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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
RAAF P-8A flies for Operation Gateway
9th June 2017
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon has completed its first overseas deployment to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth as part of …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: Pentagon’s China report becomes more pastel
9th June 2017
Once again, the release of the annual Pentagon report, entitled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, a US Congress-mandated document, contributes …
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Defence Notes
Canada boosts defence spending by 70%
8th June 2017
The Liberal government in Canada is planning a 70% increase in defence spending under the long-awaited defence policy review (DPR) finally laid out on 7 …
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Naval Warfare
Finnish corvettes on course
8th June 2017
With a budget of €1.2 billion, the Finnish navy is bolstering its fleet with its Squadron 2020 (Laivue 2020) project moving forward at pace. Most …
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Military Logistics
MCL wins new THPS, IECD contracts
8th June 2017
Marlborough Communications (MCL) has received two new contracts worth a combined £5.5 million from the UK Ministry of Defence, the company announced on 5 June. …
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Defence Helicopter
Helicopter delays cause Indian Navy anxiety
8th June 2017
As the Indian Navy (IN) tackles cost-effectiveness, timely deliveries and upgraded technologies, delays in resolving the Multi-Role Helicopter (MRH) contract for 16 Sikorsky S-70Bs may …
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Naval Warfare
Netherlands details new ship projects
7th June 2017
While the Royal Netherlands Air Force focuses on the F-35 multirole fighter, its new tanker aircraft and the procurement of CH-47F Chinooks, the navy is …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe: Testing times for EW sensors
7th June 2017
Electronic warfare systems – whether for land, sea or air platforms – can often mean the difference between life and death, particularly when it comes …
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Naval Warfare
First HC-130J delivered to Alaska Guard
7th June 2017
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of four HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to the Alaska Air National Guard (AK ANG). The new aircraft will …
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Naval Warfare
Will Singapore inject Sea Venom?
7th June 2017
Singapore has expressed interest in a lightweight shore-based anti-ship missile system, with industry sources attending IMDEX and the Shangri-La Dialogue confirming that the island’s military was considering …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
A9-M secures new NATO customer
7th June 2017
ECA Group's A9-M autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has been selected by an unnamed NATO navy for maritime mine countermeasure (MCM) operations, the company announced on …
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Special Operations
ISDEF 2017: Tactics display multifunctional scooters
6th June 2017
Rotinor subsidiary Tactics displayed their new underwater propulsion systems at ISDEF 2017 including the Seabob Black Shadow 730 (SBS730) and the smaller model Seabob Divejet 414 …
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Military Logistics
US Navy receives new aircraft carrier
6th June 2017
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the future aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) to the US Navy, the company announced …
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Naval Warfare
RCAF examines C295W cockpit
6th June 2017
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has conducted a preliminary anthropometric examination of the Airbus C295W cockpit that has been selected for Canada's Fixed-Wing Search …
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Naval Warfare
New Raptor patrol boat launched
6th June 2017
Pella shipyard in St. Petersburg has launched another Raptor fast patrol boat for the Russian Navy, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 31 May. …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe: Top trends in electronic warfare (video)
6th June 2017
Ahead of this year's EW Europe conference and exhibition in London, we look at the top trends in the electronic warfare arena and how technology …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe: IAI Elta seeks unified vision
5th June 2017
Technology associated with signals intelligence (SIGINT) must feature improved levels of sensitivity and frequency coverage in order to keep pace with emerging requirements from the …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin eyes CSC work
5th June 2017
Lockheed Martin Canada has been awarded a contract to replace the combat management system on board the Chilean Navy’s three Type 23 frigates, the company …
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Naval Warfare
Harris to supply sonobuoys for P-8A
5th June 2017
Harris has won multiple contracts to deliver sonobuoy launchers to Boeing for installation on the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the company announced …
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