Equipment & technology
Thales to supply sonar suite for Dutch Orka-class submarines
Defense company Thales has signed an agreement with French shipbuilder Naval Group to provide its sonar suite for the Orka-class submarines.
Norway and Germany pen maintenance deal for naval strike missiles
The governments of Norway and Germany have signed a partnership agreement for the maintenance of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM).
Rafael and Elbit Systems to supply DCLS for new European frigates
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Elbit Systems have been awarded a contract to supply a naval decoy control & launching system (DCLS) for the new frigates of NATO European countries.
France, Italy and UK order additional Aster missiles
Aster partner nations, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, have ordered 218 additional Aster missiles under a tri-national procurement.
BAE Systems pens deal with Damen to provide naval gun system for Colombia’s PES frigate
BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations on the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate.
Damen, Heinen & Hopman team up to work on Colombian Navy’s PES frigate
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a purchasing agreement with compatriot Heinen & Hopman for the PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate to be built for the Colombian Navy.
Kongsberg to deliver naval strike missiles to Denmark
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract to deliver naval strike missiles (NSM) and associated installed equipment to Denmark.
Rohde & Schwarz unites with ELT to deliver EW systems for European frigates
Rohde & Schwarz and ELT Group have signed a contract to provide electronic warfare (EW) systems for the German Navy’s F124 project and the Polish Navy’s new Miecznick class multirole frigates.
OCCAR hands over first MMCM system to United Kingdom
The Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) has delivered the first maritime mine countermeasures (MMCM) system to the United Kingdom (UK).
Airbus-led consortium to upgrade French Navy’s network systems under €480M deal
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the contract for the IP Network of the Naval Force (RIFAN) stage 3 to an industrial consortium led by Airbus Defense and Space and also comprising French shipbuilding major Naval Group.
Aker Arctic to provide equipment for Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes
Aker Arctic has been chosen to supply its ice load monitoring system to the Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.
EDGE and Naval Group team up on naval combat systems
UAE-based technology and defense company EDGE Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French naval defense player Naval Group to explore potential collaboration opportunities in naval combat systems.
Ultra Maritime to supply sonobuoys to Royal Navy under £18 million contract
Ultra Maritime has received an £18 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply sonobuoys to the Royal Navy’s Merlin maritime patrol helicopter.
German Navy to receive training simulators from Rheinmetall
German technology corporation Rheinmetall has received a contract to supply training simulators to the German Navy.