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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.
Air Warfare
F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost
The legislation outlined additional budget to enhance air, land and naval platforms, including next-generation air and uncrewed naval programmes.
Naval Warfare
The Netherlands cleared to purchase $2.2 billion in Tomahawk missiles
The approved purchase is for Tomahawk Block IV and Block V missiles, control systems, telemetry missiles and communication and broadcast systems.
Naval Warfare
The Philippines strengthens maritime defences amid rising tensions in South China Sea
The Philippine Navy is fast-tracking its maritime modernisation with new warships, unmanned platforms, and international shipbuilding partnerships to bolster its regional deterrence posture.
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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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Uncrewed Vehicles
UMS Skeldar has ‘an advantage’ in German Navy tender
2nd September 2016
As the expectation grows ahead of a German Navy tender for the procurement of a VTOL maritime UAS capability, officials at UMS Skeldar are confident …
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Naval Warfare
Qatar, MBDA sign coastal defence contract
2nd September 2016
MBDA will supply a coastal defence system for the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) under a contract signed on 1 September. The contract formalises an …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems details RAN design work
2nd September 2016
BAE Systems has released details on the work it will carry out to refine its Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) design for the Royal Australian Navy …
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Naval Warfare
HII signs new contracts
1st September 2016
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded an $88.2 million fixed-price contract by the US Coast Guard (USCG) for the purchase of …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon mine-hunting sonar enhanced
1st September 2016
Raytheon and the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) – Division Newport are undertaking work to enhance the company’s AN/AQS-20A mine-hunting sonar, the company announced …
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Naval Warfare
Clyde moving to River drumbeat
31st August 2016
The fitting out of HMS Forth, the first of the new batch of River-class OPVs for the Royal Navy, is expected to be completed by …
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Military Logistics
US AFRL focuses on biofuels
31st August 2016
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is playing a key role in the development and commercialisation of biofuels as an environmentally friendly alternative fuel …
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Naval Warfare
Australian frigate risk reduction studies signed
31st August 2016
The Australian government has signed an agreement with Navantia for the Risk Reduction and Design Study (RRDS) Phase for the Department of Defence's (DoD's) SEA 5000 …
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Naval Warfare
USCG commissions 18th FRC
30th August 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has commissioned its 18th fast response cutter (FRC), USCGC Joseph Tezanos, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it was announced on …
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Naval Warfare
MSPO 2016: Crimean maritime defence bolstered
30th August 2016
Russia is taking steps to strengthen the defence of Crimean seaports with the installation of coastal missile systems along the entire 500-mile Black Sea coastline …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing to help Kiwis detect submarines
30th August 2016
Boeing has scooped a contract to upgrade Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orion aircraft with an underwater intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance …
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Naval Warfare
USCG takes delivery of 19th FRC
29th August 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has taken the delivery of its 19th fast response cutter (FRC), USCGC Rollin Fritch, in Key West, Florida, it was …
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Naval Warfare
Australian Paluma vessels to get new sonar
26th August 2016
FarSounder will supply four FarSounder-1000 sonar systems for the upgrade of four Royal Australian Navy Paluma-class hydrographic survey motor launches, the company announced on 23 August. …
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Digital Battlespace
COMBATSS-21 for US Navy frigates
25th August 2016
US Navy frigates will be equipped with Lockheed Martin’s Component-Based Total-Ship System—21st Century (COMBATSS-21) combat management system under a contract announced on 23 August. The …
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Digital Battlespace
ViaSat awarded US Navy UHF satcom work
25th August 2016
ViaSat will provide engineering, technical services and hardware/software products in support of the US Navy’s joint Ultra High Frequency (UHF) military satellite communications (SATCOM) system, …
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Naval Warfare
New Zealand to get new littoral ship
25th August 2016
The New Zealand government has approved a recommendation from the Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to move ahead with plans for …
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Military Logistics
HII to modernise USS Harry S Truman
24th August 2016
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract worth $52 million for nuclear propulsion and complex modernisation work on the US …
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Naval Warfare
Qatar seek fast patrol boats
23rd August 2016
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar for an undisclosed number of Mk V fast patrol boats in …
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Military Logistics
New engines for HMS Brocklesby
23rd August 2016
BAE Systems has renewed the engines of HMS Brocklesby, a Hunt-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy, as part of the ship’s year-long deep maintenance …
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