Despite bolstering its patrol fleet with new Evolved Cape-class vessels, the Royal Australian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel programme remains mired in delays, indecision and criticism over underwhelming capabilities.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
The service currently has diverse problems in its procurement programmes and capability gaps in its inventory, writes Shephard’s North America editor Flavia Camargos Pereira.
BAE Systems recently announced two contracts for a total of 60 ACVs for the US Marines and has displayed its ACV Logistics concept.
Drawing on the experience gained in the small- and medium-calibre sector and with an eye on technological evolution, Leonardo has developed the LIONFISH® family. Watch the video now.
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
4th April 2012
Elbit Systems has unveiled its newest Integrated Maritime Awareness Concept and Solution (IMACS) suit, developed to answer the unique defense requirements of maritime infrastructure facilities. …
4th April 2012
Hydroid has announced that it has shipped four REMUS 100 systems to the Japanese Ministry of Defence (MOD). In a 3 April 2012 statement, Hydroid …
2nd April 2012
ITT Exelis and Tata Advanced Systems have announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to support Generation (Gen) 3 night vision requirements in India. …
30th March 2012
Sagem has announced that it has signed a contract with French naval shipyard DCNS, under the French defence procurement agency (DGA) as contracting authority, for …
29th March 2012
The deputy commander of the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) has outlined the organisation's strategy to fall in line with current budgetary constraints. According to the …
28th March 2012
DHL Express expects significant market potential for contracted service provision of logistics beyond the drawdown of coalition forces from Iraq and Afghanistan. Speaking to Shephard …
28th March 2012
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) 'primes' must rethink their relationship with small businesses, according to representatives from the leading …
27th March 2012
Military logistics can lead efforts to respond to 'perceived moral imbalances' around the world, SAIC's new CEO John Jumper has urged. After only a month …
27th March 2012
The drawdown of US forces from Iraq was a 'significant accomplishment' but logistical requirements to pull out of Afghanistan will prove more problematic, a senior …
27th March 2012
Thales has announced that the first operational naval VL_MICA missile world-wide has been successfully integrated with the Tacticos Combat Management System. This system is now …
27th March 2012
The military logistics sector has been described as the 'newest and coolest' market in defence, according to the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of …
23rd March 2012
BAE Systems has announced that it has been selected to provide a range of communications and electronics services as part of a US Navy, multiple-award …
21st March 2012
Hydroid has delivered its 200th REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as part of a two unit delivery to the Swedish Navy. The milestone was …
20th March 2012
An Israeli official has said that the MoD’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) is already looking into the future of 'UXVs' for military …
20th March 2012
Selex Elsag has announced that it has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman ISS International, for the manufacturing, integration, test and delivery of the high …
15th March 2012
iGov has announced that it has been selected to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Information Operations (IO), and Information Assurance Equipment (IA) to the …
14th March 2012
BMT Fleet Technology has announced that it has been awarded a 12-month, $9.8 million design project to further develop the Contract Design as one possible …
13th March 2012
Cobham Antenna Systems has announced that in collaboration with Seasat of Denmark, it has successfully demonstrated its L band interference resistant Sea Tel 9797B and …
13th March 2012
A heavy-fuel variant of a Camcopter S-100 UAS completed its maiden flight on 12 March, manufacturer Schiebel has announced. The UAS was flown at the …
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