http://www.janes.comA special collection of articles covering Network Enabled Warfare.en-gbCopyright: (C) Jane's Information Group. All rights reserved.http://www4.janes.com/public/images/janes_rss.gifhttp://www.janes.comVisit http://www.janes.comhttp://www4.janes.com/subscribe/jni/doc_view.jsp?K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jni/history/jni2009/jni73271.htm@current&Prod_Name=JNIWith ageing single-role auxiliary vessels nearing the end of their lives, smaller navies are seeking to retain their blue water capability by replacing them with cheaper multipurpose logistic ships, combining strategic sealift and replenishment capabilities. The programme for a new support ship - the Joint Logistiek Ondersteuning Schip (JLOS - Joint Logistic Support Ship), more usually referred to as the Joint Support Ship (JSS) - started to take shape in 2003-04. - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/idr/doc_view.jsp?K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/idr/history/idr2009/idr12642.htm@current&Prod_Name=IDRA US Navy (USN) Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile demonstrated a new anti-jam GPS system and time-critical targeting capability during an operational test performed off the coast of southern California on 5 November. Live target updating was conducted from the field using the Precision Strike Suite - Special Operations Forces and Joint Strike Planning and Execution Auto Router (JSPEAR) portable units. According to Naval Air Systems Command's Tomahawk programme manager, Captain Dave Davison, ... - 2009/11/19 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/jdw/doc_view.jsp?K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdw/history/jdw2009/jdw41479.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDWThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) will purchase two Saab 340 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft for a total of SEK1.5 billion (USD21 million), the company announced at the Dubai Air Show on 17 November. The Saab purchase fills a long-standing capability shortfall of the UAE Air Force and Air Defence; strategic air-defence requirements including airborne intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) emerged in the mid-1990s but were delayed over funding issues. - 2009/11/19 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/jdw/doc_view.jsp?K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdw/history/jdw2009/jdw41461.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDWThe Australian Defence Force (ADF) has released an update of its Network Centric Warfare (NCW) roadmap, showing progress but also some delays in a range of programmes aimed at ensuring the ADF is a fully networked force by 2030. The initial networked air combat force achieved IOC in 2008 as planned, but IOC for a networked combat support force has moved from 2011 to 2016 with FOC in 2018. In the joint force area, the IOC of a networked deployable joint task force headquarters has moved from ... - 2009/11/18 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/idr/doc_view.jsp?K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/idr/history/idr2009/idr12612.htm@current&Prod_Name=IDRThe USMC's command, control, communications, computing and intelligence (C4I) capability is no exception. At present for the USMC, at the tactical level much of this is voice communications; data capability will come in due course. The SWAN programme has provided a significant increase in satcom capability to the USMC. - 2009/11/17 00:00:00