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Defence Notes
Top-level commitments but no meat in UK Defence Industrial Strategy’s Statement of Intent
The initial document focused more on creating the right partnerships and inspiring investment in defence than on any details of how future UK Armed Forces would be armed.
Naval Warfare
Royal Navy sails autonomous RIB in UK waters for the first time
The RIB trials are expected to inform rapid future RN deployment of autonomous vessel technology.
Naval Warfare
Indian naval crew awaits delayed Russian-built frigates
India has been re-evaluating its naval capabilities as its maritime objectives continue to expand beyond the Indian Ocean.
Naval Warfare
Steel cutting begins on German Type 424 SIGINT ships
The new signals vessels will replace the ageing 423 Oste-class ships, which have been operating since the late 1980s.
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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
Opinion: Issues to address for RN in 2018
17th January 2018
The winter holiday period is a time of goodwill, rest and relaxation for many as people take a break and relax after a long year. …
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Naval Warfare
Leonardo to lead OCEAN2020 project
17th January 2018
Leonardo has been awarded the tender for the European Defence Fund’s OCEAN2020 initiative, the company announced on 12 January. The project aims to use unmanned …
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Defence Notes
US Navy commanders face negligent homicide charges
17th January 2018
The commanders of two US Navy ships involved in collisions that left 17 sailors dead face charges including negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, the …
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Defence Helicopter
Indonesia receives five military helicopters
17th January 2018
Indonesia’s military received five helicopters – two Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panthers and three armed H125M Fennecs – plus a CN-235-220 aircraft from PT Dirgantara …
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Naval Warfare
Duterte denies aide intervened in Philippines warship deal
16th January 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denied reports his chief aide had improperly intervened in the acquisition of two new warships for $308 million, just weeks after …
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Naval Warfare
C-130J Minotaur options exercised
16th January 2018
L3 Technologies Integrated Systems has had two contract options exercised by the US Coast Guard (USCG) for installation of the Minotaur mission system suite on …
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Special Operations
NROL-47 payload launched
16th January 2018
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched a Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the NROL-47 mission payload for the US National …
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Digital Battlespace
European Space Agency to launch quantum satellites
16th January 2018
The European Space Agency (ESA) and its industrial partners are planning to launch two quantum key distribution satellites at the beginning of next decade, and …
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Special Operations
ViaSat signs USSOCOM contract
15th January 2018
ViaSat has been awarded an IDIQ contract with US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for mission networking and communications equipment, sustainment and support services, the company …
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Naval Warfare
G&C to support functional design of MMSC
15th January 2018
Gibbs & Cox (G&C;) has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to support the functional design of Saudi Arabia's Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC), the company …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
USCG continues research on long-range UAS
15th January 2018
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is continuing research to understand the state of technology available in the long-range and ultra-long endurance (LR/U-LE) UAS market, the …
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Military Logistics
LM2500 turbine deliveries continue to US Navy
15th January 2018
GE’s Marine Solutions has delivered a LM2500 marine gas turbine propulsion module for the US Navy’s DDG Arleigh Burke class destroyer, Jack H Lucas, the …
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Digital Battlespace
iXblue navigation system for French frigates
15th January 2018
iXblue has been selected by Naval Group to supply inertial navigation systems for five 4000-ton frigates being built for the French Navy, the company announced …
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Naval Warfare
Rotterdam to receive high efficiency patrol vessels
12th January 2018
The Port of Rotterdam is set to christen its newest patrol vessel, the RPA 8, on 18 January following successful river trials of the boat. …
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Naval Warfare
USS Omaha to be commissioned
12th January 2018
The future littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Omaha is on its way to its homeport in San Diego, California, where it is scheduled to be …
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Digital Battlespace
US DoD mum on fate of secret satellite
12th January 2018
The mystery surrounding the fate of a secret military satellite deepened on 11 January when the US Department of Defense (DoD) refused to answer questions …
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Digital Battlespace
Thales integrates VX6090 into radar application
12th January 2018
Thales has successfully integrated and tested Kontron’s VX6090, a 6U VPX Dual 8-core Intel Xeon D processor blade computer, in a radar application, Kontron announced …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Al Marakeb launches B7X dual-use USV
12th January 2018
The UAE's Al Marakeb Boat Manufacturing Company has launched a new dual-use unmanned surface vessel (USV), the B7X. The new system can be used for …
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Naval Warfare
Surface Navy 2018: Orbital ATK moving forward with counter-UAS
11th January 2018
As Pentagon leaders grapple with ways to counter unmanned aerial systems, Orbital ATK is moving forward with developing an attack capability to down small UAS …
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