Shipbuilding
Australia marks major progress on HMAS Hobart upgrade
Australia’s guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has reached two major milestones in its ongoing modernization program.
L3Harris to provide ship management system for Polish Navy’s Miecznik frigates
L3Harris has been selected to support the Polish Navy’s operational capabilities and maritime defense with a ship management system for the new Miecznik-class frigates.
Steel cut for Polish Navy’s third and final Miecznik frigate
Construction of the Polish Navy’s third and final Miecznik frigate, Huragan, has started at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in Gdynia with the symbolic cutting of the first steel plates.
Indra, IDV to deliver 34 amphibious combat vehicles for Spanish Marines
Indra and IDV, the land defence arm of Leonardo, have secured a strategic agreement to deliver Spain’s new Marine Infantry amphibious combat vehicles (VACIMs).
UK’s aircraft carrier returns to sea after major refit
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed the Rosyth Dockyard following the completion of a significant planned maintenance program, shipbuilder Babcock revealed.
BAE Systems, BMT win $163M deal to support Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigates
BAE Systems Australia – Maritime and BMT have been awarded the Anzac Class Designer Support Contract (DSC) to sustain and enhance the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigates.
Data Link Solutions nets US Navy MIDS JTRS contract worth up to $1 billion
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace, has been awarded a contract from the US Navy to provide the multifunctional information distribution system joint tactical radio system (MIDS JTRS).
UK’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departs on a three-year mission
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.
Six companies to continue working on US Navy’s large USV design
The US Navy has hired six defense companies for continued studies of a large unmanned surface vessel (USV) design.
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.
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.
BAE Systems: US Navy signs $2.68 bn IDIQ contract for laser-guided rockets
The US Navy has signed a $2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the purchase of thousands of additional APKWS laser-guided rockets, BAE Systems said. This type of a contract enables the US Navy to purchase APKWS guidance kits over a five-year period, representing f
BAE gets follow-on deal for Amphibious Combat Vehicle deliveries
The US Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems a $119.9 contract modification for the delivery of an additional 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). In June 2018, BAE Systems was selected as the preferred builder for the construction of the ACV, a new platform that will eventually repla