The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth $110.4 million to convert 36 M88A1 recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) configuration.
By Sgt. Jon Cupp (US Army Images) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The fourth Improved Kilo-class submarine for the Vietnam Navy arrived home on board a Dutch heavy lift ship on Jun. 30 at Cam Ranh Bay.
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By 2020, Crimea will be defended by a silo-based Bastion anti-ship missile system, Interfax reported. This is the first application of the Bastion in silo-based configuration.
USS Firebolt (PC 10) fires a Griffin missile during a test and proficiency fire in the Arabian Gulf.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns
Unable to source new engines from Ukraine to power its Project 11356 frigates, Russia has chosen to stop the program and switch its resources into the Project 22800 corvette program.
By M. Mazumdar/ Bharat-Rakshak [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Russian Navy submarine base at Kamchatka will have its upgrades completed this October. Once completed, the base will be able to support the new Project 955 Borei-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).
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The Sa’ar-5 and Sa’ar 4.5 corvettes of the Israeli Navy will be getting new radars, EW systems and combat information systems to bring them to same common standard of the Sa’ar-6 corvette.
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By Israel Defense Forces from Israel (Chief of Staff Visits Navy, Jan 2011) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Goa Shipyard Limited has submitted a proposal to the Indian Navy to build offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) that will be armed with missiles for more firepower.
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According to Bangkok Post, Thailand is close to deciding on a plan to buy two submarines from China for the Royal Thai Navy.
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The second Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) for Australia, NUSHIP Adelaide, has started its sea trials since Jun. 17.
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