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Naval Warfare
South Korea lines up new warship contracts
22nd October 2019
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will continue to grow in capability, with new contracts for destroyers, submarines and a next-generation LHD awarded to indigenous …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon to deliver Aegis fire control systems
1st October 2019
Raytheon has been awarded a $124 million contract modification for the production of MK99 fire control equipment and the execution of modernisation work for the …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2019: Ballistic and cruise missile proliferation bolsters air defence funding
14th October 2019
North American procurement spending on ground-based air-defence missile systems will reach nearly $40 billion over the next ten years, a new analysis by Shephard has …
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Naval Warfare
Pacific 2019: Australian frigates sit in a timing ‘sweet spot’
9th October 2019
The Project Sea 5000 Phase 1 programme delivering nine Future Frigates to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is in something of a sweet spot in …
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Land Warfare
Asia second largest market for AAD systems in next decade
25th September 2019
In the next 10 years the Asia-Pacific region will be a highly dynamic market for artillery and air defence systems, according to Defence Insight’s soon …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed awarded Aegis integration work
5th September 2019
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $50.3 million contract modification to exercise options for ship integration and testing of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) for …
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Naval Warfare
US authorises SM-3 sale to Japan
2nd September 2019
The US government has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Japan of up to 73 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA vessel-based surface-to-air missile systems …
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Land Warfare
THAAD carries out missile intercept test
2nd September 2019
Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system demonstrated its ability to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile target during a test led by the …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed awarded USN contracts for SSDS, Aegis
20th August 2019
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has been awarded a $56 million contract for combat system engineering support for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS). The …
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Defence Notes
Japan defence ministry seeks record budget
30th August 2019
Japan's defence ministry on 30 August requested a record $50.3 billion budget to fund purchases of fighter jets and missile defence as the country eyes …
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Land Warfare
Aegis Ashore returns to service in Romania
13th August 2019
NATO’s Romania-based Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence (BMD) system has completed an update and has been returned to service at its Deveselu base. While details …
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin receives Aegis repair work
12th August 2019
Lockheed Martin will undertake repair work in support of the Aegis SPY-1 weapon system under a US Department of Defense contract announced on 9 August. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Chinese shipbuilder launches ‘combat-ready’ JARI USV
23rd August 2019
The No. 716 Research Institute of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) launched a long-awaited USV on 21 August, according to an announcement on the …
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Naval Warfare
Northrop Grumman receives AN/SPG-62 antenna reflector order
31st July 2019
General Dynamics Missions Systems will produce AN/SPG-62 antenna system parabolic radio frequency reflectors for the US Navy under a $16 million IDIQ contract awarded by …
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Defence Notes
Seoul announces major defence boost in 2020-24 plans
15th August 2019
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense's (MND) latest Defense Mid-Term Plan covering the five-year period from 2020-24 foresees an ambitious increase in spending. The …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Destroyers
Future Destroyers - ASEV (1-2) [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements Following the Maya-class destroyers, the JMSDF will not just maintain the destroyer units they operate already but will receive two new destroyer platforms. ...
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Destroyers
Kongō Class Replacement/Future Aegis Destroyers [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements At CNE 2024, Vice Admiral Shinichi Imayoshi, Director General of Naval Systems at the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), revealed that ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors, OPVs
Large Optionally-crewed Surface Vessels (LOSVs) (1-6) [Australia]
Background Requirements The recommendations in the initial Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet analysis suggested that the LOSVs should have 32 Vertical Launching System (VLS) cells. ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Maritime Operations Helicopters Block 2 (South Korea)
Programme Background The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) was seeking additional naval helicopters under its Maritime Operations Helicopter Batch 2 (MOH2) project. It represented a ...
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Frigates
F127 [Germany]
Background Requirements The German Navy gave Shephard an update on the programme in October 2021. Germany expects to introduce the next-generation F127 frigate into service ...
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Destroyers
Future Guided Missile Destroyer [Taiwan]
Four new destroyers are part of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) force modernisation which includes 12 indigenous shipbuilding programmes and upgrade projects. This is ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Heavy Lift Helicopter [Philippines]
Programme Background Procurement from Russia In November 2021, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that a contract had been signed to acquire 16 Mi-171 heavy ...
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Frigates
Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (1-3) [Australia]
Background Timeline Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates to replace the ...
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Frigates
Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (4-6) [Australia]
Programme Background Timeline Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Air Defence [Australia]
Background Faced with a growing threat from China and a vast land and sea territory to protect, Australia is seeking to establish a medium-range ground-based ...
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Destroyers
Sejong the Great Class (KDX-III) Batch 2 (1-3) [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The Sejong the Great class (KDX-III) Batch 2 will consist of three improved Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) batch 1 guided-missile destroyers, which ...
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Destroyers
KDDX Next Generation Destroyer [South Korea]
Background Requirements The new destroyers are set to replace the older KDX I and KDX II. The program calls for the construction of six vessels, ...
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Frigates
De Zeven Provinciën Class Replacement/LC Frigates [Netherlands]
Programme Background Replacements The De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command platforms, which are in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN), are expected to be ...
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Destroyers
Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X) [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...
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Frigates
Hellenic frigate procurement programme (1-3) [Greece]
Background Timeline The programme took a significant step when the Greek Defence Minister Niko Panagiotopoulos and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed a Letter of ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Aegis Ashore
Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, developed by the United States, provides advanced sea-based and land-based protection against ballistic missile threats. Using the AN/SPY-1 ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: fire control systems
Aegis Weapon System
Aegis Weapon System is an integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to perform anti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array ...
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Destroyers
ASEV Destroyers
Japan is set to procure two new destroyers instead of the Aegis Ashore system. The ships, which will have superior capacities to the existing Aegis ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar
AN/SPY-1 air search radar
Aegis isan integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to performanti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array AN/SPY-1D(V) radar acquires ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
IVCS
The Integrated Voice Communications System (IVCS) is a shipboard communications system that combines naval telephones and intercom equipment into one system. It consists of terminals, ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-7(V)1
The AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a solid-state naval surveillance radar produced and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The system is expected to be fully integrated into programmes for ...
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Destroyers
Kongō Class
The Kongō-class destroyers were built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation. Commissioned throughout the 1990s, the class is ...
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Frigates
MEKO A-400 Air & Missile Defense (AMD)
The MEKO A-400 Air & Missile Defense (AMD) frigate is a surface combatant designed by TKMS in response to the German Navy's need to replace ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Integrated Combat System
The Integrated Combat System (ICS) is a combat management system being developed for the US Navy. The project, currently led by Lockheed Martin, aims to ...
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Frigates
GMF 140
The GMF 140 is a concept frigate designed by Rheinmetall Naval Systems. It is initially being marketed towards North American procurement as a next-generation integrated air ...
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Land: air defence simulators
IMTS
The Improved Moving Target Simulator (IMTS) for air defence training consists of a 38ft-diameter hemispherical dome screen with multiple computer-generated images (including geometry correction and ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
COMBATSS-21
Produced by Lockheed Martin, the Littoral Combat Ship Component Based Total Ship System – 21st Century (COMBATSS-21) is a modular, scalable open combat management system that can be ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Block IB
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Block IB is an advanced interceptor missile designed for exo-atmospheric engagements against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Operational since 2014, is the ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Block IIA
The SM-3 Block IIA is an advanced interceptor missile designed for exo-atmospheric engagements against intermediate-range ballistic missiles and limited intercontinental ballistic missile threats. The SM-3 Block ...