Equipment & technology
ENGIE Solutions wins contract for Belgian-Dutch minehunter program
Kership, a subsidiary of the shipyards Naval Group and Piriou, has selected ENGIE Solutions to carry out the studies and installation of all the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and cold rooms on six minesweepers for the Royal Belgian Navy and six units for the Dutch Navy.
Kongsberg Maritime to supply propeller systems for 5 Spanish Navy frigates
Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth NOK 200 million ($22 million) with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to supply propeller systems for five F-110 frigates currently under construction for the Spanish Navy.
US intercepts ICBM target with destroyer-launched SM-3 Block IIA missile
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and US Navy successfully intercepted and destroyed a threat-representative Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) target with a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile during a flight test demonstration in the broad ocean area northeast of Hawaii, November
Viasat to provide UHF SATCOM for Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates
Viasat UK Ltd., part of global communications company Viasat Inc., has been awarded a contract to provide Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) for the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates.
Vestdavit to supply another batch of French Navy vessels
Marine davit manufacturer Vestdavit has secured a contract with shipbuilder Socarenam to supply fast rescue boat davit systems for six offshore patrol vessels for the French Navy.
Finnish Navy’s next-gen corvettes to get MAN engines
Germany-based engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions will provide MAN 175D four-stroke engines for four corvettes under construction for the Finnish Navy.
Video: Russian frigate fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile at sea target for 1st time
Russia has successfully tested a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile — a move described by President Vladimir Putin as “a major event not only for the Armed Forces but also for the nation as a whole”.
Royal Navy fleet supported by new small diesel engine contract
A £5.5 million (around $7.1 million) contract to provide support for small diesel engines onboard critical Royal Navy vessels, including amphibious assault ships and mine hunters, has been placed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
BAE Systems to deliver naval guns for Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates
Defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has won a contract to produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program.
JFD gets NATO submarine rescue system contract extension
JFD, an underwater capability provider and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has been awarded an extension to its contract for the provision of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Australian Navy’s new patrol boats to feature Norwegian davit systems
Norwegian davit supplier Vestdavit recently secured an agreement with Austal Australia to deliver twelve boat launch-and-recovery systems for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The marine davits will be installed on six new Cape-class patrol boats (CCPBs), under construction for the navy at Austal’s H
Exploring potentials of lidar technology: NSWC PHD, NIWC Pacific team up on 1st full ship scan of USS San Diego
A team from US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) recently worked with Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific on the first full-ship scan of an LPD-class ship using the laser light sensing technology known as lidar.
Fincantieri launches 1st new offshore patrol vessel for Qatar
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Musherib, the first-in-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
US Navy awards major mine neutraliser contract to BAE Systems
UK’s defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth up to £87 million by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to manufacture and deliver Archerfish mine neutralisers for the US Navy.