Equipment & technology
Sweden awards Saab another Torpedo 62 life extension deal
Defence and security company Saab has received another contract from the Swedish Defence Material Organisation (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension program of Torpedo 62.
MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile aces final firing
French missile system manufacturer MBDA has successfully carried out the final test-firing of a new Marte ER anti-ship missile.
iXblue to equip four multi-role Finnish corvettes as part of Squadron 2020 Project
France-based tech company iXblue has been selected by the Finnish Navy to provide Phins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Netans Data Distribution Units (DDU) as part of the Finnish Navy’s SQUADRON 2020 Project.
Royal Navy to boost minehunting capabilities with delivery of 1st MMCM demonstrator
The Royal Navy has taken delivery of the first maritime mine counter measures (MMCM) future mine warfare system prototype.
Poles order iXblue’s DriX USV for navy’s hydrographic ops
The Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy has purchased iXblue DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) through the company’s local partner THESTA.
Parker’s filtration system picked for US, Italian Navy frigates
US-based tech company Parker Hannifin Corporation has been chosen to provide filtration systems for US Navy and Italian Navy frigates.
German, Norwegian Navy to fit Type 212CD subs with Kongsberg’s navigation systems
Active sonar suite and bottom navigation technology from Norwegian tech firm Kongsberg Maritime has been selected for installation on Type 212CD class submarines for both the Norwegian and German navies.
Platform data systems on UK’s Type 23 frigates upgraded
UK-based electronics company Ultra has conducted a successful update of the platform data management (PDM) for the Type 23 Royal Navy frigates.
Navantia, Telefónica to install cybersecurity systems on S-80 subs
Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia and compatriot telecommunications company Telefónica Tech have joined forces on the development of a reinforced cybersecurity system for the S-80 class submarines.
Wärtsilä SAM to provide eSI solutions for German Navy’s F126 frigates
The marine electrical systems division of Wärtsilä SAM Electronics GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, has been contracted to provide the electrical system integration (eSI) solutions for the German Navy’s F126 project.
BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design data to Australia
British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has unveiled that it is transferring more than two million digital artefacts and 90,000 documents from the UK’s Type 26 frigate program to Adelaide’s Osborne Naval Shipyard.
AUKUS partners pen deal to exchange classified naval nuclear propulsion data
The Australian government has signed an exchange of naval nuclear propulsion information-sharing agreement with AUKUS partners, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Royal Navy expands its fleet of remotely-piloted drones
The Royal Navy has expanded its fleet of remotely-piloted unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with new training, personnel and 12 aircrafts.
ESG delivers Sea Falcon drone systems to German Navy
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH has delivered three Sea Falcon unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to be installed on the German Navy’s K130 Braunschweig-class corvettes.