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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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Naval Warfare
South Korea eyes a ‘Lightning carrier’
23rd July 2019
As China begins the build of a planned multi-hull LHD fleet and Japan prepares to operate F-35B fighters from its two newest ‘helicopter destroyers’, the …
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Naval Warfare
GNYK submits final MKS 180 bid
23rd July 2019
The Schleswig-Holstein shipyard of German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) announced on 18 July that it had submitted its final offer for the construction of the German …
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Naval Warfare
The future USS John F Kennedy comes together
23rd July 2019
The future USS John F Kennedy, the US Navy’s next aircraft carrier, has had its final major steel structural section installed by Huntington Ingalls’ Newport …
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Naval Warfare
Iran caught UK by surprise in Gulf: audio company
23rd July 2019
The man behind the audio recording of Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf says the episode played out over a 20-40 minute …
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Digital Battlespace
Marshall prepares for E-7 Wedgetail work
22nd July 2019
Marshall Aerospace and Defence will commence preparatory work for the E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C;) programme under a contract with Boeing.The risk …
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Naval Warfare
Canada issues Halifax support contracts
22nd July 2019
Chantier Davie and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards have been awarded contracts for the maintenance of the first group of Canada’s Halifax-class frigates. The contracts, worth $500 …
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Naval Warfare
Normandie handed over to French DGA
22nd July 2019
Normandie, the sixth multi-mission frigate (FREMM) built for the French Navy was handed over to France’s Directorate General of Armament (DGA) in Brest on 16 …
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Naval Warfare
Bulgarian OPV programme drifts along
22nd July 2019
The procurement of two new multipurpose OPVs for the Bulgarian Navy could be delayed again with the country’s MoD having still not presented its evaluation …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy issues UUV contract modifications
19th July 2019
The US Navy has awarded two Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) contracts. General Dynamics Missions Systems was awarded a contract modification for engineering services in support …
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Digital Battlespace
Airbus to run UK MoD C4ISR test centre
19th July 2019
Airbus will run the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) land C4ISR test centre under a £22 million, five-year contract announced on 19 July. The contract …
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Naval Warfare
India buys and sells torpedoes
19th July 2019
India delivered a batch of Shyena advanced lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar in early July, about the same time that the Indian Navy (IN) began looking …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy releases MUSV RFP
18th July 2019
The US Navy has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). According to the RFP, the …
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy vessel fires Martlet missile
18th July 2019
The Royal Navy has tested a modified ship-launched version of the Thales Martlet missile from HMS Sutherland. The Martlet Lightweight Multi-role Missile was originally designed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Firebird agreements signed
18th July 2019
Northrop Grumman has signed agreements with two companies for rights to purchase its Firebird aircraft system. Tenax Aerospace and Grand Sky Development Company have signed …
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Naval Warfare
Japan launches eighth and final BMD destroyer
18th July 2019
Japan Marine United launched a new 8,200t escort warship at its Yokohama shipyard on 17 July – christened Haguro and bearing the pennant number 180 …
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Naval Warfare
Work proceeds on Attack-class design
18th July 2019
The design of Australia’s new Attack-class submarines is set to mature rapidly under the next phase of the Sea 1000 programme. A submarine design contract …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon awarded AN/SPY-6(V) long lead work
17th July 2019
The US Navy has exercised an option with Raytheon for long-lead work to support the production of two AN/SPY-6(V) radar configuration variants. Raytheon will prepare …
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Land Warfare
Talisman Sabre 2019: Japan joins Australian landings for first time
17th July 2019
The force-on-force portion of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 kicked off on 16 July with the largest-scale Australian-led amphibious landing since World War II. A notable …
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Military Logistics
HII receives CVN-73 contract modification
16th July 2019
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News will carry out supplemental work for the refuelling complex overhaul of the US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. …
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