July’s top news stories
The UK Government is looking to form a European-led naval force to enhance protection to shipping assets passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and Canada awarded contracts to Chantier Davie...
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June’s top news stories
Sikorsky received a $542m production contract from the US Navy to build six VH-92A presidential helicopters, and Babcock confirmed that it rejected a merger proposal from Serco Group. Naval-Technology.com wraps...
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Orca XLUUV: Boeing’s whale of an unmanned sub
The US Navy has awarded Boeing contracts worth a total of $274.4m to produce five Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs). Based on Boeing’s Echo Voyager prototype UUV, the...
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3D printing in defence manufacturing: issue 100 of Global Defence Technology out now
In this issue: what's next for 3D printing in defence tech, Poland's massiver modernisation plan, a preview of the new DSEI Space Hub with Airbus, celebrating 100 issues of Global...
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The top ten maritime patrol aircraft
Maritime patrol / reconnaissance aircraft are crucial for nations with long coastlines. Modern patrol aircraft such as P-8A Poseidon with multirole capabilities are an asset to any naval force. Naval-technology.com...
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The world’s ten biggest destroyers
Mammoth destroyer ships such as Zumwalt, Type 055, Atago and DDH-III outperform conventional destroyers in terms of size, armament and performance. Naval-technology.com lists some of the world's biggest destroyer ships...
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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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The world’s top nuclear submarines
Interest in nuclear submarines has once again stormed to the forefront as India’s first indigenously developed submarine completes its first deterrence patrol and the UK awards contracts for a new...
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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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May’s top news stories
The US Government approved the deployment of naval weaponry to the Middle East, and Sikorsky secured a contract worth $1.13bn from the US Naval Air Systems Command to build 12...
