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South American shipyards end 2024 positively as regional navies bet on local manufacturers
The year ends with several South American navies undergoing ambitious programmes to modernise their fleets. A common denominator is that regional services want domestically manufactured surface vessels and even submarines.
Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters
Large programmes around the world are likely to be immune to flux, but the impact of geopolitics could be unprecedented in 2025.
Naval Warfare
UK-Australia meeting creates new AUKUS submarine integration office
The latest AUKMIN meeting created an important administrative office for submarine delivery.
Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare Review 2024: Business as usual overshadowed by geopolitics and budgets, but innovation promised solutions
There was solid programme advancement around the world in 2024, but a combination of more threats, fleet unreadiness and a financial squeeze darkened naval horizons as the year advanced.
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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
USCG orders seven RB-S IIs
5th October 2018
The US Coast Guard has issued an order worth around $3 million to Metal Shark Boats for the supply of seven response boats-small II (RB-S …
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Naval Warfare
Japan launches first Li-ion submarine
5th October 2018
A new submarine for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was launched on 4 October. The launch of a Soryu-class submarine is not an unusual …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ECA Group introduces Inspector 120 USV
5th October 2018
ECA Group has unveiled a new USV called the Inspector 120 for naval applications including mine counter measure operations, the company announced on 2 October. …
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Naval Warfare
Unmanned systems to get more attention in next US Navy force study
5th October 2018
The next version of the US Navy’s force structure assessment (FSA) should give a clearer picture of how unmanned systems will fit into the service’s …
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Special Operations
New Malaysian government disbands NSOF
5th October 2018
Sources have confirmed that the Malaysian government has disbanded the National Special Operations Force (NSOF) that had only been established on 27 October 2016 as …
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Naval Warfare
HII to build more Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
4th October 2018
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $5.1 billion fixed-price incentive, multi-year procurement contract for the construction of six Arleigh Burke-class Flight III …
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Military Logistics
Netherlands navy recognised as Remus service centre
4th October 2018
Hydroid has recognised the Sensor and Weapon Systems Department of the Royal Netherlands Navy's Directorate of Materiel Sustainment as an authorised Remus AUV service centre. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ECA delivers MIDS to Asian navy customer
3rd October 2018
ECA Group has delivered several Mine Identification and Destruction Systems (MIDS) combining the K-STER Iidentification ROV and K-STER C neutralisation ROV to an undisclosed Asian …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy orders LCS 29
3rd October 2018
The Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team has received a contract from the US Navy to build an additional Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship …
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Naval Warfare
MBDA evolves maritime domain missile offerings
2nd October 2018
As the company expands its maritime missile offerings MBDA revealed that it has tested its MMP anti-tank system in the naval domain for the first …
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Special Operations
SOF school teaches coastal patrol skills
2nd October 2018
As United States Special Operations Command’s only international security force assistance training center, the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) trains and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
RNLN integrates SeeByte’s Neptune into AUV fleet
2nd October 2018
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has integrated SeeByte’s Neptune software into its fleet of Remus 100 AUVs, the company announced on 28 September. In addition …
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Naval Warfare
Thales introduces new ASW acoustic capability
2nd October 2018
Thales is currently developing a new acoustic sonobouy, the Sono-Flash, which will be showcased for the first time at Euronaval in Paris In October. As …
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Naval Warfare
Indian Navy orders diving support vessels
2nd October 2018
The Indian Navy has awarded a contract to Hindustan Shipyard, Vishakhapatnam, for the construction of two diving support vessels (DSV) to support the navy’s submarine …
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Naval Warfare
New naval vessel concepts appear in Taiwan
2nd October 2018
New designs appeared at the Kaohsiung International Maritime and Defense Expo from 27-30 September, including a multipurpose frigate cooperatively designed by the National Chung-Shan Institute …
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Military Logistics
Work begins on Royal Navy’s reservist facility
1st October 2018
Work has begun to transform a Royal Navy site in Cardiff Bay into the new headquarters of HMS Cambria, the centre for Maritime Reservists in …
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Naval Warfare
Peerless Patrol
1st October 2018
Sweden’s military may have seen a decline in personnel numbers, but its naval prowess is well documented. Shephard investigates how the nation’s navy is altering its …
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Military Logistics
HII to support US Navy Coastal Riverine Forces
28th September 2018
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Technical Solutions division has received a contract to provide engineering, technical, repair and logistical support to the US Navy’s Coastal Riverine …
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Digital Battlespace
Comtech to supply troposcatter equipment to Iraq
28th September 2018
Comtech Systems has received a $9.1 million contract to supply equipment and services in support of an existing C4ISR maritime surveillance system in service with …
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