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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
Keel for first Arafura-class OPV constructed
26th March 2019
The keel for the Royal Australian Navy’s first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) has been constructed, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 21 March. …
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Naval Warfare
Polish naval plans persist despite submarine uncertainty
25th March 2019
As the Polish Navy looks to modernise its ageing fleet, uncertainty remains over its key Orka programme aimed at introducing a new class of conventional …
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Naval Warfare
Safran to support RAN systems
25th March 2019
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia (SEDA) has received a contract from the Australian government for in-service support of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN's) infrared search …
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Digital Battlespace
NIWC Atlantic opens M-PNT laboratory
25th March 2019
The US Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic officially opened a new Maritime Positioning, Navigation and Timing (M-PNT) facility at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy nears fielding anti-drone lasers on ships
25th March 2019
The US Navy plans to begin fielding a handful of ‘low-power’ lasers on ships this year to test their ability to counter growing threats from …
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Naval Warfare
FC/ASW programme completes key review
25th March 2019
MBDA has announced that the British-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme has successfully completed its key review phase, jointly carried out by the UK’s Defence …
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Military Logistics
Oman allows US military to use its ports
25th March 2019
Oman on 24 March said it had signed an agreement with the US that would allow American ships and warplanes to take advantage of ports …
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Special Operations
JSOC identifies areas of Interest
23rd March 2019
Seeking to maintain the tactical advantage over near peer and high capability adversaries, the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has disclosed its Capability and …
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Special Operations
New dive gear for Danish SOF
22nd March 2019
Danish special operations forces are due to receive non-magnetic dry suit technology to support combat diving missions at increased depths, an official solicitation has disclosed.According …
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Naval Warfare
Insight: Thales and Team 31 look to build Type 31e momentum
22nd March 2019
Thales will open a TACTICOS combat management system (CMS) demonstration capability in Crawley, UK, as the Arrowhead 140-centred Team 31 continues to push its solution …
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Digital Battlespace
EASR to begin live testing
22nd March 2019
The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar being built by Raytheon is set to begin live testing at the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Virginia, …
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Digital Battlespace
Curtiss-Wright acquires TCG
22nd March 2019
Curtiss-Wright has acquired Tactical Communications Group (TCG), a designer and manufacturer of tactical data link (TDL) software solutions for critical military communications systems, the company …
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Digital Battlespace
Viasat, MDA to support Canada’s ASCCM project
22nd March 2019
Viasat's KOR-24A small tactical terminal (STT) has been selected to support the Canadian Army's Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization project, the company announced on 18 March. …
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Naval Warfare
Helge Ingstad decision due before summer
21st March 2019
The Norwegian MoD will make a decision on the future of the recently salvaged frigate Helge Ingstad once a report on its state has been …
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Naval Warfare
Fincantieri cuts steel for fourth Italian PPA
21st March 2019
Fincantieri has cut steel for the Italian Navy’s fourth Multipurpose Patrol Ship (PPA) at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genova. The vessel will be the …
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Military Logistics
L&T hits Brahmos TLC stride
21st March 2019
Larsen & Toubro Defence (L&T;) has delivered the 100th set of Brahmos transport-storage launch canisters (TLC) to BrahMos Aerospace from its recently-updated manufacturing facility at …
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Military Logistics
Keel authenticated for LHA 8
20th March 2019
Construction of the US Navy's third America-class amphibious assault ship, Bougainville (LHA 8), is well underway at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, with …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon receives SPY-6 radar order
20th March 2019
Raytheon has received a $402.65 million contract modification for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Through this order, …
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Naval Warfare
Investigation continues into USS Devastator fire
19th March 2019
Bahrain-based US military personnel are continuing to investigate the cause of a fire onboard the mine countermeasure vessel USS Devastator while moored at Naval Support …
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