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Air Warfare
USSOCOM outlines acquisition priorities for FY2026
The service is seeking all-domain autonomous and counter-robotic solutions as well as deep sensing and assured access technologies.
Naval Warfare
HII delivers first two Lionfish SUUVs to US Navy
The SUUVs could be part of a programme that scales to 200 vehicles.
Naval Warfare
HALO programme decommissioned by US Navy in favour of LRASM upgrades
The programme was due to be at full operational capability in the US Navy by 2031, but has been pulled over cost and timeline concerns.
Naval Warfare
Indian Navy’s next generation OPV fleet advances with keel-laying of third vessel
The ship is the third in a fleet of 11, with the first vessel due to be delivered in 2026.
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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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Digital Battlespace
West: Lockheed demos new C4ISR Test Bed
12th February 2015
The US Navy has recently been shown a demonstration of a new maritime C4ISR test bed to help accelerate the fielding of new capabilities. Speaking …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed lays keel for 13th US LCS
11th February 2015
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin has laid the keel for the 13th US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), which will be named USS …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Indian Navy releases RfI for shipborne UAVs
10th February 2015
The Indian Navy (IN) has released its largest stated requirement to date as it seeks around 50 UAVs for shipboard use. An RfI for the …
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Naval Warfare
IAI introduces business-jet based MPA
10th February 2015
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduced its ELI-3360 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) based on a Bombardier Global 5000 business-jet platform, the company announced on 9 February. …
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Naval Warfare
Kelvin Hughes' SharpEye selected for ANZAC frigates
10th February 2015
Kelvin Hughes has won a contract for supplying SharpEye radars to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence for the frigate systems upgrade project, the company …
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Naval Warfare
Vietnam receives third Kilo-class submarine
9th February 2015
Vietnam received its third Project 636M Kilo-class submarine christened Haiphong (HQ 184) on 29 January under a $2 billion that will see the Vietnam People’s …
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Naval Warfare
Deep Vision to explore live fire training enhancements
6th February 2015
The UK Centre for Defence Enterprise has awarded Deep Vision a contract to explore a solution to enhance live fire training exercise effectiveness, the former …
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Naval Warfare
EUNAVFOR using UAV to track pirates
6th February 2015
The commander of EUNAVFOR says he expects his counter-piracy force operating off the Horn of Africa to be strengthened and also rates the usefulness of …
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Digital Battlespace
General Dynamics DMRs receive software upgrades
5th February 2015
General Dynamics has been upgrading its Digital Modular Radios (DMRs) with high-frequency dynamic routing software, the company announced on 4 February. This upgrade will turn …
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Naval Warfare
Albwardy delivers new patrol vessel
4th February 2015
Albwardy Marine Engineering, a part of Damen Shipyards, has delivered a new patrol vessel named AD Comet to Mohamed Saqr Alfalahi General Maintenance, as announced …
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Naval Warfare
Sagem-led consortium unveils anti-piracy system
4th February 2015
The Autoprotection consortium has unveiled its new fully-integrated anti-piracy system called BlueDome at the Euromaritime exhibition, held on 3-5 February in Paris, France. Sagem leads …
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Naval Warfare
Northrop to deliver two LCS mission packages
3rd February 2015
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to deliver two additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages, the company announced on 2 February. …
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Military Logistics
First US MLP ship completes post-delivery tests
3rd February 2015
The first ship of the US Navy's Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) fleet, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), has successfully completed post-delivery tests and trials, the …
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Defence Notes
UK announces national shipbuilding strategy
3rd February 2015
George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer for the UK, announced a new national shipbuilding strategy on 30 January ahead of a future order for the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Huntington acquires Columbia Group's engineering division
3rd February 2015
Huntington Ingalls has acquired the Columbia Group's Engineering Solutions Division (ESD) for an as-of-yet undisclosed amount, the company announced on 30 January. ESD develops specialised …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CybAero begins factory testing APID 60 VTOL
3rd February 2015
CybAero has begun factory testing three APID 60 VTOL UAS set for delivery to China Customs, the company announced on 2 February. The UAS will …
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Digital Battlespace
BAE wins US Navy communications contract
3rd February 2015
BAE Systems has won a nine-year radio and communications system design and integration support contract from the US Navy, the company announced on 2 February. …
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Digital Battlespace
Cambridge Pixel introduces ASD-100 display
2nd February 2015
Cambridge Pixel has introduced the ASD-100 Air Situation Display target tracking software, the company announced on 29 January. The system is aimed at the military …
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Naval Warfare
Australia gifts two heavy landing craft to Philippines
30th January 2015
AUSTRALIA will donate two Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy (LCH) vessels to the Philippines, according to an announcement given by Minister for Defence Kevin Andrews on …
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