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Raytheon / US Navy collaboration improves mine detection

Maritime September 14, 2016

Raytheon and the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) – Division Newport have enhanced Raytheon’s AN/AQS-20A mine-hunting sonar for better performance and reliability, including higher-quality imaging of objects deep under the sea, improving the system’s ability to identify and classify mines. Raytheon and NUWC formally launched the AN/AQS-20A collaboration last year, ...

SEACAT enhances cooperative maritime security

September 9, 2016

The 15th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced at the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Multinational Operations and Exercises Centre (MOEC) on 22nd August. SEACAT focuses on regional cooperation to address shared maritime security challenges like smuggling, piracy and other illicit activities at sea by bringing together liaison officers ...

BAE Systems signs contract with Australian Government

Maritime September 9, 2016

BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Australian Government to further refine its design of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) for the Royal Australian Navy under the SEA 5000 (Future Frigate) programme. In coming months, a team of BAE Systems’ Australian engineers will be deployed to the UK ...

Bomber trio participates in first integrated operation in Pacific

Air September 7, 2016

History was made on 17th August when all three of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)’s strategic power projection bombers, the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit, simultaneously took to the sky during their first integrated bomber operation in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Though all the aircraft have deployed independently to ...