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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.
Naval Warfare
Ireland orders Thales towed array sonar
Ireland has a large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which extends 370km (200nm) offshore and contains 75% of the transatlantic subsea cables which carry $10 trillion in financial transactions daily. The country is investing to increase protection and surveillance of these waters.
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.
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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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Naval Warfare
USS Montgomery completes trials
25th July 2018
The US Navy’s Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Montgomery has successfully completed combat system ship qualification trials, the navy announced on 17 July. During …
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Digital Battlespace
CRFS launches RFeye DeepView
25th July 2018
CRFS has launched a new software tool called RFeye DeepView for forensic spectrum analysis, the company announced on 17 July. RFeye DeepView allows the user …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin to begin production of MMSC
25th July 2018
Lockheed Martin has received an Undefinitised Contract Action (UCA) contract from the US government for the production of multi-mission surface combatant (MMSC) for Saudi Arabia. …
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Digital Battlespace
Silentium Defence awarded two contracts
25th July 2018
The Australian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded two contracts to Silentium Defence. Under the first contract worth $870,000, the company will advance the concept …
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Military Logistics
Australia announces wharf replacement project
25th July 2018
The Australian Ministry for Defence has announced a programme to deliver the Bayinguwa critical wharf works project at Garden Island Defence Precinct, the Royal Australian …
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Naval Warfare
Back to the drawing board for Type 31e project
24th July 2018
While the UK continues to pop the champagne over its Australia success with BAE Systems' Type 26 design win, the programme for the smaller Type …
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Naval Warfare
DAVD-HUD to be transitioned into operational system
24th July 2018
Coda Octopus has entered into a Navy Cooperative Research Development Agreement (CRADA) to transition the prototype of the Divers Augmented Vision Display-Head Up Display system …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SeeByte renews UK MASTT software licences
24th July 2018
SeeByte has renewed all SeeTrack and Neptune licences currently used by the Royal Navy’s Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Team (MASTT), the company announced on 18 …
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Military Logistics
Spectro Scientific updates SpectrOil M
24th July 2018
Spectro Scientific has released an updated and improved version of its SpectrOil M Elemental Analyzer, the company announced on 18 July. SpectrOil M Elemental Analyzer …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
China harbours ‘giant’ unmanned submarine aspirations
24th July 2018
China has its heart set on large unmanned submarines that could be deployed worldwide, with an R&D; programme currently under way at the Chinese Academy …
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Military Logistics
Marines look to enhance MEDEVAC
23rd July 2018
The United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Program Manager Supply and Maintenance Systems (PM SMS), Health Systems Team is exploring potential enhancements to its …
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Naval Warfare
Austal USA expands service footprint
23rd July 2018
Austal USA has opened a new facility in San Diego as it looks to expand its service and support business.The new location will be largely …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy continues ASW mission package testing
20th July 2018
The US Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) has reached a new milestone on its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) anti-submarine warfare …
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Digital Battlespace
Australian Defence Innovation Hub awards contracts
20th July 2018
The Australian Defence Innovation Hub has awarded new contracts worth a combined $3.07 million for the development of new defence technologies, the Australian Ministry of …
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Naval Warfare
HII launches US Navy’s DDG 121
19th July 2018
Huntington Ingalls Industries has launched the US Navy’s future Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer Frank E Petersen Jr (DDG 121) the company announced on …
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Naval Warfare
Taylor Bros Marine wins Aussie OPV berth award
19th July 2018
Luerssen Australia has selected Taylor Bros Marine for the design, production and installation of the accommodation spaces on Australia's new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), the …
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Naval Warfare
Pakistan receives first maritime patrol ATR 72
19th July 2018
The Pakistan Navy’s (PN) Air Arm received back an ATR 72-500 turboprop maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) during the second quarter of 2018. It is one …
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Defence Notes
F-35 performs precision landing (video)
18th July 2018
Earlier in 2018 the US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters deployed to the Pacific aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship used Raytheon's Joint …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Metal Shark, ASV team for Sharktech
18th July 2018
Shipbuilder Metal Shark has teamed with ASV Global to introduce a new line of autonomous vessels called Sharktech. The ASVs will incorporate Metal Shark vessels …
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