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RIMPAC 2024 brings more navies together than ever before for biennial warfare exercise
RIMPAC 2024 offered 29 national navies opportunities to train together for combat readiness in multiple domains, including underwater.
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Italian OPV to include BLoS communications equipment
Vessel to be commissioned in 2022; three others may follow
Naval Warfare
Type 212CD talks hit a snag
Technological requirements seem to be a bone of contention between Germany and Norway, but both MoDs remain confident that the programme will proceed
Naval Warfare
Spey embarks on delivery voyage
River class Batch 2 construction phase comes to an end with departure of HMS Spey from BAE Systems shipyard in Scotland
Naval Warfare
Turkish industry unveils new USV
Launch of the first USV in the Ulaq family is scheduled for December this year, to be followed by missile firing tests early in 2021
Naval Warfare
French Navy takes aim at RapidFire
Close-in weapon system to arm French naval vessels with additional potential to install it on land platforms
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Naval Warfare
Leonardo launches versatile family of remote naval turrets
26th October 2020
Lionfish range includes four types, all based on a common architecture
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Naval Warfare
Sa’ar 6 vessels to use C-GEM and SEWS-DV
26th October 2020
Defence and decoy systems are intended to protect the vessels from missile attack
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group looks ahead with biomimetic stealth submarine
26th October 2020
The 80m-long submarine would carry naval cruise missiles, F21 torpedoes and/or anti-ship missiles
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Naval Warfare
Construction work begins on Senegalese OPVs
26th October 2020
Three vessels are scheduled to be built by mid-2024
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Naval Warfare
Russia strives to develop shipborne anti-air weapons
23rd October 2020
Developing and fielding shipborne anti-access/area denial systems has proven problematic
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Naval Warfare
OCEA unveils new offshore support vessel design
22nd October 2020
OSV 250 is designed to fulfil a broad range of missions, from hygrographic and oceanic surveys to MCM and SAR
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Naval Warfare
Timelines and details emerge on European Patrol Corvette programme
22nd October 2020
Aiming to improving naval commonality across Europe’s surface platforms, the fledgling European Patrol Corvette (EPC) concept has embraced modularity in the hope that the continent’s naval powers buy into its design philosophy and, more importantly, the programme itself.
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Naval Warfare
Spring restart confirmed for UK Fleet Solid Support ship programme
21st October 2020
The long-awaited restart of the UK’s Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship programme has been confirmed by the MoD, which will eventually deliver up to three logistics and sustainment vessels to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).
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Digital Battlespace
Single sensor mast enables multiple submarine ISR missions
21st October 2020
The Integrated Communication and Surveillance system include an optronics mast from Hensoldt plus SIGINT and SATCOM payloads from Elta
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Naval Warfare
France still aims to build new carrier, says Parly
21st October 2020
The PANG programme to replace Charles de Gaulle awaits presidential confirmation
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Naval Warfare
FDI programme completion date stays fixed at 2030 despite pandemic
19th October 2020
The French Navy envisages the FDI class as a means of helping it to reach its target of 15 frigates by 2030; the timeline remains steady despite COVID-19 and any delays will be made up ahead of completion.
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Naval Warfare
Dutch ponder SSK proposals
19th October 2020
Local industrial participation is an essential element in the programme to replace four Walrus-class boats
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Naval Warfare
Gibraltar patrol boats to receive CGI mission system
19th October 2020
OpenSea 360 integrates platform systems, sensors, navigation and communications
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Naval Warfare
NSM sale to Romania moves closer
19th October 2020
Romania would become the seventh country to operate the Naval Strike Missile
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Naval Warfare
Latest Tsirkon test shines more light on Russian hypersonics
19th October 2020
The hypersonic missile travelled at Mach 8 to strike a naval surface target at 450km range, but is Russia following a realistic timetable to bring it into service?
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Naval Warfare
New Spanish ASW frigates to include Rohde & Schwarz comms
19th October 2020
Software defined radios will enable LoS and BLoS communications
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Naval Warfare
Western Europe pins hopes on technology to tackle next-gen MCM challenges
13th October 2020
With hundreds of thousands of legacy mines languishing in various states of wear in Europe’s seas and waterways, it is little wonder that the topic of mine countermeasure (MCM) operations remains at the forefront of naval considerations for the region’s navies.
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Naval Warfare
Little margin for error in Type 31 programme nearly a year after contract award
9th October 2020
Almost a year into the contract for the design, development and manufacture of five Type 31 frigates for the RN, Babcock is confident that the programme remains on schedule despite difficulties faced by industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Naval Warfare
Keel laying ceremony held for eighth K130 corvette for German Navy
9th October 2020
Despite restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, keel laying ceremony for German Navy corvette goes ahead as K130 programme continues apace.
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Naval Warfare
Regeneration of UK carrier capability promises payoff for US support
2nd October 2020
As HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks USMC F-35Bs, what kind of benefits will such a capability bring to the US?
European Naval Sector Special Report
The next in our series of special coverage is the European Naval Sector Special Report, covering all the latest European naval programme developments and acquisition news.
