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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.

Latest Russian subsea standoff puts pressure on the UK’s seabed defence strategy

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Latest Russian subsea standoff puts pressure on the UK’s seabed defence strategy

14th April 2026

UK defence secretary John Healey’s exposure of a covert Russian deep-sea operation against undersea infrastructure in the Atlantic validates the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion concept but lays bare a capacity gap that autonomous systems, allied integration and sustained investment must close.

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ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) announced on 20 May that it has signed a contract to acquire the Oceana shipyard in Brazil from CBO Group subsidiary Aliança …

DLS to begin full production of MOS Mod

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19th May 2020

Data Link Solutions (DLS) announced on 19 May that it has been awarded the first full-rate production contract from the USN to produce modernised Multifunctional …

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19th May 2020

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is to provide engineering and logistics services for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard …

BRF build programme begins for French Navy

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BRF build programme begins for French Navy

19th May 2020

Steel was cut on 18 May for the first of four new Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force (BRF) replenishment ships for the French Navy, in a …

Boeing gains GEDMS work for Arleigh Burke vessels

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Boeing gains GEDMS work for Arleigh Burke vessels

19th May 2020

Boeing has been awarded a $13.23 million contract modification by US Naval Sea Systems Command, to procure AN/USQ-82(V) Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS) shipboard …

USN submarine tender to undergo dry-docking

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USN submarine tender to undergo dry-docking

19th May 2020

Mare Island Dry Dock has been awarded a $33.53 million contract for overhaul and dry-docking of the USN submarine tender Emory S. Land.  Work will …

DARPA awards research contract for underwater sensing

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DARPA awards research contract for underwater sensing

18th May 2020

General Dynamics subsidiary Applied Physical Sciences (APS) has received a $18.82 million contract from DARPA for R&D; into undersea sensing systems, with an estimated completion date …

Alexandria Shipyard launches fourth Gowind 2500 corvette

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18th May 2020

Naval Group announced on 15 May that its local industrial partner Alexandria Shipyards has launched the final Gowind 2500 corvette for the Egyptian Navy. The …

Sikorsky seals sought-after subcontinent sale

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16th May 2020

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Evolving submarine capabilities enhance Iranian strategic posture

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Evolving submarine capabilities enhance Iranian strategic posture

15th May 2020

Development and deployment of submarines has been at the forefront of Iranian naval strategy for decades. Since the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) acquired …

Software acquisition rises in importance for USSOCOM

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Software acquisition rises in importance for USSOCOM

15th May 2020

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will officially stand up a new Program Executive Office (PEO) on 1 June to support programmes of record with software …

SOF reaches underwater mobility milestones

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SOF reaches underwater mobility milestones

15th May 2020

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) are in the process of achieving several milestones for both ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ submersible …

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