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Year: 2017

Submarine Exports: Growing Market, Expanding Supplier Base

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This month’s Hot News reports on new models of Chinese submarines designed and offered for export. That the Chinese company displaying their designs chose Bangkok as the venue is no surprise, given the 2016 Government of Thailand decision to acquire Chinese submarines. And that sale marked the second “breakthrough” submarine export sale for China, following…

Demand For Amphibious Ships Stays Strong

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This month’s newsletter reports on two amphibious ship developments of the retirement of the US Navy’s (USN) USS Ponce after 46 years of service, and the possible decommissioning and availability of the Royal Navy (RN) HMS Ocean, HMS Albion, and HMS Bulwark expeditionary lift platforms. A closer look at how these seemingly separate market events…

Naval Market Outlook: Caribbean and Latin America

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The Caribbean and Latin America region represents a relatively small share of the global naval market—less than 3% of US$1T on new construction naval platforms. However, that doesn’t mean the eleven countries AMI covers in the region receive less attention. As a closer look at the region’s naval market shows, Latin America remains of high…

Turkish Naval Procurements – A Closer Look

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The Naval Systems Seminar (NSS) (16 – 17 October 2017 in Ankara, Turkey) has become a useful venue for taking the pulse of the Turkish naval market. As reflected in the sustained interest in NSS, Turkey remains an attractive market as it expands both the size and capability of its sea services. This is despite…