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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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DSA 2018: Asia-Pacific looks to Leonardo for helos

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DSA 2018: Asia-Pacific looks to Leonardo for helos

17th April 2018

Last week Leonardo demonstrated the AW159 Wildcat to the Malaysian military at RMN Base Lumut. The two Wildcats, from the UK’s 847 Naval Air Squadron, …

Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen says island secure ahead of China drills

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Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen says island secure ahead of China drills

17th April 2018

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen reassured residents on 17 April that the island was secure, a day before China is set to hold live-fire drills in …

Royal Navy formally commissions HMS Forth

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Royal Navy formally commissions HMS Forth

17th April 2018

The Royal Navy has formally commissioned the first of its next-generation OPVs, HMS Forth, the navy announced on 13 April. HMS Forth is the first …

Insight: On the front line, USCG under pressure against drug smugglers

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Insight: On the front line, USCG under pressure against drug smugglers

17th April 2018

The US Coast Guard (USCG) wants to ramp up its surveillance capabilities and data sharing to address the uptick in drug runs from Colombia into …

Rolls-Royce, GSL to build MTU engines in India

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Rolls-Royce, GSL to build MTU engines in India

17th April 2018

Rolls-Royce has teamed with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) to manufacture MTU Series 8000 engines in India, the company announced on 12 April. As part of …

DSA 2018: China offers multirole ship design to Malaysia

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DSA 2018: China offers multirole ship design to Malaysia

17th April 2018

China is offering Malaysia a co-build option for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s requirement for a Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS), a design loosely based on a landing helicopter …

DSA 2018: Malaysia looks beyond China for next-gen LMS

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DSA 2018: Malaysia looks beyond China for next-gen LMS

17th April 2018

Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC), a Malaysian shipbuilder, displayed a scale model of an evolved Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) at the DSA 2018 exhibition in …

DSA 2018: Taiwan showcases hardware

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DSA 2018: Taiwan showcases hardware

17th April 2018

Taiwan’s state-owned military industry is offering ships, missiles and radars to defence customers at this year’s 2018 DSA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The display by …

USS Indianapolis christened

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USS Indianapolis christened

16th April 2018

The US Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Indianapolis, has been christened in Marinette, Wisconsin. The future USS Indianapolis is designed for operation …

BAE announces investment for MISC upgrade

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BAE announces investment for MISC upgrade

16th April 2018

BAE Systems is to invest £10 million to upgrade its Maritime Integration and Support Centre (MISC) in Portsmouth, the company announced on 12 April. The …

JFD delivers submarine rescue system to RAN

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JFD delivers submarine rescue system to RAN

16th April 2018

JFD has delivered new submarine rescue equipment to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the company announced on 10 April. The new kit includes a hyperbaric …

Indian Coast Guard commissions OPV

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Indian Coast Guard commissions OPV

16th April 2018

The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned its first of class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), ICGS Vikram, at Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T;) Defence shipyard at Kattupalli, …

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