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AUKUS settles into steadier waters as industrial pathways widen

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AUKUS settles into steadier waters as industrial pathways widen

15th April 2026

Sessions at UDT 2026 signalled that the AUKUS programme is pressing ahead at a steady pace – with trilateral commitment reaffirmed, Australian industrial capacity expanding and additive manufacturing emerging as an opportunity for suppliers.

How Canada is preparing the future River-class destroyers to endure uncrewed threats

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How Canada is preparing the future River-class destroyers to endure uncrewed threats

15th April 2026

Designed in 2019, Canada's new River-class destroyers are planned to be handed over by the 2050s. The long procurement timeline has cast doubt on whether the platforms will be obsolete for tomorrow’s warfare.

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RNLN combat support ship to receive fully integrated comms system

29th July 2020

Rohde & Schwarz has signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) for the delivery and installation of communication systems on the new Royal …

Peru enlarges OPV fleet

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Peru enlarges OPV fleet

28th July 2020

Two new OPVs have been commissioned for the Peruvian Coast Guard in a ceremony at the SIMA Chimbote shipyard. BAP Río Tumbes and BAP Río …

Greek SF to use Viking boats

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Greek SF to use Viking boats

27th July 2020

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won its second competitive tender from the Hellenic Armed Forces in the space of three months, with a contract to provide …

Crowley to carry on USN support ship maintenance

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Crowley to carry on USN support ship maintenance

27th July 2020

Crowley Government Services is to continue providing maintenance for T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships and T-AGM missile range instrumentation ships, under a $24.07 million contract extension …

New patrol craft to replace Gibraltar Squadron's interim Archer class

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New patrol craft to replace Gibraltar Squadron's interim Archer class

24th July 2020

The UK RN’s Gibraltar Squadron looks set to benefit from the introduction of two new patrol craft, after a 24 July announcement by the MoD …

New weapon and radars appear on Beykoz

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New weapon and radars appear on Beykoz

24th July 2020

Shephard has observed a new set of radars and a new gun aboard a Burak class Turkish Navy corvette. The legacy 100mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM …

US to harden Guam against Chinese attack

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US to harden Guam against Chinese attack

23rd July 2020

The US is seeking to station Aegis Ashore on Guam, its westernmost territory, by 2026. The purpose is to give ballistic missile protection for the strategically important …

Refurb of HMS Quorn for Lithuania to mirror Skalvis class capabilities

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Refurb of HMS Quorn for Lithuania to mirror Skalvis class capabilities

23rd July 2020

A future addition to the Lithuanian mine countermeasure (MCM) fleet, the UK RN’s former Hunt-class MCMV HMS Quorn (pictured above in 2011), will complete a …

BAE Systems awards more supply chain contracts for Type 26 programme

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BAE Systems awards more supply chain contracts for Type 26 programme

23rd July 2020

BAE Systems has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than £100 million ($127 million) to UK companies to support the RN Type 26 …

Raytheon supplies first SPY-6 array

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Raytheon supplies first SPY-6 array

22nd July 2020

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has delivered its first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array to the future USS Jack H. Lucas, which will be the first Flight III …

OCCAR enlists Naviris for Horizon MLU feasibility study

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OCCAR enlists Naviris for Horizon MLU feasibility study

22nd July 2020

Naviris will conduct a midlife upgrade (MLU) feasibility study into the four Horizon-class frigates in the French Navy, under a contract signed with OCCAR on …

MARAD scrapes the barrel for sealift-capable hulls

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MARAD scrapes the barrel for sealift-capable hulls

21st July 2020

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is responsible for the support of strategic sealift capability to the USN, has ‘the bare minimum’ of vessels required …

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