Equipment & technology
Mexican Navy contracts Thordon Bearings to reduce waterjet impeller cavitation damage
Canada’s Thordon Bearings has secured a second major Mexican Navy contract for the supply of its water-lubricated SXL wear rings for retrofit installation to the waterjet propulsion nozzles on 25 interceptor patrol vessels.
Naval Group to deliver autonomous underwater drone demonstrator for the French DGA
French defense industry company Naval Group has been selected to produce an autonomous underwater drone demonstrator for the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA).
SEA bags deal to supply torpedo launch systems to Canada
Cohort’s subsidiary SEA has been awarded a contract that covers the production of SEA’s lightweight torpedo launch systems (TLS) for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Anschütz delivers SYNTACS systems for Saudi Arabia’s 58 HSI-32 interceptors
German defence company Anschütz has delivered integrated mission systems for navigation and Command and Control (C2) for a total of 58 HSI-32 high-speed interceptors built by the French shipyard CMN, part of CMN NAVAL shipbuilding group, for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
Data Link Solutions to provide FireNet tactical systems for US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, a contract to provide small form factor (SFF) Link 16 radios, which will be fulfilled using BAE Systems’ FireNet Link 16 tactical systems.
US Navy picks BAE Systems’ FireNet tactical systems
The U.S. Navy has awarded Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, a contract to provide small form factor (SFF) Link 16 radios, which will be fulfilled using BAE Systems’ FireNet Link 16 tactical systems.
Anschütz: FAT completed for Royal Navy’s Type 31 bridge systems
Anschütz, a Germany-based specialist in naval navigation and systems integration, has completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of its Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (WINBS) for the Royal Navy’s first Type 31 Inspiration Class ship.
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers to get Sea Viper upgrade
Defence company MBDA has received three contracts worth around £400 million to boost and sustain the Sea Viper principal area air defence system of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers.
Polish Navy’s Miecznik-class frigates to get MBDA’s Sea Ceptor
MBDA has been awarded a contract by Poland to equip the Polish Navy’s three new Miecznik-class frigates with MBDA’s Sea Ceptor naval air defence system.
GE Vernova to power Royal Navy’s FSS ships
GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business in the UK has been chosen by Team Resolute to supply advanced hybrid propulsion technology for three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
SAIC gets $375 million deal for US Navy’s vehicle fielding integration
The U.S. Navy has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a contract to continue providing Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) fielding and integration on land-based vehicle platforms.
Raytheon completes technical review of US Navy’s first anti-ship hypersonic missile
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed a technical review and a seamless prototype fit-check in phase one of the U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) program.
Australia’s Anzac-class frigates to get Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun system upgrade
Defence company BAE Systems was awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia to upgrade existing Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun systems on Anzac-class frigates with a Common Control System (CCS).
CAE delivers NH90 Full Mission training centre to the German Navy
CAE GmbH recently delivered a fully equipped NH90 training centre to the German Navy during an official ceremony at the facility.