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Thales Wins Support Contract For Sonar 2050 Anti-Submarine Sensor
February 10, 2014 @ 01:27 PMThales has won a five-year contract with the UKs Ministry of Defence to provide support for the Sonar 2050 anti-submarine sensor used on the Royal Navys Type 23 Duke-class frigate fleet. Sonar 2050 is a medium-range bow sonar currently fitted to thirteen Type 23 frigates and is the Royal Navys primary hull-mounted anti-submarine warfare sensor
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HMS Iron Duke Successfully Tested After Major Upgrade
February 10, 2014 @ 12:23 PMThe Royal Navys Frigate HMS Iron Duke has successfully completed its trails after undergoing a massive revamp, and two months of intensive Operational Sea Training off Plymouth to be followed later this year. The ship spent all of 2012 and the first half of 2013 out of action undergoing a major modification
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Singapore Blocks Indonesian Military Officials From Attending Air Show
February 10, 2014 @ 09:37 AMSingapore has rescinded an invitation to Indonesias top military officials from attending the Singapore Air Show20114 this week following a diplomatic row between the two countries. Jakartas decision to name a new frigate after two Indonesian marines executed for a 1965 bombing in the city state that killed three people has left Singapore fuming, according to various reports
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BrahMos Missile Tested In Salvo Mode
February 7, 2014 @ 01:36 PMThe Indian Navy has successfully conducted a test-firing of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, in salvo mode, from Talwar-class ship INS Trikand (F51). Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) official was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India (PTI), "For the first time, the Brahmos cruise missile was fired in salvo mode from the Russian-built warship off the coast of Karnataka with an interval of three seconds off the coast of Goa
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ThyssenKrupp To Display Various Submarines And Missile systems At Defexpo 2014
February 5, 2014 @ 02:10 PMThyssenKrupp Marine Systems will showcase a wide range of submarines, missile systems and naval surface ships at the Defexpo India 2014, New Delhi, from February 6 to 9. The company will exhibit HDW Class 214 submarine, HDW Class 209/1500 submarine, IDAS Missile System, Blohm+Voss Class 124 frigate, Blohm+Voss MEKO A-200 SAN frigate and Kockums FLEXpatrol stealth patrol vessel
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Royal Moroccan Navy Receive FREMM Frigate
February 3, 2014 @ 02:16 PMDCNS recently delivered a multimission frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Mohammed VI, to the Royal Moroccan Navy. At present, DCNS is under contract to build 11 FREMM ships for the French Navy and one for the Moroccan Navy
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DCNS To Unveil New Future Aircraft Carrier Design At Defexpo 2014
February 3, 2014 @ 02:11 PMDCNS will present a future Aircraft Carrier design at this years DEFEXPO in New Delhi, India. The Evolved Aircraft Carrier (DEAC) is based on French Navy CVN Charles de Gaulles combat proven design and aviation system and is compatible with all CTOL aircrafts (including Airborne Early Warning aircraft) and features the latest technologies including cutting-edge Combat System (SETIS®), UAV integration, advanced conventional propulsion and state-of-the-art platform stabilisation system (SATRAP/COGITE)
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From Submarines To C4ISR: Southeast Asian Naval Procurement Continues To Increase
January 27, 2014 @ 10:45 AMNaval procurement in Southeast Asia continues to grow as countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand forge contracts to better equip their naval forces. Vietnam has recently entered into an agreement with India to receive training for up to 500 submariners
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BAE Systems Wins $79 Million DARPA Insight Programme Contract
January 17, 2014 @ 12:08 PMBAE Systems has won a $79 million contract to work on phase two of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Insight programme. The contract allows the company to mature the Insight system by adding capabilities to integrate information from space, air, sea, and ground sensors, human reports and intelligence repositories
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Royal Navy To Deploy Boeing ScanEagle UAS
January 17, 2014 @ 08:42 AMThe new Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability is set to go operational this week with the UK Royal Navy. At a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) media event on 15 January, Commander Bow Wheaton, the service's maritime aviation capability desk officer was quoted as saying by IHS Janes, two task lines of the navy's new UAS will be active on maritime security patrols in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf
Japan Joins AUKUS Autonomous Underwater Communications Exercise
Germany Approves Fast-Track Procurement Law to Boost Military Readiness
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