Equipment & technology
Australia joins forces with Kongsberg to establish first missile factory
The Australian government has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Australia to establish Australia’s first guided weapons production factory in Newcastle.
Leonardo signs maintenance contract for Royal Navy’s Merlin helicopters
The UK Ministry of Defense has signed a £165 million contract extension with defense firm Leonardo for maintenance of the Royal Navy’s fleet of 54 Merlin helicopters.
REGENT, US Marines expand partnership for next phase of seaglider development
Rhode Island-based developer and manufacturer of all-electric seagliders REGENT Craft has completed its initial contract with the US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) and signed an agreement for a second phase to work on seaglider capabilities across missions including contested logistics and mede
Chilean Navy picks Havelsan’s combat management system for its frigates
Turkish defense company HAVELSAN has signed an agreement with the Chilean Navy to provide its ADVENT combat management system (CMS) for the modernization of two frigates.
Saab, Swedish Armed Forces test lightweight torpedo system on combat boat (VIDEO)
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk – FMV), the Swedish Armed Forces, and local defense company Saab have tested a new lightweight torpedo system, the Torpedo 47, on a temporary platform.
ABB to supply power, propulsion and automation systems for six new Portuguese Navy’s OPVs
Equipment provider ABB has secured a contract with the West Sea Shipyard located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to supply six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) of the Portuguese Navy with an integrated power, propulsion and automation system.
General Dynamics wins $1 billion contract modification for Virginia-class submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $1 billion undefinitized contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense, allowing the company to purchase long lead time materials for Virginia Class Block VI submarines.
Exail delivers navigation equipment for Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes
French high-tech industrial group Exail has delivered navigation equipment to the Finnish Navy, marking a major step forward in the Squadron 2020 program.
Australia to acquire new MK-48 torpedoes under $200 million deal with US
Australia has entered a $200 million agreement with the United States (U.S.) to acquire additional quantities of MK-48 heavy weight torpedoes.
BlueHalo nets $30 million deal to back US Navy’s MESR program
Underwater robotic systems provider BlueHalo has been awarded a contract to provide systems engineering and support services for BlueHalo’s Mission Specialist Defender systems, the Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
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).
Canada’s River-class destroyers to feature Ultra Maritime’s torpedo defense systems
Defense company Ultra Maritime has received a CA$89 million contract from Lockheed Martin Canada to supply three shipsets of surface ship torpedo defense (SSTD) for the River-class destroyer (RCD) program.
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.