Equipment & technology
Kongsberg pens NSM CDS deal with Poland
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded contract by the Polish Ministry of National Defence to deliver four NSM (Naval Strike Missile) Coastal Defence System (CDS) squadrons.
Australia orders smart sea mines from Rheinmetall
RWM Italia S.p.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG in Italy, has won an order from the Commonwealth of Australia to deliver a significant quantity of smart sea mines.
CAES wins $200mln deal for US Navy’s SPY-6 radar
CAES, a provider of mission-critical advanced RF technology, has won a $200 million follow-on, full-rate hardware production and sustainment award from Raytheon, an RTX business, for the US Navy’s SPY-6 radar.
Wärtsilä’s propulsion solutions picked for Brazilian Navy’s polar vessel
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new Antarctic support vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy.
Vestdavit to provide davits for US Navy’s John Lewis-class oilers
Davit provider Vestdavit has been awarded a major contract to supply davits for six US Navy’s oilers being built by General Dynamics NASSCO.
Navantia Australia wins platform systems design deal for Hobart-class destroyers
Navantia Australia has been contracted by the Commonwealth of Australia as the Platform Systems Designer for the SEA4000 Phase 6 Hobart-class destroyer combat systems upgrade.
Saab kicks off production of composite mast for Finnish Navy’s new ships
On 15 August, a composite cutting ceremony was held at Saab’s site in Karlskrona for the first of four masts for the Finnish Navy’s new ships.
RAFAEL secures $30 million maintenance support deal with Asian navy
RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems, an Israeli defense technology company, has secured a new contract with an Asian navy to provide comprehensive maintenance support service for its operational systems. RAFAEL disclosed that the multi-year agreement is estimated at $30 million. It includes maintenance
DMC to provide steering equipment for Chilean Navy’s LPDs
Wärtsilä has awarded Damen Marine Components (DMC) a contract to provide steering equipment to two landing platform docks (LPD) of the Chilean Navy being built at Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR).
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali wins MOC deal for Cavour aircraft carrier and Horizon-class destroyers
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, has signed, with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of Defence (MOC) a framework agreement for the Cavour aircraft carrier and the Andrea Doria and Ca
Northrop Grumman to develop VTOL UAV for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office to design an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system capable of operating from a moving navy ship at sea.
Babcock, HII partner on naval decommissioning and construction projects
UK defence company Babcock International has entered into a strategic agreement with US shipbuilding company HII to collaborate on naval and civil nuclear decommissioning and construction opportunities in the UK and the US.
Thales secures £169mln deal for UK’s Dreadnought-class subs
Defence company Thales has secured a contract worth £169 million to build the integrated optronic combat system mast for the Royal Navy’s future nuclear deterrent submarine class – Dreadnought.
Thales to supply next-gen sonar suite for France’s SSBNs
Defence company Thales has been awarded a contract by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to develop a new sonar suite for France’s new nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs).