Equipment & technology
SEA wins contract extension to support Royal Navy’s submarines
Systems Engineering & Assessment’s (SEA) Naval Systems Integration Process Service (NSIPS) contract has been extended to include support for the configuration management of the combat systems for all Royal Navy in-service submarines.
UK’s Type 23 frigate tracks movements of Russian subs into North Sea
A Royal Navy warship, Type 23 frigate HMS Portland, has tracked the movements of two Russian submarines as they sailed into the North Sea.
Rolls-Royce, Safran partner with MBDA on next-gen cruise missile program
Defence companies Rolls-Royce and Safran Power Units have jointly signed an assessment phase contract with MBDA, as part of the Franco-British Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
General Dynamics gets $272M to work on US and UK ballistic missile subs
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a US Navy contract to support the development, production and installation of fire control systems for the Columbia- and Dreadnought classes of ballistic missile submarines.
QinetiQ to trial Banshee target drones onboard HMS Prince of Wales
British multinational defence technology company QinetiQ has received a contract from the Royal Navy to trial the military effect of Banshee Jet80+ air vehicle off Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.
UK’s Dragonfire ship laser gun on trials
The UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) Dragonfire, led by missile defence company MBDA, has successfully conducted a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon.
UK’s Type 23 frigate preparing for front-line duties after overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Kent has undergone an overhaul and is gearing up for its first deployment since accompanying the navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and the carrier strike group to the Pacific Rim and back.
Harland & Wolff bags $65M deal to regenerate ex-UK mine-hunting ship
Belfast-based shipyard Harland & Wolff famous for building the Titanic has been awarded a contract to regenerate an ex-Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS Quorn.
Kongsberg receives contracts for Hugin AUVs
Kongsberg Maritime’s Sensor and Robotics division has revealed that it has secured over NOK 450 million ($44 million) in contracts for Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) in the second quarter of 2022.
Russian Navy’s special-mission nuclear submarine Belgorod delivered
Sevmash Shipyard, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the special-mission, nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod.
Kongsberg pens contract with Australia for Naval Strike Missile
Norwegian defence supplier Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed an initial contract valued at NOK 489 million ($48.4 million) with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability.
Indra’s next-gen systems picked for German-Norwegian Type 212 CD subs
Engineering company Indra has been contracted by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to equip the combat systems of future German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarines with intelligent electronic defence systems.
Key contracts signed for Hellenic Navy’s FDI frigate program
On 30 June, at the French Embassy in Greece, French shipbuilding company Naval Group gathered Hellenic industrial partners to sign key contracts and teaming agreements for the Hellenic Navy’s FDI frigate program.
Vestdavit to provide telescopic davit for Danish Navy’s Absalon and Iver-class frigates
Marine davit manufacturer Vestdavit secured a contract for a new telescopic davit, which will be installed on Danish Navy’s Absalon and Iver-class frigates.