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Naval Warfare
UK demonstration shows how sensors and C2 can protect ports from multi-domain threats
Naval vessels are at high risk when in harbour, port or dockside and the threat from asymmetric attacks has been shown in the Ukraine war against Russian ships. A demonstration of combined systems in the UK hoped to show a potential solution to defence, government and commercial delegates.
Naval Warfare
Final US Navy Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship concludes acceptance testing
After troubled progress with the Littoral Combat Ship programme, the US Navy plans to commission USS Pierre (LCS 38) this autumn.
Naval Warfare
Indonesia’s PT PAL reveals details about Red White Frigates
The frigates are based on Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 design but are substantially changed and include a range of Turkish weapons such as radars, sonar, guns and electronic warfare systems.
Naval Warfare
Japan to nationally assemble ESSM Block 2 missiles
RTX Raytheon will supply missile kits, parts and components to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for the production of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles Block 2.
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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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Special Operations
IDF prepares for multinational SOF exercise
26th February 2018
Israeli special operations forces are set to host a multinational exercise towards the end of 2018 designed to encourage extended levels of cooperation and interoperability …
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Naval Warfare
Tensions flare in east Mediterranean gas scramble
23rd February 2018
Warships, militia threats and multi-billion dollar deals: the scramble for gas in the Eastern Mediterranean is fuelling hope and tensions across a volatile region. In …
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Military Logistics
Rolls-Royce receives contracts for Type 26
23rd February 2018
Rolls-Royce has received two contracts to supply low-noise propellers and mission bay handling technologies for the UK Royal Navy’s new Type 26 global combat ship, …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab rolls out first GlobalEye destined for UAE
23rd February 2018
Saab has rolled out the first of three GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C;) aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE selected …
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Naval Warfare
Kuwait requests fast patrol boats
23rd February 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of fast patrol boats to Kuwait under a package worth around …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
China improves cueing for Cloud Shadow UAV
23rd February 2018
China’s UAVs will reach farther, faster and hit the enemy harder, if current trends continue. Evidence of this was visible at the recent 2018 Singapore …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lockheed launches VCSi software
22nd February 2018
Lockheed Martin has developed VCSi, a new control software that enables operators to simultaneously control multiple UAS and conduct ISR missions from anywhere around the …
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Digital Battlespace
SpaceX thrusts Spanish military satellite into orbit
22nd February 2018
Elon Musk's SpaceX sent a Spanish military satellite into orbit on 22 February in a day late liftoff from California, extending the private space company's …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy selects five companies for FFG(X) design phase
22nd February 2018
The US Navy has selected five companies to move forward with the conceptual design of its new Guided Missile Frigate FFG(X). On 16 February, the …
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Naval Warfare
Airbus completes SIGNALIS integration
22nd February 2018
Airbus subsidiary SIGNALIS has been fully integrated into Airbus' communications, intelligence and security (CIS) business, Airbus announced on 19 February. SIGNALIS was established as an …
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Naval Warfare
Russian Coast Guard enhances patrol boat fleet
22nd February 2018
The Russian Coast Guard plans to significantly strengthen security of the national water boundaries through the purchase of the latest variant of high-speed Raptor boats. …
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Digital Battlespace
IDE delivers iDefender to Indonesia
22nd February 2018
Intracom Defense Electronics (IDE) has delivered an iDefender Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) suite-based solution to the Indonesian Navy, the company announced on 20 February. The …
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Special Operations
Global SOF 2018: SOF intelligence fusion presents physical challenges
21st February 2018
While the US and its allies have long acknowledged the digital challenges of gathering, integrating and sharing ISR data across multi-national organizations, that coordination also …
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Training
Russian Navy trains for in-flight refuelling
21st February 2018
Russian Navy pilots have carried out in-flight refuelling training with the Su-30 SM aircraft for the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on …
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Defence Notes
Cobra Gold 2018 helps prepare for real-world missions
21st February 2018
A critical part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018, an annual exercise held in Thailand, was a combined amphibious assault at Hat Yao Beach on 17 …
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy’s HMSML Gleaner officially retired
21st February 2018
The Royal Navy’s smallest survey vessel, HMSML Gleaner, has been officially retired from service and decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base, the navy announced on 19 …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Vietnam has options in its China relations
21st February 2018
China and Vietnam have long had tenuous relations, including a border war in 1979 and a naval battle in 1988, but Beijing has become more …
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Special Operations
Global SOF 2018: Has US developed 'over reliance' on SOF?
20th February 2018
The US and its partners across the Central Command region may have developed an over-reliance on special operations forces (SOF), sometimes at the expense of …
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Military Logistics
HII receives LPD 29 contract
20th February 2018
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has received $1.43 billion, fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the US Navy’s 13th San Antonio-class amphibious …
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Japan to nationally assemble ESSM Block 2 missiles
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Final US Navy Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship concludes acceptance testing
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Indonesia’s PT PAL reveals details about Red White Frigates
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France and Sweden sign defence roadmap as Naval Group positions FDI frigate for Swedish surface ship programme
