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Raytheon will develop an advanced naval sensing and targeting system for DARPA

3rd February 2026

RTX’s solution for DARPA’s Pulling Guard programme is intended to provide advanced maritime defence technologies to protect platforms against uncrewed surface vehicles and other threats.

Spain’s F100 upgrade mirrors Aegis modernisation paths in allied navies

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Spain’s F100 upgrade mirrors Aegis modernisation paths in allied navies

2nd February 2026

The Spanish Navy’s Alvaro de Bazan-class of air defence frigates will receive the latest Aegis Weapon System technology among other modernisations to extend the service life to 2045.

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Saab to provide SAS for RAN patrol vessels

23rd April 2018

Saab has been awarded a contract by Luerssen Australia to supply the Situational Awareness System (SAS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN's) new Offshore Patrol …

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Deadline looms for NZ P-8 purchase

23rd April 2018

The deadline for a decision on whether the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) can order the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is approaching. New Zealand …

China carries out naval drills in Pacific as Taiwan tensions rise

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China carries out naval drills in Pacific as Taiwan tensions rise

21st April 2018

China has carried out aircraft carrier drills in the Pacific, its navy said 21 April, ramping up tensions with Taiwan over its military exercises in …

Greece to lease French warships amid Aegean tensions with Turkey

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Greece to lease French warships amid Aegean tensions with Turkey

20th April 2018

Greece will this summer lease two state-of-the-art French warships, the defence ministry said 20 April as Athens seeks to bolster its defences in the Aegean …

SOF explores unmanned naval platform

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SOF explores unmanned naval platform

20th April 2018

The US Navy has conducted its latest demonstration of Textron Systems’ Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) as it considers a variety of concepts of operation …

Seagull could be added to India's platform panoply

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Seagull could be added to India's platform panoply

20th April 2018

Indian naval shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) signed an agreement with Israel’s Elbit Systems to produce Elbit’s Seagull USV vessel at the recently …

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SEA to deliver TLS to three SE Asia navies

20th April 2018

SEA will deliver Torpedo Launcher Systems (TLS) to three navies in Southeast Asia, Cohort announced on 18 April.Under seperate awards, the TLS will be delivered …

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20th April 2018

The coordinated strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons facilities in the early hours of 14 April were a significant show of force by the US, …

DSA 2018: Rapid Ranger rides into Malaysia

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DSA 2018: Rapid Ranger rides into Malaysia

20th April 2018

Thales, in conjunction with local partner Global Komited (a Weststar subsidiary), exhibited a Starstreak very short-range air defence system mounted on a URO Vamtac 4x4 vehicle at …

DSA 2018: Malaysian navy to get NSM

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DSA 2018: Malaysian navy to get NSM

20th April 2018

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace will deliver Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) worth $153 million to the Royal Malaysian Navy for its six new Littoral Combat Ships, …

Timor-Leste to receive two patrol boats from Australia

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Timor-Leste to receive two patrol boats from Australia

20th April 2018

Australia will gift two new patrol boats to Timor-Leste under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 19 April. The …

HMS Cattistock completes NATO deployment

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HMS Cattistock completes NATO deployment

19th April 2018

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock has completed a four month deployment in the Baltic Sea with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1.The vessel took part …

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