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Naval Warfare
How the US Government plans to put the US Navy’s shipbuilding programmes back on track
In an attempt to reduce delays in shipbuilding efforts, the US government, lawmakers and the Navy are betting big on further investments in the national defence industry and public shipyards. Reviewing and reformulating ongoing initiatives and business practices will also form part of the effort.
Naval Warfare
Canadian Coast Guard OOSV Naalak Nappaaluk enters sea testing phase
Trials in North Vancouver with the Coast Guard’s largest science-dedicated vessel will involve full-scale exercises to evaluate systems’ integrations and performance.
Digital Battlespace
Chess Dynamics successfully demonstrates Vision4ce AI-driven tracker
The Vision4ce Deep Embedded Feature Tracking (DEFT) technology software is designed to process video and images by blending traditional computer vision with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to present actionable information from complex environments.
Naval Warfare
Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer
Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.
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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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Defence Notes
Has the US lost the plot in South China Sea?
23rd June 2017
As the South China Sea transforms into a spider web of interconnected military facilities designed to lock out uninvited guests, one would have thought that …
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Naval Warfare
Trilateral naval patrols launched to net ISIS
23rd June 2017
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have responded to the threat of possibly thousands of ISIS fighters in Southeast Asia by commencing the deployment of joint …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy tests SM-6 Blk IA
22nd June 2017
The US Navy has carried out testing of the Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the …
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Military Logistics
Dry dock brings strategic succour to Indian Navy
22nd June 2017
A $71 million floating dock (FDNavy-2) built by Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) at its Kattupalli yard near Chennai will considerably improve dry dock slot constraints …
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Naval Warfare
Chinese exercise reveals new Iranian capability
21st June 2017
The visit by a Chinese naval fleet to Iran has revealed a possible upgrade to an Iranian frigate. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) made …
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Naval Warfare
USCG orders additional FRCs
21st June 2017
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded a $289 million contract option to Bollinger Shipyards to produce and deliver an additional six Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), …
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Military Logistics
Huntington Ingalls signs LHA 8 contract
21st June 2017
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipbuilding division has received a $3 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the US Navy's Bougainville (LHA 8) amphibious …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Paris Air Show: EMSA signs off on UAS capabilities
21st June 2017
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) was named in two deals this week for fixed-wing and VTOL unmanned systems that will be used to provide …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Unmanned MCM capabilities showcased
21st June 2017
A complete unmanned mine counter measure (MCM) detect-to-engage mission has been demonstrated at the Belgium Navy’s North Sea Unmanned MCM Trials (BE NSU). The 11 …
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Naval Warfare
HMS Brocklesby to return to operations early
21st June 2017
The Royal Navy’s mine countermeasure vessel HMS Brocklesby will return to the navy’s surface fleet four months earlier than scheduled following completion of upkeep work …
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Military Logistics
Boeing to continue P-8I support
21st June 2017
Boeing has received a three-year contract to continue its support for the Indian Navy's fleet of P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the company announced on 19 June. …
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Naval Warfare
USCG commissions 22nd FRC
20th June 2017
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has commissioned its 22nd Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Bailey Barco in Juneau, Alaska, the USCG announced on 15 June. The cutter …
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Naval Warfare
Australia takes delivery of AWD Hobart
20th June 2017
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has provisionally accepted delivery of its first Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) - HMAS Hobart - at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in …
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Digital Battlespace
ViaSat datalink for LRASM
19th June 2017
ViaSat has received a follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin to provide datalink communications for the integration and test phase of the US Navy's Long Range …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Kraken, Atlas Elektronik enter partnership
16th June 2017
Kraken Sonar Systems has signed a teaming agreement with Atlas Elektronik to target the Royal Canadian Navy's Remote Mine Disposal System (RMDS) programme, it was announced …
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Military Logistics
GE initiates ups engine reclamation work
15th June 2017
GE Aviation and the US military are working to increase the amount of military equipment being recycled and/or reused under its Military Engine Reclamation Program, …
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Military Logistics
GA to provide AAG for CVN 80
14th June 2017
General Atomics has been awarded a sole source production contract modification for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for the US Navy's future Enterprise (CVN 80) aircraft …
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Naval Warfare
USCG orders more response boats
14th June 2017
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded a contract worth $6 million to Metal Shark Aluminum Boats for 15 Response Boats-Small II (RB-S IIs) and associated …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DCNS demos I4 Drones mission system
14th June 2017
DCNS has carried out a demonstration of its I4 Drones mission system coordinating the deployment of three different unmanned systems in a simulated maritime security …
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