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US Navy revises ship numbers downwards

The USN's 30-year shipbuilding plan allows for a fleet of 301 ships by 2040, including 66 Littoral Combat Ship frigates and 41 Joint High Speed Vessel catamarans

08 February 2010

US GAO warns of operational cost shortfalls in LCS programme

The GAO recommends that the LCS hull downselection should wait until a complete assessment of operating and manning costs has been made

05 February 2010

Remote-controlled SIMBAD offers new options for ship self-defence

SIMBAD-RC consists of one or two gyro-stabilised turrets fitted with a thermal camera and optional day camera. (MBDA)

MBDA says SIMBAD "is highly suited for ships with low crew numbers and for modern ship design requirements, particularly those relating to stealth and very fast craft concepts"

03 February 2010

Pacific 2010: Thales launches new business following long-awaited FFG success

Thales claims that its new unit will offer a full range of skills proven through the FFG upgrade programme

27 January 2010

UK, Australia begin talks on future ship projects

MoD and naval chiefs will meet in Australia and New Zealand to identify if there is mutual benefit in taking interest in specific programmes forward beyond a simple information exchange

25 January 2010

USMC chief warns of amphibious forces under stress

The Commandant of the US Marine Corps has raised concerns over the state of the US Navy's amphibious fleet

22 January 2010

DARPA looks to go deep with ASW sensor network

DARPA's objective is to introduce surveillance that operates at extreme ocean depths in order to detect quiet submarines overhead

20 January 2010

Holding steady: helicopter handling takes a firmer grip

The rapid securing device (RSD) associated with the Curtiss-Wright RAST recovery and traverse system is clearly visible on the flight deck of the destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) as an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter appíroaches during deck-landing qualifications. (US Navy)

Recovering and then securing a helicopter on a pitching, rolling flight deck is no simple business. Richard Scott examines the range of technical approaches and system solutions on offer

18 January 2010

Bearing failure is a San Antonio 'class issue', says US Navy

The bearing failure is just the latest in a catalogue of high-profile problems to have afflicted the class

14 January 2010


China to take naval forces to another level over next decade

The US expects the Chinese navy to shift from coastal defence to a more forward-leaning naval strategy of offshore defence, according to a report briefly released by the Office of Naval Intelligence

11 January 2010

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Refitted Sao Paulo returns to sea

The work is calculated to extend the ex-French Navy [i]Foch[/i]'s lifespan out to 2025, by which time it will have spent 62 years in service, 24 of them in Brazilian hands

08 January 2010

Japan to end at-sea replenishment mission after nine years

Japanese ships have resupplied French, Pakistani, UK and US naval vessels carrying out maritime security operations in the Indian Ocean

07 January 2010

Sixth Virginia-class submarine delivered in record time

The early delivery of [i]New Mexico[/i] (SSN 779) keeps the US Navy on course for a 60-month construction span for future boats in the class by the end of the Block II contract

31 December 2009

UK probes Sea Viper missile test failures

The UK Ministry of Defence and Royal Navy are examining the impact of Sea Viper air-defence system test failures on the Type 45 destroyer programme

04 January 2010

Russia commissions delayed SSN before leasing it to India

Indian sailors will train with Russian experts to prepare for delivery of the boat; this will be the first time that the Indian Navy has possessed an SSN since 1988-91

30 December 2009

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