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Naval Warfare
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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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
USS Ralph Johnson completes builder’s trials
25th July 2017
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has now completed builder's sea trials of the US Navy’s future destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), the Naval Sea Systems …
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Naval Warfare
Mixed results for Philippine maritime surveillance
25th July 2017
The Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) second quest to acquire a pair of maritime patrol aircraft met with failure on 21 July when all contenders were …
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Digital Battlespace
Ferra Engineering bags export contract
25th July 2017
Ferra Engineering has received a contract from Thales Germany to build sub-assemblies for Phoenice, Thales’ tactical navigation radar system for submarines, the Australian Department of …
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Naval Warfare
EDA study confirms laser technology benefits
24th July 2017
A study commissioned by the European Defence Agency (EDA) has confirmed the benefits of using laser-based technologies for the detection and identification of underwater targets, …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy commissions Gerald R Ford
24th July 2017
The US Navy has commissioned its newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), at Naval Station Norfolk on 22 July. USS Gerald R. …
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Defence Notes
Upgunned ESG concept exercised in Talisman Saber
21st July 2017
Exercise Talisman Saber 2017, held in Australia this month, provided the US Navy (USN) with the opportunity to put its latent upgunned Expeditionary Strike Group …
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Naval Warfare
Fallon cuts first steel for HMS Glasgow (video)
21st July 2017
Shephard spoke to UK defence secretary Michael Fallon following the steel cutting of the first Type 26, HMS Glasgow. To be known as the City …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ECA demos new robotics features
21st July 2017
ECA Group has demonstrated two new features on an experimental model of its A9-E AUV as part of the EU-funded Smart and Networking Underwater Robots in …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to work on MOCCA programme
20th July 2017
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract to develop technology to help submarines better detect other submerged vessels …
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Naval Warfare
City-class makes global waves as steel cut
20th July 2017
The first of the UK Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates, newly dubbed the City-class, will be named HMS Glasgow once commissioned into service. The Ministry …
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Special Operations
NSW looks to Shark Marine's Navigator
19th July 2017
US Naval Special Warfare Command is planning the procurement of underwater navigation systems from Ontario-based Shark Marine Technologies to meet special operations requirements, a recent solicitation has …
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Digital Battlespace
IAI, Honeywell partner for GPS anti-jam system
19th July 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop an advanced GPS anti-jam navigation system, IAI announced on …
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Digital Battlespace
DISA selects AT&T for Hawaii network
18th July 2017
AT&T; has received a 10-year contract from the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to deliver a modern communications network to replace its Hawaii network in …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
BAE to launch autonomous systems testing service
18th July 2017
BAE Systems has received a grant of £457,000 from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to design and deliver the UK’s first dedicated autonomous systems …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ECA to supply consumables for PAP demining ROVs
17th July 2017
ECA Group has been awarded a five-year contract by the French armed forces to supply consumables and spares for the French Navy's PAP demining remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), …
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Digital Battlespace
Thales sonar for Type 26 frigates
17th July 2017
Thales has received a contract from BAE Systems to equip the Royal Navy’s first three Type 26 frigates with its anti-submarine warfare sonar, the company …
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Military Logistics
Fincantieri cuts steel for Italian Navy LHD
17th July 2017
Fincantieri has cut first steel for the Italian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) at its Castellammare di Stabia shipyard in Italy, the company announced on 12 …
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Naval Warfare
Damen, Metal Shark partner for NCPVs
14th July 2017
Damen Shipyards has entered into a partnership with Metal Shark to construct up to 13 Damen SPa 2606 patrol boats, Damen announced on 12 July. …
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Naval Warfare
Air Power 2017: UK MPA squadrons announced
13th July 2017
The reformation of 120 Squadron and 201 Squadron, RAF, will see the first P-8 Poseidon MPAs operated from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray to protect the …
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