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Spanish Navy to receive first Naval Strike Missiles in 2027

Deliveries will coincide with the arrival of new frigates, extending the range of Harpoon missiles now installed on Spanish warships.

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Biden’s pick to lead the Marine Corps helped design its new vision

President Joe Biden nominated Gen. Eric Smith Tuesday to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

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Asia Pacific

See the tech at Malaysia’s aerospace, maritime defense expo

LIMA 2023 saw the debut of the Chengdu J-10CY single-seat aerobatics aircraft of China's August 1st demonstration team.

Malaysia adds funds to troubled littoral combat ship program

Malaysia has reduced the number of ships it will receive under a revised contract, from six to five.

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Navy establishes rapid response cell to get tech to Ukraine, Taiwan

The Navy will use this office to rapidly find and field maritime tools to help in wars and crises around the world.

12 days ago

US Navy may accelerate investments to extend some Ohio subs’ lives

The Navy is considering extending the lives of a few Ohio-class submarines in fiscal 2025 to hedge against any delays as the Columbia class is built.

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Spain’s Navantia expects new warship sales to Saudi Arabia

The Spanish shipbuilder is already doing some preliminary outreach with Saudi companies for a yet-to-be specified combat ship program.

13 days ago

New Zealand unveils defense budget, with Army in the lead

The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.

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Pentagon seeks authority to transfer nuclear submarines to Australia

The Pentagon has asked Congress to authorize three new AUKUS provisions, including the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.

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Airbus SDAM maritime drone achieves milestone in French test

The Ministry of Defense wants three SDAM aircraft delivered by the end of the year.

2 weeks ago

Italy’s new warships will boast bigger bellies for landing forces

The investments come amid thrust by Italy's military to be more capable in expeditionary operations.

2 weeks ago

US Navy declares its mine countermeasures suite ready for operations

The Navy declared its mine countermeasures mission package operational, ahead of a planned 2025 deployment on a littoral combat ship.

3 weeks ago

A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel steams through the Pacific Ocean during the U.S. Pacific Fleet's Integrated Battle Problem 23.1

Navy links uncrewed air, sea tech to solve Integrated Battle Problem

The Integrated Battle Problem exercise allows U.S. Pacific Fleet to evaluate uncrewed tech and discover their best applications.

3 weeks ago

Marine Innovation Unit tackles some remaining Force Design tech needs

The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.

3 weeks ago

Driverless boats, enduring sensors on the special ops maritime menu

Sensors that can run for weeks or month are on the wish list.

3 weeks ago

Navy eyes private capital to modernize dated facilities

The Navy's infrastructure spending needs are too large for the traditional military construction budget, leading one admiral to look elsewhere for funding.

3 weeks ago

The USCGC John Scheuerman moves through the Strait of Hormuz alongside an L3Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel on April 19, 2023.

L3Harris, BigBear.ai partner on autonomy for surface vessels

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are betting big on uncrewed technologies — whether that's in the air, on the water or beneath the waves.

3 weeks ago

Marines slam a shrinking amphibious fleet, but the Navy isn’t to blame

The genesis of an amphibious lift shortfall is the Corps’ abandonment of its long-standing requirement for a larger fleet of 38 ships, this Marine says.

4 weeks ago

Israeli firm reveals unmanned submarine BlueWhale

It can travel at up to 7 knots underwater, and using electrical power, the submarine can operate for two to four weeks, depending on the mission.

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Deliveries will coincide with the arrival of new frigates, extending the range of Harpoon missiles now installed on Spanish warships.

President Joe Biden nominated Gen. Eric Smith Tuesday to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

LIMA 2023 saw the debut of the Chengdu J-10CY single-seat aerobatics aircraft of China's August 1st demonstration team.

Malaysia has reduced the number of ships it will receive under a revised contract, from six to five.

The Navy will use this office to rapidly find and field maritime tools to help in wars and crises around the world.

The Navy is considering extending the lives of a few Ohio-class submarines in fiscal 2025 to hedge against any delays as the Columbia class is built.

The Spanish shipbuilder is already doing some preliminary outreach with Saudi companies for a yet-to-be specified combat ship program.

The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.

The Pentagon has asked Congress to authorize three new AUKUS provisions, including the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.

The Ministry of Defense wants three SDAM aircraft delivered by the end of the year.

The investments come amid thrust by Italy's military to be more capable in expeditionary operations.

The Navy declared its mine countermeasures mission package operational, ahead of a planned 2025 deployment on a littoral combat ship.

The Integrated Battle Problem exercise allows U.S. Pacific Fleet to evaluate uncrewed tech and discover their best applications.

The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.

Sensors that can run for weeks or month are on the wish list.

The Navy's infrastructure spending needs are too large for the traditional military construction budget, leading one admiral to look elsewhere for funding.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are betting big on uncrewed technologies — whether that's in the air, on the water or beneath the waves.

The genesis of an amphibious lift shortfall is the Corps’ abandonment of its long-standing requirement for a larger fleet of 38 ships, this Marine says.

It can travel at up to 7 knots underwater, and using electrical power, the submarine can operate for two to four weeks, depending on the mission.