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Naval Warfare
South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs
HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.
Defence Notes
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
Naval Warfare
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
Hyundai and Hanwha recently unveiled advanced frigate and submarine designs while South Korea eyes new export markets and resolves internal rivalries
Naval Warfare
US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026
The FY26 Homeland Security Bill Markup of the House Committee on Appropriations included resources for the procurement of ships, aircraft and unmanned systems.
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Naval Warfare
Autonomous Mine Hunting: Supplying the British Solution (Studio)
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
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Naval Warfare
Thai navy commissions six patrol boats
3rd December 2016
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) formally received six M21 patrol boats into service on 30 November. These will help replace ten aging patrol boats acquired …
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Naval Warfare
Fifth Project 22160 patrol ship laid down
2nd December 2016
Russia’s Zelenodolsk-based A.M. Gorky shipbuilding company reported on 25 November the lay down of the fifth Project 22160 modular patrol ship for the Russian Navy. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ACTUV demonstrator continues testing
2nd December 2016
Leidos is set to begin operational testing of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) technology demonstration vessel. The company is developing the 132ft …
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Defence Notes
BMD option touted for UK frigate
1st December 2016
Raytheon has called on the Royal Navy to consider adopting its SM-3 short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, on its future Type 31 …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman delivers submarine sensors
1st December 2016
The US Navy’s Virginia class submarines are set for enhanced capabilities with Northrop Grumman delivering the first Block IV Light Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) …
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Naval Warfare
Flight2 for Chilean P-3 Orions
1st December 2016
The Chilean Navy’s P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft will be fitted with Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 integrated avionics system, the company announced on 29 November. The avionics …
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Naval Warfare
Lithuanian P15 delivered by Denmark
30th November 2016
Denmark has transferred patrol ship P15 to the Lithuanian Navy at a ceremony at Korsør Port in Denmark, the Lithuanian government announced on 24 November. …
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Naval Warfare
Bergamini fires ASTER 30 missile
30th November 2016
The Italian FREMM frigate Bergamini has successfully conducted its first firing of the ASTER 30 missile at the PISQ facility in Eastern Sardinia, OCCAR announced on 25 November. The firing …
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Naval Warfare
UK leads US Task Force 50
30th November 2016
The British Royal Navy has taken charge of US Task Force 50 in the Gulf for the first time, it was announced on 26 November. …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: UK naval shipbuilding
30th November 2016
Too little too late There are some great recommendations from Sir John Parker in his independent report about the UK naval shipbuilding industry, all of …
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Military Logistics
Airbus, AGI sign landing system MoU
30th November 2016
Airbus Defence and Space and the UK’s Aeronautical and General Instruments (AGI) will cooperate on integrating Airbus DeckFinder products into AGI’s ship based visual landing …
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Naval Warfare
Australia issues OPV RfT
29th November 2016
Australia's planned build of 12 OPVs with the Sea 1180 programme gathering momentum after a request for tender (RfT) was issued to three companies on …
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Naval Warfare
LCS 10 completes US Navy trials
29th November 2016
Austal has announced that the future USS Gabrielle Giffords littoral combat ship (LCS 10), has successfully completed US Navy acceptance trials. The trials were conducted in …
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Digital Battlespace
Spanish F110 frigate team grows
29th November 2016
The Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) has joined the industrial team for the PROTEC programme to develop and integrate new sensors for the Spanish Navy’s …
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Digital Battlespace
BAE receives Aussie EW funding
29th November 2016
BAE Systems Australia has received AUD$4.9 million in funding to aid the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the development and demonstration of new electronic warfare …
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Naval Warfare
Indian Navy to gain a dozen Dorniers
28th November 2016
The Indian Navy (IN) will receive 12 additional Dornier Do 228 aircraft for maritime patrol according to formal approval given by the Cabinet Committee on …
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Naval Warfare
Poseidon programme receives Norway boost
28th November 2016
Norway has pinned its aerial maritime patrol capability firmly on the expansive wings of the P-8 Poseidon aircraft, manufactured by Boeing, following a statement last …
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Digital Battlespace
Kongsberg to upgrade the Fridtjof Nansen frigates
28th November 2016
Kongsberg Defence Systems has entered into an agreement worth $36.3 million with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) to upgrade the combat management system and …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: Terrexgate politics and defence collide
28th November 2016
Diplomatic telephone lines between Singapore and China were glowing red after nine Singapore Army Terrex 8x8 infantry carrier vehicles (ICV) were impounded in Hong Kong …
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![South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs]()
South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs
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![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
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![Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide]()
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
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![US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026]()
US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026
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![South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs]()
South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs
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![Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide]()
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
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![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
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![US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026]()
US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026
