Naval

The maritime patrol version of Safran’s Patroller drone has shown its ability to meet the maritime surveillance needs of navies or European maritime surveillance agencies, as part of the European project OCEAN2020. This project is funded by the European Commission within the scope of the European Defense Agency’s preparatory defense …

On 7 October 2021, Naval Group brings together its customers, industry and academic partners for the fifth edition of the Naval Innovation Days in Issy-les-Moulineaux. On this occasion, Naval Group presents several innovation programs designed to ensure the naval superiority of today’s and tomorrow’s navies. Pierre Eric Pommellet, CEO of …

The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The vessel will be delivered in 2022. The ceremony, held in a …

This Tuesday, September 28, in the presence of the Minister of the Armed Forces, the Greek Minister of Defence signed, with the CEOs of the French companies Naval Group and MBDA, a “Memorandum of Understanding” which provides for the acquisition by the Hellenic Navy of 3 Defence and Intervention Frigates …

Rohde & Schwarz was awarded a mutual gain approach contract with Thales to deliver and integrate R&S KORA systems for communications and radar electronic support measures (ESM) in the new German navy F126 frigates. R&S KORA is a powerful intercept and analysis system that detects, identifies and tracks complex and broadband radar emissions, as …

Babcock the aerospace, defence and security company has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use from its facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia.   The breakthrough …

Naval Group said in statement that it took note of the decision of the Australian authorities to acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines in collaboration with the United States and the United Kingdom following their comprehensive capability review. The Commonwealth decided not to proceed with the next phase of the …

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £85m contract to support early design and concept work on the Royal Navy’s next generation of submarines. The contract will enable the Company’s Submarines business to progress the early stages of a programme to deliver a replacement for the Astute …

INS Tabar undertook a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Sudanese Navy on 10 Sep 21 as part of her on going good will visit to Europe and Africa. This was the first ever PASSEX between the Indian Navy and the Sudanese Navy in the last several years. It was undertaken …

The ship NB 546 AL-JUBAIL, the first of five corvettes that Navantia builds for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has begun its sea trials in the waters of the Bay of Cádiz in order to check the correct operation of all its systems. Sea trials are carried out before …