News About Ships and Submarines 19-NOV-09 en-us Singapore (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - Russia is to build up its navy over the coming decade, President Dmitry Medvedev announced on Monday, as he visited a Russian guided missile cruiser in Singapore.]]> New York NY (SPX) Nov 10, 2009 - USS New York (LPD 21), the fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, was commissioned in a ceremony held in the shadow of the city for which it is named. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, a former New York senator, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony.]]> Canberra, Australia (UPI) Nov 6, 2009 - The Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to the Rand Corp. to report on the country's manufacturing capability to produce a dozen submarines.]]> Taipei (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 - Taiwan said Wednesday that its giant neighbour China has started building its first aircraft carrier, a move analysts have said could raise military tensions in the region.]]> Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2009 - Greg Combet, Acting Minister for Defence, has announced that a contract had been signed with the United States RAND Corporation to complete a Domestic Design Study for the Future Submarine Project, SEA 1000.]]> Paris (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 - France is sending a warship to Russia ahead of a groundbreaking deal for the purchase of a helicopter carrier.]]> Manassas VA (SPX) Oct 22, 2009 - The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $17.5 million contract to upgrade existing anti-submarine warfare systems aboard the P-3C Orion aircraft to improve current acoustic capabilities and significantly reduce parts obsolescence.]]> Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2009 - Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has announced that Australia's $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project was progressing well and would commence hull construction in the next few months.]]> Paris (UPI) Oct 9, 2009 - DCNS has signed a contract to deliver three additional FREMM multi-mission frigates for the French navy.]]> Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2009 - On 2 September 2009, DCNS signed a contract to supply and install torpedo countermeasures for the French Navy's entire submarine fleet. This new success further strengthens the Group's international standing as a world leader in underwater weapons.]]>