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Defence Notes
Pentagon conducts latest test of US-Japan interceptor
12th December 2018
The US military on 11 November successfully conducted a test of a new ballistic-missile interceptor system, which is being co-developed with Japan. The launch marks …
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Defence Notes
With eye on China, Japan unveils record defence budget
21st December 2018
Japan's defence budget will swell to a record $47 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said Friday, as Tokyo beefs up its missile …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems selects partners for Hunter-class CMS
26th November 2018
BAE Systems Australia has selected Lockheed Martin Australia and Saab Australia to deliver combat management system (CMS) integration on the Royal Australian Navy's Hunter class …
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Naval Warfare
I/ITSEC 2018: Senior US Navy officials mull technology, testing processes
27th November 2018
Senior US Navy personnel have called for the more rapid introduction of technology into service in order to provide the fleet with the capabilities required …
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Naval Warfare
Construction starts on USS Patrick Gallagher
15th November 2018
General Dynamics has begun fabrication of the future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Patrick Gallagher, at its Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard with the cutting of the …
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Defence Notes
Japan develops new weapon technologies such as railguns
18th November 2018
The Japanese MoD’s import of expensive American weapons such as Aegis Ashore, F-35As, MV-22B Ospreys and AAV7s is squeezing the budget for procurement and R&D; …
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Naval Warfare
RAN commissions HMAS Brisbane
1st November 2018
The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned the second Australian-built Hobart-class guided missile destroyer, HMAS Brisbane, at the Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, the Australian …
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Naval Warfare
JS Atago completes Aegis combat system test
19th September 2018
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has successfully used an upgraded Aegis combat system to test its ballistic missile defence (BMD) capabilities. The Japanese Flight Test …
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Defence Notes
Japan’s budget reflects fears for remote islands
10th September 2018
Japan’s defence budget grew by 2.1% for the 2019 fiscal calendar to a new seven-year high of $47 billion. Much of the money goes to …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to modernise USS Gettysburg
29th August 2018
BAE Systems has received a $146.3 million contract from the US Navy to modernise the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg. Starting in January 2019, the ship …
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Military Logistics
Straub receives training facility construction contract
23rd August 2018
Straub Construction has received a contract to construct the P440 Air Wing Training Facility at the US Navy's Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada, the …
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Military Logistics
AEgis receives ATHELA contract
3rd August 2018
AEgis Technologies has received a $29 million contract for Advanced Technologies for High Energy Laser Applications (ATHELA), the company announced on 30 July. Awarded by …
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Naval Warfare
Japan invests in BMD ships and radar
3rd August 2018
The new Aegis destroyer Maya (DDG-179) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was launched by Japan Marine United on 30 July. Possessing a ballistic …
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Digital Battlespace
Japan to spend billions on missile defence system
30th July 2018
Japan said on 30 July that it would spend around $4.2 billion over the next 30 years on installing and operating US radar systems to …
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Digital Battlespace
BAE Systems delivers IFF antenna to US Navy
30th July 2018
BAE Systems has delivered its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the US Navy, the company announced on 25 July. The antenna will be …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Kongō Class Replacement/Future Aegis Destroyers [Japan]
On 30 August 2024, the Japanese MoD submitted the budget request for FY2025. The MoD asked for 3.3 billion yen ($22.8 million) to conduct a ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Kongō Class Replacement/Future Aegis Destroyers [Japan]
On 30 August 2024, the Japanese MoD submitted the budget request for FY2025. The MoD asked for 3.3 billion yen ($22.8 million) to conduct a ...
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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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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Future Destroyers - ASEV [Japan]
Japan is set to procure two new destroyers instead of the Aegis Ashore system. According to earlier plans, the new Aegis destroyers were to have a ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Future Destroyers - ASEV [Japan]
Japan is set to procure two new destroyers instead of the Aegis Ashore system. According to earlier plans, the new Aegis destroyers were to have a ...
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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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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Future Destroyers - ASEV (1-2) [Japan]
Japan is set to procure two new destroyers instead of the Aegis Ashore system. According to earlier plans, the new Aegis destroyers were to have a ...
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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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Destroyers
Future Guided Missile Destroyer (ROCN)
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
F124 Frigate Replacement Programme (F127) [Germany]
Programme 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 ...
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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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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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Frigates
Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (1-3) [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 to replace ...
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Destroyers
KDDX Next Generation Destroyer [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements The new destroyers are set to replace the older KDX I and KDX II. The program calls for the construction of six ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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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AEgis Elements Real-time 3D Modeling
The AEgis Elements site is loaded with high-fidelity, real-time, military 3D models that have been custom-built and compiled over the last two decades by 3D ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...