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November 27, 2024
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Louisiana Firm to Construct New Polar Icebreaker for Coast Guard Operations

The US Coast Guard has awarded Offshore Service Vessels LLC, a maritime transportation company, a $125-million contract to provide a commercially available icebreaker ship for missions in polar regions....

November 27, 2024
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Navantia Finalizes Installation of AIP Hydrogen Propulsion in S-80 Class Sub

Navantia’s shipyard in Cartagena has achieved a significant milestone in the S-80 Programme, completing the installation of the Hydrogen-based Air Independent Propulsion System (AIP) into an S80 class submarine....

November 26, 2024
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NVL Group Kicks Off Build of Reconnaissance Ship for German Navy

NVL Group has commenced construction of the German Navy’s first reconnaissance ship, the new Type 424 intelligence-gathering vessel (AGI), by cutting its steel. This initiates the fulfillment of an...

November 20, 2024
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14th Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship Joins US Navy Fleet

The US Navy has officially commissioned its 14th Freedom-class littoral combat ship, the USS Nantucket (LCS 27), during a ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts. This commissioning follows the vessel’s acceptance...

November 8, 2024
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Brazilian Navy Teams Up with EDGE Group to Develop Maritime Counter-Drone Solutions

UAE defense giant EDGE Group has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian Navy to jointly develop and field advanced counter-drone systems for naval applications. The collaboration...

November 7, 2024
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France to Deliver Two Offshore Patrol Vessels to Montenegro

French shipbuilder Kership has secured a contract to deliver two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Montenegrin Navy. The agreement, signed during a defense trade event in Paris, includes...

November 6, 2024
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Royal Australian Navy Receives Eighth Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Vessel from Austal

Austal has handed over the eighth Evolved Cape-class patrol boat to the Royal Australian Navy at Henderson, Western Australia. Named ADV Cape Schanck (313), the vessel is part of...

October 18, 2024
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The Indian Navy will equip its next-generation missile vessels with LM2500 engines supplied by GE Aerospace.

On October 17, 2024, GE Aerospace revealed that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore will handle the assembly and testing of its proven engines, maintaining a partnership since 1986....

October 18, 2024
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France will confirm its order for a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2025.

The French Ministry of Armed Forces is on track to order the long-awaited successor to the Charles de Gaulle in 2025. The next-generation nuclear-powered carrier, projected to cost at...

October 18, 2024
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries kicks off construction of the final next-gen Aegis destroyer.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries confirms it has started building the last of three next-generation Aegis destroyers for South Korea’s Korean Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system. The third ship’s...