Equipment & technology
UK’s Type 45 destroyers to undergo £300M ballistic missile defence upgrade
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed an initial contract with missile manufacturer MBDA to upgrade the ballistic missile defence capabilities of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers.
Raytheon strikes $423M deal to continue to produce SPY-6 radars for US Navy
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, is awarded a $423 million contract to continue to produce SPY-6 radars for the US Navy.
Saab to provide torpedo tubes for Swedish Navy’s corvettes
Swedish defence company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for new torpedo tubes to be installed on the Swedish Navy’s corvettes.
German Navy to upgrade K130 corvettes with OSI’s integrated navigation system
Canada-based provider of navigation and tactical solutions OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been contracted to provide integrated navigation systems (INS) for the German Navy’s first batch of K130 (Braunschweig-class) corvettes.
ECA Group to supply steering and diving consoles for ROK Navy’s subs
French company ECA Group has been selected to supply its steering and diving consoles (SNDC) for the South Korean Navy’s submarines.
Raytheon onboard Australia’s Hunter-class frigate program
Raytheon Anschütz, a business of Raytheon Technologies, has signed a contract with BAE Systems Australia’s maritime division for the initial design work of an integrated navigation and bridge system for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigate program.
General Atomics to provide propulsor hardware for US Navy’s Columbia-class subs
Defence system manufacturer General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract to provide structural hardware for the propulsor of the US Navy’s new Columbia-class submarine.
Elbit Systems to support UK’s Dreadnought submarine program with training solutions
Tech firm Elbit Systems UK has been selected to support the definition and provision of an integrated training solution of shore-based simulators and training aids for the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought Crew Training (DCT) program.
BAE Systems lands $50M guided weapons export contract
Defence company BAE Systems Australia has secured an export contract to deliver critical hardware and software sub-assemblies into the global Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) program.
Thales, Ocius team up on USVs equipped for ASW and surveillance missions
Thales Australia and Ocius Technologies have entered a teaming agreement to advance the development and deployment of a scalable unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capability equipped for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and surveillance missions.
Twelve Australian companies get to work on Hunter-class frigates
Defence firm BAE Systems Australia has revealed that twelve firms from Australia will be subcontracted to manufacture, assemble and supply thousands of valves for the first batch of three Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates.
Damen hires ABB to provide power systems for German Navy’s F126 frigates
Dutch shipbuilding company Damen Naval has signed a contract with Swedish-Swiss tech firm ABB to supply its Onboard DC Grid systems for all four F126 frigates that are under construction for the German Navy.
Portuguese Navy completes hydrography training with EQS Falcon
Training exercises aboard a Portuguese Navy hydrographic vessel have been completed by Environment Quality Services (EQS) using their Saab Seaeye Falcon robot.
CAE to provide full-mission simulator to German naval helicopter training
CAE, a provider of training solutions and services for all military forces, has secured an order from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the full-mission simulator (FMS).