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DSEI 2017: Land C4ISR integration concept unveiled
Systems engineering specialist Drumgrange displayed its Land C4ISR Integration concept for tactical ground vehicles at this year's DSEI. Aimed at supporting mobility operations, the vehicle-mounted ...
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DSEI 2017: UMS Skeldar announces leasing partnership (video)
UMS Skeldar announced that it has joined forces with JetLease, a private aircraft leasing company, to launch the first global leasing product for its V-200 ...
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USCG orders 14th C-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin has received a contract option worth approximately $63.5 million from the US Air Force for the production of a C-130J Super Hercules to ...
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DSEI 2017: Supacat riding the waves (video)
Supacat unveiled its high performance SC12 RIB at DSEI 2017 and demonstrated its capabilities on the River Thames in London during the show. Supacat has ...
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Ducommun to build NSM fire control system
Ducommun will build fire control systems for Raytheon’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) under a contract announced on 11 September. Raytheon is offering the NSM for ...
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Bahrain requests fast patrol boats
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of 35m fast patrol boats to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation ...
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City-class makes global waves as steel cut
20th July 2017
The first of the UK Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates, newly dubbed the City-class, will be named HMS Glasgow once commissioned into service. The Ministry ...
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Damen, Metal Shark partner for NCPVs
14th July 2017
Damen Shipyards has entered into a partnership with Metal Shark to construct up to 13 Damen SPa 2606 patrol boats, Damen announced on 12 July. ...
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Air Power 2017: UK MPA squadrons announced
13th July 2017
The reformation of 120 Squadron and 201 Squadron, RAF, will see the first P-8 Poseidon MPAs operated from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray to protect the ...
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Turkish Coast Guard receives SAR vessels
11th July 2017
Damen has delivered the first two of six Search and Rescue (SAR) 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard (TCG), the company announced on 7 ...
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SharpEye radar for two Indonesian Ports
11th July 2017
Two ports in Indonesia have selected variants of the Kelvin Hughes’ SBS-800 coastal surveillance radar for the management and monitoring of vessels within the ports, the company ...
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Malaysian LMS team arrives in China
10th July 2017
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has despatched a project team to China to monitor the design and construction of its Littoral Mission Ships (LMS). The ...
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Royal Navy locates US sonar lost at sea
10th July 2017
The UK Royal Navy’s Sandown class minehunter HMS Bangor has used its Thales 2093 Variable Depth Sonar to locate a US Navy AQS-24 towed sonar ...
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Russia to supply Syria with patrol boats
6th July 2017
Russia will supply up to patrol vessels and associated equipment to the Syrian coast guard to assist in its efforts to secure the country’s ports ...
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Analysis: Piracy in the Indian Ocean
6th July 2017
Following the hijacking of the Aris 13 in March, the first merchant vessel to be taken by pirates operating from Somalia since May 2012, at ...
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Saab to upgrade Swedish corvettes
5th July 2017
The Swedish Defence Material Administration has awarded Saab a contract worth $147.93 million to modify and upgrade the Swedish Marine’s Gävle class corvettes, the company announced ...
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BAE, Leonardo partner on precision-guided munitions
3rd July 2017
BAE Systems and Leonardo are partnering to develop new precision-guided munitions for use with large-calibre weapon systems, BAE Systems announced on 28 June. The programme ...
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HII to build Flight III DDG 125
30th June 2017
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a contract modification by the US Navy to incorporate the Flight III upgrades to ...
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RAN’s MV Sycamore arrives in Sydney
30th June 2017
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) multi-role aviation training vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore arrived in Sydney harbour after completing her 14-day maiden voyage, Damen Shipyards announced ...
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HMAS Canberra and Adelaide to leave dry dock
30th June 2017
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has provided an update on HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra, which are due to complete their maintenance period after ...
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Deal inked for more Korean PKX-B craft
30th June 2017
South Korea is continuing to modernise its patrol boat fleet via an approximately $225 million contract with Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC), according to ...
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Analysis: Rolls-Royce powering ahead
29th June 2017
Rolls-Royce says it is now on course to rectify issues with the UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 WR-21 engines while continuing to deliver to other ...
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Austal wins US Navy’s LCS contract
28th June 2017
Austal has received a contract worth up to AUD779 million ($584m) to build the 14th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 28) for the US Navy, the ...
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Metal Shark to build NCPVs
28th June 2017
Metal Shark has been awarded a foreign military sales contract by the US Navy to construct Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for US partner nations, ...
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Piracy threat off West Africa remains
27th June 2017
Anti-piracy watchdog Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) released its annual report on the state of global maritime security recently, highlighting trends in pirate activities around the ...
