Equipment & technology
BAE Systems to design, deliver next-gen launching system for US Navy
Defence company BAE Systems was awarded a $37 million U.S. Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) contract to design the Next Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Launch System (NGELS).
Hensoldt to provide visual systems for Norwegian Ula-class subs
Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has been contracted by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to equip submarines of the Ula class with new periscopes and optronic mast systems.
EDGE to develop long-range, anti-ship missiles for Brazilian Navy
Defence company Edge Group has signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement for the development of long-range anti-ship missiles for the Brazilian Navy.
DRDO and L&T join hands on Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarines
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and DRDO have signed a contract for realisation of two air-independent propulsion (AIP) system modules for the Kalvari-class of submarines of the Indian Navy.
RTX nets $264 million US Navy deal for AIM-9X missiles
Defence company RTX has been awarded a $264 million modification contract by the US Navy for the production of Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X Sidewinder missiles.
Terma to supply radars for Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvettes
Danish manufacturer of advanced technology solutions for defense Terma will contribute with SCANTER 6000 radars to update Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvettes.
Northrop Grumman to produce navigation sensors for US Navy
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a production contract for the new AN/WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Module (ISM).
BAE Systems scores £270mln deal to support Royal Navy’s radars
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a 10 year contract worth £270 million to support the Royal Navy’s three main radar systems: Artisan, Sampson, and Long Range Radar (LRR).
Croatian Navy orders Vestdavit’s PLAR-4000 davit for its OPVs
The Croatian Navy has returned to Vestdavit for a repeat order of the latter’s PLAR-4000 davit for retrofitting on an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) after seeing its proven reliability on a range of operational missions.
Kraken Robotics secures deal for KATFISH minehunting tech
Kraken Robotics has secured a contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific.
Hanwha Systems to provide combat systems for six Philippine Navy’s OPVs
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense division of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, has been awarded a contract to supply combat management systems for Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
Thales to provide 6th combat management system for UK’s Type 31 frigates
Thales and the UK Ministry of Defence have signed a contract that will provide the Royal Navy with a sixth combat management system for Type 31 frigates.
ABB’s propulsion solution to power Spanish Navy’s flagship
Equipment provider ABB has secured a contract to retrofit the Spanish Navy’s flagship Juan Carlos I with an electrical propulsion system based on dual ABB Azipod units.
BAE Systems scores US Navy C4I support contract
BAE Systems has won a contract to engineer command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) services on surface ships.