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Sonar Provides “Window to the World” for Submariners, Captain Says

Brazil’s Rousseff inaugurates nuclear sub shipyard

December 15, 2014

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurated Friday a naval shipyard that will oversee construction of a nuclear-powered submarine and four others ...

Historic British shipyard shut as defence cuts bite

November 7, 2013

BAE Systems will axe 1,775 shipbuilding jobs and close the historic Portsmouth yard in Britain as government austerity hits demand, ...

Brazil Opens New Submarine Shipyard

March 5, 2013

On 1 March 2013, Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, officially inaugurated the Metal Structures Manufacturing Unit (UFEM), which comprises all ...

Austal Launches 2nd Littoral Combat Ship

January 13, 2012

On January 10, 2012, Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, “Coronado” ...