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South American shipyards end 2024 positively as regional navies bet on local manufacturers
The year ends with several South American navies undergoing ambitious programmes to modernise their fleets. A common denominator is that regional services want domestically manufactured surface vessels and even submarines.
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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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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Military Logistics
MARSS’ MOBtronic system for RNZN fleet tanker
13th September 2017
MARSS has received a contract for its MOBtronic system to be installed on the Royal New Zealand Navy's new fleet tanker. The tanker is currently …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2017: UK Dragonfire aims to the future (video)
12th September 2017
Earlier this year, the UK MoD awarded a contract to an industrial consortium of companies to develop laser technology for directed energy weapons. Shephard talks through …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2017: Babcock unveils Arrowhead 120 design
12th September 2017
Following the publication of the UK Government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS), Babcock has released its design for the Type 31e frigate. Focused on providing a …
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Naval Warfare
HMS Prince of Wales named
12th September 2017
The Royal Navy’s second aircraft carrier has been officially named HMS Prince of Wales on 9 September during a ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland. The naming …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2017: Maritime Harop munition unveiled
12th September 2017
IAI has unveiled its latest iteration of its loitering munition, the Maritime Harop, at DSEI 2017 in London. The Maritime Harop is a long endurance …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Ocean Infinity selects AquaPix
12th September 2017
Kraken Sonar Systems has received a contract from Ocean Infinity for its AquaPix Synthetic Aperture Sonar system, the company announced on 7 September. Under the …
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2017: What to expect (video)
11th September 2017
Shephard editor Grant Turnbull talks about the positive economic tone at DSEI 2017 compared with previous shows that were fixated on diminishing budgets. This edition of …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2017: SIGINT centre making waves
11th September 2017
A new signals intelligence (SIGINT) centre developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for an undisclosed customer has successfully achieved ‘phase 1’ of operational capability, the …
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Digital Battlespace
Compact ELK-7065 sensor introduced
11th September 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new, compact version of its ELK-7065 ground and naval high frequency (HF) COMINT Direction Finder (DF) system, the …
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Naval Warfare
MSPO 2017: Kongsberg showcase sub launched NSM
9th September 2017
Displaying its submarine-launched variant of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Kongsberg officials said that while it was not targeted at a specific national maritime requirement, …
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Digital Battlespace
ViaSat’s Link 16 on Canadian frigates
8th September 2017
ViaSat has delivered an end-to-end Link 16 communications system to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) for its Halifax-class frigates, the company announced on 5 September. …
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Digital Battlespace
BAE Systems awarded NAWCAD contract
8th September 2017
BAE Systems has received a $76 million contract from the US Navy to help develop communications and electronics systems for the Naval Air Warfare Center …
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Special Operations
Analysis: US SOF involvement in Philippines
8th September 2017
The US closure of Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P) in Mindanao, southern Philippines in 2015 appears to have been premature, in light …
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Special Operations
SOCOM identifies future SOF C4 needs
7th September 2017
The Science and Technology Directorate at United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has identified technology areas of interest associated with C4. USSOCOM Science and Technology …
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Naval Warfare
MSPO 2017: Shipbuilders continue to position for Orka programme
7th September 2017
European manufacturers continue to jostle for Poland’s ongoing Orka programme, which will see a new class of three submarines constructed for the Polish Navy. The …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2017: New shipbuilding strategy to avoid past mistakes
6th September 2017
The UK’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS), announced on 6 September, is aiming to overcome mistakes made in previous naval programmes and reverse the reductions in …
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Naval Warfare
HMS Argyll fires Sea Ceptor
6th September 2017
The Royal Navy's new Sea Ceptor air missile defence system has been fired from Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll for the first time in successful …
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Naval Warfare
USCG orders HC-144 missionisation equipment
6th September 2017
TFab Defense Systems (TFD has received a contract from the US Coast Guard to manufacture and deliver Minotaur mission system workstation units for the HC-144B …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2017: Maintaining the fleet (video)
6th September 2017
As the Royal Navy looks to integrate new vessels into its fleet, including the new Type 26, Shephard spoke with BAE Systems' Type 23 class output …
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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
