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		<title>Seoul is Shopping for Naval ASW Helicopter to Augment its Surface Combatants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea has requested buying eight MH-60R SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters through the U.S. Foreign Military Sale (FMS), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified U.S. Congress Tuesday, May 16.]]></description>
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		<title>UK Makes It Official – Back To The F-35B STOVL</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard_Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a much awaited announcement, the United Kingdom has decided to reverse its previous selection and will now focus its efforts on acquiring the Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft instead of the conventional F-35C naval model of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).]]></description>
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		<title>Improved AEGIS Conducts Successful Intercept</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Missile defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful missile intercept test on Thursday May 10, 2012 using an advanced Standard Missile – 3 (SM-3) Block 1B missile and second generation battle management system (AEGIS BMD 4.0.1).]]></description>
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		<title>Brits Testing 2012 London Olympic Security on a Week-Long Exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 18:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Preparation for the Olympic Games is at full swing in the UK. On the security side, preparations for the event are underway as the Royal Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force are embarking on a full-scale exercise testing their pals, readiness and integration in an eight-day military exercise called Olympic Guardian.]]></description>
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		<title>9th Virginia Class Nuclear Sub Delivered to the US Navy One Year Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy took delivery of PCU Mississippi (SSN 782) from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) yesterday May 2, 2012 one year early to the submarine's contract delivery date of April 30, 2013. PCU Mississippi took just more than 62 months to build, which set the record for the Virginia Class Submarine Program's fastest delivery]]></description>
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		<title>HDW Delivers the Fourth Dolphin Class Submarine to the Israel Navy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following successful builders sea trials the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) shipyard in Kiel delivered today the forth Dolphin class submarine to the Israel Navy. This 68 meter long 'Super Dolphin' submarine is believed to be the largest produced in Germany since World War II.]]></description>
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		<title>Research: With 150 New Submarines to be Built until 2021, the Submarine Market Seems to be on Solid Ground</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The military submarine market is expected to continue growing in a modest pace through the second decade of the 21st century, as naval forces are inducting modern, more capable submarines, designed for extended operational missions at sea.]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. Navy Orders Longer Endurance Fire Scouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy is ordering eight enhanced unmanned helicopters to be delivered by Northrop Grumman under the designation MQ-8C Fire Scout Endurance program. The Navy plans to deploy 28 such helicopters. ]]></description>
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		<title>British Study Determines F-35C Would be More Economical Option Despite Costly Carrier Upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=30357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The classified MOD report leaked by the Daily Telegraph casts shadows on the capability of the F-35B to meet the requirements set by the military. The documents stated that in order to fulfill the entire mission requirements met by 97 F-35C, MOD will have to buy 136 F-35B STOVL ‘jump jets’, at an extra cost of £2.4 billion. Nevertheless, British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to support shifting back to the STOVL variant.]]></description>
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		<title>Cracks Could Jeopardize Navy Plans to deploy LCS to Singapore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy’ plans to base four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in Singapore. The lead ship of the LCS class, USS Freedom is expected to embark on a 10 month demonstration deployment to the area in 2013 but a recently published report highlighting a number of malfunctions questions the vessels readiness and ability to operate far from its base.]]></description>
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