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• PREMIUM: Latest GAO report on Columbia class focuses on supplier base

  Report by the US GAO details delays to supplier outsourcing plan in the Columbia submarine programme, with a potentially far-reaching impact on the build schedule.

• Netherlands sets out schedule for naval point defence after Goalkeeper

  Combination of RAM and DART is envisaged to replace existing close-in weapon system for Dutch naval vessels after 2025.

• PREMIUM: USCG chief calls for billion-dollar ‘booster shot’

  Despite ongoing efforts to renew its fleet, the USCG finds itself short of funds amid calls for an increase in spending.

• Romanian coastal defence missile plan seeks parliamentary assent

  Romanian defence ministry aims to acquire at least four Naval Strike Missile launchers and associated equipment from the US via the FMS programme.

• ​Belgians and Dutch rename future ASW frigate programme

  The Belgian and Dutch navies will each receive two Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates, which will enter service by 2030.

• PREMIUM: First Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer 44% complete as USN eyes future DDG(X) requirements

  As the USN begins to firm up its specifications for the DDG(X) platform, the final variant of the venerable Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers marks the beginning of the end for one of the service’s most successful platforms.