Naval Group submitted as part of the French Team with MBDA and Thales a new offer for the modernisation of the surface fleet of the Hellenic Navy. The French Team’s offer is a comprehensive and robust package designed to ensure Greece has the best capabilities in the shortest timeframe with …
Read More »Damen Shipyards Galati lays keel of Combat Support Ship
On the 2nd of June Damen Shipyards Galati has performed the keel-laying ceremony on the Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. This marks an important milestone in the construction of this new supply ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The keel laying ceremony was performed by the Director Defence Material …
Read More »Navantia Offers F-110 for Hellenic Navy’s Frigate Needs
Navantia, a leading Spanish shipbuilder, presented its multi-billion euro bid for the frigate needs of the Hellenic Navy last Friday 21st of May. The proposal combines a strong technical product suite based on its most recent naval vessel innovations with a commitment to maximize construction and launching on Greek soil …
Read More »MBDA Sea Ceptor to protect Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates
MBDA’s Sea Ceptor system will protect the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence. Sea Ceptor is the world’s most modern naval air defence system of its class. Utilising the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM), it offers both world-leading close-in air …
Read More »Thales delivers first Sea Fire fully digital radar with active antenna for France’s future FDI frigates
Thales delivered the first digital Sea Fire radar for integration on the French Navy’s first Defence and Intervention Frigate in Lorient. A key milestone in the FDI programme, following a seven-year development and in-line with the French defence procurement agency’s initial schedule. The Sea Fire is the latest-generation solid-state modular …
Read More »ADSB Awarded AED3.5 Billion Contract with UAE Navy to Build Falaj 3-class Offshore Patrol Vessels
ADSB, the regional leader in the new build, repair, maintenance, refit and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, was today awarded an AED3.5 billion contract by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and UAE Navy, to build four Falaj 3-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). The new contract is the largest-ever order …
Read More »High protection for Blue, Green and Brown Water Navies: Rheinmetall delivers 300th MASS naval countermeasures system
Rheinmetall is currently celebrating a special anniversary in the field of maritime protection systems. The experts from Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH’s Fronau branch delivered the 300th MASS Multi Ammunition Softkill System. Another special feature: the anniversary customer, the Finnish Navy, was also the system’s first customer. Launched onto the market …
Read More »Damen contracts Hamburg Ship Model Basin for new frigate tests
Damen Shipyards Group and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin have concluded a contract for an extensive series of model tests for the hydrodynamic development of the F126 frigates for the German Navy. Damen Naval and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) today signed the contract for comprehensive cooperation relating to …
Read More »Leonardo to supply systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Canadian Surface Combatants
Leonardo will supply to Lockheed Martin Canada four OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano naval guns, including the Automatic Ammunition Handling System (AAHS) as an optional solution, for the new Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC), which will be built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. at the Halifax shipyard in Nova Scotia. The first …
Read More »Leonardo expands its naval electronics offer with the acquisition of 30% of GEM elettronica
Leonardo has acquired a 30% stake of share capital in GEM elettronica, an Italian company specialising in the production of small and medium-sized 3D radars, electro-optical sensors and inertial systems for the maritime, air and land sectors. The move will strengthen Leonardo’s market position in the naval electronics field, particularly …
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