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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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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...
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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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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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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
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...
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Autonomous underwater robots: from Swordfish to the Orca
In its master plan, the US Navy identified four types of autonomous underwater vehicles on its wish list – including the extra-large Orca UUV. What types of autonomous underwater robots...
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Re-coding soldier performance: new issue of Global Defence Technology out now
Re-coding soldier performance with biological testing, new exoskeletons, the best of Security and Counter Terror Expo 2019, UAV swarms for search & rescue missions, and more.
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Ants on Deck helps autonomous boats find the way
Polaris Consulting, part of the TP Group, recently won funding via the Ministry of Defence and Defence Growth Partnership Innovation Challenge to develop Ants on Deck, a pioneering software system...
