Mobily launches data transfer on AAE-1 submarine cableEtihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading telecom services operator in Saudi Arabia, has started data transfer operations on the submarine cable AAE-1 (Asia, Africa and Europe), the longest submarine cable in the world. This will suppor More… |
India probes damage caused by submarine data leakIndia is investigating the extent to which secrets about French Scorpene submarines being built in the country have been compromised, its defence ministry said on Wednesday, after a leak of documents relating to its combat capabilities. More… |
North Korea 'fired missile from submarine but failed'North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Saturday but the launch appears to have failed in the early stages of flight, South Korea's military said. The launch comes a day after the US and South Korea pledged More… |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries open to defence partnershipsMitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd should have pushed harder to market its defence technology to win a $40 billion submarine sale to Australia, and is open to partnerships with US defence companies, chief executive Shunichi Miyanaga said on Friday. More… |
Egypt sends submarine to hunt for crashed jetEgypt deployed a submarine on Sunday to hunt for the EgyptAir plane that crashed in deep Mediterranean waters, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said, warning investigations into the disaster would take time. In his first public rema More… |
Australia to spend $64.9bn on ships, submarinesAustralia will spend A$89 billion ($64.9 billion) on ships and submarines for its navy over the next 20 years, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday, A$40 billion of which has been earmarked to build surface ships domestically. More… |
Australia to spend $64.9bn on ships, submarinesAustralia will spend A$89 billion ($64.9 billion) on ships and submarines for its navy over the next 20 years, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday, A$40 billion of which has been earmarked to build surface ships domestically. More… |
AAG, EIG upgrade submarine cable network with CienaThe Asia America Gateway (AAG) consortium has enhanced its trans-Pacific cable network with network specialist Ciena for a 100G expansion, to address the growing demand for broadband access. Ciena’s converged packet optical More… |
Hunt for Malaysian plane heads underwaterThe search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in remote seas off Australia headed underwater on Friday, with a US Navy high tech "black box" locator deployed for the first time as the battery life of the cockpit data recorder d More… |
ThyssenKrupp denies sub sales to SaudiGermany's ThyssenKrupp denied a media report saying the industrial conglomerate is about to sign a $3.4 billion contract to sell submarines to Saudi Arabia. Weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday that Saudi Arabia More… |