Naval

After a six-week period of maintenance, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has this week handed the HNLMS Evertsen back to the Royal Netherlands Navy. The shipyard worked hard – together with its Dutch suppliers – to prepare the Air Defence and Command frigate for deployment on, among other things, the voyage of …

HENSOLDT UK is pleased to announce the supply of Kelvin Hughes Mk11 X Band SharpEye navigation radars to two Polish Navy Kormoran II-class minehunters. ORP Albatros and ORP Mewa were built by PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Shipyard in Gdynia, Poland. Installed in conjunction with an OSI Maritime Systems integrated navigation bridge …

Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued $79.3 million to modernize AEGIS weapon systems operated by the U.S. Navy and Australia. This modification contract covers AEGIS modernization (AMOD) and guided missile destroyer new construction production requirements. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. government (84%); and the government of the …

Leonardo is known the world over for the excellence of its naval artillery, the widely used 76/62 Super Rapido in all of its various versions, and the 127/64 Light Weight. With its latest designed and developed LIONFISH series, Leonardo has consolidated its position as market leader in the small calibre artillery segment as well. The LIONFISH series is …

BAE Systems will retain its key role supporting the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base, with the Company securing two contracts as part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition. The contracts, worth up to £1.3 billion over five years, will commence on 1 October …

Within the framework of the French-Japanese bilateral Defence agreement, France and Japan have signed a Project Arrangement for the second phase of the cooperation project consisting of the development by Thales and MHI of a dual frequency sonar demonstrator for mine countermeasures aboard an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). While mines …

Navantia launched Saturday the third of the five corvettes built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named HAIL as a tribute to this city in the north of Saudi Arabia. The launching has taken place at 16.15 local time, the most convenient time given the tides and the winds. …

 Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) and Leonardo Australia’s team has been shortlisted to proceed to the next phase of the SEA129 Phase 5 program for the acquisition of a maritime unmanned aerial system (MUAS) designed to deliver a deployable intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) capability to the Royal Australian …

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi‑Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the South African Navy (SAN).  The vessels will augment South Africa’s maritime security by enhancing the country’s capability to respond effectively, rapidly and cost-effectively to threats such as illegal trafficking and …

Wins $146 million contract to operate and maintain long-range surveillance radar network. Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), will continue operating and maintaining the U.S. government’s Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system under a $146 million, five-year contract.  Originally developed to track long-range targets for aircraft and ships, …