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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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Uncrewed Vehicles
AeroVironment to expand Blackwing UAS programme
13th October 2017
AeroVironment has received a contract from the US Navy for continuation and expansion of its Blackwing small UAV programme, the company announced on 9 October. …
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Digital Battlespace
Thales to support Royal Navy’s communications systems
13th October 2017
Thales has received a seven-year contract worth £100 million to provide through-life support for communications systems of the Royal Navy’s fleet, the company announced in …
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Naval Warfare
Trilateral Sulu Sea air patrols are launched
13th October 2017
Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines launched Trilateral Air Patrols (TAP) covering the Sulu Sea on 12 October at Subang Air Base in a ceremony witnessed …
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Digital Battlespace
RMN patrol vessel receives MARSS NiDAR system
13th October 2017
MARSS has successfully installed its NiDAR perimeter security system on the first of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), the company …
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Special Operations
Romania stands up SOF command
11th October 2017
The Romanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) will establish a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) by 1 January 2018 as it seeks to expand joint operations across …
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Digital Battlespace
Leonardo’s SmartIDMS software for RAN subs
11th October 2017
Leonardo has been contracted by the Australian Department of Defence to deliver information management software for the navy's six Collins-class submarines, the company announced on …
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Military Logistics
COTECMAR launches new logistics ship for the Honduran Navy
10th October 2017
The logistics support vessel (BAL-C) FNH-1611 Gracias a Dios built for the Honduran Naval Force (FNH) was launched at COTECMAR’s Cartagena shipyard on 29 September.Built …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon to supply JSOWs to Qatar
10th October 2017
Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $172.8 million contract from the US Department of Defense to provide AGM-154C Block III Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) to …
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Naval Warfare
GSL lays keel for second CGOPV
10th October 2017
Goa Shipyard (GSL) has begun construction of the second new Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (CGOPV) for the Indian Coast Guard, the company announced on …
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Naval Warfare
Kelvin Hughes details Australian deliveries
10th October 2017
Kelvin Hughes has supplied coastal surveillance and vessel traffic service (VTS) radar sensors to a number of Australian ports to improve security and control of …
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Naval Warfare
Frigates and OPVs parade three by three in Australia
10th October 2017
Frigates and OPVs were a major focus at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney last week, with each programme – Project Sea 5000 and …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin and Austal secure LCS contracts
9th October 2017
Lockheed Martin and Austal USA have been awarded contract modifications to build additional littoral combat ships (LCS) for the US Navy. The value of both …
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Naval Warfare
Work begins on second Italian Navy PPA
9th October 2017
Fincantieri has begun construction of the second Italian Navy Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA), the company announced on 3 October. The unit will be delivered …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australian navy explains UxV roadmap
9th October 2017
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) laid out a roadmap for the future direction of unmanned technology at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australian award puts wind in Bluebottle’s sail
9th October 2017
For development progress of its Bluebottle persistent USV to date, Ocius Technology received on 4 October the Defence SME Innovation Grant. This was one of …
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Military Logistics
Support for Royal Navy as cuts beckon
6th October 2017
The unveiling of a fleet-wide £1 billion common support model (CSM) for the UK Royal Navy this week has come at a time when questions …
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Digital Battlespace
Anzac-class frigates to get radar upgrade
6th October 2017
CEA Technologies has been awarded a contract worth AUD$148 million to provide a new air search radar, known as the CEAFAR2-L, for the Royal Australian …
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Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Pacific Patrol Boat production gathers steam
5th October 2017
Good progress is being made on the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (PPR-B) programme, with the first vessel slated for Papua New Guinea on schedule for …
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Military Logistics
Austal bags patrol boat sustainment contract
5th October 2017
Austal has received a contract worth up to $18 million from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for the sustainment of its Cape-class patrol boats, the …
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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
