Equipment & technology
Royal Navy’s frigate fires NSM during Aegir 25 exercise
A Royal Navy warship has completed the first firing of the naval strike missile (NSM), capable of taking out enemy vessels at ranges of more than 100 miles.
Irving Shipbuilding awards L3Harris VSS work on Canada’s River-class destroyers
Canadian shipbuilder Irving Shipbuilding has awarded tech company L3Harris a contract for work on the visual surveillance system (VSS) for Canada’s River-class destroyer (RCD) fleet.
RH Marine and Naval Group formalize partnership in Dutch submarine replacement program
RH Marine and Naval Group have signed a contract as part of their collaboration within the Replacement Netherlands Submarine Capability (RNSC) program for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Kongsberg to supply equipment for Portuguese Navy’s logistics support ships
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with STM to supply fueling-at-sea (FAS) and replenishment-at-sea (RAS) equipment for two Portuguese naval replenishment and logistic ships.
US Coast Guard investing in robotics to strengthen operational capabilities
The US Coast Guard is set to invest nearly $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems to strengthen mission execution and operational capabilities.
Raytheon completes key review of ADVEW prototype for US Navy’s Super Hornet
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed a major review of its new advanced electronic warfare (ADVEW) prototype for the US Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
NATO picks Saab-led consortium for new underwater battlespace project
MANGROVE consortium, led by Saab, has been selected by NATO to lead the new Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network project (AUWB-MN).
Babcock and BAE Systems partner on naval gun support for UK’s Type 31 frigates
Babcock has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BAE Systems Bofors to offer a package of support for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates’ multi-purpose Bofors guns.
Steerprop and Seaspan expand collaboration on Canada’s next-gen polar icebreaker
Finnish propulsion expert Steerprop and Canadian Seaspan Shipyards have expanded their collaboration on Canada’s next-generation polar icebreaker.
BWXT snaps up $1.5 billion deal for naval nuclear propulsion
BWX Technologies has been awarded a contract valued at $1.5 billion by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to support the national mission of establishing a domestic uranium enrichment capability for defense purposes.
Liferaft Systems comes onboard Australia’s Hunter-class frigate program
Hobart-based Liferaft Systems Australia (LSA) has been selected to supply marine evacuation systems (MES) for the Hunter-class frigate program under a contract with BAE Systems Australia.
Terma to provide mission systems for new fleet of naval vessels
Tech company Terma has signed a contract with Albwardy Damen to deliver advanced mission-critical systems for a new series of naval vessels
ArianeGroup nets contract to produce M51.4 ballistic missiles for France
The French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded ArianeGroup the contract to design and produce the fourth version of the M51 strategic ballistic missile (M51.4).
Royal Navy greenlights two drone systems for front-line ops
The Royal Navy has declared two drone systems ready for front-line operations.