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Naval Warfare
Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?
The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.
Naval Warfare
Euroatlas brings Greyshark AUV to Asia for its maiden visit
Euroatlas displayed its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle outside Europe for the first time, highlighting variant specifications and development progress at IMDEX 2025.
Naval Warfare
Metal Shark starts production on HSMUSVs as US shipyard targets further Caribbean orders
The US shipyard’s new High Speed Maneuverable Unmanned Surface Vessel (HSMUSV) will have a range of more than 500 nautical miles.
Naval Warfare
ST Engineering to supply the Republic of Singapore Navy with counter-mine systems
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) will supply uncrewed naval systems and supporting command and control equipment to support counter-mine operations with deliveries expected to begin in 2027.
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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
Sonardyne upgrades Sentinel IDS
11th April 2016
A new portable variant of Sonardyne’s Sentinel diver detection sonar has been installed at an undisclosed coastal facility in the Middle East, the company announced …
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Digital Battlespace
Comms contract for The MEL Group
11th April 2016
The MEL Group will provide internal communications equipment and support to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) programme under …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Unmanned ACTUV becomes Sea Hunter
8th April 2016
DARPA’s prototype anti-submarine warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) was christened on 7 May in Portland. It marks the next development stage for the programme …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to build more Mk 41 canisters
8th April 2016
BAE Systems has been awarded a $38.2 million contract modification from the US Navy to supply additional missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching …
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Naval Warfare
Sevastopol to host specialist dive unit and training centre
8th April 2016
The Russian Ministry of Defence has approved a project for a new training centre and military unit to be based at Cape Chersonese in Crimea’s …
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Digital Battlespace
Thales, Airbus receive French defence contract
7th April 2016
Thales and Airbus Defence and Space have received the GeoMaps contract to supply digital geographic data for the French Ministry of Defence’s mapping database, Thales …
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Naval Warfare
Bulgaria to procure two combat ships
6th April 2016
The Bulgarian government has approved an investment project to fund the procurement of two corvette-sized combat ships for the Bulgarian Navy. The hulls are likely …
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Naval Warfare
Marshall, Aerodata sign contract
6th April 2016
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has received a contract from Aerodata to provide special mission role conversion engineering services in relation to the latter’s ATR-72 …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed team announces LCS 25 contract
5th April 2016
Lockheed Martin's industry team has been awarded a fully-funded contract from the US Navy to build the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 25, it announced …
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Military Logistics
GA-EMS tests new aircraft arresting gear
5th April 2016
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully completed an aircraft arrestment using the new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system, the company announced on 1 April. …
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Defence Notes
US Navy funds DDG 124 construction
4th April 2016
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has received a $644.3 million contract modification from the US Navy for the full funding of the construction of the …
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Naval Warfare
UK, US ships conduct minehunting exercise
4th April 2016
Four British ships together with several US ones participated in a four-day minehunting exercise as a warm-up for the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise, the UK …
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Naval Warfare
FIDAE 2016: Breathing new life into Orions
1st April 2016
Lacking the funds to purchase new and bespoke maritime patrol aircraft, two Latin American militaries are looking to extend the life of their current fleet …
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Defence Notes
Ingalls to build DDG 123
1st April 2016
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a $618 million contract modification by the US Navy to build the Arleigh …
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Digital Battlespace
DefExpo 2016: Thales, BTSL to develop fire control radar
1st April 2016
Thales and BEL-Thales Systems (BTSL) have entered into an agreement for the development of the Pharos fire control radar for both gun and missile systems, Thales …
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Naval Warfare
DIMDEX 2016: OCEA to deliver OPV this year
31st March 2016
French shipbuilders OCEA say they will be in a position to deliver a 60m OPV to a West African country later this year, as the …
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Defence Helicopter
British Merlins join HMS Ocean
31st March 2016
The Uk' Royal Navy's upgraded Merlin iMk3 medium-lift helicopters of 846 naval air squadron have joined the HMS Ocean amphibious assault ship for training, the navy …
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Naval Warfare
Qatar signs MoU for coastal missile system
31st March 2016
MBDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a coastal defence system to the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF), it announced on 30 …
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Defence Notes
Lockheed tests Aegis on Australian destroyer
31st March 2016
Lockheed Martin has commenced the integration and testing of the Aegis combat system aboard Royal Australian Navy’s air warfare destroyer (AWD), HMAS Hobart, it announced …
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