A new workboat has been delivered to a Norwegian coastal waterway authority as construction continues on a pilot station ship in China and a research vessel for a French museum. Orders have meanwhile been placed for two German electric workboats and a sea-going rocket launch base in the United States. Chinese-built pilot station vessel floated […]
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The Spaceport Company (TSC), a US-based space launch company, has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a prototype for a sea-going mobile space launch complex. TSC said the prototype will be developed to demonstrate delivery to a...
The US Department of Defense has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) a contract worth over US$1 billion for the construction of the US Navy’s fifth and sixth Constellation-class guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The contract for the lead frigate and nine optional ships, which was awarded to...
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has commenced phase two of a significant infrastructure improvement project at its Nelson Street government shipbuilding facility in Panama City, Florida. The second phase includes the construction of 1,000 linear feet (304.8 linear metres) of additional bulkhead and berthing space, installation of associated heavy weather mooring infrastructure, the extension of […]
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The US Navy christened its newest unmanned surface vessel (USV) during a recent ceremony in Mobile, Alabama. Built jointly by Austal USA and L3Harris Technologies, Vanguard is the US Navy’s first USV purpose-built from the keel up for unmanned operations and is part of the Overlord program...
The Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) program run by the US Department of Defense has become a symbol of China-US naval competition and of the West’s advocacy for a rules-based order. Operational assertions are thrust into the limelight whenever China responds to one. And barely any US...
A new type of autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) designed for maritime attack missions was recently procured by the US Department of Defense (DOD). Built by Florida-based unmanned systems specialist Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC), the 18-foot (5.5-metre) ASV was designed as a low-cost, attritable...
A commercial tanker transiting the Arabian Sea suffered damage after it was struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying explosives on Saturday, December 23, US and Indian officials have confirmed. The Liberian-flagged chemical tanker Chem Pluto was some 200 nautical miles off Gujarat state...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US Department of Defense (DOD) successfully completed the first recovery test for the crewed Artemis II s ..
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Vessels of the US Navy Fifth Fleet operating in the Middle East have intercepted and seized a stateless vessel carrying over 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles destined for Houth ..
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