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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.
Naval Warfare
USS Zumwalt undocked after supersonic weapons upgrade
The vessel will be the first in the US fleet to carry the Conventional Prompt Strike capability.
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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
EW Europe 2018: Patria revving up EW capabilities
7th June 2018
Finnish company Patria is probably best known for its work making highly-protected armoured vehicles, but it also has another lesser known specialisation in its repertoire; …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SeeByte optimises MCM mission planning
6th June 2018
SeeByte has launched an Area Breakdown Tool (ABT) to assist unmanned maritime system (UMS) operators in planning complex mine countermeasure (MCM) missions, the company announced …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2018: COMINT requirements continue to morph
6th June 2018
With focus shifting to state-based threats, communications intelligence (COMINT) is seeing renewed interest as nations look to once again modernise their inventories to suit this …
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Naval Warfare
Bulgarian shipyard unveils new vessel designs
6th June 2018
Two new projects were showcased by MTG Delfin for the first time at HEMUS 2018 defence exhibition held Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The first of these is …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2018: What to expect (video)
6th June 2018
Digital Battlespace editor, Grant Turnbull, takes a look at the new products and trends that will be discussed at this year's EW Europe in Lausanne, …
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Naval Warfare
Future USS Sioux City completes acceptance trials
6th June 2018
The acceptance trials of the US Navy's sixth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Sioux City, have been completed in the waters of …
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Digital Battlespace
GTI to supply USSS to ROK Navy
6th June 2018
Elbit Systems' GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI) has received a contract from STX Engine to deliver a full end-to-end Underwater Sound Source System (USSS) and software package …
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Naval Warfare
US Marines commander at Japan base sacked
5th June 2018
The Commanding Officer at a US Marine base on the Japanese island of Okinawa has been fired over a ‘loss of trust,’ the US Marines …
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Special Operations
Indonesia reactivates Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
5th June 2018
The Indonesian government has reactivated the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in response to emerging terrorism fears, administration officials have confirmed. Announced on 21st May …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2018: New threat radars present intel challenges
5th June 2018
Digital radar systems that use new frequency bands and have multifunction capabilities are making it increasingly difficult for electronic intelligence (ELINT) analysts to identify emitters …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to expand Forest radar plant
5th June 2018
Raytheon is to invest $100 million to expand its radar manufacturing plant in Forest, Mississippi, the company announced on 31 May. The new 50,000 square …
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Naval Warfare
Pakistan turns to China for modern frigates
5th June 2018
The Pakistan Navy (PN) signed a deal with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC) on 1 June for two additional Type 054A multi-mission frigates. The …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy selects Raytheon-Kongsberg NSM
5th June 2018
Raytheon and Kongsberg Gruppen’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) has been selected by the US Navy to meet its over-the-horizon requirement for littoral combat ships and …
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Defence Notes
US releases ‘Mad Dog’ at Shangri-La
5th June 2018
US Defense Secretary James Mattis failed to placate China’s fears that the US government, under the Trump administration, was taking China as a serious existential …
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Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: USSOCOM looks to next generation information awareness
4th June 2018
The US Special Operations Command’s Program Executive Office (PEO) SOF Warrior has started to generate plans to explore a next-generation warfare concept capable of optimizing …
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Naval Warfare
OSI to upgrade RCN’s navigation systems
4th June 2018
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has signed a contract with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to deliver MIL-SPEC navigation system hardware upgrades and in-service support, the …
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: UK leans toward maritime security focus
4th June 2018
At the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) Seapower conference in May, Gavin Williamson, the secretary of state for defence and Adm Phillip Jones, First Sea …
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Naval Warfare
Canadian naval shipbuilding in the spotlight
4th June 2018
A multitude of naval announcements at this year’s CANSEC event indicate that 2018 could herald a positive era for Canada’s maritime industry. However, this prosperity …
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Digital Battlespace
ViaSat-2 SATCOM services now available
4th June 2018
ViaSat's newly-launched ViaSat-2 SATCOM service is now available for government and military applications, Viasat announced on 30 May. The ultra-high-capacity ViaSat-2 offers improved reach, readiness …
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Navantia signs deal to supply new Avante 2200 corvettes to Saudi Arabia
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Saab Sea Giraffe to protect Swedish Navy
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Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters
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Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor
