http://www.janes.comYour subscription to Jane's Defence Procurement entitles you to receive this weekly alert. The following alert highlights the new and updated Platform Programmes in Military Ships.en-gbCopyright: (C) Jane's Information Group. All rights reserved.http://www8.janes.com/public/images/janes_rss.gifhttp://www.janes.comVisit http://www.janes.comhttp://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jni/history/jni2009/jni73271.htm@current&Prod_Name=JNIWith ageing single-role auxiliary vessels nearing the end of their lives, smaller navies are seeking to retain their blue water capability by replacing them with cheaper multipurpose logistic ships, combining strategic sealift and replenishment capabilities. The programme for a new support ship - the Joint Logistiek Ondersteuning Schip (JLOS - Joint Logistic Support Ship), more usually referred to as the Joint Support Ship (JSS) - started to take shape in 2003-04. - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdw/history/jdw2009/jdw41505.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDWThe Venezuelan shipyard Diques y Astilleros Nacionales CA (DIANCA) re-delivered the S-31 Sabalo , a Type 209/1300 submarine, back to the Venezuelan Navy on 11 November following a five-year mid-life upgrade. The upgrade included modifications to the diesel engine, mast and snorkel control systems, improved data distribution and the addition of multifunction displays (MFD). The chief of the Venezuelan Navy, Vice Admiral Carlos Aniasi, stated that the Sabalo will now undergo acceptance trials ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdw/history/jdw2009/jdw41473.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDWThe Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) released its board of inquiry findings on 14 November into the fires of 8/9 October that destroyed its ex-Newport-class tank landing ship (LST) KD Sri Inderapura . The board of inquiry, headed by Captain Rusli Ahmad RMN and comprising five other RMN officers, found that it was highly likely that the fire was caused by a short circuit that resulted in a cable on the tank deck catching fire. According to the report, the initial fire occurred while the ship was ... - 2009/11/19 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jni/history/jni2009/jni73268.htm@current&Prod_Name=JNIThe keel for the first next-generation aircraft carrier for the US Navy (USN) was laid by shipbuilder Northrop Grumman at its Newport News yard in Virginia on 14 November. Construction of Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) is taking place under a USD5.1 billion detailed design and manufacturing contract awarded to Northrop Grumman in September 2008. Gerald R Ford has a new island superstructure, a dual-band radar, electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) in place of steam-powered catapults, a Joint... - 2009/11/19 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jni/history/jni2009/jni73269.htm@current&Prod_Name=JNIShipbuilding and ship repair company Kockums has been contracted by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to undertake a life-extension refit for the Royal Swedish Navy's 25-year-old intelligence-gathering vessel (AGI). Built by the Karlskronavarvet shipyard (which merged into Kockums in 1989) and commissioned by the navy in June 1984, the 1,400-ton HMS Orion is equipped with a comprehensive signal intelligence suite to monitor, analyse and record radar emissions and communication ... - 2009/11/19 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdin/history/jdin2009/jdin80113.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDINNorthrop Grumman has won a USD635 million contract to provide modernisation support for the US Navy's Los Angeles-class and Seawolf-class submarines. Announced by the company on 16 November, the deal is a cost plus fixed-fee/level of effort contract for engineering, design and modernisation support of new construction, operational and decommissioning submarines. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide technical support; management of technical manuals and drawings; and design ... - 2009/11/18 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdin/history/jdin2009/jdin80120.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDINThe services include systems engineering, computer program development, ship integration and test support to deliver a variant of the company's Aegis Baseline 7 Phase 1 system, according to the US Department of Defense on 17 November. Work will be carried out in the US and South Korea and is expected to be complete by December 2010. Yulgok Yi I was launched in November 2008 at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery in 2010. - 2009/11/18 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdw/history/jdw2009/jdin80102.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDWFrench aerospace and defence systems group Safran and United Arab Emirates (UAE) technology house Bayunda Aviation Technology (BAT) have signed accords creating two joint venture (JV) companies with an eye on the Middle East market. Snecbat Engine Technologies (a JV of Safran's propulsion subsidiary Snecma and BAT) and Sagembat Defence (a JV between Safran's defence and security unit Sagem and BAT) were signed into existence on 15 November by Snecma chief executive Philippe Petitcolin, Sagem ... - 2009/11/17 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdin/history/jdin2009/jdin80097.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDINFrance's DCNS has confirmed that it is in talks regarding the acquisition of a stake in Polish naval shipyard Stocznia Gdynia. Confirmation from DCNS that it is talking about a possible strategic investment follow the French/Polish summit of 5 November, at which French President Nicholas Sarkozy and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk made a series of common declarations that included the "facilitation of a strategic industrial partnership between DCNS and the naval yard of Poland". The talks ... - 2009/11/16 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDF/JDFCVP/jnDocViewResults.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdin/history/jdin2009/jdin80102.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDINFrench aerospace and defence systems group Safran and United Arab Emirates (UAE) technology house Bayunda Aviation Technology (BAT) have signed accords creating two joint venture (JV) companies with an eye on the Middle East market. Snecbat Engine Technologies (a JV of Safran's propulsion subsidiary Snecma and BAT) and Sagembat Defence (a JV between Safran's defence and security unit Sagem and BAT) were signed into existence on 15 November by Snecma chief executive Philippe Petitcolin, Sagem ... - 2009/11/16 00:00:00