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The Naval Sea Systems Command exercised a US$335 million modification to a contract with RTX Raytheon to support increasing the production of Standard Missiles 6 by 2030. Shephard spoke with the company president about how the company has scaled to meet demand.

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How the Hormuz mine threat exposes potential Baltic MCM shortfalls

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Ageing Baltic vessels and an absence of active minehunting vessel programmes in the region have been put under the spotlight in the recent conflict.

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8th March 2018

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has delivered another HC-130J aircraft to L3 Technologies for Minotaur missionisation, the USCG announced on 5 March. The HC-130J Super …

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Marine Corps seeks to augment logistics vision

8th March 2018

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking for qualified contractor support for its emerging and evolving next generation logistics support concepts after interest was identified …

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8th March 2018

A ‘sudden turn’ by the American warship USS John S. McCain led to a collision with a tanker in 2017 off Singapore that left 10 …

Japan requests Phalanx conversion kits

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Japan requests Phalanx conversion kits

8th March 2018

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Phalanx conversion kits to Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency …

AFSOC hones tactical training edge

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AFSOC hones tactical training edge

7th March 2018

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is helping pre-deployment forces hone their tactical training edge, according to recent contract awards and sources sought announcements. On 1 …

Questions surround number of LCS to be built

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Questions surround number of LCS to be built

7th March 2018

When US Navy leaders headed to Capitol Hill to defend their Fiscal Year 2019 budget request, they laid out plans to increase their ship fleet and batted down …

Lockheed Martin awarded laser weapon contract

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Lockheed Martin awarded laser weapon contract

7th March 2018

Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the US Navy to develop, manufacture and deliver two high power laser weapon systems, the company announced on …

Poland eyes export opportunities for new minehunters

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Poland eyes export opportunities for new minehunters

7th March 2018

Since the Polish Navy commissioned its first prototype ORP Kormoran (601) minehunter of the new Kormoran II-class questions have been asked about exporting the Polish-designed …

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7th March 2018

The Polish Nauta Shipyard has begun production of the signals intelligence vessel it is building for the Swedish Navy. The Nauta Shipyard is building the …

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GE’s Marine Solutions has been selected by ASMAR Shipyards to provide an integrated marine propulsion system for the Chilean Navy’s new Polar class icebreaker vessel, …

Japanese navy appoints first female chief of warship unit

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Japanese navy appoints first female chief of warship unit

6th March 2018

The Japanese navy said on 6 March it had for the first time appointed a woman as commander of a unit that includes the country's …

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6th March 2018

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