The deal for Falaj 3 missile boats is one of the largest ship deals for the Middle East and the region’s highest-value naval shipbuilding export to date. It follows the commissioning earlier this year of the first of type for UAE.
The Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel has entered the final stages of building and should be delivered in August.
The Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition has pointed out that issues related to bureaucracy, prerequisites and predictability have been limiting the involvement of smaller shipyards in military acquisition programmes in the US.
While industry reception to the SDR has been positive, questions still remain from analyst and trade associations about what this could mean for future investment and the future UK Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
24th February 2014
The Australian government has agreed to purchase eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft as part of deal worth some A$4 billion (US$3.5 billion), the defence …
21st February 2014
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) will soon be able to exploit the Global Special Operations Network (GSN) through a proof of concept programme known …
21st February 2014
The main programme causing a headache for the PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS) is new watercraft for the US Army. Speaking at …
21st February 2014
Swiftships has unveiled an unmanned version of its ‘Anaconda’ riverine surface vessel at a time when many competitors are decrying a struggling marketplace. Anaconda was …
18th February 2014
The Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft being developed by Textron AirLand has completed additional flight testing throughout January and February with positive results …
18th February 2014
The Royal Navy’s Rotary Wing UAS (RWUAS) capability concept demonstrator (CCD) will be equipped with a variety of sensor payloads for a ‘long range maritime …
18th February 2014
The lingering threat faced by the Asia-Pacific region was highlighted last week during the Singapore Airshow, when military and industry got together to inform and prepare for …
18th February 2014
The Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV) Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy will be equipped with the Thales Smart-S Mk2 …
18th February 2014
Thales’ Identification friend or foe (IFF) equipment will be installed on the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and the two French Horizon-class frigates …
17th February 2014
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a HUGIN 1000 MR Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for the Polish Navy under a new contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding. The AUV …
17th February 2014
Thales will supply its Scout Mk3 naval surveillance radar to Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuidling for installation on the Joint Support Ship being built for the …
14th February 2014
Northrop Grumman will supply embedded global positioning/inertial navigation systems (EGI) to the US Air Force (USAF) under a contract announced on 13 February. The order …
13th February 2014
US Federal agencies could save more than $1 billion annually through modernising procurement strategies for networking, claims Brocade. Speaking to Shephard at the AFCEA West …
13th February 2014
The US Navy (USN) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) should be capable of transporting and launching a rapid reaction force, Gen James Amos, Commandant of the …
13th February 2014
Saab’s Skeldar VTOL UAV has returned from deployed operations with the Spanish Navy, although the company is hopeful that further contracts will come to fruition. …
13th February 2014
Companies have identified gaps in maritime surveillance capabilities as a key regional requirement and vied at Singapore Airshow to tell the story of their competing …
12th February 2014
Technology will play a critical role in the US ‘rebalance’ towards Asia-Pacific, according to ADM Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific fleet. Addressing the …
12th February 2014
Lockheed Martin has described growing aspirations of customers for real-time ISR capabilities, especially in the Middle East. Speaking to Shephard at the AFCEA West exhibition …
12th February 2014
The US acting deputy secretary of defence, Christine Fox, has warned there will be ‘no peace dividend in the offering’ as the US military rebalances …
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