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Naval Warfare
MoD fiscal black hole continues to threaten equipment plans
27th February 2020
With the ink still drying on the UK MoD’s newly released Defence Equipment Plan, the National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) stinging analysis of the MoD’s financial …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Singapore Airshow 2020: ST Engineering lifts lid on VTOL UAVs
11th February 2020
Singapore-based ST Engineering displayed two new hybrid UAV platforms at Singapore Airshow 2020. The Veloce 15 and Veloce 60 respectively cover MTOWs from 15-16kg to 50-70kg …
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Defence Notes
UK, France seek fresh missile technologies
27th January 2020
The UK Ministry of Defence and French DGA Materials and Components for Missiles, Innovation and Technology Partnership (MCM ITP) programme is launching Innovation Call research …
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Naval Warfare
Tenth AN/AQS-20C sonar delivered to US Navy
16th January 2020
Raytheon has delivered the tenth AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the US Navy, the company announced on 15 January. The sonar-towed system – which is …
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Naval Warfare
AQS-24 sonar in new testing
7th January 2020
Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar has completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval payload, the company announced on 6 January. During …
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Naval Warfare
India seeks subs and shuffles Sukhois to counter China
23rd January 2020
India’s top naval leader has said that seven to eight Chinese warships, including submarines, are present in the Indian Ocean at any one time. To …
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Naval Warfare
GARC/TALONS demonstrated for LCS mission module
29th November 2019
The US Navy has carried out an at-sea demonstration of the Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) and Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) as …
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Land Warfare
Success for GLSDB long-range firing
15th October 2019
Saab and Boeing have carried out a long-range test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) in Norway, Saab announced on 14 October.The firing, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Pacific 2019: MCM figures highly in Australian expo
10th October 2019
Australia is acquiring a number of Bluefin UUVs from General Dynamics Mission Systems, as the country seeks to improve its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities. Other …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AQS-24 performance envelope expands
11th October 2019
Recent testing carried out by Northrop Grumman on the AQS-24 minehunting sonar has doubled the current AQS-24 Program of Record depth performance metric.The test team …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy trials MCM mission package on ESB vessel
23rd September 2019
The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure (MCM) mission package has been trialled on Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams. In …
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Naval Warfare
Pacific 2019: NZ delineates Southern Ocean OPV requirement
9th October 2019
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) used the opportunity afforded by the Pacific International Maritime Exhibition in Sydney to elaborate on its requirement for a …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Shallow water MCM carried out at AECE 2019
18th September 2019
The US Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One (EODMU-1) has tested its ability to operate UUVs and conduct expeditionary mine countermeasures in very shallow …
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2019: AUDS unveils latest counter-drone variant
13th September 2019
The Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) consortium has unveiled an optimised version of its counter-UAS (C-UAS) designed to support mobility requirements in the land domain. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LRIP contract award for USN Knifefish UUV
28th August 2019
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded $44.6 million contract modification to enter into low-rate initial production for the US Navy's Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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OPVs
Multifunction Modular Ships Procurement [Lithuania]
Programme Background Timeline The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia (3B) plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as essential elements in the ...
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Minehunters
Mine Countermeasure Vessel [India]
Programme Background Requirements In August 2023, the Indian MoD issued a new Request for Information (RfI) for the procurement of 12 Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Vessels. The ...
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Minehunters
Mine Countermeasures Platforms (1-11) [Germany]
Programme Background Requirements According to German media outlets, in 2018, Germany started the process for the acquisition of 11 new minehunters to bolster the current Type ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Al Jawf Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Al Jawf-class minehunters, which Shephard forecasts will leave service by the end of the decade. At WDS ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Al Jawf Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Al Jawf-class minehunters, which Shephard forecasts will leave service by the end of the decade. At WDS ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | New Generation Minehunters/Offshore (NGM/A) (1-4) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes coastal-going units (NGM/C) ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | New Generation Minehunters/Offshore (NGM/A) (1-4) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes coastal-going units (NGM/C) ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | New Generation Minehunters/Coastal (NGM/C) (1-5) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes coastal-going units (NGM/C) ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Type 32 [UK]
On 19 November 2020, the British Prime Minister announced an increase in defence spending over four years, representing a £16.5 billion increase. Amongst this announcement was ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Type 32 [UK]
On 19 November 2020, the British Prime Minister announced an increase in defence spending over four years, representing a £16.5 billion increase. Amongst this announcement was ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | New Generation Minehunters/Coastal (NGM/C) (6-8) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes coastal-going units (NGM/C) ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | New Generation Minehunters/Coastal (NGM/C) (6-8) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes coastal-going units (NGM/C) ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Next Generation Minehunters (CNG) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes eight coastal-going units (CNG-C) and ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Next Generation Minehunters (CNG) [Italy]
The Italian Navy is procuring twelve new multi-purpose mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels under the Cacciamine Nuova Generazione (CNG) programme. The programme includes eight coastal-going units (CNG-C) and ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 Belgian Navy
Programme Background For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice calling for information regarding the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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OPVs
OPV 1800 Sea Axe
Damen unveiled its 'second-generation' OPV design during the 2015 OPVs and Corvettes Asia Pacific conference in Singapore. The re-configurable OPV uses the Sea Axe hull ...
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Military - UUVs
AUV62-MR
The AUV62-MR is an autonomous UUV designed to perform long-term mine reconnaissance missions. Deliberately designed to resemble the Heavyweight Torpedo (HWT), the system can be ...
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Military - USVs
Venus
The Venus USV is a modular platform designed to meet the demand for the growing interest in reconfigurable USVs for multi-missions. The Venus family includes ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Sky Guard SG-03
Saudi Arabia’s tactical Sky Guard SG-03 was developed by Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute (PSATRI) – an R&D; organisation that supports the Royal Saudi ...
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Minehunters
Avenger Class
The first Avenger-class minehunter entered service in 1985, with the last of the 14 ordered commissioned in 1994. The ships use Orbital ATK's AN/SLQ-48 remotely ...
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Minehunters
10750E
The Project 10750E inshore mine countermeasures ship is designed for operations in depths to 100m, in particular areas such as ports, harbours, naval bases and ...
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Military - USVs
ARCIMS
The Atlas Remote Combined Influence Minesweeping System (ARCIMS) is an MCM USV platform. It is capable of being deployed and operated from the shore, a ...
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Military - USVs, Military - UUVs
UMIS
UMIS (Unmanned MCM Information System), unveiled at Euronaval 2016, uses a collaborative system of surface and underwater robots. The UMIS MCM deploys AUVs carrying the ...
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Minehunters
Venari 85
In 2017, BMT Defence Services launched the Venari 85, a new concept for a mine countermeasure (MCM) vessel. BMT teamed up with QinetiQ to develop a vessel ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Apache Longbow Training System
The Longbow Crew Trainer is the centrepiece of Boeing’s AH-64 Apache training. Pilots and other personnel use the high-fidelity flight simulator to practice aircraft procedures ...
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IMCMS
Integrated Mine Countermeasures System (IMCMS) is a sea-proven device designed for MCM operations against modern mines in all waters. It covers mine warfare, including sweeping, ...
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Minehunters
El Kasseh Class
The El Kasseh-class mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels in service with the Algerian Navy are based on the Italian Navy's Lerici- and Gaeta-class MCM vessels. Intermarine built the vessels ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
I N Sky
The Indela I N Sky is a large, trailer-transported VTOL UAV for tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, which has a four-person crew and is controlled from ...
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Military - USVs
SAM 3
The SAM 3 is a USV used to influence minesweeping in confined and shallow waters. The SAM 3 can be remote-controlled from both ship and ...
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Military - UUVs
A9-M
The A9 is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. This AUV embeds the latest ...