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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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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2018: RBS15 Mk 4 in the works for Gripen requirement
18th July 2018
Saab is developing the RBS15 Mk 4, the air-launch progression of the surface-to-surface Mk 3, for use with the Gripen E and other fixed-wing aircraft, …
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Naval Warfare
Japan, Italy conduct passage exercise
18th July 2018
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force’s JS Akebono and the Italian Navy’s ITS Carlo Margottini have conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) in the Gulf of Aden. …
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Naval Warfare
BAE sets sights on Orkan-class modernisation
18th July 2018
BAE Systems plans to play a role in the upcoming modernisation programme of three Polish Navy's Orkan-class fast attack craft (FAC). The company unveiled its …
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Special Operations
Fuerzas Comando begins for Latin American SOF
17th July 2018
The Latin American special operations community has come together to conduct the 2018 iteration of the annual Fuerzas Comandocompetition in Panama.Due to run from 16-26 …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy’s LCS Wichita completes acceptance trials
17th July 2018
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team has completed acceptance trials of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 13, the future USS Wichita, in the waters of Lake Michigan, …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2018: Saab looks to Europe and Asia for GlobalEye orders
17th July 2018
Following the formal roll out of its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C;) aircraft in February, Saab is targeting Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions …
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group remains focused on Central Europe
17th July 2018
French naval shipbuilder Naval Group continues to pursue export opportunities, eyeing Central Europe as one of the most promising markets. Naval Group gives a lot …
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Military Logistics
Farnborough 2018: Dual purpose for LM-100J flight demo
17th July 2018
Despite showcasing its civilian-spec LM-100J at Farnborough, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has said that the flight demonstrations serve to highlight the capabilities of the original military …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2018: Tekever launches AR5 for maritime missions
17th July 2018
Portuguese UAS manufacturer Tekever has unveiled its new twin-engined, fixed-wing unmanned aircraft – AR5 – designed for wide area maritime surveillance missions. The system holds …
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Naval Warfare
RIMPAC gets under way in southern California
16th July 2018
The southern California portion of the international Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise has got under way, led by the US Navy’s Naval Surface and …
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Military Logistics
Marines show at’tent’ion to detail
16th July 2018
It’s a logistics question as old as military field training: What’s the best way to clean or reset all that equipment so that it is …
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Digital Battlespace
Slovak MoD plans to procure 3D radars
16th July 2018
The Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved plans to procure new 3D radars through government-to-government sales, the MoD announced on 11 July. Between the …
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Training
Farnborough: CAE details capabilities of new 700MR (video)
16th July 2018
With flight training increasingly being conducted on simulators, the integration of cross domain capabilities is widely regarded as the next vital step in the industry. …
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Defence Notes
Insight: The East China Sea’s ‘Knuckle Junction’
16th July 2018
Any successful military campaign by the Chinese military to capture and secure Japan’s Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea could lead to an ‘existential …
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Naval Warfare
Philippines prepares to reactivate ROKN corvette
13th July 2018
The transfer of a decommissioned 1,200t Pohang-class corvette from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to the Philippine Navy (PN) had languished for some time …
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Digital Battlespace
Cambridge Pixel radar technology for CMS 330
13th July 2018
Cambridge Pixel’s radar acquisition and display technology has been selected by Lockheed Martin Canada for integration with its naval Combat Management System (CMS) 330, the …
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Naval Warfare
ESG completes FCDR of Offshore Patrol Cutter
12th July 2018
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has successfully conducted the final critical design review (FCDR) with the US Coast Guard for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) programme, …
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Naval Warfare
UK, France deep strike project hits halfway mark
12th July 2018
The UK and France are now mid-way through a concept phase looking into the development of a joint anti-ship missile system, also known as the …
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Digital Battlespace
ManTech receives DARPA task orders
11th July 2018
ManTech has received four new task orders from the DARPA Strategic Technologies Office, the company announced on 9 July. The new task order contracts are …
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