UDT Asia 2017 Show News

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Japan leads way with Li-ion submarines

Japan's first submarine to be powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries will be commissioned in March 2020, doing away with lead-acid batteries and a Stirling air-independent …
UDT Asia: Saab torpedo develops

A new lightweight torpedo being developed by Saab for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) will be integrated onto its future submarines. Dubbed Torpedo 47, it will replace …

UDT Asia: Japan ponders long-range AUV

Japan is researching the creation of a future AUV for seafloor exploration, including under-the-ice operations in the Arctic, attendees at UDT Asia in Singapore learned …

UDT Asia: Babcock highlights partnership potential

Babcock is targeting Asia to become an in-country partner for naval engineering and services work. The company is set to highlight its capabilities at the UDT …

UDT Asia: Japan boosts submarine technologies

This year Japan will start building a Soryu-class submarine for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) containing a host of new technologies and is scheduled …

UDT Asia: Malaysia endures submarine unavailability

The Royal Malaysian Navy is due to start the overhaul of its second Scorpene-class submarine KD Tun Razak in June. This means that the RMN will …

Defence Notes

UDT Asia: Aussie Future Submarine progresses

11th January 2017

Australia’s $50 billion Future Submarine programme remains on track to deliver the first boat to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for operational test and evaluation …
Defence Notes

UDT Asia: Singapore’s growing underwater confidence

11th January 2017

This year the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commemorates 20 years of submarine operations as it anticipates the arrival of two new ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems …
Naval Warfare

UDT Asia: China to upgrade undersea sensors

11th January 2017

China is believed to be expanding an underwater sensor network, which was established beginning from October 2014, in the Western Pacific to better suit its …
Naval Warfare

UDT Asia: China commissions MCMV

11th January 2017

China commissioned a fifth Wozang-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) on 29 December 2016, the type distinguished by the fact that it is designed to operate …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Navy wants Autonomy in a Box

28th December 2016

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) has developed a new ‘Autonomy in a Box’ system designed to dramatically reduce the level …
Uncrewed Vehicles

China seizes, returns USN glider

20th December 2016

On 20 December China quietly returned the US Navy's UUV that it had brazenly seized five days earlier in the South China Sea. The platform …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing to acquire Liquid Robotics

9th December 2016

Boeing is set to acquire Liquid Robotics, with the companies entering into an agreement for the sale, Boeing announced on 6 December. Liquid Robotics is …

UDT Asia 2017 Show News

Shephard Media reports from UDT Asia in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, a two-day conference focusing on the latest innovations, challenges and future requirements of the undersea defence sector, to an expected gathering of 250+ decision-makers.

Conference details

Speakers

Exhibitors

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