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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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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
GORTT to order two Austal patrol boats
31st July 2018
The Government of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) intends to purchase two Austal Cape-class patrol boats for border protection operations, Austal announced on 29 …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop delivers first GaN G/ATOR system to USMC
31st July 2018
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) that incorporates advanced high power and high efficiency gallium nitride (GaN) antenna technology to …
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Naval Warfare
Bahrain requests FOTS for navy ship Sabha
31st July 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential FMS of items and services to Bahrain in support of follow-on technical support (FOTS) …
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Defence Notes
EU moving anti-piracy headquarters to Spain
30th July 2018
European Union (EU) countries decided on 30 July to move the headquarters of the bloc's anti-piracy Atalanta patrols from London to the Spanish port of …
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Digital Battlespace
BAE Systems delivers IFF antenna to US Navy
30th July 2018
BAE Systems has delivered its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the US Navy, the company announced on 25 July. The antenna will be …
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Special Operations
USSOCOM identifies “capability needs”
30th July 2018
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has disclosed a list of “capability needs” to be considered at the 2018 Special Operations Forces Warrior Industry Collaboration …
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Naval Warfare
USCG commissions Nathan Bruckenthal FRC
30th July 2018
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has commissioned the 28th Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Nathan Bruckenthal, in Alexandria, Virginia, it was announced on 25 July. The …
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Digital Battlespace
QinetiQ to support delivery of BATCIS to UK
30th July 2018
QinetiQ has received a three year contract with options to extend for a further two years, worth up to £95 million ($124 million) to support …
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Naval Warfare
Insight: China owns South China Sea
30th July 2018
The US appears to have lost the South China Sea permanently to China due to a failure by Washington to check China’s long-term strategy of …
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Naval Warfare
Russian navy in show of strength with 26 new ships this year
29th July 2018
Russia's navy will deploy a total of 26 new ships this year including four carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, President Vladimir Putin said on 29 July …
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Naval Warfare
Saab receives additional Sea Giraffe AMB contract
29th July 2018
Saab has received an additional order from the US Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the US Coast Guard’s …
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Naval Warfare
Umoe Mandal to support Type 26 programme
27th July 2018
Umoe Mandal has received a contract to supply three shipsets of composite mast and SCOT Sponsons structures for the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat …
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Naval Warfare
A Five Eyes ship on the horizon?
27th July 2018
With final proposals submitted for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project, the Lockheed Martin-led Combat Ship Team is bullish about the prospects of another Type …
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Naval Warfare
Hercules to fill Philippines maritime patrol gap
27th July 2018
The Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) plan to buy two long-range patrol aircraft may have stalled, but the capability gap will be partially filled by a …
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Naval Warfare
RSN decommissions RSS Daring and RSS Resilience
27th July 2018
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has decommissioned two Fearless-class patrol vessels (PVs) RSS Daring and RSS Resilience at Tuas Naval Base, Singapore’s Ministry of …
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Digital Battlespace
Hensoldt delivers upgraded MIDS-LVT for testing
26th July 2018
Hensoldt has delivered upgraded Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals to the German military for risk reduction testing, the company announced on 20 July.The Bundeswehr …
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Naval Warfare
Leonardo Marlin 40 naval gun approaches first sale
26th July 2018
After launching its Marlin 40 lightweight naval gun in March 2018 manufacturer Leonardo says that it is now in the contract phase with at least …
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Naval Warfare
USS Gerald R Ford enters post-shakedown
26th July 2018
The US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford has begun (CVN 78) its post-shakedown availability/selected restricted availability (PSA/SRA) period in Newport News, Virginia, NAVSEA announced on …
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Naval Warfare
SAMI, Navantia form JV for Avante 2200
26th July 2018
Saudi Arabian Military industries (SAMI) has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Navantia for the design and construction of five Avante 2200 corvettes for …
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