Equipment & technology
PHOTO: New milestones unlocked for UK’s new Type 31 frigate
The Type 31 team recently completed a number of key activities on the Royal Navy’s second Type 31 frigate, UK shipbuilder Babcock International revealed.
Kongsberg, partners to develop Norwegian and German super-sonic strike missile
Norwegian tech company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace and its German partners Diehl Defence and MBDA Deutschland have teamed up to develop future Norwegian and German super-sonic strike missile known as 3SM Tyrfing.
Kraken, BlueHalo partner on autonomous mission systems for USV, USSV
BlueHalo and Kraken Technology Group have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate BlueHalo’s artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)-backed autonomous mission systems into Kraken’s littoral security platforms to develop next-generation uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) and uncre
Naval Group, ST Engineering to work on Formidable-class frigates
French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed a contract with Singapore-based technology firm ST Engineering to work on the mid-life upgrade of the Formidable-class frigates for the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Thales opens new testing center for German Navy’s F126 frigates
The German Navy, the BAAINBw, Thales, and other F126 project partners, such as Damen Naval, the prime contractor for the F126 project, inaugurated the “extended Thales Testing Centre”, a system testing and integration facility dedicated to the project.
Damen selects Kongsberg to supply propeller systems for ASW frigates
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has selected Kongsberg Maritime Sweden to deliver controllable pitch propellers and shaft lines for the four anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates for the Netherlands and Belgium.
DragonFire laser to be installed on UK’s warship by 2027
The Royal Navy has revealed its plans to install laser weapon DragonFire on a ship in the next three years as the need for weapons to counter drone and missile threats grows.
Damen Naval picks Dutch supplier for ASW frigates
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has partnered up with compatriot water treatment supplier Hatenboer-Water on all freshwater systems on board the four anti-submarine warfare frigates (ASWF) that Damen Naval is building for the Netherlands and Belgium.
Damen picks RENK’s gearboxes for Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates
Dutch shipyard Damen Naval has contracted German equipment provider RENK to supply the gearbox systems for the new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates being built for the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Belgian Navy.
Kraken, Auterion to enhance autonomy of littoral security boats
Kraken Technology Group, a British maritime technology company, and California-based software development firm Auterion have formed a strategic partnership to exponentially develop autonomous capabilities in the high-performance littoral security boat sector.
SEA nets deal from Royal Navy for maritime countermeasures solution
Tech company SEA has been awarded a £135 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a trainable decoy launcher to improve Royal Navy surface ship defensive capabilities.
Naval Group wins deal for Dutch submarine replacement program
French shipbuilder Naval Group has been selected by The Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the Replacement Netherlands Submarine Capability project, based on the Barracuda family expeditionary submarines.
Türkiye’s first national frigate fires first missile from indigenous VLS
Türkiye’s first national frigate, TCG ISTANBUL (F-515), built under the main contractorship of STM, has tested the first national Vertical Launch System (VLS) MİDLAS.
Thales provides e-POC demonstrator for French Navy
Defence company Thales has provided an expeditionary portable operations center (e-POC) demonstrator to meet the French Navy’s new requirement for a drone-based mine countermeasures capability.