Despite bolstering its patrol fleet with new Evolved Cape-class vessels, the Royal Australian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel programme remains mired in delays, indecision and criticism over underwhelming capabilities.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
The service currently has diverse problems in its procurement programmes and capability gaps in its inventory, writes Shephard’s North America editor Flavia Camargos Pereira.
BAE Systems recently announced two contracts for a total of 60 ACVs for the US Marines and has displayed its ACV Logistics concept.
Drawing on the experience gained in the small- and medium-calibre sector and with an eye on technological evolution, Leonardo has developed the LIONFISH® family. Watch the video now.
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
7th June 2018
QinetiQ North America (QNA) has agreed a contract to deliver control hardware and software for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and the Advanced Arresting …
7th June 2018
The second in class of the Gerald R Ford nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), is likely to exceed its $11.4 billion cost estimate. …
7th June 2018
General Dynamics Mission Systems has completed all stages of formal sea acceptance testing (SAT) of the US Navy's Knifefish surface mine countermeasure (MCM) UUV system, …
7th June 2018
A keel laying ceremony has recently been held for the Vietnam People’s Navy’s first submarine rescue vessel. The ceremony for the 4,000t ship took place …
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; …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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