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3 April

Austal Turns Down Hanwha’s Unsolicited Takeover Bid

Austal confirmed that it received an unsolicited bid from Hanwha to acquire the Australian shipbuilding giant for up to $663 million.

3 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Navy Review Exposes Major Shipbuilding Delays in Nine Key Programs

A recent US Navy review has exposed major delays in nine of the service’s key shipbuilding programs, with some of them lagging by as much as three years.

3 April

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Indonesia Buys Two Submarines From France’s Naval Group

Indonesia has ordered two Scorpene-class attack submarines from France's Naval Group as part of a defense cooperation agreement signed in 2021.

1 April

Sea

Juster Domingo

Indonesia Taps Italy’s Fincantieri for Two OPVs

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a $1.3-billion deal to supply Indonesia with two Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels.

1 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

Raytheon’s Enhanced SM-6 Missile Intercepts Ballistic Target in Sea Trial

Raytheon has announced another successful sea-based trial of its Standard Missile-6 following a recent software upgrade.

Mar- 2024 -

22 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China ‘on Track’ for Potential Taiwan Invasion by 2027: US Admiral

A US military commander has claimed that China is currently on track in its preparations for a potential invasion of Taiwan by 2027.

22 March

Sea

Joe Saballa

Australia Picks BAE to Build Multibillion-Dollar Nuclear Submarines

The Australian government has selected BAE Systems to build its new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.

19 March

Sea

An artist's rendering of the F-110 frigate. The ship is painted gray, and is seen sailing across blue waters. The background is a clear blue sky.

Juster Domingo

Lockheed, Navantia Extend Naval Combat Systems Partnership

Lockheed Martin and Navantia have signed a deal extending their 27-year naval combat systems partnership for three more years.

18 March

Sea

HMS Sutherland, a UK Royal Navy frigate, is seen sailing on calm waters. The gray ship has "F81" painted in black on its side. Around 60 of its crew members are seen standing on deck, wearing their navy blue uniforms and white sailor hats. The sky is shrouded in light gray clouds.

Juster Domingo

HMS Sutherland Returns as UK Concludes Type 23 Frigate Upgrades

The UK Royal Navy's HMS Sutherland has completed its life extension refit at the Devonport Naval Base in southwest England.

13 March

Sea

A uniformed French Navy personnel has his back turned against the camera as he sits in front of a computer system with three computer screens propped up on a table. The screens show what appears to be the interface of Thales' Expeditionary Portable Operations Centre (e-POC). The left screen displays a topographic map, and the middle screen shows various data through lines and graphs. The screen on the right appears to be displaying a blue-violet wallpaper.

Juster Domingo

Thales Delivers Unmanned Mine-Clearing Ops Center to French Navy

Thales has developed a mission planning, management, and analysis demonstrator for the French Navy's mine-clearing operations.

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