Sensors & Combat Systems

Damen to build 13 SAR vessels for Turkish Coast Guard
Damen has signed a contract for the delivery of thirteen search and rescue (SAR) 1906 vessels to be operated by the Turkish Coast Guard.

British warship on the hunt for mines with NATO ships
Royal Navy’s Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Hurworth has joined NATO ships to support NATO on minehunting operations around Europe.

SAES upgrades tactical sub simulator for Spanish Navy’s S-70 subs
Spanish provider of underwater technologies SAES has carried out the modernization process of the tactical submarine simulator (SATS) for the Spanish Navy’s S-70 submarines.

Egyptian and Greek frigates team up in Mediterranean Sea
Egyptian and Greek naval forces have conducted joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, within the range of the Egyptian Northern Fleet.

UK’s first Type 26 frigate to enter the water later this year, BAE confirms
Royal Navy’s first Type 26 anti-submarine frigate HMS Glasgow will enter the water later this year, shipbuilding company BAE Systems has confirmed.

BAE Systems wins Artisan radar deal for Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier
UK defence company BAE Systems has signed a five-year contract to support its Artisan radar on the Brazilian Navy’s flagship, the multipurpose aircraft carrier NAM Atlântico.

iXblue, ECA Group demonstrate subsea asset tracking in Baltic Sea
French tech company iXblue and compatriot defence firm ECA Group have demonstrated subsea asset tracking in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea in Poland’s Gdynia harbor.

SEA wins contract extension to support Royal Navy’s submarines
Systems Engineering & Assessment’s (SEA) Naval Systems Integration Process Service (NSIPS) contract has been extended to include support for the configuration management of the combat systems for all Royal Navy in-service submarines.

UK’s Type 23 frigate preparing for front-line duties after overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Kent has undergone an overhaul and is gearing up for its first deployment since accompanying the navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and the carrier strike group to the Pacific Rim and back.

Harland & Wolff bags $65M deal to regenerate ex-UK mine-hunting ship
Belfast-based shipyard Harland & Wolff famous for building the Titanic has been awarded a contract to regenerate an ex-Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS Quorn.

TKMS: Israeli Navy takes delivery of 2nd Sa’ar 6 corvette
Germany’s shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over INS Oz, the second of four corvettes ordered by the Israeli Navy.
Wärtsilä sells ELAC Nautik to Cohort
Finland’s technology group Wärtsilä has announced the divestment of shares in Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik GmbH to Cohort plc, a UK listed company specializing in defense, security and related market sectors. The Germany-based company which focuses on naval surface ship and submarine sonar systems will be s
Lockheed Martin to equip Spanish Navy’s future frigates with S-band radar
US defense contractor Lockheed Martin recently signed an agreement with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to equip five new F-110 multimission frigates and their land-based test site with Lockheed Martin’s first naval installation of its solid state S-band radar. The five new frigates will be built by Sp
WWI German battlecruiser wreck discovered off Falkland Islands
The wreck of SMS Scharnhorst, a sunken armored battlecruiser of the German Navy, has been located off the Falkland Islands, the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust said. The Scharnhorst, the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk in December 1914 during the Battle