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Naval Warfare
Entire Black Sea “a contested maritime area”, says Commander of Estonian Navy
The use of uncrewed vessels and vehicles has been crucial so far, but the Commander of the Estonian Navy warns against inflating their importance.
Land Warfare
First NATO exercise of 2025 set to begin with others to quickly follow
Exercise Steadfast Dart 25 (STDT25) kicks off a slate of six land and sea exercises NATO is conducting in the first half of this year.
Naval Warfare
Turkey begins steel-cutting on MUGEM and MiLDEN vessels
The MUGEM, TF-2000 and MiLDEN programmes all aim to boost Turkey’s domestic shipbuilding prowess and its fleet.
Naval Warfare
US to resume production of SM–3 IB interceptors
Although the US Navy and MDA planned to discontinue the acquisition of this missile, Congress provided $250 million for its manufacturing.
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Naval Warfare
Autonomous Mine Hunting: Supplying the British Solution (Studio)
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
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Digital Battlespace
Chemring’s US business bags countermeasure orders
13th September 2019
Chemring’s US-based subsidiary, Chemring Countermeasures USA, has received four contracts to supply countermeasures in support of the US Navy and US Air Force (USAF), the company …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2019: Controp launches new weapon director payloads
13th September 2019
Controp Precision Technologies has revealed the Sight Box - a new configuration of the Sight payload in which all sensors are contained within an enclosure …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2019: SEA unveils trainable decoy launcher system
12th September 2019
SEA has launched a trainable decoy launcher system (TDLS) to protect surface platforms from missile and torpedo threats at DSEI. The company, partnering with Chess …
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Naval Warfare
Unarmed Trident II in new test flight
12th September 2019
US Navy submarine USS Nebraska has carried out flight testing of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles. The firings were carried out from the Ohio-class ballistic …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy releases Large Unmanned Surface Vessel RfP
12th September 2019
The US Navy released the Request for Proposal (RfP) for its first block of Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSVs), on 5 September. The navy is …
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Military Logistics
Babcock awarded small boat support
12th September 2019
Babcock has been awarded a six-and-a-half-year contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for small boat support, the company announced on 10 September. The …
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Digital Battlespace
Curtiss-Wright introduces HUNTR
12th September 2019
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions’ Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has introduced a new intelligent tactical data link translation gateway.HUNTR (TDL Hub and Network Translator) provides TDL translation …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2019: Royal Navy watchers a-quiver as Arrowhead 140 gets the go-ahead
12th September 2019
The multi-episode marathon that has been the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31e light frigate saga has finally come to a conclusion with the announcement on …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon, Hanwha Systems sign Korean IFF agreement
12th September 2019
Raytheon has signed a technical cooperation agreement with Hanwha Systems covering identification friend or foe (IFF) systems, the company announced on 10 September. Under the …
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Defence Notes
Insight: Will subservient Cambodia cede military bases to China?
12th September 2019
With China accounting for 51% of the $6.45 billion in foreign direct investment in Cambodia last year, many view the Southeast Asian nation as a …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2019: Commercial space innovation presents military challenges
11th September 2019
The most innovative communications and military computing equipment now comes from the commercial sector, rather than military R&D; labs, Dr Stuart Eves, Consultant and Director at …
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Naval Warfare
KTA Naval Systems introduces ORCCA
11th September 2019
KTA Naval Systems has introduced a new combat system for non-nuclear submarines at SubCon 2019. KTA Naval Systems is a joint venture of Thyssenkrupp Marine …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2019: Cammell Laird open to switching Type 31e allegiance
11th September 2019
Shipbuilder Cammell Laird will consider the option of partnering with a competitor prime manufacturer in the event that its current tie with BAE Systems and …
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Digital Battlespace
Leonardo’s MFRA used during Formidable Shield
11th September 2019
Leonardo’s Multi-Function Radar Active (MFRA) system was used by the Italian Navy during Formidable Shield 2019 to detect, classify and track ballistic missiles, the company …
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Naval Warfare
New Asian-built LPDs for Thailand and Myanmar
11th September 2019
Two neighbouring Southeast Asian countries are adding LPDs to their naval fleets and both are procuring them from Asian shipbuilders in different countries. There is …
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Military Logistics
Canada orders ship-to-shore connectors
10th September 2019
The Canadian Department of National Defence has issued a contract to Navamar for five ship-to-shore connector systems. The $12 million contract was announced on 6 September.The …
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Military Logistics
RFA delivers aid in the Bahamas
10th September 2019
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Mounts Bay is delivering aid to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. The ship has been in the Caribbean since June …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2019: Rohde & Schwarz equip Type 26 with integrated communications system
10th September 2019
Rohde & Schwarz has announced that it will equip the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates with integrated communications systems (ICS) built around NAVICS under contract …
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Digital Battlespace
Motorola Solutions to upgrade Pacific radio system
10th September 2019
Motorola Solutions has been awarded a contract modification to upgrade and expand the Pacific Japan and Korea land mobile radio system.The $10.1 million modification was …
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