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Lurssen Picked for $3B Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel Construction Project
The Australian government has selected Germany-based shipbuilding company LurssenÂ as the prime contractor on a potential $3 billion contract to design and build up to 12 offshore patrol vessels. Australia’s defense department said Friday the OPV construction project will be performed by Australian workers in the country’s shipyards using locally-sourced steel. The first two vessels will […] More
by Ramona Adams November 28, 2017, 1:19 am
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Independent Review Provides Recommendations for UK Naval Shipbuilding Growth
The U.K. government has published an independent report by businessman and Anglo American Chair John Parker that provides recommendationsÂ to boost the country’s naval shipbuilding industry. Parker’s report includes a reappraisal of the U.K.’s shipbuilding efforts and will inform the country’sÂ National Shipbuilding Strategy that will be released in 2017, the U.K. defense ministry said Tuesday. The […] More
by Ramona Adams December 5, 2016, 11:24 am
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BAE to Begin UK Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship Production in 2017
BAE Systems PLCÂ plans to start manufacturing anti-submarine warfare ships for the U.K. navyÂ in 2017 after the conclusion of final contract negotiations with Britain’s defense ministry. The company said FridayÂ Britain hascommitted to eightÂ Type 26 Global Combat Ships to replace Type 23 frigates in the “2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review” and the countryÂ hasÂ invested $2.4 billion in […] More
by Ramona Adams November 4, 2016, 11:59 am

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