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Saildrone Launches New Twin-Role Spectre MUSVs
Uncrewed boat builder Saildrone has unveiled Spectre, its largest platform yet, with a focus on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and missile capabilities. The American defence firm has devised two variants of
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Rheinmetall Kraken Starts Scout USV Production Run
Rheinmetall Kraken has just started a large-scale factory production run of the K3 Scout uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) at one of Rheinmetall’s German shipyards. The newly formed joint venture between
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Exail USV To Be Used For Counter-UAS Research
An unnamed “leading defence research organisation” has bought an Exail uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for research into technology to counter aerial drones. The maritime technology and robotics firm has sold
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Australia Buys Three Upgraded Mogami Frigates From MHI
Australia has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to acquire three upgraded Mogami-class general purpose frigates, with the first ship to be delivered before the end of the
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US Navy Fires Upon And Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel In Arabian Sea
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Spruance disabled the engine of a cargo ship and Marines later boarded the vessel as America continued to impose its blockade of Iranian ports. As per
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Italian Navy’s New Offshore Support Vessel Will Be Uncrewed Testbed
The Italian Navy has taken delivery of a new offshore support vessel (OSV) which it will use for research into its uncrewed systems for protecting critical undersea infrastructure (CUI). The
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Fincantieri Wins Deal To Start Building US Navy LSM Ships
Fincantieri has been awarded a $30 million contract to start work on the first four vessels for the U.S. Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM) programme. As per a company press
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“We Wait, We Strike” — Australian Navy Christens MASU Uncrewed Systems Unit
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has formally named its new department tasked with operating its uncrewed systems and integrating them into the wider force. The Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU)
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Indra Inks Deal For EW and Radar Systems On Extra German and Norwegian Subs
The six additional submarines ordered from TKMS for Germany and Norway will have radar and electronic warfare suites supplied by Indra. The Spanish multinational defence firm has signed a new
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Navantia Signs Support Deal For Turkish Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship
Navantia will provide life-cycle support for TCG Anadolu, the Turkish Navy’s 27,000-ton, 232-metre amphibious assault ship. Under the terms of a new deal agreed last week between the Spanish shipbuilder
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