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Next-Generation Navy Destroyer Set for Construction in Maine
WASHINGTON: A recent agreement among the Defense Department, the Navy and shipbuilders will enable more efficient construction of the next-generation...
China planning huge navy upgrade: commander
Beijing: China's navy will develop a new generation of warships and aircraft to give it much longer-range capabilities, its commander-in-chief...
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future Amphibious Assault Ship
WASHINGTON: The Navy officially accepted delivery of the amphibious assault ship Makin Island (LHD 8) on April 16 from Northrop...
Revolutionary New Counter-Mine Technology for Ships
ARLINGTON, Va.: Using a high-temperature technology developed by the Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Navy has successfully launched a...
USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns from Deployment
NORFOLK, Va.: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., April 18 after a successful seven-month...
Piracy Requires More Than Military Solution, Top Officials Say
WASHINGTON: Military force is only part of the solution to the recent wave of piracy in the waters off Somalia,...
Financing in Order for Brazilian Sub Procurement
RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil: According to an authorized French source, 70 percent of the commercial bank financing is in place...
France Orders Third Projection and Command Vessel
As part of the Government’s recovery plan, STX France and DCNS have been awarded the contract to build the French...
Brazil To Modernize Navy’s AF-1 and AF-1A Jets
Brazil: Embraer signed a contract, today, to modernize 12 Brazilian Navy jets – nine AF-1s (single-seat) and three AF-1As (two-seat)....
French warship detains pirates, US urges action
MOGADISHU: The French navy intercepted a pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and detained 11 fighters, officials said...
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