Equipment & technology
France, Italy and UK order additional Aster missiles
Aster partner nations, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, have ordered 218 additional Aster missiles under a tri-national procurement.
SEA secures deal to provide torpedo launcher for Malaysian Navy
Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA), a subsidiary of Cohort PLC, has secured a contract extension with Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) to supply its fixed triple configuration torpedo launcher system (TLS) to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
Saronic, Palantir to work on development of autonomous naval capabilities
Tech companies Saronic Technologies and Palantir Technologies have teamed up to accelerate the development and delivery of autonomous naval capabilities.
BAE Systems pens deal with Damen to provide naval gun system for Colombia’s PES frigate
BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations on the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate.
Saildrone and Palantir forge ties to advance maritime AI solutions
US company Saildrone has entered into a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to enable the rapid scaling of autonomous systems to deliver advanced maritime AI solutions.
Rheinmetall kicks off MASS assembly for Australian Navy’s vessels
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has commenced the Australian assembly of the first multi-ammunition soft kill (MASS) shipsets destined for installation onto Royal Australian Navy vessels.
Israeli company unveils new counter-drone technology for naval ops
Israeli company D-Fend Solutions has launched EnforceAir2 Maritime designed for counter unmanned autonomous system (UAS) operations in maritime environments.
Australia’s Hunter-class frigates to feature Ultra Maritime’s hull-mounted sonar
Ultra Maritime Australia has been contracted to provide its hull-mounted sonar for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates.
Damen, Heinen & Hopman team up to work on Colombian Navy’s PES frigate
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a purchasing agreement with compatriot Heinen & Hopman for the PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate to be built for the Colombian Navy.
Kongsberg to deliver naval strike missiles to Denmark
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract to deliver naval strike missiles (NSM) and associated installed equipment to Denmark.
JFD Australia to provide submarine rescue system to Royal Australian Navy for another four years
JFD Australia, the provider of the submarine rescue system to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) since 2009, will continue to deliver this capability for a further four years after finalizing an extension to its contract with the Department of Defense.
GA-ASI tests new sub-hunting system on MQ-9B SeaGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has deployed and tested anti-submarine sensors aboard MQ-9B SeaGuardian RPA using multiple pre-production sonobuoy dispensing system (SDS) pods.
Rohde & Schwarz unites with ELT to deliver EW systems for European frigates
Rohde & Schwarz and ELT Group have signed a contract to provide electronic warfare (EW) systems for the German Navy’s F124 project and the Polish Navy’s new Miecznick class multirole frigates.
OCCAR hands over first MMCM system to United Kingdom
The Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) has delivered the first maritime mine countermeasures (MMCM) system to the United Kingdom (UK).