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  • Military Logistics

    Keel laid for future USNS Puerto Rico

    15th August 2018

    Austal USA has laid the keel for the US Navy’s 11th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship, the future USNS Puerto Rico, at its shipyard …

  • Military Logistics

    AAR receives USAF shelter order

    14th August 2018

    AAR Mobility Systems has received a $2 million order to provide customised shelters to support the US Air Force Security Forces’ Desert Defender programme, the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SB>1 Defiant blades issue appears solved

    22nd August 2018

    The Sikorsky-Boeing in-development SB>1 Defiant demonstrator team appear to have resolved production issues concerning the future medium class helicopter's blades. Manufacturing issues of the components, being …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Elbit Systems EW suites for Israel's corvettes

    10th August 2018

    Elbit Systems has received an $85 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply electronic warfare (EW) suites for the Israeli Navy Sa'ar …

  • Naval Warfare

    Northrop supports OPC final design review

    9th August 2018

    Northrop Grumman is providing support to Eastern Shipbuilding Group during the Final Critical Design Review for the US Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) programme, …

  • Naval Warfare

    Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels

    9th August 2018

    Bangladeshi shipbuilder Dockyard & Engineering Works (DEW) in Narayanganj has delivered four large patrol vessels to the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG). The handover ceremony took …

  • Defence Notes

    Insight: 2019 NDAA breaks China’s heart

    22nd August 2018

    The US military got the green light from the White House to improve military relations with Taiwan and attempt to disrupt China’s efforts to displace …

  • Military Logistics

    HII receives LPD 30 advance procurement contract

    8th August 2018

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $165.5 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract from the US Navy to provide long-lead-time material and …

  • Naval Warfare

    Saab’s RBS15 Mk3 for German ships

    7th August 2018

    Saab has received an order to deliver anti-ship missile RBS15 Mk3 ship systems for the German Navy’s new K130 class ships, the company announced on …

  • Naval Warfare

    Insight: China owns South China Sea

    30th July 2018

    The US appears to have lost the South China Sea permanently to China due to a failure by Washington to check China’s long-term strategy of  …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal receives additional order for LCS work

    9th August 2018

    Austal USA has received a $14.84 million order from the US Department of Defense to provide services for the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS …

  • Naval Warfare

    Philippines enters the missile age

    10th August 2018

    The Philippines fired a missile for the first time in its history from aboard a Multipurpose Assault Craft (MPAC) Mk 3 vessel on 9 August. …

  • Defence Notes

    Gulf states approved for $1.3 billion in US munitions purchases in 2018

    14th August 2018

    Gulf states have traditionally been keen buyers of western, mainly US, military equipment. A number of possible recent programmes and ongoing procurement processes demonstrate the …

  • Military Logistics

    HII cuts steel for US Navy’s LPD 29

    1st August 2018

    Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has begun fabrication of the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock at Pascagoula, Mississippi with the cutting of the first 100t …

  • Naval Warfare

    UK MoD gets the ball rolling again on Type 31e

    15th August 2018

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has resumed proceedings with its Type 31e project after the programme was put on hold last month. An MoD spokesperson …

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  • Frigates

    Constellation Class (FFG)

    The USN has selected Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build up to ten frigates under the FFG(X) next-generation future guided-missile frigate programme. The new Constellation-class will replace ...

  • Frigates

    Australian Light Frigate

    During Indo Pacific 2023, Gibbs & Cox Australia unveiled the Australian Light Frigate design. Based on the new frigates being built for Taiwan and the USN ...

  • Frigates

    FF(X) Frigate

    The FF(X) frigate is a vessel derived from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HHI) National Security Cutter (NSC). It was designed in response to the cancellation of ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    SPY-6(V)3

    The SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) is a fixed-face surveillance radar manufactured by Raytheon. The system is designed to defend against cruise missiles, anti-surface ...

  • Sea: sonar systems

    Captas-4 Sonar 2087

    Captas-4 is a low-frequency active and passive variable depth sonar for platforms heavier than 3,000 tons. The Captas-4 is part of Thales' family of Captas ...

  • Naval: Radio and SATCOM

    SURFSAT-L

    Produced by Thales, SURFSAT-L is a SATCOM terminal designed for medium to large surface vessels. According to the manufacturer, it is designed to achieve a ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    SM-2 Block IIIC/Block IIICU

    The SM-2 Block IIIC and Block IIICU are medium-range, surface-to-air missiles with active radio frequency seekers. Both missiles are modifications to legacy SM-2 Block III/IIIA/IIIB ...

  • Frigates

    Zulfiquar Class (F-22P/Sword Class)

    Pakistan’s Zulfiquar-class frigates are also known as the F-22P or Sword-class; they are a modernised version of China’s Type 053H3 frigate. The ships are built ...

  • Frigates

    Jose Rizal Class (HDF-2600)

    The Jose Rizal-class frigates for the Philippine Navy (PN) are being built to the HDF-2600 design by Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries at its shipyard ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Sea: sonar systems

    AN/SQR-19

    The AN/SQR-19 is a Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) produced by Lockheed Martin. The sonar is designed to detect and classify both submarines and surface vessels ...

  • Frigates

    Bergamini Class (FREMM)

    The Bergamini-class frigates for the Italian Navy are based on the Franco-Italian, European, multipurpose frigate design FREMM (European multi-mission Frigate/Fregata europea multi-missione). For Italy, the ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    AN/SQQ-89

    The AN/SQQ-89 is an ASW combat system incorporates and processes all the sonar information and LAMPS sensor data. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, there are currently ...

  • Data links

    Network Tactical Common Data Link

    Developed by BAE Systems, the Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) is a multi-link CDL system being produced for the US Navy. NTCDL provides the ...