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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
Curacao Ports Authority selects KleinPort
20th July 2016
The Curacao Ports Authority (CPA) has opted for Saab’s KleinPort harbour management system to manage its multi-harbour operations, Saab announced on 19 July. Saab will …
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Naval Warfare
CXO300 engine trials continue
20th July 2016
The Cox Powertrain CXO300 outboard engine, potentially destined for the Royal Navy (RN), is still undergoing trials ahead of a future launch and full production …
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Digital Battlespace
US Navy demonstrates NITROS
20th July 2016
The US Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) demonstrated the Naval Integrated Tactical-Cloud Reference for Operational Superiority (NITROS) …
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Military Logistics
BAE tests big data tool on Type 45s
20th July 2016
BAE Systems has developed and successfully trialled a new analytical tool known as System Information Exploitation (SIE) on several Type 45 destroyers of the British …
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Digital Battlespace
Rheinmetall, GD to produce Omnitrap decoys
19th July 2016
Rheinmetall and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada have signed a licence agreement to produce Omnitrap decoy ammunition for the Royal Canadian Navy, Rheinmetall …
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Naval Warfare
Farnborough 2016: UK prepares for next stage of 'Seedcorn' (video)
19th July 2016
With the purchase of nine P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft now confirmed by the UK government, British personnel stationed overseas as part of 'Project Seedcorn' …
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Naval Warfare
Where to now in South China Sea?
19th July 2016
Predictably, China reacted furiously to the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) decision handed down on 12 July against its maritime claims in the South China …
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Military Logistics
Dutch navy gets Damen Hybrid tugs
18th July 2016
The Royal Netherlands Navy has taken formal delivery of three Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid tugs at Den Helder Naval Base, Damen announced on 13 July. …
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Military Logistics
Fincantieri starts work on Italian LSS
18th July 2016
Fincantieri has commenced construction work on the Italian Navy’s Logistic Support Ship (LSS), it announced on 12 July. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered …
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Military Logistics
NZ orders tanker from HHI
18th July 2016
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will receive a new fleet tanker from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), according to a Ministry of Defence announcement on …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Industry continues to fleece UK MoD
15th July 2016
UK defence companies that continue to charge the Ministry of Defence (MoD) unnecessarily for goods or services will be ‘named and shamed’ in a January …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ECA to export three Inspector USVs
15th July 2016
ECA Group has received a $11 million export contract for the delivery of three Inspector Mk2 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) for mine countermeasures to an …
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Defence Notes
JSOW C-1 completes operational tests
14th July 2016
Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully completed all operational tests for the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1), making it ready for service in …
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Military Logistics
Engility to support Air Cushion Vehicles
14th July 2016
Engility has received a five-year, $29 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support the US Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and the navy's …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Elbit launches Spectro XR
13th July 2016
Elbit Systems has launched the Spectro XR (Extra Range), electro-optic payload, designed for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. The ultra-long range ISTAR …
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Military Logistics
Ingalls installs deckhouse on LHA 7
13th July 2016
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has installed the deckhouse on the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the America-class amphibious assault ship, the company announced …
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Naval Warfare
Farnborough 2016: USCG flexes its Spartan muscles (video)
13th July 2016
Only three months after the first HC-27J unit was activated on the West Coast, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has brought one of the aircraft …
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Naval Warfare
Chinese maritime claims don’t hold water
13th July 2016
On 12 July the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled in favour of the Philippines over China in a dispute over maritime claims in …
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Naval Warfare
US donates boats to Philippine police
13th July 2016
The Philippine National Police - Maritime Group (PNP-MG) took receipt of four new aluminium-hull patrol boats on the western island of Palawan on 8 July. …
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