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Brazil to boost military presence to protect Amazon
Brazil will boost its military presence in the Amazon region to protect its huge natural resources from any external threat, Defense Minister Celso Amorim told the Senate. “The commitment to the defense of the Amazon is fundamental. Navy, Air Force, all services will boost their presence in the Amazon in the next few years,” he [...]
US Navy Names Five New Submarines
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next five Virginia-class attack submarines will be named the USS Illinois, the USS Washington, the USS Colorado, the USS Indiana, and the USS South Dakota. Mabus named the Virginia-class submarines to honor the great contributions and support these states have given the military through the years. [...]
State Contract for Borey-Class Submarines Faces Delays
A contract to build Borey class submarines, the most costly of the 2012 state defense orders, faces delays over pricing, the Kommersant daily said on Saturday citing shipbuilding and defense sources. “The defense ministry is again dissatisfied with the price substantiation, so the signing of the contract is ruled out in the near future,” a [...]
Nuclear Submarine INS Chakra Inducted into Indian Navy
Tethered to the jetty, the 8,140-tonne steel shark floated menacingly as if waiting to break free. Soon, it will, to prowl silently underwater for extended periods, hunting for enemies to track and kill. The 8,140-tonne nuclear-powered attack submarine INS Chakra, with lethal ‘hunter-killer’ and intelligence-gathering capabilities, was formally inducted into Indian Navy on a 10-year [...]
India to Deploy Two Nuclear Submarines
India will operate two nuclear powered submarines soon as it inducts the Russian Nerpa and launches the indigenous INS Arihant, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Chief V K Saraswat said on Saturday. “INS Arihant is in advanced stages. It will be ready for operations within the next few months,” he was quoted by The [...]
Indian Firms Win First Scorpene Subcontracts
DCNS, a world leader in naval defence, signed through DCNS India a contract with SEC Industries worth Rs 310-cr (approximately €50 million) for the local manufcture of equipment for the P75 Scorpene submarines*. DCNS India** signed a contract with SEC Industries for the manufacture of equipment (hull hatches, cofferdam doors, knuckle hoses, ballast vent valves, [...]
New device invisible to magnetic fields: study
European researchers said Thursday they have created a device invisible to a static magnetic field that could have practical military and medical applications. Fedor Gomory and colleagues in Slovakia and Spain designed a cloak for a direct current, or dc, magnetic field that is static and produced by a permanent magnet or coil carrying a [...]
Taiwan’s navy to push submarine bid: report
Taiwan’s navy will ask parliament to fund the purchase of up to eight new submarines within the next two months, reviving an acquisition that has been in limbo for over a decade, local media said Monday. The navy may not necessarily buy US technology and is looking at three different countries as potential suppliers, the [...]
Russian nuclear sub was armed during fire: report
A massive Russian navy submarine was armed with long-range nuclear missiles when it caught fire while undergoing repairs at a northern dock late last year, a respected weekly reported on Monday. In a cover article entitled “Russia Narrowly Avoided a Second Chernobyl,” the Vlast weekly said the crew of the Yekaterinburg had ignored regular practice [...]
