Given the geopolitical gravity, analysts have said the defence and security agreement established falls short of what is needed for future UK-EU co-operation.
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.
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.
22nd April 2015
UK-based telecoms company, SATcase will produce its SATcase smart communications case in July 2015. The company announced its new product at the Counter Terror Expo …
22nd April 2015
A decision has finally been reached on the construction of ten new patrol boats for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), initially announced in 2012, after …
21st April 2015
Ricoh is displaying a new long range surveillance unit for the first time at Counter Terror Expo in London. Graeme Thursfield, business development manager at …
21st April 2015
The second of four F125 class frigates of the German Navy was christened Nordrhein-Westfalen in a ceremony at the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems facility in Hamburg …
21st April 2015
The Italian defense ministry has exercised options for the Italian Navy's ninth and tenth Fremm frigates with Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, the company announced on 16 …
21st April 2015
Recent satellite imagery reveals China’s progress in reclaiming land in the South China Sea continues unabated. Significantly, Beijing is now building its first ever runway …
21st April 2015
DCNS has received a contract for Through Life Support (TLS) of six French Navy nuclear attack submarines based in Toulon through to 2020, the company …
20th April 2015
DCNS has commenced production of the first GOWIND 2500 corvette for the Egyptian Navy, the company said in a 15 April press release. The vessel …
20th April 2015
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has ordered the Ceros 200 tracking system from Saab. The order, which was announced by Saab on …
17th April 2015
BAE Systems has been awarded a three-year contract from the US Navy to provide engineering and support services for modernising US and allied submarines' weapon …
16th April 2015
Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully completed the final free flight of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 in its integrated testing phase, the …
16th April 2015
The US Navy accepted the delivery of its fifth Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), USNS Trenton, on 13 April. USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) completed its …
16th April 2015
The Australian government has signed an in-service support contract with General Electric International Incorporated (GEII) covering the gas turbines of the Adelaide and Anzac class frigates of …
16th April 2015
iXBlue has unveiled its fifth-generation OCTANS, an all-in-one gyrocompass and motion sensor for sea navigation, as announced on 14 April. The OCTANS attitude and heading …
16th April 2015
Kelvin Hughes has been selected to supply its SharpEye radars for the UK Royal Navy's River-class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), the company announced …
15th April 2015
Options are being examined by the US Coast Guard (USCG) to see whether it is affordable to buy a new heavy icebreaker ship to replace …
15th April 2015
The decision to modify the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to become a frigate means that industry has a short timeframe in which to develop a …
15th April 2015
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) is showing its prototype Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) for the first time at Sea-Air-Space 2015. The …
15th April 2015
A formal RfP that combines the procurement of the US Navy’s replenishment oiler replacement (TAO X) and future amphibious vessels LHA 08 and LXR is …
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