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two offshore support vessels for Iraqi Navy.

Pentagon Contract Announcement

RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames, LLC, Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $70,140,000 firm-fixed-price letter contract for the detail, design, and construction of two offshore support vessels and associated equipment and services for the Iraqi Navy.

This contract involves Foreign Military Sales to Iraq.

Work will be performed in Houma, La., and is expected to be completed by December 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $47.6 million will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
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Venezuela gets first BVL from Navantia

The Spanish shipyard Navantia delivered last week the first of four ships, maritime surveillance (Buckland Vigilancia del Litoral-BVL) to 'Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela'.

The ship, named after indigenous "Guaicamacuto" is the size of corvette (1,500 tons) and is comparable to future NaPaOc Navy of Brazil, whose program includes the construction of five units.

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Future of NaPaOc MB/Brasil Navy

Three projects that may fit the requirements of MB/Brasil Navy for the Patrol Vessel Oceanic. Which one will win the competition?

ThyssenKrupp Sentinel

Navantia 99m IPO



Fincantieri Comandante Cigala Fulgosi

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Astute's First Dive

The first of the class "Astute Class attack submarine" sailed from HMNB Clyde Faslane on Tuesday 16 February to continue her programme of sea trials. On Thursday 18 February 2010 a significant milestone was achieved as the submarine completed its first dive. This was achieved in the Scottish Exercise Areas with HMS Montrose in support.



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Chilean naval base rocked by earthquake

The Chilean Navy suffered major damage to its naval base and shipyard at Talcahuano as a result of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated ...

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A number of ships under repair or construction at Talcahuano have been reported as damaged, e.g. an Ecuadorian U209 submarine may have been damaged beyond repair.

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Astute's First Dive

The first of the class "Astute Class attack submarine" sailed from HMNB Clyde Faslane on Tuesday 16 February to continue her programme of sea trials. On Thursday 18 February 2010 a significant milestone was achieved as the submarine completed its first dive. This was achieved in the Scottish Exercise Areas with HMS Montrose in support.



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What's that cylindrical object protruding from the forward deck?

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What's that cylindrical object protruding from the forward deck?

"Anechoic" device (for silencing improvement) ?