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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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Naval Warfare
Airbus completes SIGNALIS integration
22nd February 2018
Airbus subsidiary SIGNALIS has been fully integrated into Airbus' communications, intelligence and security (CIS) business, Airbus announced on 19 February. SIGNALIS was established as an …
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Naval Warfare
Russian Coast Guard enhances patrol boat fleet
22nd February 2018
The Russian Coast Guard plans to significantly strengthen security of the national water boundaries through the purchase of the latest variant of high-speed Raptor boats. …
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Digital Battlespace
IDE delivers iDefender to Indonesia
22nd February 2018
Intracom Defense Electronics (IDE) has delivered an iDefender Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) suite-based solution to the Indonesian Navy, the company announced on 20 February. The …
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Special Operations
Global SOF 2018: SOF intelligence fusion presents physical challenges
21st February 2018
While the US and its allies have long acknowledged the digital challenges of gathering, integrating and sharing ISR data across multi-national organizations, that coordination also …
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Training
Russian Navy trains for in-flight refuelling
21st February 2018
Russian Navy pilots have carried out in-flight refuelling training with the Su-30 SM aircraft for the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on …
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Defence Notes
Cobra Gold 2018 helps prepare for real-world missions
21st February 2018
A critical part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018, an annual exercise held in Thailand, was a combined amphibious assault at Hat Yao Beach on 17 …
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy’s HMSML Gleaner officially retired
21st February 2018
The Royal Navy’s smallest survey vessel, HMSML Gleaner, has been officially retired from service and decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base, the navy announced on 19 …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Vietnam has options in its China relations
21st February 2018
China and Vietnam have long had tenuous relations, including a border war in 1979 and a naval battle in 1988, but Beijing has become more …
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Special Operations
Global SOF 2018: Has US developed 'over reliance' on SOF?
20th February 2018
The US and its partners across the Central Command region may have developed an over-reliance on special operations forces (SOF), sometimes at the expense of …
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Military Logistics
HII receives LPD 29 contract
20th February 2018
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has received $1.43 billion, fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the US Navy’s 13th San Antonio-class amphibious …
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Digital Battlespace
DMR deliveries to US Navy continue
20th February 2018
General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a contract from the US Navy for the continued procurement, testing and delivery of the AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radio …
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Digital Battlespace
EO/IR Special Report: Hensoldt expands Asia footprint
20th February 2018
When Airbus Group took the decision to concentrate on its core aviation-related business lines, a number of divisions were cut free to fend for themselves. …
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Naval Warfare
Canada, Poland join NATO maritime aircraft effort
20th February 2018
Canada and Poland have joined a multi-national NATO effort to develop next-generation solutions for maritime anti-submarine and ISR aircraft, NATO announced on 15 February. The …
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Military Logistics
RAN’s Hobart completes first RAS
20th February 2018
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN's) HMAS Hobart has completed its first replenishment at sea (RAS) with HMAS Anzac off the east coast of Australia, the …
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Naval Warfare
HMS Ocean to be sold to Brazil
19th February 2018
The Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean will be sold to the government of Brazil when the vessel is retired from service in March 2018, the Ministry …
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Special Operations
GA-EMS delivers batteries for DCS
19th February 2018
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has delivered the first shipset of Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) batteries for the US Special Operations Command’s new Dry Combat …
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Naval Warfare
New patrol boats set to support Kenya
19th February 2018
The UK MoD will now be considering its options for the supply of three new patrol boats to support partner nations and British forces deployed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
GA-ASI names industry partners for Stingray
16th February 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will collaborate with a range of industry partners for its MQ-25 Stingray UAS offering to the US Navy. The UAS …
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Naval Warfare
JFD’s DSRV testing underway
16th February 2018
JFD has completed the first stage of harbour acceptance trials of its first Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) for the Indian Navy’s Submarine Rescue …
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Navantia signs deal to supply new Avante 2200 corvettes to Saudi Arabia
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Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters
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Saab Sea Giraffe to protect Swedish Navy
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Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor
