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News - Surface Navy Association

  • Defence Helicopter

    Merlin Mk4 carries out deck landing trials

    17th August 2017

    A Royal Marines newly upgraded Merlin Mk4 helicopter has spent four weeks aboard aviation training ship RFA Argus as part of work to prepare the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MQ-8B Fire Scout in two-part demo

    18th August 2017

    A detachment from the US Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 has carried out a two part exercise with the MQ-8B Fire Scout UAS, Northrop …

  • Military Logistics

    US Navy tests EMALS at sea

    15th August 2017

    The US Navy has successfully executed its first at-sea aircraft launch and recovery event on-board the newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford using …

  • Training

    Flaim Trainer to enhance training safety

    22nd August 2017

    The Royal Australian Navy is working with a team of engineers led by fire fighting experts at Deakin University to develop next generation simulation tools …

  • Military Logistics

    US Navy commissions new sea base

    17th August 2017

    The US Navy (USN) will commission a dedicated replacement to the ageing Afloat Forward Staging Base Interim (AFSBI) USS Ponce on 17 August in a …

  • Naval Warfare

    Sea Oryx on track as corvette build confirmed

    21st August 2017

    Taiwan’s Sea Oryx missile system, currently under development with the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST), will incorporate a new generation imaging infrared …

  • Special Operations

    Analysis: US SOF involvement in Philippines

    8th September 2017

    The US closure of Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P) in Mindanao, southern Philippines in 2015 appears to have been premature, in light …

  • Defence Notes

    PLAAF restructures its Airborne Corps

    6th September 2017

    Greater clarity has begun to emerge about the radical restructuring of China’s airborne force – what was once referred to as the 15th Airborne Corps …

  • Training

    First flight of RAAF’s in-service PC-21

    17th August 2017

    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed the first PC-21 in-service flight in East Sale, Australia, marking a new milestone for the AIR 5428 …

  • Naval Warfare

    Australia approves minehunter programme

    15th August 2017

    The Australian government has granted first pass approval for plans to extend the service life of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Huon class minehunter vessels, …

  • Naval Warfare

    Patrol affirmation for Mexico

    10th August 2017

    In recent months the Mexican Navy has continued expanding its patrol vessel fleet and reaffirming areas of operations to meet not just cartel and narcotics …

  • Training

    Cubic to provide simulation services for RAN

    9th August 2017

    Cubic Defence Australia has been selected as the primary contractor for the development and delivery of simulation-enabled training events for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), …

  • Naval Warfare

    USCG transfers HC-144 Minotaur prototype

    7th August 2017

    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has delivered the HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft that has served as a prototype for HC-144 Minotaur integration to the fleet …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Philippines acquires six ScanEagles

    16th August 2017

    Insitu is set to supply the Philippines with six ScanEagle UAS following a contract announcement on 15 August. The US Department of Defence (DoD) awarded a …

  • Special Operations

    NiDAR C2 system for Zodiac Hurricane RIBs

    7th August 2017

    MARSS will supply its NiDAR command and control (C2) system for Zodiac Milpro’s Zodiac Hurricane Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RIB) under a new $2 million …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Ship-launched torpedoes

    UMGT-1 torpedo

    The UMGT-1 is a Soviet-designed universal small-sized homing torpedo with a 400 mm caliber, developed for engaging both surface ships and submarines. Its compact size ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Loki

    Loki is a Ukrainian mini fixed-wing drone designed by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). The drone is launched from a pneumatic launcher ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Thor

    Thor is a Ukrainian fixed-wing small drone manufactured by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). Powered by a lithium polymer or lithium-ion battery, ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Ghost

    Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    SCOMBA

    SCOMBA is a combat management system developed by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. It has been in service with the Spanish Navy since 2010 across ...

  • Sea: procedural training

    IMAT

    DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 400

    At AUSA 2025, AeroVironment (AV) unveiled the Switchblade 400, a rocket-launched, medium-range, man-portable loitering munition. AV states the aircrat has been designed to defeat tanks and heavy ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Sea Giraffe 4A

    The Sea Giraffe 4A is a medium-to-long-range surveillance radar produced by Swedish manufacturer Saab. The radar is designed to provide automatic and simultaneous air and ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Surface Scout

    The Surface Scout is a two-dimensional, medium-range naval surveillance radar manufactured by Thales Netherlands. The radar is designed to automatically detect and track small surface objects in heavy ...

  • Military - USVs

    Marlin

    Marlin is a Turkish uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with electronic warfare and other equipment that has been used on exercises with the Turkish Navy.

  • EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    SeaFLIR 380-HD

    The SeaFLIR 380-HD is a long-range, multispectral surveillance system for surface vessels. Manufactured by Teledyne FLIR, the system combines HD IR, colour or SWIR spectral information. According to ...

  • Military - USVs

    Bluebottle

    Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

  • Military - USVs

    Sentinel - Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)

    Sentinel is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) built from the decommissioned HMAS Maitland , a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Armidale-class Patrol Boat.

  • Sea: procedural training

    SEWTT

    The Surface Electronic Warfare Team Trainer (SEWTT) is a software application developed by EWA GSI as a next-generation tactical training application for US Navy surface ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    JTRS Later Increment Waveforms

    A number of waveforms are scheduled for implementation in later JTRS increments: WNW with low probability of intercept/detection and bandwidth-efficient advanced modulation; SRW with LPI/LPD; ...