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Air Warfare
F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost
The legislation outlined additional budget to enhance air, land and naval platforms, including next-generation air and uncrewed naval programmes.
Naval Warfare
The Netherlands cleared to purchase $2.2 billion in Tomahawk missiles
The approved purchase is for Tomahawk Block IV and Block V missiles, control systems, telemetry missiles and communication and broadcast systems.
Naval Warfare
The Philippines strengthens maritime defences amid rising tensions in South China Sea
The Philippine Navy is fast-tracking its maritime modernisation with new warships, unmanned platforms, and international shipbuilding partnerships to bolster its regional deterrence posture.
Naval Warfare
Taiwan multiplies mine-layer vessel and UAV inventories to deter PLA
Taiwan is strengthening its deterrence against the PLA through an asymmetric arsenal that includes fast mine-laying vessels and domestically developed UAVs.
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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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Digital Battlespace
Canada improves maritime surveillance
22nd March 2011
The Canadian Navy will share maritime surveillance information with the Coast Guard as part of the IMIC3 programme, awarded to Thales Canada on 19 March. …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin GPS III team completes key flight software milestone
16th March 2011
The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the US Air Force's next generation Global Position System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the program's first major …
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Digital Battlespace
ORBIT ships of 1,000th OrSat maritime VSAT system
15th March 2011
ORBIT Communication Systems, Ltd., a Satellite Communications, Tracking & Telemetry, and Communications Management Systems provider, today announced that it has recently shipped its 1,000th OrSat …
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin upgraded fleet management technology deploys to UK Armed Forces
9th March 2011
An upgraded logistics information management software system, developed by Lockheed Martin for the UK Ministry of Defence, will provide the UK Armed Forces with significant …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2011: Deliveries of the CH-148 Cyclone 'imminent'
7th March 2011
Sikorsky is ‘weeks rather than months’ away from finally delivering the first interim aircraft for the CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter programme for the Canadian Forces …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
APlus Mobile secures second Navy cooperative research and development agreement
2nd March 2011
APlus Mobile, Inc. has been granted its second Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with SPAWAR, the R & D division of the Navy. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bluefin Robotics awarded $30m HULS production option
2nd March 2011
Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), is being awarded a $30 million contract modification to exercise option …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin wins role on Navy C4ISR services contract
28th February 2011
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) selected Lockheed Martin as one of four companies that will compete for task orders to enhance …
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Military Logistics
SAIC awarded $28m contract to support US Navy Strategic Systems Programs Command
28th February 2011
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it was awarded a prime contract by the US Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Command to provide project …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman's next-generation FBCB2 system approved for fielding
24th February 2011
FBCB2 is the key situational awareness and command-and-control system used by US and coalition forces. More than 95,000 FBCB2 systems have been deployed worldwide, forming …
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Defence Notes
UK MoD accused of wasting billions
22nd February 2011
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has squandered billions of pounds through ill-judged acquisition decisions, including some £5 billion to dispose of its Nimrod MRA4 …
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Naval Warfare
Fully tested anti small arm glass protection film launched at NAVDEX
22nd February 2011
A ground-breaking glass protective system, Water Dragon C2, developed for the maritime industry by Idarat Maritime to protect vulnerable crews against small arms and blast, …
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Digital Battlespace
TACS-M: the ultimate clip-on thermal solution for NV devices
21st February 2011
The TACS-M is a revolutionary, micro-sized thermal imager that clips on to already fielded night vision (NV) devices such as night vision goggles, helmet or …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon awarded $107 million contract for Space Fence preliminary design
7th February 2011
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $107 million US Air Force contract to further the design of the Space Fence system. Under this contract, Raytheon …
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Digital Battlespace
MEADS radar completes rotation tests
1st February 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests …
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Digital Battlespace
AFCEA West 2011: Evolution of maritime drug trafficking presents national security threat
28th January 2011
An evolutionary ‘triad’ of narcotics trafficking platforms could evolve into a direct ‘kinetic’ threat with broader national security implications. That was one message offered at …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman wins US Navy C4I installation support contract
28th January 2011
A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporationhas been selected by the US Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to compete for task orders …
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Digital Battlespace
DRS Defense Solutions wins $10.2m contract to provide US Navy mission critical data network
27th January 2011
DRS Defense Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc., announced that its Intelligence, Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) business unit was awarded a …
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Digital Battlespace
US Navy plans major C4ISR upgrade
26th January 2011
Four companies have been selected for work potentially worth $5 billion by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for the installation and operation of US …
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