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Training
US Navy contracts for EW training flight hours awarded
19th July 2024
The electronic warfare (EW) jets contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with work scheduled to begin in August 2024 and completed in August 2029.
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Naval Warfare
US Coast Guard eyes uncrewed and emerging tech to improve its effectiveness
29th October 2024
The service released its first Operational Posture Statement focusing on deploying cutting-edge capabilities.
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Air Warfare
Hungarian Air Force takes ownership of its first C-390 Millennium
6th September 2024
The move makes Hungary the second C-390 operator within the NATO alliance.
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Defence Notes
How temporary funding could affect the US military’s critical acquisition programmes
25th September 2024
Operating under continuing resolutions would affect Patriot, Virginia-class, Columbia-class and B-21 programmes.
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Naval Warfare
Is the US Navy’s new DDG(X) destroyer facing cancellation?
6th June 2024
The projected costs for the DDG(X) destroyer project are spiralling, its technologies need to be matured and the USN has more pressing priorities. If the programme begins to repeat some of the mistakes made on previous major surface combatant procurements then DDG(X) is likely to face the axe.
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Air Warfare
Indonesia orders Airbus H145s for military training
23rd September 2024
The decision to purchase the H145 by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has marked the first time the Indonesian military has selected the platform.
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Defence Notes
UK begins process on new industrial strategy
2nd December 2024
The first stage of developing a new UK Defence Industrial Strategy has highlighted failings in current structures with solutions expected to be proposed in next year’s full strategy.
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Air Warfare
Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 ditching kills one crew member
5th September 2024
A ditching is a deliberate emergency landing on water, not a crash.
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Air Warfare
First Unmanned Air Warfare Centre installed for Stingray operations
19th August 2024
The Unmanned Air Warfare Centre (UAWC) on board the USS George H.W. Bush will control MQ-25 Stingray airborne operations.
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Naval Warfare
Defence Insight Briefs: How market trends are shaping the future of naval defence (analysis)
22nd November 2024
As defence markets shift to meet new demands, the naval sector has found itself at the centre of a transformative wave, driven by geopolitical shifts, the need for rapid technological advancement, and a redefined approach to maritime power projection.
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Training
Australia’s exercise tempo increases as it looks east for national defence
7th October 2024
The Australian Government has focused heavily on the defence of its north-west coast, with plans to move its attack helicopters to the area, as well as base its maritime patrol assets in the region.
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Naval Warfare
Final NFS submarine for Italian Navy’s U212 NFS programme to be built
28th June 2024
The €500 million submarine, the fourth and final of the U212 NFS programme, will be built by Fincantieri at its Muggiano shipyard as work on the third NFS unit was also marked by a steel-cutting ceremony.
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Air Warfare
First Triton welcomed into RAAF service
1st August 2024
Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at its Palmdale facility in 2023.
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Air Warfare
Is Chinese naval air power ready for action?
30th December 2024
What role will the new jets and aircraft carriers of the People’s Liberation Army Navy play in Beijing’s wider fleet?
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Naval Warfare
Australia’s Ghost Shark XLUUV to undergo trials in the US
21st August 2024
US uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) systems manufacturer Anduril, through its Australian subsidiary, has a contract to deliver three prototype extra-large UUVs (XLUUVs) named Ghost Shark to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
 
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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AEW&C
E-2D - USA
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defense perimeters. The ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Navajo Class (T-ATS)
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) are replacing the ageing three remaining T-ATF 166 class tugboats and two remaining T-ARS 50 class ships with ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Submarine Resue Vessel Procurement [Poland]
Programme Background Timeline For a long time, Poland has been trying to procure submarine rescue vessels. A contract for the acquisition of up to two ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Submarine Resue Vessel Procurement [Poland]
On 27 December 2024, the Polish Armament Agency and the industrial consortium signed a contract for the construction and delivery of the submarine rescue ship Ratownik ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Submarine Resue Vessel Procurement [Poland]
On 27 December 2024, the Polish Armament Agency and the industrial consortium signed a contract for the construction and delivery of the submarine rescue ship Ratownik ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Blackwing (Second Batch) [USA]
Programme BackgroundFirst Batch The Blackwing originated from a 2013 initiative to develop a low-cost submarine-launched UAS for the US Navy. Following successful tests with the ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
SSN(X) Programme [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The CRS SSN(X) report states the USN is examining three broad design options for future submarines. One is based on the current ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8 Poseidon [South Korea]
Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | AS Submarine Tenders [USN]
The USN is in the process of procuring three new submarine tenders aimed to replace the ageing USS Memory S. Land and USS Frank Cable, ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | AS Submarine Tenders [USN]
The USN is in the process of procuring three new submarine tenders aimed to replace the ageing USS Memory S. Land and USS Frank Cable, ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Columbia Class Submarine (3-12)
Programme Background The Columbia class is being built to replace the aging Ohio class SSBN's in service with the US Navy. The Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Columbia Class Submarine (SSBN 826 - 827) (1-2)
Programme Background The Columbia class is being built to replace the ageing Ohio class SSBNs in service with the US Navy. The Major Defense Acquisition ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS) [Spain]
Programme Background Timeline On 5 November 2021, the Spanish MoD signed a contract for Navantia to build a new submarine rescue vessel at its Puerto ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) Ship [UK]
Programme Background Requirements The 2021 Defence Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, outlined the plan to develop a new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) vessel ...
 
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military - UUVs
Snakehead LDUUV
The Snakehead Large Displacement Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) is a US Navy (USN) Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) designed to be launched from submarine Dry Dock Shelters ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Poseidón - Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS)
The Buques de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática (BAM-IS), Poseidon (A-21), is a submarine rescue vessel being built by Navatia. The ship will enter service ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Kronos
At NAVDEX 2023, Highland Systems unveiled the Kronos submarine for the first time. According to the manufacturer, the submarine is suitable for commercial, rescue and military ...
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Rescue Baskets
The Collapsible Rescue Basket combines compact storage capabilities of rescue nets with the ruggedness, rigidity and safety of solid-frame rescue baskets, claims the company. The ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SURS)
The Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SURS) is a Submarine Rescue Ship set to join the Italian Navy by 2025. In June 2021, the Italian ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Navajo Class
The Navajo-class is the USN's new class of towing, salvage, and rescue ships to replace the current T-ATF 166 and T-ARS 50 class ships. This ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Blackwing
Manufactured by AeroVironment and based on the Switchblade loitering munition, the Blackwing is a tube-launched UAV designed to deliver rapid ISR capabilities through its EO/IR ...
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Gelibolu 1500
Gelibolu 1500 is a lightweight, work-class ROV able to perform submarine rescue, deep-sea survey, seismic observation and sample collection. The system includes manipulator arms, lights ...
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Sea: optronic masts and periscopes
OMS 200
Airbus DS Optronics unveiled the OMS 200 at the September 2013 DSEI exhibition. It combines the capabilities of the OMS 110 with intelligent target acquisition ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Belgorod (Project 09852)
Belgorod (Project 09852) is a special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine designed to launch the new Poseidon nuclear-armed UUV. Belgorod was originally meant to be an Oscar-II-class multi-purpose submarine, but ...
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Patrol boats
Tapper Class
Tapper (Type 80) patrol boats were ordered in the 1990s, the first seven in 1992 and five more in 1995, and were designed as small, ...
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ISR/special mission
E-6B Mercury
The E-6B Mercury is an airborne command post and communications relay for US nuclear forces, including submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The USN operates a fleet of ...
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Sea: weapon training
Inflatable Naval Gunnery Targets
GeoData produces a range of Naval Gunnery Target Balloons (NavTGTs) for use by marine, navy, coast guard and army units to maintain target acquisition and ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar
AN/APS-124
The AN/APS-124 is a long-range maritime search and targeting radar manufactured by Raytheon. It was originally developed for the USN Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters. It ...
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Submarines: nuclear, attack
Los Angeles Class
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) have been the mainstay of the US sub-surface fleet since the 1970s. Known as the ...