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US Navy to invest more than $700 million in laser-related R&D efforts in FY2026

26th January 2026

The US Navy’s acceleration of its laser weapon development initiatives reflects a decisive shift towards ultimately having a “laser on every ship” across tomorrow’s surface fleet.

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ST Marine launches Singapore’s seventh LMV

23rd August 2018

Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has launched the Republic of Singapore Navy’s seventh Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV), Dauntless, the company announced on 18 August. ST …

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New Zealand maps out hydrographic gap-filler

22nd August 2018

New Zealand's Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will be receiving a 4,505t replacement dive and hydrographic survey …

Opinion: Retention in the Royal Navy

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Opinion: Retention in the Royal Navy

22nd August 2018

The old strapline ‘Join the Navy, see the world’ used to be on many naval recruitment posters. Tapping into a desire by young people to …

New night vision capabilities from Qioptiq

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New night vision capabilities from Qioptiq

22nd August 2018

Excelitas Technologies’ Qioptiq company is utilizing this week’s “Modern Warfighting Symposium,” co-sponsored by the Global SOF Foundation and US Army Special Operations Command and held …

HMS Queen Elizabeth to begin F-35B trials

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HMS Queen Elizabeth to begin F-35B trials

22nd August 2018

The Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed for the US to carry out flight trials with F-35B fighter jets, the UK Ministry …

Opinion: Southeast Asia’s mixed record on airborne maritime patrol

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Opinion: Southeast Asia’s mixed record on airborne maritime patrol

22nd August 2018

The P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) has become a ‘poster boy’ in the Indo-Pacific region. Gradually supplanting the P-3C Orion as a workhorse …

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Japan offers to boost Sri Lanka security as China makes inroads

21st August 2018

Japan has pledged to help strengthen Sri Lanka's maritime security, authorities said on 21 August, in a new sign of efforts to counter China's strategic …

HMCS Montreal docks for work period

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HMCS Montreal docks for work period

21st August 2018

The Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN's) Halifax-class frigate, HMCS Montreal, has arrived at Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard for a 53-week docking work period (DWP). The work …

RFA Tideforce arrives for customisation

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RFA Tideforce arrives for customisation

21st August 2018

The Royal Navy’s fourth and final Tide-class tanker, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tideforce, has arrived in Cornwall for customisation. The vessel’s customisation work will …

MASS develops new cloud-based network capability

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MASS develops new cloud-based network capability

20th August 2018

Cohort company MASS has developed a new military-grade cloud-based network capability that includes office functionality, messaging, private secured intranet, video calling and secured software, all …

Barak-8 for Israel’s Sa'ar 6-class corvettes

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Barak-8 for Israel’s Sa'ar 6-class corvettes

20th August 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a contract to provide the Barak-8 air and missile defence system for the Israeli Navy’s Sa'ar 6-class corvettes, the …

GAO highlights DoD planning deficiencies

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GAO highlights DoD planning deficiencies

20th August 2018

The US has not yet incorporated leading practices of a strategic management planning framework in Department of Defense (DoD) retrograde and reset guidance. That deficiency, …

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