Yearly Archive: 2020

U.S. handover ScanEagle UAS to Philippine Navy

A handover of a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Philippine Navy took place on Nov. 25 at Naval Base Heracleo Alano, Sangley Point, Cavite. Photo: U.S. State Department Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Kimberly Kelly represented the United States in the ceremony. The system will be operated by the Philippine Navy’s 71st Maritime […]
DoD Looking at Options for Hypersonic Weapons: CRS

DoD Looking at Options for Hypersonic Weapons: CRS

The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States has focused such efforts on developing hypersoni…
CRS Reports on US Navy’s Future Light Amphibious Warship

CRS Reports on US Navy’s Future Light Amphibious Warship

The Navy’s new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program envisions procuring a class of 28 to 30 new amphibious ships to support the Marine Corps, particularly in implementing a new Marine Corps operational concept called Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO).

The Navy’s proposed FY2021 bud…

EDA’s Maritime Surveillance Project Enters Third Phase

EDA’s Maritime Surveillance Project Enters Third Phase

BRUSSELS — EDA’s longstanding Maritime Surveillance (MARSUR) project entered a new phase on 19 November 2020 when the Agency launched its third phase, focused on the development of a next generation system.

Whereas the precedent project phase (MARSUR II) dealt with network maintenance and addr…

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