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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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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Digital Battlespace

Saab unveils Sea Giraffe 4A FF

3rd January 2018

Saab has introduced a fixed-panel configuration of its active electrically scanned array (AESA) radar family called the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF), the company …
Naval Warfare

Russian Navy frigate commissioned

3rd January 2018

The official acceptance of the Russian Navy’s newest frigate, Admiral Makarov, took place on 27 December at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia. Admiral Makarov …
Special Operations

JSSD-K construction work set to begin

2nd January 2018

Work is set to begin on a new joint logistics operations centre for the US Special Operations Command Central’s Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Elbit Systems' Seagull in maritime exercise

2nd January 2018

Elbit Systems’ Seagull unmanned surface vessel (USV) has taken part in a joint UK-Israeli exercise in Haifa Bay. The USV performed a mine counter measure …
Naval Warfare

Saab expands naval portfolio

2nd January 2018

Saab has expanded its naval domain capabilities with the acquisition of the Swedish combat boat producer N Sundin Dockstavarvet and the repair shipyard Muskövarvet.The acquisition …
Digital Battlespace

MDA to support NATO’s Project Triton

2nd January 2018

MDA has signed a contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency to provide a new maritime command and control solution, the company announced on …
Digital Battlespace

Japan considers EW aircraft and greater offensive capabilities

2nd January 2018

Japan’s MoD is considering the acquisition of electronic warfare (EW) aircraft to blunt enemy air defences and command networks, with several jets to be procured …
Special Operations

Serbia looks to SOF reorganization

29th December 2017

Serbia is to consider a reorganisation of its Special Forces in order to handle emerging counter-terrorism (CT) tasks, a senior service office has disclosed.Speaking to …
Defence Notes

China's water dragon takes to the air

29th December 2017

China’s first large-scale amphibious aircraft took its maiden flight from the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport, Zhuhai, in China’s southern Guangdong Province on 24 December . The …
Uncrewed Vehicles

GA-EMS to build LDUUV motor

29th December 2017

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to design and deliver an advanced permanent-magnet propulsion motor …
Naval Warfare

Firing trials of Sea Ceptor complete

28th December 2017

The Royal Navy has successfully completed First of Class firing trials of the Sea Ceptor air defence system on board HMS Argyll, MBDA announced on …
Naval Warfare

Patria to upgrade Finnish FACs

27th December 2017

The Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command is set to sign a contract with Patria Aviation for the upgrade of the Hamina-class fast attack missile craft …
Special Operations

Israeli Navy diving unit ponders upgrades

26th December 2017

The Israeli Navy’s ‘Yaltam’ diving unit is looking to acquire improved deep-water capability and upgrades to some of its specialist equipment. Tasked with complex underwater …
Naval Warfare

First UK P-8s under contract

22nd December 2017

Christmas has come early for the UK as the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced that Boeing has been awarded the first production contract for …
Naval Warfare

Korea opens fire on intruding Chinese fishing fleet

22nd December 2017

The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) was forced to take stringent measures against intruding Chinese fishing boats on 19 December. In the confrontation, KCG personnel fired …
Digital Battlespace

USAF completes FMRT on GPS III, OCX

20th December 2017

Factory mission readiness testing (FMRT) has been completed on the US Air Force's first GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01) and the Operational Control …
Defence Notes

Lockheed Martin LRASM in new test firing

20th December 2017

Lockheed Martin has test fired production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a US Air Force B-1B bomber. The test - conducted over the sea …
Military Logistics

Transport Command demonstrates new management system

20th December 2017

United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) recently completed a successful proof of principle (PoP) logistics effort that fused a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Transportation Management System (TMS) capability …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing takes cover off secretive MQ-25 bid

20th December 2017

With the deadline looming for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned refuelling tanker, destined to be based onboard US aircraft carriers, Boeing has further illuminated its …