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Apr- 2022 -

7 April

guided missile destroyer, USS Jack H. Lucas

US Navy to Upgrade All Surface Ships With SPY-6 Radar in $3B Program

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract of up to $3.16 billion to install the SPY-6 family of radars on over 45 surface ships over the next five years.

6 April

Andy Cichon

US Missile Boats Could Have Saved Ukraine

The US Navy needs to develop small missile boats that can be airlifted to places where larger ships and boats cannot sail to or will arrive too late.

5 April

Hanan Zaffar

US Navy to End Raytheon VDS Sonar Development

The US Navy is ending work with Raytheon Technologies to develop a sonar for its littoral combat ships and frigates and will instead procure the Thales CAPTAS-4.

3 April

Hanan Zaffar

Qatar Launches Fourth Al-Zubarah-Class Corvette

Qatar has launched its fourth Al Zubarah-class vessel, the Sumaysimah, in a ceremony at Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard.

Mar- 2022 -

31 March

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Build Aegis Air Defense System for US Cruisers, Destroyers

Lockheed Martin has received a $92.5 million order to produce Aegis air defense and radar systems for the US Navy.

29 March

Hanan Zaffar

US Navy to Decommission Five Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers

The US Navy is set to decommission five of its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers following passage of the government’s 2022 defense appropriations bill.

28 March

Hanan Zaffar

Pakistan Showcases New Harbah Anti-Ship Missile

Pakistan showcased its new anti-ship cruise missile Harbah for the first time at DIMDEX 2022 in Qatar.

24 March

Russian navy warships are on display in the Baltic Sea during Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

US, Allies Could Give Ukraine Anti-Ship Missiles

The United States and its NATO allies are discussing sending anti-ship missiles to Ukraine after Russian vessels attacked Kyiv's Black Sea ports.

23 March

Hanan Zaffar

Lockheed Martin Extends Frigate Proposal to Greek Navy

Negotiations between Lockheed Martin and the Greek Navy will continue, as the defense company has modified its proposal to secure a place in Greece’s naval modernization.

22 March