Equipment & technology
Thales achieves radar milestone for UK’s Type 31 frigate program
French equipment provider Thales has revealed that surveillance radar which will be fitted on Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates passed factory acceptance tests.
HII gets $567.6M contract for US Navy’s Columbia-class subs
American company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has revealed that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a subcontract to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
Textron to develop US Navy’s next-gen mine sweep system for CUSV
Textron Systems was awarded an initial $20.8 million award for the design development and integration of the U.S. Navy’s next-generation mine sweep system for use on board the common unmanned surface vessel (CUSV) platform.
Anschütz delivers SYNTACS for Indonesian Navy’s MCM vessels
Abeking & Rasmussen has selected Anschütz to design and deliver an integrated solution for mine countermeasures (MCM), command and control, and navigation for two mine countermeasures vessels of the Indonesian Navy.
ABB to power two multi-purpose patrol ships for Finnish Border Guard
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for two new multi-purpose patrol vessels of the Finnish Border Guard.
Raytheon gets $619M US Navy contract for SPY-6 radars
Raytheon Technologies was awarded a $619 million contract to continue to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy.
Rolls-Royce to supply generator sets for US Navy’s frigate
The Power Systems division of Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply a further four of its mtu naval generator sets for the USS Congress (FFG-63), the second ship in the U.S. Navy’s Constellation Class Guided-Missile Frigate program, previously known as the FFG(X) program.
SEA and SH Defence link up to develop advanced modular solutions
SEA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Danish equipment provider SH Defence to explore the development of advanced modular solutions for future naval platform designs and retrofit projects.
ROKN picks GE Marine’s gas turbines to power PKX-B Batch-II patrol ships
The Republic of Korea’s Navy (ROKN) has selected GE Marine’s LM500 gas turbines to power the first four PKX-B Batch-II ships.
Hensoldt to supply navigation radars for Philippine Navy’s OPVs and corvettes
Sensor solutions specialist Hensoldt UK has been awarded two contracts by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars to the Philippine Navy.
Australia wants to buy Tomahawk missiles from US for $895 million
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Australia of Tomahawk missiles and related equipment.
Northrop Grumman’s solutions offered for US Navy’s E-XX TACAMO program
Northrop Grumman Corporation is leveraging its weapons system integration and battle management leadership to compete for the U.S. Navy’s E-XX TACAMO fleet of aircraft systems.
Kongsberg’s propulsion systems for Philippine Navy’s new OPVs
Kongsberg Maritime announces the sale of six sets of controllable pitch propeller systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for installation in six new 94-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Philippine Navy.
Wärtsilä’s solutions picked for two Chilean Navy’s vessels
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main propulsion machinery, as well as a range of other equipment and systems for two new 110-metre long amphibious transport vessels being built for the Chilean Navy.