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Defence Notes
Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities?
Solutions that identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human intervention are becoming critical on tomorrow’s battlefield.
Naval Warfare
US and European special operators test Icelandic AI-based solution for marine platforms
Hefring Marine IMAS was designed to optimise vessels’ operation.
Naval Warfare
US Navy expands GARC sUSV deployment
The small, unmanned surface vehicle will operate this year in multiple operations and military exercises worldwide.
Naval Warfare
Another $18.4 billion committed to USN Virginia-class submarines
The contract was awarded to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). As well as for the building of the boats, contract money will also go towards improving productivity at the shipyards, workforce support and other investment.
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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
Commonality driving Portuguese approach
9th June 2016
Portugal-based MRO Arsenal Alfeite is looking at ways to enhance operations within the Portuguese Navy, including new ship design and commonality in ship manufacture and …
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Military Logistics
EPF 7 completes acceptance trials
9th June 2016
Austal’s Expeditionary Fast Transport 7 (EPF 7) has successfully completed US Navy acceptance trials, it announced on 7 June. The trials were conducted in the …
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Naval Warfare
Ice patrol, littoral support for NZDF
8th June 2016
The release of New Zealand’s Defence White Paper on 8 June has confirmed what has long been suspected with the intended addition of an ice-strengthened …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
A9-M AUV demos at IMCMEX-16
8th June 2016
ECA Group’s A9-M Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities at the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX-16) that was held in the Persian …
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Military Logistics
USMC orders vehicle refurbishment
7th June 2016
Raytheon has received an up to $249 million contract to refurbish vehicles, with options of over five years, from the US Marine Corps (USMC) Logistics …
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Defence Notes
Raytheon announces Aegis contract
6th June 2016
Raytheon has been awarded a $365.85 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price-incentive contract from the US Navy to provide components for the Aegis weapon system, the company announced …
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Military Logistics
Egypt gets first LHD
6th June 2016
DCNS has delivered the first of two helicopter carriers to Egypt, the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Gamal Abdel Nasser, the company announced on 2 June …
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Naval Warfare
US plans five-year EOD boat programme
6th June 2016
The US Navy's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and salvage diving specialists are poised to acquire up to 80 new 9m rigid-hull inflatable boats over the …
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Military Logistics
BAE, Babcock win UK MCG contract
6th June 2016
BAE Systems and Babcock International Group have been jointly awarded a £41 million, five-year contract to deliver total gun support for the Royal Navy's medium …
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Naval Warfare
Gepard 3.9 frigate launches
6th June 2016
The second ship of the second pair of Gepard 3.9 frigates built for the Vietnamese Navy has been launched at the AM Gorky Zelenodolsk Plant. …
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Digital Battlespace
MF-STAR radar proposed for CSC
3rd June 2016
Rheinmetall Canada and IAI ELTA have teamed up to offer the MF-STAR radar for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme, IAI announced on 1 June. …
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Naval Warfare
USCG orders nine OTH-IVs
3rd June 2016
SAFE Boats International has received an order worth approximately $3.89 million from the US Coast Guard (USCG) for nine Over-the-Horizon (OTH)-IV cutter boats, the USCG …
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Training
UDT 2016: MAPLE Phase 2 at Unmanned Warrior
3rd June 2016
BAE Systems will be demonstrating Phase 2 of their new unmanned systems command and control technology at the Unmanned Warrior exercises in October. Designated the …
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Military Logistics
GD wins ESB-5 materials contract
3rd June 2016
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a $106 million contract for advance procurement of long lead time material for the US Navy's Expeditionary Mobile Base …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UDT 2016: Private firm to field unmanned survey fleet
3rd June 2016
An American company is bidding to become the second largest operator of Hugin AUVs in the world. It will begin taking delivery of its 14 …
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Naval Warfare
USCG to introduce new cyber guidelines
2nd June 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is currently in the process of developing cyber strategy standards for port vulnerability assessments, which will begin to be implemented in summer …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UDT 2016: Fully autonomous MCM tests conducted
2nd June 2016
The US and UK militaries have trialled fully autonomous unmanned mine disposal systems, as industry and operators look to determine the future make up of …
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Naval Warfare
UDT 2016: Military research created commercial SonarBell
2nd June 2016
A UK-based company that has commercialised military sonar location research from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) say that their Sonarbell product could have more applications …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UDT 2016: Wasps, torpedoes and ASW
2nd June 2016
While the US Combat Terrorism Technical Support Organization (CTTSO) continues to trial three Saab Sea Wasp ROVs delivered to them earlier this year, the company …
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