US and European special operators test Icelandic AI-based solution for marine platforms
Hefring Marine IMAS was designed to optimise vessels’ operation.
Boeing is looking to market its maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) demonstrator to markets across the world, both for sea-focused requirements and land surveillance, as it makes its presence felt at the Dubai Air Show.
The aircraft is a development of the Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet with a number of alterations and added systems from its larger cousin in the Boeing family, the P-8 Poseidon.
Speaking to Shephard on 8 November, Robert Schoeffling, senior manager of business development at Boeing Military Aircraft, said the MSA could be considered a ‘P-8 light’ for customers who wanted many of the
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Hefring Marine IMAS was designed to optimise vessels’ operation.
The small, unmanned surface vehicle will operate this year in multiple operations and military exercises worldwide.
The contract was awarded to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). As well as for the building of the boats, contract money will also go towards improving productivity at the shipyards, workforce support and other investment.
The approved purchase is for Tomahawk Block IV and Block V missiles, control systems, telemetry missiles and communication and broadcast systems.
The Philippine Navy is fast-tracking its maritime modernisation with new warships, unmanned platforms, and international shipbuilding partnerships to bolster its regional deterrence posture.
Taiwan is strengthening its deterrence against the PLA through an asymmetric arsenal that includes fast mine-laying vessels and domestically developed UAVs.