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8 August

Greyshark AUV Plugs Into Rheinmetall’s AI Battlesuite for Smarter Undersea Ops

EUROATLAS and Rheinmetall have linked up to integrate the Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle into Battlesuite, an AI-enabled command platform for coordinated undersea and coastal missions.

8 August

An artistic representation of a conceptual SCEPS-powered torpedo

Ronald Watkins

L3Harris Advances US Navy’s Next-Gen Torpedo With Successful Propulsion Test

L3Harris Technologies has completed a critical test of its Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System (SCEPS) power plant.

7 August

KAUAI, Hawaii - A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021.

Inder Singh Bisht

US May Deploy Mobile Anti-Ship Missile in Joint Exercise With Japan

The US military is considering deploying the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System in a planned joint war game with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force next month.

6 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Austal to Build Over Two Dozen Landing Craft for Australian Army

Austal will build and deliver over two dozen landing craft for the Australian Army under a strategic shipbuilding agreement with Canberra.

5 August

Giulia Bernacchi

Italian Navy Takes Delivery of Multi-Role Frigate ‘Emilio Bianchi’

The Italian Navy has received the multi-role frigate “Emilio Bianchi,” developed as part of the Italy–France bilateral defense cooperation.

5 August

981019-A-6207H-528 A U.S. Army Modular Causeway System transports containers of Army equipment from the USNS Pollux to a pier in the harbor of Pusan, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 19, 1998, for Exercise Foal Eagle Ô98. Foal Eagle Ô98 is a combined, joint exercise supported by forces from the U.S. and Republic of Korea. In addition to providing hands-on field experience for forces of both nations, Foal Eagle Ô98 was designed to test rear area protection operations and major command, control and communications systems. Pollux is one of eight Fast Sealift Ships belonging to the Military Sealift Command that have special features allowing them to load and off-load cargo in places lacking normal port facilities. Causeway systems are deployable aboard container ships and other cargo vessels as the Pollux. DoD photo by Spc. Christina Ann Horne, U.S. Army. (Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Eyes New Class of Autonomous Ships to Haul Containerized Cargo

The US Navy is inviting defense contractors to submit proposals for a new class of unmanned surface vessels (USV) to transport containerized payloads.

4 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippine, Indian Navies Begin First Joint South China Sea Patrols

Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time.

1 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Philippines Unveils New ‘Kamikaze Drone’ Disguised as Civilian Boat

Filipino engineers from Mindanao State University are developing a prototype of an unconventional naval platform: a “kamikaze drone” designed to look like a civilian boat.

1 August

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Orders Arleigh Burke Destroyer From General Dynamics

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has secured a contract to build an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 148) for the US Navy.

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30 July

Lockheed Martin delivers its 250th guidance system for the MK 48 torpedo.

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed Delivers 250th MK 48 Guidance Section for US Navy Torpedo

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 250th MK 48 Guidance and Control Section, a key component of the MK 48 torpedo used by the US Navy and allied forces.

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