Naval Warfare
Defence Insight: Naval year in review (video)
The naval domain has seen a number of key contracts awarded to industry throughout 2019, with efforts from the US and China in particular, showing ...
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Naval Warfare magazine: Frigates, US power projection, Asia-Pacific focus and more
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USN takes inspiration for cyber and educational innovation from private sector
Restructuring its approach to education and the role of information in an era of great power competition, the USN has looked to the private sector ...
Defence Notes
Air defence in the spotlight, what to expect from DefExpo 2020, and lessons from Surface Navy
Welcome to Episode 3 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
Defence Notes
Czech Republic set to boost defence spending
The Czech MoD plans to significantly increase defence spending, with around a quarter of its budget to be invested in new or modernised military equipment. ...
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Keeping customers in operation with Shaft Line Repair Services (sponsored video)
This video is brought to you by Wärtsilä. Wärtsilä's Shaft Line Repair Services provides expert investigations, project management and repair services for marine shaftlines and ...
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US Navy names new aircraft carrier
28th January 2020
The US Navy has named its incoming CVN 81 aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller. The future USS Doris Miller is a Gerald R Ford-class carrier, ...
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Naval Warfare
DRS Laurel Technologies awarded contract
28th January 2020
DRS Laurel Technologies has received an $8.6 million contract for Launch Control Unit Mk 235 Mods 11 and 12 production in support of the Vertical ...
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Naval Warfare
UK forward-basing trend expands as Medway heads to Caribbean
27th January 2020
As the UK RN’s River-class Batch 2 OPV HMS Medway heads out on its transatlantic journey to take up station as Atlantic Patrol Ship (North) ...
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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
HMS Queen Elizabeth sails for jet trials
27th January 2020
HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed for flight trials with UK F-35 Lightning jets in UK waters.The joint Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Lightning Force ...
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Naval Warfare
Tenth FREMM vessel launched for Italian Navy
27th January 2020
The tenth FREMM vessel to be built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy has been launched at the integrated shipyard of Riva Trigoso, Genoa. This ...
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Naval Warfare
Fincantieri signs naval MoU with Qatar MoD
24th January 2020
Fincantieri has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Qatar through Barzan Holding for Qatar Emiri Naval Forces support, ...
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon prepares for SM-3 against intercontinental ballistic missile test
23rd January 2020
The development of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) will continue in the coming months with further tests on targets beyond Earth’s upper atmosphere, as the USN ...
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Naval Warfare
RAN creates new Maritime Warfare Centre
23rd January 2020
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has opened a centralised warfighting agency called the Maritime Warfare Centre at Garden Island, Sydney. Designed to enhance the RAN’s ...
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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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Defence Notes
Opinion: Can India escape the morass of bungled procurements?
23rd January 2020
With India hosting its biennial DefExpo exhibition early next month, in yet another new and inconvenient location, it is a timely reminder to consider the ...
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Naval Warfare
Patria ASW sonar for Pohjanmaa class vessels
22nd January 2020
Patria will design and deliver new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonars for the Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa class corvettes.The company was awarded a contract for the work ...
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Naval Warfare
Solving the puzzle of shaft line repairs (Studio)
22nd January 2020
This article is brought to you in partnerhsip with Wärtsilä. Shaft lines can endure a range of problems, from everyday wear and tear to serious ...
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Naval Warfare
Fleet escort cuts impending as UK's frigate maths fails to add up
22nd January 2020
The clearest indication yet that the UK RN will see a drop in fleet escort numbers in the coming years has come to light, as ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Another year of instability amid Middle Eastern power plays
22nd January 2020
The new decade has opened, quite literally, with a bang. The drone strike by the US military on 3 January to kill the head of ...
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Naval Warfare
Gentium, Damen sign Bangladesh MoU
21st January 2020
Gentium and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh. The MoU aims to establish and ...
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Defence Notes
Finland, India to strengthen defence cooperation
20th January 2020
The Indian and Finnish ministries of defence have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further defence cooperation between the two nations. The MoU covers ...
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Naval Warfare
Malaysian navy welcomes its first Chinese-built ship
20th January 2020
Malaysia’s first Littoral Mission Ship (LMS), KD Keris, arrived home at RMN Kota Kinabalu on 17 January, following its commissioning at its place of construction ...
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Make or break time for UK defence
18th January 2020
For the British Armed Forces, 2020 began with an abrupt start as the aftermath of the strike by the US military on Iranian Qods Force ...
