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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
Peru enlarges OPV fleet
28th July 2020
Two new OPVs have been commissioned for the Peruvian Coast Guard in a ceremony at the SIMA Chimbote shipyard. BAP Río Tumbes and BAP Río …
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Special Operations
Greek SF to use Viking boats
27th July 2020
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won its second competitive tender from the Hellenic Armed Forces in the space of three months, with a contract to provide …
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Naval Warfare
Crowley to carry on USN support ship maintenance
27th July 2020
Crowley Government Services is to continue providing maintenance for T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships and T-AGM missile range instrumentation ships, under a $24.07 million contract extension …
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Naval Warfare
New patrol craft to replace Gibraltar Squadron's interim Archer class
24th July 2020
The UK RN’s Gibraltar Squadron looks set to benefit from the introduction of two new patrol craft, after a 24 July announcement by the MoD …
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Naval Warfare
New weapon and radars appear on Beykoz
24th July 2020
Shephard has observed a new set of radars and a new gun aboard a Burak class Turkish Navy corvette. The legacy 100mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM …
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Defence Notes
US to harden Guam against Chinese attack
23rd July 2020
The US is seeking to station Aegis Ashore on Guam, its westernmost territory, by 2026. The purpose is to give ballistic missile protection for the strategically important …
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Naval Warfare
Refurb of HMS Quorn for Lithuania to mirror Skalvis class capabilities
23rd July 2020
A future addition to the Lithuanian mine countermeasure (MCM) fleet, the UK RN’s former Hunt-class MCMV HMS Quorn (pictured above in 2011), will complete a …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems awards more supply chain contracts for Type 26 programme
23rd July 2020
BAE Systems has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than £100 million ($127 million) to UK companies to support the RN Type 26 …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon supplies first SPY-6 array
22nd July 2020
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has delivered its first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array to the future USS Jack H. Lucas, which will be the first Flight III …
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Naval Warfare
OCCAR enlists Naviris for Horizon MLU feasibility study
22nd July 2020
Naviris will conduct a midlife upgrade (MLU) feasibility study into the four Horizon-class frigates in the French Navy, under a contract signed with OCCAR on …
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Military Logistics
MARAD scrapes the barrel for sealift-capable hulls
21st July 2020
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is responsible for the support of strategic sealift capability to the USN, has ‘the bare minimum’ of vessels required …
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Naval Warfare
Burgeoning ties between Greece and Israel extend to shipbuilding
20th July 2020
Greece could receive a new class of vessel based on an Israeli design, as a partial solution to replace the nine Elli-class frigates in service …
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Digital Battlespace
USN orders integrated air and missile defence radars from Raytheon
20th July 2020
US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $125.88 million contract modification to provide six Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) low-rate initial …
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Defence Notes
Ukraine leans on US to build military capability
17th July 2020
Ukraine continues to expand its armed forces with the help of the US, with the acquisition late last year of additional Javelin antitank missiles being …
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Naval Warfare
Thales announces landmark step in joint France-UK mine hunting capability
17th July 2020
Thales has completed the first operational configuration mission sets of the joint France-UK mine countermeasure capability being developed under the Maritime Mine Countermeasures programme. In …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
China accelerates maritime UAS development
17th July 2020
A Chinese emphasis on UAVs for maritime and shipborne use is evident, with a new full-scale rotorcraft mock-up appearing on the navy’s first Type 075 …
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Training
US, UK and naval Saudi forces conduct mine countermeasure training
17th July 2020
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), UK RN and USN conducted a three-week mine countermeasure training exercise in the Arabian Gulf in June, aimed at …
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Naval Warfare
Singapore and Israel join forces for new anti-ship missile
17th July 2020
ST Engineering and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed an agreement to market a new fifth-generation surface-to-surface missile under a joint venture named Proteus Advanced …
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Naval Warfare
USCG Atlantic Area’s reliance on creaking cutters shows scale of recapitalisation
16th July 2020
With nearly a third of the USCG’s Atlantic Area cutter force having been in service for more than 50 years, senior officials have repeatedly called …
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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
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![US Navy seeks industry partners to address pressing research needs]()
US Navy seeks industry partners to address pressing research needs
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![Raytheon awarded $1.2 billion in contracts for AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the US Navy]()
Raytheon awarded $1.2 billion in contracts for AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the US Navy
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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
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![US Navy seeks industry partners to address pressing research needs]()
US Navy seeks industry partners to address pressing research needs
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![Raytheon awarded $1.2 billion in contracts for AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the US Navy]()
Raytheon awarded $1.2 billion in contracts for AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the US Navy
