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The Royal Navy’s transition towards a hybrid fleet could prove to be less about building more hulls and more about delivering the autonomous technologies, AI and digital integration that will support future maritime operations.

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Raytheon fast-tracks AIM-9X Sidewinder production targeting 2,500 missiles a year by 2027

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RTX Raytheon is accelerating production of the AIM-9X Sidewinder, aiming to reach 2,500 missiles annually by late 2027 while strengthening its supply chain following two US Navy major contracts worth more than $2.2 billion.

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The Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel USNS Newport (EPF 12) has successfully completed acceptance trials for the USN in the Gulf of Mexico, shipbuilder Austal USA …

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Cubic Corporation subsidiary GATR Technologies has received a $172 million contract with five one-year ordering periods, to provide US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) with SATCOM …

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The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is mulling how to proceed with its troubled Maharaja Lela -class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme. None of the six …

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Israeli Navy bulks up with refined corvette design

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The design for the Israeli Navy’s future Sa’ar S-72 corvettes should be completed in the first half of 2021, with indications that the platform being …

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BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies. The Military GPS business now operates within …

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Spanish shipbuilder Navantia launched the first of five corvettes being manufactured for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces in a ceremony at the San Fernando facility …

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Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine marked the construction of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 29, the future USS Beloit, with a keel laying ceremony at …

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Speculation has been rife on the internet about an innovative new class of ship for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN): a landing helicopter dock …

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RNLN combat support ship to receive fully integrated comms system

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

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