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De potentiële order voor Damen voor de levering van vier patrouilleschepen aan de marine van Oman — bedoeld om piraterij tegen te gaan — is zo goed als zeker een van de gespreksonderwerpen tijdens het driedaagse staatsbezoek van koningin Beatrix aan Oman, dat donderdag eindigt. » Read more |

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy should boost production of high-end warships to protect the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base and ensure it is prepared for new challenges as the U.S. military focuses more on the Asia Pacific region, a senior Republican senator said on Wednesday .» Read more
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TAIPEI - As Western navies build fewer aircraft carriers, destroyers and submarines, Asian navies are moving in the opposite direction, ignoring the littorals with construction and procurement of larger warships and submarines...» Read more
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Mike McCord, principal US under secretary of defense (Comptroller), and Vice Admiral Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, both told reporters that the FY13 budget that DoD, the services and OMD are working on will not incorporate the sequester supposed to kick in by 2013. the President’s Budget is to be presented by the 1st Monday of February but the Pentagon...» Read more
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The financial world is obsessed with stock market gyrations and bond yields. But the numbers that matter in the long run are those of U.S. warships. Asia has been at the centre of the world economy for decades because security there can be taken for granted, and that is only because of the dominance of the U.S. navy...» Read more
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The Arab Spring has fomented increasing uncertainty in the Middle East, a circumstance in which Iran’s regional
intentions are of increasing concern. U.S. attempts to isolate the regime are driven by concerns over Iran’s
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Will “Warships” Still be Relevant to Navies by 2025?
If So, What Types of “Warship”, and to Whom?’
Bob Nugent, AMI Int’l 6 July 2011
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As Iraq and Afghanistan fade from the headlines, Iran is likely to re-emerge as the preeminent security concern in the Middle East for the United States and its allies. Iran’s intransigence over its nuclear ambitions, its support for Shia opposition forces in the region, and material support for terrorist organizations are challenges that will likely persist for the foreseeable future. » Read more |

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The visit of a Turkish anti-piracy fleet to Oman on Sunday represents a country keen to show its strength and forge closer links to the countries in the region. This will be an ideal opportunity to market their products, according to leading experts in naval maritime affairs. » Read more |

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General Dynamics Canada, a pioneer in the development of underwater acoustic processing systems, today announced the creation of a new Underwater Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (UW ISR) Centre of Excellence.
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India is expected to invest nearly $50 billion to strengthen its naval forces over the next 20 years, adding 101 new warships, ranging from destroyers to nuclear submarines, the Indian Express reported
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SINGAPORE - With navies in the Asia-Pacific boosting their capabilities, analysts forecast the region will invest more than US$175 billion (S$218 billion) on new ships and equipment over the next two decades.
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SINGAPORE - With navies in the Asia-Pacific boosting their capabilities, analysts forecast the region will invest more than US$175 billion (S$218 billion) on new ships and equipment over the next two decades.
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SINGAPORE : The Asia Pacific region now buys more naval defence ships and equipment than Europe, making it the second biggest market in the world after the US.
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India is to invest USD 46.96 billion as part of moves to boost up its naval forces over the next 20 years adding 101 new warships, ranging from sophisticated destroyers to nuclear submarines.
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India is expected to invest nearly $50 billion to strengthen its naval forces over the next 20 years, adding 101 new warships, ranging from destroyers to nuclear submarines, the Indian Express reported.
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Singapore: India is to invest US $46.96 billion as part of moves to boost up its naval forces over the next 20 years adding 101 new warships, ranging from sophisticated destroyers to nuclear submarines...
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OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada, a pioneer in the development of underwater acoustic processing systems, today announced the creation of a new Underwater Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (UW ISR) Centre of Excellence...
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OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada today announced it has been awarded an engineering support contract by SAAB AB for the continued integration of the Hydra multi-sensor sonar system on the Swedish navy’s newest Visby-class corvettes...
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OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada today announced the release of TrailBlazer, a high-frequency, high-resolution sonar system specifically designed for mine and obstacle avoidance (MOAS) on patrol vessels, corvettes, frigates and destroyers operating in littoral waters...
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Taiwan plans to build a new 'stealth' warship armed with guided-missiles next year in response to China's naval build-up, a top military officer and a lawmaker said April 18. Taiwan plans to build a new 'stealth' warship armed with guided-missiles next year in response to China's naval build-up, a top military officer and a lawmaker said April 18...
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Just after the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange next Wednesday afternoon, Northrop Grumman Corp. will officially be out of the shipbuilding business. That evening following market close, the Los Angeles-based defense contractor will go back to doing what it believes it does best...
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Iranian Warships in the Med. In an unprecedented maneuver, two ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) entered the Mediterranean Sea on February 22, 2011. The Iranian flagship Arvand, a corvette, and its supply ship, Kharg, transited the Suez Canal en route to Syria, ostensibly for a port visit as part of a midshipmen training deployment.
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In the battlefield below sea level, the Navy is trying to stay ahead of the current. Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems, located near the Bay Bridge, received one of six contracts to come up with new designs for unmanned surface vessels...
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a South Korean shipbuilder, recently submitted a $3.5-billion bid for a Brazilian warship contract. In an e-mail interview, Mingi Hyun, research fellow at the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS), discussed South Korea's naval shipbuilding sector...
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NEWPORT NEWS — — If Northrop Grumman Corp. spins off its shipbuilding unit, both the company and its shareholders can expect to benefit, analysts said this week. Life on the waterfront, meanwhile, probably wouldn't change much at all...
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August 16, 2010 WORLD NEWS DefenseNews 7 China Demonstrates New Confidence, Feeds Anxiety By WENDELL MINNICK TAIPEI -- China's recent naval exercise in the South China Sea showe...
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Business for unmanned systems will slow in 2010-11, compared to the robust, double-digit year-over-year growth that the sector has seen over the last decade. The global recession and its impact on military spending - particularly in the US and Europe - have cut into the growth of unmanned systems budgets...
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Singapore: Asian states led by China, Japan and South Korea are expected to spend some 60 billion dollars to beef up their navies in the next five years, an industry analyst said Monday. That is bigger than what NATO countries -- excluding the United States...
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When will U.S. defense spending stop rising? That's been the question since the 2003 budget year, when the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan drove a 25 percent jump in total Pentagon spending, to $455.3 billion. Since then, every year has brought predictions of a leveling-off, ...
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The Navy in recent months has had to contend with several provoking episodes at sea — Iranian small boats speeding at its cruisers, destroyers and frigates; Russian bombers flying over its carriers...
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A Russian corvette currently being built to patrol that country's coastal waters may not live up to the technological stature of the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ship...
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WEST AFRICA - Worries about the expansion of Islamic extremist groups in Western Africa and the growing influence of China have spurred U.S. military presence there, particularly along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
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Naval spending in Asia remains strong despite the global downturn, says Bob Nugent, vice president at AMI International. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong that spending on maritime security is due to the region's dependence on maritime trade.
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market studies since 1984. During that time, we have developed a high degree of
expertise that has been complemented by a staff of experienced naval analysts.
It is our business to maintain an in-depth understanding of international naval
developments, so we invest considerable time and effort into staying abreast of
current naval activities. We are happy to share our experience and knowledge
with journalists reporting on naval affairs so if you should have a question,
please feel free to contact a member of our staff:
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gstitt@amiinter.com
Pat
Bright- naval new construction and modernization programs
pbright@amiinter.com
Rick Dorn -
missiles, naval industry rdorn@amiinter.com
Bob Nugent
- naval market, foreign policy bnugnet@amiinter.com
Amy McDonald- unmanned vehicles amcdonald@amiinter.com
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