Citing shipyard squeeze, Navy wants commercial option for dismantling nuclear-powered carrier
The former Enterprise will be the first ever nuclear-powered carrier the Navy inactivates. The Nimitz is slated to be the second.
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HII: Winning trust (and contracts) as a DoD solutions provider
[Sponsored] How is the largest military shipbuilder in the U.S. and only producer of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy transforming itself into a best-in-class solutions provider for the Department of Defense?
L&T, Spain’s Navantia Sign Pact To Build Submarines For Indian Navy
New Delhi: Engineering behemoth Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a teaming agreement with Spanish building company Navantia for the P75 (India) submarine program to deliver six submarines.Valued at over 4.8 billion euros, the P75(India) submarine programme is the country’s largest defence acquisition. This agreement follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between L&T and Navantia
Defence Ministry Grants Initial Nod To Buy 26 Rafales, 3 Scorpene Submarines From France
New Delhi: In a major development, the Defence Ministry today gave an initial nod to the plans to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France.The proposals were approved by the Defence Procurement Board of the Defence Ministry and will now be taken up by the Defence Acquisition Council for discussion most likely on July 13, government sources told
NATO must avoid sea blindness in Vilnius
Among other pressing matters, NATO needs to start talking now about updating its maritime strategy, writes James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy.
India All Set To Order 26 Naval Rafale Jets
Seven years after India ordered 36 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force, advanced clearances went through today to procure 26 naval versions of the … India All Set To Order 26 Naval Rafale Jets Read More »
Littoral modesty
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This is a 2020 paper draft that was IIRC submitted to and rejected by CIMSEC (they published other drafts of mine). I just rediscovered it and don’t remember having it published on D&F (and a quick search didn’t find it, either). In worst case it…
Indian, US Navies Conclude 11-Day Military Exercise In Kerala
The two navies have been participating in joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005Kochi: The navies of India and the US carried out a 11-day military exercise in Kochi that focused on boosting interoperability and operational coordination.The seventh edition of the Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise concludes on Thursday, the Indian Navy said.The two navies have been
Defence Minister Takes Stock of Key Defence Issues, Seeks Report Within 15 Days
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the ministry at which “several innovative proposals emerged” to enhance indigenisation content in domestic defence manufacturingUnion defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday took stock of a raft of defence-related issues, including proposals to boost domestic defence manufacturing, increasing self-reliance, bringing
EXCLUSIVE: Navy tags LCS combining gear fixes at $8 to $10 million per ship
A new Navy report to Congress states that at least seven Littoral Combat Ships have either been repaired or will be in the coming months.