow and the former Soviet-era ally. The agreements were signed during a recent visit to Moscow by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and in the ... more

    US Congress uneasy over French warship sale to Russia
    Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2009
    France's plans to sell a powerful warship to Russia, which has unsettled Georgia and other neighbors, has drawn fire in the US Congress where some warned against NATO arms sales to Moscow. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced a non-binding resolution urging President Barack Obama to press Paris to cancel the transaction ... more

    Navy Mine Hunter Finishes Deployment With A Bang
    London, UK (SPX) Dec 15, 2009
    Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Quorn has successfully completed a challenging multi-national exercise in the Baltic, closing out a five-month deployment as part of a NATO task group. The 1,000-tonne, Hunt Class mine hunter has been deployed with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) since July and has seen operations on both sides of the Atlantic. The recent Danish-led ... more

    Berlin wants to keep sub maker in German hands: report
    Berlin (AFP) Dec 13, 2009
    The German government is pushing to prevent foreign investors buying a majority stake in submarine maker Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), the Spiegel weekly reported on Sunday. Representatives from the German economy ministry were in talks with two German companies that have expressed an interest in HDW, which is currently owned by steelmaker ThyssenKrupp, Spiegel said, without naming its ... more

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