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![Future Littoral Strike: regaining the Royal Navy’s global reach]()
Future Littoral Strike: regaining the Royal Navy’s global reach
In February 2019, UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson announced the accelerated development of a new Future Littoral Strike Ship concept for the Royal Navy, a globally-deployable class of ships that...
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![Future submarines: Royal Navy’s Dreadnought vs US Navy’s Columbia]()
Future submarines: Royal Navy’s Dreadnought vs US Navy’s Columbia
Two next-generation submarines are scheduled to enter service with the Royal Navy and the US Navy during the 2030s. We take a look at how they are being developed, including...
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![The world’s biggest submarines]()
The world’s biggest submarines
The Russian Navy's Typhoon Class submarine tops the list of the world's biggest submarines, closely followed by Russia's newest submarine the Borei Class, Oscar II Class, and the US Navy's...
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![The top amphibious warships in the world]()
The top amphibious warships in the world
The US Navy operates three of the top ten amphibious warship classes, with the remaining operated by eight navies from the rest of the world. Naval-technology lists the top amphibious...
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![The top five drones deployed by the US Navy]()
The top five drones deployed by the US Navy
The US Navy currently employs multiple unmanned aircraft in operations across challenging environments. Four of the top five unmanned aerial vehicles used by the US Navy were developed by Northrop...
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![Future aircraft carriers: Gerald R Ford class vs Type 001A class]()
Future aircraft carriers: Gerald R Ford class vs Type 001A class
Both the US and China have developed a new class of aircraft carrier to add to their fleet of warships – the Gerald R Ford class and the Type 001A...
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![The electronic warfare arms race: new issue of Global Defence Technology]()
The electronic warfare arms race: new issue of Global Defence Technology
In this issue: The US Army’s electronic warfare programme, the future of communications in the field, new rifle techology, how to take down malicious drones, and more.
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![The biggest naval bases in the US]()
The biggest naval bases in the US
The United States is home to more than 40 naval bases spread across the eastern and western coasts. The nation is also home to the world’s biggest naval base, Naval...
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![Safeguarding the seas: top naval air defence systems]()
Safeguarding the seas: top naval air defence systems
Protecting the naval surface fleet requires specialised naval air defence systems, which combine autonomous sensor technologies with weaponry to detect and destroy aerial threats. What are the best systems in...
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![April’s top news stories]()
April’s top news stories
The US Navy awarded a $3.2bn contract modification to Northrop Grumman to supply an additional 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched a competition...
