JUNE 22, 2018 — French naval defense specialist Naval Group (the former DCNS) and engineering school Centrale Nantes have printed the first full-scale propeller blade demonstrator for military applications to be produced
APRIL 12, 2018 — Rolls-Royce and India’s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) have agreed to cooperate on the local manufacturing of MTU Series 8000 engines in India. Under the agreement, which was signed
MARCH 23, 2018 — BMT and Turkey’s ARES Shipyard (ARES) report that the Qatari Coastguard has signed an order for an additional nine vessels. The order was officially signed during DIMDEX (Doha
NOVEMBER 4, 2016 — BAE Systems says that the first steel will be cut on the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ships in Glasgow in summer 2017, subject to final contract
JUNE 8, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group is introducing a new range of Naval Multi-Role Auxiliary Vessels offering flexibility and reducing total cost of ownership through the use of modular mission modules
MARCH 18, 2016 — The Australian Government today announced the build locations for 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) and up to 21 Pacific Patrol Boats, in addition to nine previously announced Future
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Reporting a net loss of NOK 1.29 billion ($148 million) for FY2015, the heavily offshore focused Vard Holdings today announced a diversification strategy aimed at preserving its core
Hull 390 — the future RNOV Al Mubshir — entered the water on schedule after 13 months of construction and fit out.
Based on the proven Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) platform — previously known as the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) — being built for the U.S. Navy at Austal’s Mobile, AL, shipyard, the HSSV offers a range of capabilities to support naval operations, including helicopter operations, rapid deployment of military personnel and cargo, search and rescue operations, humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions.
The shipbuilder was awarded the US$124.9 million contract for the design, construction and integrated logistics support of the two Omani HSSVs in March 2014 and construction commenced in August 2014.
This first HSSV will now complete final fitout before sea trials, prior to delivery to the RNO early in 2016. The second HSSV is under construction and is on schedule for completion in mid 2016.
Austal Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bellamy said the on-schedule launching of the first HSSV demonstrates Austal’s proven capability to design, construct (and support) large, multiple naval vessel programs.
“From our defense portfolio, Austal is currently contracted to deliver ten 127 m frigate-sized Littoral Combat Ships and ten 103 m Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessels to the United States Navy – as well as two OPV-sized 72 m High Speed Support Vessels, here in Western Australia for the Royal Navy of Oman,” said Mr. Bellamy.
“Our track record here in Australia and overseas clearly supports Austal’s strong proposition that we can effectively and efficiently deliver the Australian Government’s Future Frigate and Offshore Patrol Vessel programs,” he added.
JUNE 25, 2015 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has started construction on the first ship being built under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), the Canadian Coast Guard Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV).
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