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The USN wants more Vertical Launch System canisters. (Photo: BAE Systems) BAE Systems will provide the USN with canisters for the Mk 13, Mk 14, Mk 25 and Mk 29 VLS. BAE Systems has obtained a $76 million contract modification from the USN to produce additional Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters for guided-missile cruisers and destroyers. The company will produce canisters for the Mk 13, Mk 14, Mk 25, Mk 29 VLS and other hardware for the USN. The contract modification also supports FMS purch...

In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple torpedoes. Heres What You Need to Remember: Diesel submarines are ideal for patrolling close to friendly shores. But U.S. subs off Asia and Europe need to travel thousands of miles just to get there, and then remain deployed for months at a time. A diesel submarine may be able to traverse that distance—but it would then require frequent refueling at sea to complete a long ...

 April 1, 2021: Taiwan ran into some legal problems while upgrading its six French built Kang Ding (La Fayette) class frigates. Taiwan is upgrading weapons and electronics, all of which will change the appearance of the Kang Dings. The external appearance is important because the La Fayette is a “stealth” design with few external forms that could make it easier for radar to detect or identify the ship. Removing the Sea Chaparral launcher behind the main gu...

 February 27, 2021: In a rare event, a new Russian warship entered service more or less on schedule. The first of the new Gremyashchiy class corvettes was accepted by the navy in 2020, as planned. Construction of this ship began in 2011 at the Amur shipyards in the Pacific coast. The ship was launched six years later in mid-2017. Gremyashchiy was completed in early 2019 and began sea trials that revealed no major problems that might have delayed entering servi...

11th January 2021 - 10:45 GMT | by Richard Thomas in London RSS Formed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has developed a unique approach to maritime force projection, and represents the force of choice for Tehran when it wants to bring about a strategic effect in the Gulf region and beyond A year on from the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani, head of its Al Quds force, in a dron...

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Why China Fears India’s BrahMos Missiles What can China do in response to the threat posed by the BrahMos missile? Heres What You Need to Remember: India is a democracy with all the messy internal political deliberations that implies—it’s not about to launch a massive surprise invasion of the Himalayas. A well-managed de-escalation wouldn’t have to carry a huge political cost. While many of us remain mesmerized by the unfolding shambles in the Middle East, the world’s two most populo...

Local Navy Contract Awards; December 08-December 30, 2020 Search December 31, 2020 WASHINGTON (Dec. 31, 2020)—The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities. Contracts For Dec. 8, 2020 L3 Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, is awarded a $15,399,324 modification (P00025) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-18-C-1030. This modification exercises an option to procure 12 AN/SRQ-4 kits and associated co...

Block V is latest variant of tactical land attack cruise missile used by UK and US navies. The USN has ordered 90 full-rate production Lot 17 Block V Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) All Up Round (AUR) Vertical Launch System missiles from Raytheon under a $145.1 million contract modification. Raytheon will also provide TACTOM AUR recertification AGR-4 spares.  Work will be performed primarily in the US with some tasks carried out in Canada and the UK, for completion by December 2023.  The Tomahaw...

U.S. Army General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a $4,620,000,000 fixed-price-incentive contract to produce Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks.  Bids were solicited via the internet with one received.  Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 17, 2028.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-21-D-0001).   U.S. Navy Koa Lani JV LLC,* Orlando, Fla.,...