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The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (foreground) and the French Navy carrier FS Charles de Gaulle sail together in the Mediterranean Sea in March 2022. Recently, NATO has had a collective carrier presence of up to five ships at sea. (US Navy)

NATO’s Carrier Groups Demonstrate Collective Deterrence

NATO is enhancing its immediate and longer-term maritime presence to build deterrence now and into the future, a senior alliance official told a recent...
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Zut Alors!

The French Navy’s new frigates will enter service with a reduced electronic warfare fit. News emerged in the French media this July that the Marine...
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Navies Now Seeking MUAS Bids

There has been a resurgence of interest in unmanned aerial submarine-hunting capabilities as potential underwater threats, especially from Russia and China, continue to grow. The...

HMS Queen Elizabeth departs for maiden operational tour

The United Kingdom Royal Navy’s (RN’s) new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed Portsmouth on 22 May for a seven-month long, 26,000 nautical...
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Naval Design Swap

Naval ship design has significantly changed to reflect influencing factors such as lifecycle costs, modularity and energy efficiency. Over the past couple of decades, technological...
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IFF and When

Thales expects to deliver its first completed TSA-6000 IFF system to the French Navy by the end of the year. The company said that its...
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Thy Fearful Symmetry

French electronic warfare modernisation takes another step forward for all three services with the procurement of the SYMMETRY SIGINT system. The news that the French...
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GCC Navies Build for Persistent Patrols in Home Waters

Published in the Middle East Feb/Mar 2021 Supplement - While international navies provide larger warships to patrol the waters of the Gulf, GCC nations...
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Bright Horizons for Maritime Rotary UAVs

Published in September 2020 Issue - Naval rotary unmanned aerial vehicles are a reality. From mine countermeasures to ISR and beyond, the number of...
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Low and Slow

New French Air Force helicopters supporting the air interception of low and slow air targets will have their mission assisted by new radar technology. The...

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