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Keel laid for US Navy’s fourth John Lewis-class ship T-AO 208

The new John Lewis-class ships will replace the US Navy’s existing Henry J Kaiser-class oilers.

Australian soldiers conduct live-fire training aboard HMAS Adelaide

Personnel were trained using the live-fire range-in-a-box system deployed aboard Adelaide.

Russia’s Buyan-class corvette conducts firings in Baltic Sea

The Project 21631 vessels are deployed to safeguarde the country’s economic zone.

RN’s first Type 26 ship HMS Glasgow enters water for first time

The first City-class ship HMS Glasgow is expected to enter service with the RN by late-2020s.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard opens $73.3m production training facility

The facility features 34 academic classrooms and 26 mock-up areas, and serve as the training hub for NNSY’s production workforce.

RN medics test air ambulance concept aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth

The concept is the at-sea replication of emergency services that are otherwise provided by the National Health Service.

Leonardo completes upgrade work on British Navy’s Merlin fleet

With the new upgrades, Merlin Mk4/4A can now serve as the most advanced amphibious battlefield aircraft.

OSI Maritime Systems gets second contract to deliver INTS to Polish Navy

The company will provide design, build, and installation services for three INTSs for the Polish Navy’s Kormoran Class Mine Countermeasures Vessel new build programme.

MSubs secures contract to build UK’s first crewless submarine

The vessel is being developed under ‘Project Cetus’ to provide enhanced underwater warfare abilities to the RN.

VARD presents a zero-carbon range of renewable energy-driven vessels

Ships that can be called fully ‘green’ don’t just use alternative fuels for power but need to be radical redesigns from the hull up.

HII delivers US Navy’s future destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee

DDG 123 is a Flight IIA destroyer that features Aegis Combat System to defeat a variety of adversaries.

Navantia, Saudi MoD and GAMI sign MoU for RSNF’s new combat ships

The new warships will enhance the RSNF’s readiness to carry out maritime security missions in the region.

USMC and Royal Thai Military begin joint EOD training in Thailand

The training is part of DoD’s HMA programme that aims to assist partner nations’ forces in safe disposal of landmines.

The age of multi-domain training platforms

As military operations evolve into grey zone, cyber, and multi-domain operations, training concepts and systems too have to advance in order to prepare operators for the battlefields of the future.

Palantir and Lockheed Martin partner to deliver software for US Navy

The two firms will work to modernise the US Navy combat systems for the surface fleet.