Greek Submarine Completes Trials In Heavy Seas

The Hellenic Navy's Type 214 Submarine HS Papanikolis successfully completed futher sea trials at the end of September.Currently berthed as its German ship builder ThyssenKrupp Marine System's (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Papanikolis is the first vessel to be built as part of a contract for three Type 214 boats signed between the company and the Greek Ministry of Defence (MoD) in February 2000; subsequently a further boat was ordered in May 2002.

6 French Nuclear Submarine

Delegation Generale Pour l'Armament (DGA) of France signed a contract on June 26 by DCNS and Areva-TA for the purchase nuclear attack submarine Barracuda second, this program as part of the six ships that will be purchased worth 11.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Procurement of six ships will take place from 2017 until 2028, the first metal cutting has been done on the same day at the DCNS facilities, six ships will replace the Rubis / Amethyst class. Barracuda has the ability to conduct intelligence gathering missions, special forces delivery, stocking of sea mines, battle with surface ships, and would face each other submarines.

Shelde Start Building First Of Four Netherlands OPVs

Shelde Naval Shipbuilding laid the keel for the first of four new offshore patrol vessels (OPV) destined for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). The RNLN also announced that the 3,750 ton ships being procured under project patrouillesscheppen will be named Holland, Zeeland,Groningen and Friesland.
Whith ship deliveries scheduled for 2011-13, the Holland class OPVs will be used patrolling, surveilance and interdiction in the Netherland' exclusive economic zone and in waters off the Netherland Antilles and Aruba, two 5,400 kw diesel engines will give the Holland class vessels a maximum speed of 21,5 knot.

SAAB To Suply Canadian Frigate Combat System

Saab has signed a SEK1.1 billion (USD137 million) contract with Lockheed Martin Canada to Provide combat management system for the Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax class Frigate. The Swedish group will supply a CanACCS-9LV Mk4 Combat System and two Ceros 200 directors for each ship, with a 13th package for training facility ashore, deliveries are planned for 2010-17.

The "Protector " USV ( Unmanned Surface Vehicle)

Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) or a ship without a crew PROTECTOR Armamaent developed by Rafael Development Authority as a follow-up to the emergence of terrorism against maritime assets such as the USS Cole bombing. With a sturdy hull height 9 meters (30 feet), Protector maneuvering quietly and very fast, upper profile stuctur closed and aerodynamic, modular platform design can be re-configured to meet the changing needs of the mission as the protection of troops, anti-terror, surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and landmines.

Israel Warship

In a program of radical change Israel's fleet modernization, expressed Israel's plan to acquire Lockheed Martin's production ship LCS (Littoral Combat Ship). Yet it is typical of Israel, the Navy also continues to encourage domestic industry to meet the desire AL. Current ranges need to ship 2200 tons of versions bertonase Meko A-100 is built ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), a Hamburg-based consortium is also making two Dolphin-class submarines to Israel.
Blohm and Voss Meko developed in two variants namely corvette Meko A-100 and Frigate Meko A-200 weighs 3500 tons. From discussions with the Israeli Defense TKMS, at least two ships will be built in Haifa, Israel.

German Approves Third Berlin Class Ship Contruction

The Bundestag has approved funding of EUR330.46 million (USD445.4 million) for the contruction of a third Berlin class ( Type 702) combat support ship for the German Navy.
Intended to enter service in 2013, the new vessel will be built by consortium of four German shipyard led by Flashburger Shiffbau Gessellschaft and will incorporate a number of improvements on the existing ships, Berlin and Frankfurt Am main.
The two 20,240 ton auxiliaries which were commissioned in 2001 and 2002, will be increasingly hard pressed to support the navy's five new Braunschweig class (K130) corvettes as well as its 15 Frigates.
The new ship will cost almost twice as much as its predecessors, incorporating lessons learned from operational deployments.

South Korean torpedo test

South Korean torpedo successfully tested a homemade light Cheongsangeo (Blue Shark). Torpedo with a length of 2.7 meters and weighs 280 pounds can be fired from surface ships and maritime patrol aircraft P-3C with a speed of 45 knots, the torpedo, developed since 1995 it could reach targets at a depth of 40-50 meters.

Taiwan to accept Kidd class destroyers

Taiwan received one of four Kidd-class destroyers used the U.S. Navy. Kidd class destroyers are multi-purpose originally created for the Shah of Iran, but canceled following the fall of the Shah and was withdrawn by the U.S. Navy.

Submarine Sauro (Coastal Area Specialist)

Sauro Submarine prop made a special Italian Amphibious assault, submarines chasing opponents and hit the ship above the surface in the local area. Therefore the ability to deliberately limited to cruising around the coast of Italy in the region alone.
Designed shipyard Italcantieri, Sauro formally entered operational service in 1980 and the Italian variant of modernization of this class are named Improved sauro, was introduced in the late 1980s. Specifications: length: 63.9 m Crew: 45 men, range surface: 20,385 km at a speed of 14 knots, diving range: 465 km at a speed of 4 knots, diving depth: 250 m, weaponry: 6 tube launchers, 12 torpedoes A184 units or 24 mines.

Bulava Production Beckons

Production Of Russia's Bulava 30 Submarine launched ballistic missile will start in 2009, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said after a successful flight test from the Typhoon class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Dmitry Donskoy.
Bulava 30 can carry six or more independently targetable nuclear warheads and will equip Borey class SSBNs from 2010 when the first boat, Yuri Dolgoruky enters service.

Brazil Want Torpedo

Brazilian government intends to buy 30 units of Torpedo MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology torpedo from the U.S.. This plan deals with anti-submarine weapons modernization of this country ever purchased in the mid 80's era. Funds are needed for modernization reaches 60 million dollars.

Chile to buy Harpoon

U.S. Congress approved the purchase of 20 units of missile RGM-84L Harpoon Block II to Chile. The total amount spent for the missile procurement programs reach 50 million dollars. The plan all Harpoon will be installed on a fleet of warships Dutch Navy Frigate ex newly purchased Chile

HMS Invincible early retirement

British Royal navy official resting HMS Invincible aircraft carrier in August 2005, and operates the British Navy in 1977 Invincible, by disabling the British ship now operates just one aircraft carrier HMS Illustrions ie. Sister ships, HMS Ark Royal, is currently in large-scale modifications. British Defense Ministry plans to replace the entire fleet of its parent with Varian, CVF in the year 2012.

Orion To Pakistan

Pakistan because of strong U.S. ally bet in the fight against terrorism, this superpower country the green light from the purchase of P3C Orion, recorded eight maritime reconnaissance aircraft which later changed hands and will be the eighth such aircraft worth 970 million dollars. In addition to Orion, Washington also approved the shipment of two jet fighters F -16 Fighting Falcon to Pakistan.

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat RHIB classified or new weapons for the war shallow sea. Despite the small dimension but diombak fierce maneuvering affairs, mastermind of pure RHIB. embraced the concept because rigid hull models and structuring the center of gravity right ship, 3 crew transport capacity and 8 personnel, and weapons in the bow.

Sea Jet

Various development projects future warships the U.S. Navy is doing today. One of the physical form was already labeled AESD project (Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator) Sea Jet, compared to the ships of war today, the bow of the Sea Jet fairly unique. Angle that serves as a breaking wave is made upside down.

The uniqueness does not stop until there, behind him there is a new type of propulsion called water jet device reportedly developed by the legendary British engine manufacturer, Rolls Royce. If deemed suitable to be used then the concept of Sea Jet is going to be applied to level Destroyer warships.

Indian Submarine

An Indian submarine managed to implement a series of trials, the ship is a ship Kilo-class diesel submarine, the ship was purchased India in 2002 before entering operational service, some improvements done on the ship.
Call it anti-ship missile installation of Club-S and increased combat capabilities and navigation devices hydro-acoustic.

Philippines Search Heli Attack

Like Indonesia, the Philippines is one of the Asean countries are preoccupied with the weapon. Therefore, the military armed with more adequate equipment is the best way.
Philippines Department of Defense has approved a fund worth 134 million U.S. dollars for the procurement of helicopter attack and versatile. Class heli AH-1 Cobra but the lighter, less sophisticated and less expensive is a targeted helicopter.

Battlecruiser Kirov class

Kirov is the world's largest cruiser, and several parties in the class rank fighter explorer (Battlecruiser). Kirov crammed as detection devices, such as two high-powered radar, two navigation radars, two kinds of sonar until no fewer than 13 fire control radar (fire control radar). Seabrek carried weapons including two 130mm guns, 20 long-range anti-missile Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) supersonic berkecapatan, 96 surface-to-air missile (SAM) Remote S300F, 40 medium SAM Osa-MA, 192 short-range SAMs Kashtan, 10 torpedo, 142 anti-submarine rockets and eight weapons at close range defense (CIWS) AK-630 caliber 30mm, Kirov is also capable of carrying three multifunctional helicopter Ka-27.
With two nuclear reactors that became a source of motive power, Kirov able to race without stopping while the rivals must be accompanied by the supply ship during remote operation, Granit missiles which brought a scourge of multi-variant own engagement with the program they have. If fired several missiles at once, they can share objective data with a different route.
Unfortunately, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the fate of Kirov so uncertain. Russia's financial difficulties can only operate two of the four ships that have been built, RSF and RSF Nakhimof Admiral Pyotr Velikiy.