Naval Warfare
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Defence Notes
Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities?
Solutions that identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human intervention are becoming critical on tomorrow’s battlefield.
Naval Warfare
US and European special operators test Icelandic AI-based solution for marine platforms
Hefring Marine IMAS was designed to optimise vessels’ operation.
Naval Warfare
US Navy expands GARC sUSV deployment
The small, unmanned surface vehicle will operate this year in multiple operations and military exercises worldwide.
Naval Warfare
Another $18.4 billion committed to USN Virginia-class submarines
The contract was awarded to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). As well as for the building of the boats, contract money will also go towards improving productivity at the shipyards, workforce support and other investment.
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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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Uncrewed Vehicles
Saab to upgrade mine disposal vehicles for Swedish Navy
9th June 2009
Saab has received an order from FMV, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, for a midlife upgrade of Double Eagle MkI mine disposal vehicle systems to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Reson selected for Indian UUV project
9th June 2009
Sonar manufacturer Reson told Unmanned Vehicles at UDT Europe that it has secured a contract for its SeaBat 7128 high-resolution forward-looking sonar system from the …
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Defence Helicopter
Fleet Air Arm forms Lynx Wildcat training squadron
26th May 2009
700W NAS has been commissioned to form the Lynx Wildcat Fielding Squadron. The new Squadron replaces the Lynx Operational Evaluation Unit (LOEU) and major changes …
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Defence Helicopter
Sea Skua / AS15 replacement work progressing
22nd May 2009
Work to develop a new lightweight anti-ship missile for the French and British Navies is progressing. The Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) or Anti-Navire Leger …
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Defence Helicopter
New lease of life for Navy Panthers
19th May 2009
Eurocopter is test flying a mid-life update for the French Navy’s small fleet of Panther shipboard helicopters. The prototype AS565 Panther Mk 2 (aircraft 505) …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ST Engg unveils USV aspirations at IMDEX
13th May 2009
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) revealed at IMDEX Asia that it has been working on developing a USV, dubbed Venus, to meet naval requirements in …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
RAN embarked UAS plans shift to future frigate and OPV
2nd May 2009
The Royal Australian Navy will continue to explore potential acquisition of embarked maritime unmanned air systems but as part of a proposed new flotilla of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Teledyne Wins $6.2M ($52.6M with Options) U.S. Navy Glider Contract
24th March 2009
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE), of Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded a contract to design, engineer, build, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia exits BAMS
2nd March 2009
Australia has announced it is pulling out of the US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) project with government citing a combination of programme slippage …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ECA show SIMBA 45 oceanography and mine warfare UUV system
24th February 2009
At IDEX 09, ECA showed the SIMBA 45 System for underwater imaging, Hydro graphic & Oceanographic survey, and Mine Warfare. All this is accomplished by …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
BAMS arrives in the Gulf
13th February 2009
The joint mission of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing expanded with the recent addition of the first operational Navy Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system, part …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Completes 1,500th Shipboard Sortie With US Navy
7th January 2009
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) - a joint effort of The Boeing Company and Insitu - has completed its 1,500th shipboard sortie in service …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2008-2018 - a new report
18th December 2008
The continuous evolution of unmanned vehicle systems and the emergence of new technologies, coupled with recent operational successes in Iraq and Afghanistan, have led to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DCNS and Thales to design and demonstrate UAV deck landing system
18th December 2008
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded DCNS and Thales an advanced study contract for a deck landing system for unmanned aerial vehicles. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman Reveals First Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft
17th December 2008
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) today unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft at a ceremony here attended by Navy officials, state and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ROV available for control via the internet
16th December 2008
Internet users can now reach under the sea to pilot a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) docked at an unmanned experimental laboratory based off Vancouver Island. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Sonardyne Ranger USBL tracks Jason ROV at 5000 metres
15th December 2008
A Ranger Wideband USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International Ltd has provided impressive performance for the engineers from the Deep Submergence Laboratory …
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Defence Helicopter
UK MoD Confirms Future Lynx Programme
12th December 2008
It has been confirmed in a statement today, made by Defence Secretary John Hutton, that the Future Lynx contract signed in June 2006 by the …
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Defence Helicopter
CPI Aerostructures Announces $2.8 Million Contract Award from Sikorsky
10th December 2008
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation valued at $2.8 million for the S-70B SEAHAWK helicopter. CPI …
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