Sea

Mitsubishi Launches New Large Patrol Vessel for Japan Coast Guard

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has inaugurated the JS Yashima (PLH-46) large patrol vessel for the Japan Coast Guard at its Shimonoseki Shipyard Enoura Plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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Indian Navy Accepts Second Nistar Diving Support Ship From HSL

Hindustan Shipyard Limited has delivered the second Nistar-class diving support vessel to the Indian Navy as part of a contract from 2018.

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Rheinmetall Introduces 6,000-Tonne Frigate for NATO’s Future Fleets

Rheinmetall is looking to shape the next generation of naval warfare with a new guided missile frigate designed for what it calls “the world’s most demanding threat environments.”

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Netherlands Is Giving Its Future Frigates a 12-Meter Drone Boat Wingman

The Royal Netherlands Navy is equipping its future anti-submarine warfare frigates with a new uncrewed surface vessel designed to detect and track enemy submarines in contested waters.

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EU Naval Mission Boards Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean 

An Italian-led European Union naval mission has boarded a sanctioned tanker linked to Moscow's shadow fleet in the Mediterranean.

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Dutch Navy to Boost Underwater Threat Detection With Fiber-Optic Towed Array Sonar 

The Netherlands has awarded OPTICS11 a contract to further develop and deliver a containerized fiber-optic towed array sonar system.

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US Navy Orders 188 More Hammerhead Anti-Submarine Mines 

The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $229.65-million contract to procure 188 additional Hammerhead anti-submarine mines.

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Cochin Debuts Seventh Indian Navy Mahe Coastal Warship

Cochin Shipyard has launched the Indian Navy’s seventh Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft in Machilipatnam.

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Hivemind Autonomy Pilot Completes First Water-Based Swarm Test in Taiwan

Shield AI and Thunder Tiger have conducted the first on-water swarming test of the Hivemind AI software, using it to control multiple unmanned surface vessels during a simulated mission in Taiwan.

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Pentagon Begins Hunt for USVs That Can Deploy Attack Drones

The Pentagon is seeking an unmanned surface vessel capable of launching small attack drones, aiming to expand America’s asymmetric capabilities against low-cost threats at sea.

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