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

How complete is your Recognised Maritime Picture?

Naval Warfare

Pioneering the Future of Naval Defence: Fincantieri's Cutting-Edge Innovations

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Digital Battlespace

EO/IR Special Report: Controp delivers to Vietnam Navy

15th February 2018

Electro-optic specialists Controp has completed deliveries of its iSea-40HD maritime electro-optical/infrared payload to the Vietnamese Navy under the terms of a contract announced in November 2017. …
Digital Battlespace

Swedish Navy orders Saab’s multi tactical data links

15th February 2018

Saab has been awarded an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to provide tactical data links for the Swedish Navy’s surface warfare vessels, the …
Digital Battlespace

EO/IR Special Report: Plethora of systems on show at Singapore Airshow (video)

15th February 2018

Controp introduced its Speed-ER automatic detection and surveillance system for the first time at this year's Singapore Airshow. The new payload can be used for …
Naval Warfare

AAR awarded P-8A maintenance work

15th February 2018

AAR has received a contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for depot airframe maintenance and depot field team support of the P-8A …
Naval Warfare

South Korea delineates need for new MPAs

15th February 2018

Already operating a fleet of 16 Lockheed P-3C and P-3CK Orion platforms, South Korea is hunting for newer-generation maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from overseas sources …
Special Operations

New body armour design sees European SOF evaluation

15th February 2018

BCB International has launched a new plate carrier vest, with the body armour now being evaluated by a European special forces unit. The Kastell Pro …
Military Logistics

BAE Systems to modernise USS Philippine Sea

14th February 2018

BAE Systems has been awarded a $9.6 million contract to modernise the US Navy’s USS Philippine Sea guided-missile cruiser, the company announced on 12 February. …
Naval Warfare

USCG receives 27th FRC

14th February 2018

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accepted delivery of its 27th fast response cutter (FRC), Richard Snyder, in Key West, Florida, the agency announced on …
Military Logistics

VolkerStevin completes Mare Harbour upgrades

14th February 2018

VolkerStevin has completed work to upgrade the Mare Harbour jetty in the Falkland Islands, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 8 February. The improvements …
Defence Notes

Opinion: China goes to the Poles

14th February 2018

China’s extravagant territorial claims in the South China Sea, its testing of Japanese resolve around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and its gradual operational expansion into the …
Digital Battlespace

West 2018: The data centre in a briefcase

14th February 2018

Mercury Systems - Trusted Mission Systems Division (formerly Themis Computer), working in conjunction with Acumentrics, has developed what they characterise as ‘the autonomous data centre …
Military Logistics

US Navy surf platform interest not on a lark

13th February 2018

The US Navy is exploring concepts to replace its aging fleet of Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo 5-ton Vehicles (LARC-V) with a notional replacement platform being …
Naval Warfare

US Navy seeks life extension to meet 355-ship fleet

13th February 2018

Although one step in a lengthy process, the US Navy set out its efforts on 12 February to recapitalise its fleet and significantly increase the …
Digital Battlespace

Singapore Airshow 2018: Frequentis highlights crisis management system (video)

13th February 2018

Frequentis showcased its crisis management system for the first time at Singapore Airshow 2018. Shephard spoke to Michael Delueg, product manager at the company, about the solution.
Special Operations

Denmark identifies future SOF upgrades

13th February 2018

The Danish Defence Agreement 2018-2023, published on 1st February 2018, has outlined a series of future plans to upgrade the capabilities of the country’s special …
Military Logistics

West 2018: US Navy’s 355 ship logistics challenges identified

12th February 2018

The US military might be expanding to a 355-ship navy, but that platform growth comes with some significant logistics challenges. That was one of the …
Naval Warfare

USCG cutter Joseph Gerczak arrives in Hawaii

12th February 2018

The US Coast Guard’s (USCG) base in Honolulu has received its second Sentinel-class cutter, Joseph Gerczak. Gerczak is the second of three 154ft fast response …
Naval Warfare

Cyprus, Turkey spar after warships block gas drilling

12th February 2018

Cyprus has insisted Turkey had breached ‘international law’ on 11 February after Ankara's warships blocked an Italian drilling ship on course to explore for gas …
Digital Battlespace

EO/IR Special Report: Market overview (video)

12th February 2018

The military EO/IR systems market is estimated to be worth around $10 billion and projected to reach $14.2 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of …