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Defence Notes
Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities?
Solutions that identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human intervention are becoming critical on tomorrow’s battlefield.
Naval Warfare
US and European special operators test Icelandic AI-based solution for marine platforms
Hefring Marine IMAS was designed to optimise vessels’ operation.
Naval Warfare
US Navy expands GARC sUSV deployment
The small, unmanned surface vehicle will operate this year in multiple operations and military exercises worldwide.
Naval Warfare
Another $18.4 billion committed to USN Virginia-class submarines
The contract was awarded to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). As well as for the building of the boats, contract money will also go towards improving productivity at the shipyards, workforce support and other investment.
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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
Austal wins US Navy’s LCS contract
28th June 2017
Austal has received a contract worth up to AUD779 million ($584m) to build the 14th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 28) for the US Navy, the …
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Naval Warfare
Metal Shark to build NCPVs
28th June 2017
Metal Shark has been awarded a foreign military sales contract by the US Navy to construct Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for US partner nations, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MCM drone operation tested in Belgium
28th June 2017
ECA Group has successfully demonstrated the capability to deploy its AUVs, USVs and ROVs simultaneously to perform parallel and collaborative detection to identification mine countermeasure …
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Defence Helicopter
PLA to parade prowess in Hong Kong
28th June 2017
During President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Hong Kong on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the territory’s reversion to Chinese rule, the Hong …
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Naval Warfare
Piracy threat off West Africa remains
27th June 2017
Anti-piracy watchdog Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) released its annual report on the state of global maritime security recently, highlighting trends in pirate activities around the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ERDC develops MARV to repair damaged piers
26th June 2017
The US Army Engineering Design and Research Centre (ERDC) has developed a USV called the Multifunctional Assessment Reconnaissance Vessel (MARV) to help repair damaged piers, …
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Naval Warfare
Croatia gets new inshore patrol vessels
26th June 2017
Earlier this month Croatian shipyard Brodosplit launched the first inshore patrol vessel (IPV) of the five-unit batch ordered by the country’s coast guard service. The …
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Naval Warfare
DCNS’s F21 torpedo enters final development phase
26th June 2017
DCNS’s F21 torpedo has entered into its final development phase following the completion of a qualification round of firing off the Var coast in France, …
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Digital Battlespace
UK awards IFF upgrade contract
26th June 2017
Leonardo has received a contract worth over $323 million from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the upgrade of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) …
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Defence Helicopter
Analysis: New Indian naval helicopters dashed again
26th June 2017
An Indian Navy (IN) deal valued at over $1 billion for 16 Multirole Helicopters (MRH) was given a quiet burial after being scrapped by the …
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Naval Warfare
CCG inducts first MA60 patrol aircraft
26th June 2017
The first MA60H maritime patrol aircraft entered service with the China Coast Guard (CCG) during a formal ceremony on 19 June. The aircraft will be …
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Defence Notes
Has the US lost the plot in South China Sea?
23rd June 2017
As the South China Sea transforms into a spider web of interconnected military facilities designed to lock out uninvited guests, one would have thought that …
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Naval Warfare
Trilateral naval patrols launched to net ISIS
23rd June 2017
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have responded to the threat of possibly thousands of ISIS fighters in Southeast Asia by commencing the deployment of joint …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy tests SM-6 Blk IA
22nd June 2017
The US Navy has carried out testing of the Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the …
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Military Logistics
Dry dock brings strategic succour to Indian Navy
22nd June 2017
A $71 million floating dock (FDNavy-2) built by Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) at its Kattupalli yard near Chennai will considerably improve dry dock slot constraints …
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Naval Warfare
Chinese exercise reveals new Iranian capability
21st June 2017
The visit by a Chinese naval fleet to Iran has revealed a possible upgrade to an Iranian frigate. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) made …
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Naval Warfare
USCG orders additional FRCs
21st June 2017
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded a $289 million contract option to Bollinger Shipyards to produce and deliver an additional six Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), …
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Military Logistics
Huntington Ingalls signs LHA 8 contract
21st June 2017
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipbuilding division has received a $3 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the US Navy's Bougainville (LHA 8) amphibious …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Paris Air Show: EMSA signs off on UAS capabilities
21st June 2017
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) was named in two deals this week for fixed-wing and VTOL unmanned systems that will be used to provide …
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