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Naval Warfare
French Navy takes aim at RapidFire
27th October 2020
Close-in weapon system to arm French naval vessels with additional potential to install it on land platforms
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Naval Warfare
Indonesian frigate finally receives all its weapons
6th November 2020
The Indonesian Navy's second frigate is now combat ready with its full suite of weapons more than two years after it entered service.
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Military Logistics
Continued delays to USN maintenance schedules will take ‘years’ to fix
13th November 2020
A GAO review into USN maintenance report points to operational practices as contributory factor in ongoing delays to sustainment programmes
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Training
Fox assists Strike Eagle training
29th October 2020
Training management system provides scheduling, resource allocation – including classrooms, synthetic training equipment, instructors and aircraft – and can also be used to refine curricula
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Naval Warfare
Myanmar puts solitary submarine through its paces
23rd October 2020
Myanmar has operationalised its first ever submarine, as evidenced by its inclusion in a recent naval exercise.
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Naval Warfare
Russia strives to develop shipborne anti-air weapons
23rd October 2020
Developing and fielding shipborne anti-access/area denial systems has proven problematic
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Military Logistics
Netherlands accelerates Hercules retirement
20th October 2020
RNLAF was aiming to modernise its four-aircraft C-130H fleet but it will now seek a replacement
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Naval Warfare
Peru lays out naval modernisation plans
4th November 2020
New OPVs will be joined by four logistics vessels, while upgrade work continues on four diesel-electric submarines
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Naval Warfare
South Korea receives training ship and upgrades existing platforms
28th October 2020
Activity continues apace in South Korea's navy as new vessels are launched and delivered, and older ones upgraded.
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Naval Warfare
HMAS Choules gains visual landing aid
6th October 2020
The system can be upgraded to support automated UAV landing systems in future.
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Naval Warfare
OCEA unveils new offshore support vessel design
22nd October 2020
OSV 250 is designed to fulfil a broad range of missions, from hygrographic and oceanic surveys to MCM and SAR
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Naval Warfare
FDI programme completion date stays fixed at 2030 despite pandemic
19th October 2020
The French Navy envisages the FDI class as a means of helping it to reach its target of 15 frigates by 2030; the timeline remains steady despite COVID-19 and any delays will be made up ahead of completion.
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Defence Notes
US DoD bets on non-standard procurement to improve readiness
23rd October 2020
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) obligations of the US DoD have increased by 712% between FY2015 and FY2019. The largest proportion of these resources is going to non-traditional contractors and is primarily being used for R&D. The army was the leader in OTA usage across the DoD and accounted for 67% of obligations in FY2019.
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Naval Warfare
OSI to deliver TDNS for submarine upgrade programme
27th October 2020
A submarine upgrade programme is aiming for 'tactical advantage' through a new navigation software solution.
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Military Logistics
Pelikaan arrives back in Caribbean after MLU
5th October 2020
Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) support ship HNLMS Pelikaan has returned to its Caribbean station after Damen Shipyards Den Helder completed an eight-month midlife upgrade (MLU) in September. ‘Following …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munition (Royal Navy) [UK]
Background Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) As the Royal Navy stated in 2022, Persistent Operational Deployment Systems (PODS) are “interchangeable modules that can be fitted to ...
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Directed energy weapons
Project Dragonfire [UK]
Background The UK Government's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been working with MBDA, Leonardo and QinetiQ to develop a LASER Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) called ...
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Military UAS - small
T-150 (Royal Navy) [UK]
Background Deployment On 7 April 2025, the Royal Navy announced that, for the first time, nine T-150 drones would be operated from the HMS Prince ...
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Land: air defence radar
Lanza 3D Radar [Thailand]
Background Thailand is procuring the LANZA 3D radar to strengthen surveillance and protection of Sattahip Naval Base. The radar will be deployed by the Royal ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FTUAS) [UK]
Background Tender notice and timeline On 25 May 2021, the MoD published a tender notice for the urgent acquisition of a UAS and ancillaries under ...
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Military UAS - small
Puma 3 AE (UK)
Programme Background Testing The Royal Navy announced in October 2020 that the Puma was undergoing its first operational testing on HMS Albion's autumn deployment to ...
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Frigates
Hamilton Class Cutter [Bahrain]
Background Very little has been said about the transfer of an ex-Hamilton-class cutter to Bahrain, but it is one of the final two to leave ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (1-6) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved' Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020. The contract ...
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Patrol boats
Evolved Cape Class (7-8) [Australia]
Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved'Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020 (see separate ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Boraida Class replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Boraida-class minehunters. Based on the Durance-class design, the ships entered service in the mid-1980s ...
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Minehunters
Lat Ya Class Replacement Programme [Thailand]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) currently operates two Lat Ya-class minehunters, commissioned in the late 1990s. The units are based on the ...
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Frigates
Air Defence Frigates Procurement [Denmark]
Background Requirements After focusing on the procurement of new highly capable patrol ships and new Arctic frigates as a replacement for the Thetis-class, Shephard had initially estimated ...
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Frigates
Karel Dorman Class (Chile)
Programme Background Chile currently operates two ex-Karel Doorman-class frigates which were sold in 2004. The Royal Netherlands Navy are in the process of replacing the ...
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Military UAS - small
V-Bat [Netherlands]
Background Contract award On 9 July 2025, Shield AI announced that the Netherlands MoD had acquired eight V-Bat aircraft, specifically the V-Bat 400, to enhance the maritime ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) (3) [Malaysia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Malaysian Navy are in the process of a fleet transformation plan known as the 15 to 5 Transformation Plan, which ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Submarine-launched torpedoes
Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS
The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...
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Military - UUVs
XV Excalibur
XV Excalibur is an Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) built by UK-based MSubs, in conjunction with the Royal Navy. It is an experimental vessel ...
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Frigates
Hunter Class (Type 26)
The Hunter-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy are based on the Type 26 design. The ships are set to replace the Anzac-class under the ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar
Ceros 200
The Ceros 200 is a radar and optronic tracking system designed for use on naval vessels. When interfaced with modern missile or gun systems, it ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Royal Danish Navy MH-60R MOFT
In January 2014, CAE was awarded an FMS contract by the USN to develop an MH-60R mission operational flight trainer (MOFT) for the Royal Danish ...
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Frigates
Naresuan Class
The Naresuan-class guided-missile frigates are a modified variant of the Chinese-built Type 053 frigate. The two ships-in-class were built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation ...
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Destroyers
River Class (Type 26)
The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK Royal Navy, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy ...
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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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Frigates
Jacob Van Heemskerck Class
The Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates were ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates that also served under the Chilean Navy, also known as the Latorre-class. Two anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) ...
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Military UAS - mini
Walrus
The Walrus is a mini rotary-wing UAV manufactured by the Royal Navy's 700X Naval Air Squadron. As stressed during the December 2022 announcement, Walrus has been ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
RD-170BT
The RD-170BT is a man-portable surveillance radar deployed ashore to protect moored patrol boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Minehunters
Sandown Class
The Sandown class vessels are coastal minehunters and OPVs in service with the UK Royal Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces as the Al Jawf class. Additionally, ...
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Military - UUVs
Mission Specialist Defender
The Mission Specialist Defender is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) developed by VideoRay, now part of BlueHalo's unmanned maritime systems. The ROV is known ...
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Frigates
Type 22 (Batch 1)
The Type 22 frigates were previously the Broadsword-class in service with the UK's Royal Navy. The vessels were built in three batches, with the first ...
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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 ...
