Kongsberg’s large uncrewed vehicle to join US Navy
The company’s Hugin Superior system has passed its acceptance testing just a year into its contract with the Defense Innovation Unit.
Although the naval arm of Israel's military is the smallest of its services, recent hydrocarbon finds have focused interest in securing industrial assets inside its EEZ, with upcoming decisions on replacements for existing platforms also looming.
Servicing its own domestic market, Israel Shipyards has also been active in pushing platforms such as the Shaldag Mk II and Mk V (pictured) fast patrol boats to international programmes. The shipyard has manufactured 32 Shaldag patrol craft, across the range of variants, with another two currently under construction.
A spokesperson told Shephard: ‘Our plans for the next two years are to
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The company’s Hugin Superior system has passed its acceptance testing just a year into its contract with the Defense Innovation Unit.
The project of the CCGS Arpatuuq Polar Icebreaker is currently concluding design details.
The successful launch of the air-propelled torpedoes is seen as a significant step forward in Iranian submarine readiness.
No determination has yet been made as to whether the new incident was deliberate, but an investigation by Swedish authorities is ongoing.
The vessels were first discussed a full ten years before the commissioning ceremony, and three more are due within the next three years.
The multi-purpose support ship being built by Damen for the Portuguese Navy has added a skidding system to its design to enhance its operational capabilities on launch.