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Naval Warfare
Turkey reveals mockups for its first entirely indigenous aircraft carrier
29th October 2024
The “MUGEM” or “National Aircraft Carrier” remains in its conceptual design phase despite the statement of intent from the Turkish Navy.
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Naval Warfare
Oostende mine countermeasures vessel begins sea trials
22nd July 2024
The first vessel in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM mine-clearing fleet, the Oostende, has begun its sea trials before officially entering service in 2025.
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Naval Warfare
Hunter-class frigate communications deal awarded to Rohde & Schwarz
29th August 2024
A new contract awarded for Australia’s Hunter-class frigates will see Rohde & Schwarz provide the vessels’ “central nervous system”.
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Naval Warfare
RFA Support Ships pass design review stage
23rd October 2024
The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary Solid Support Ships have found the design review plain sailing and will now move forward to construction stages.
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Naval Warfare
Anti-drone directed energy weapons continue to evolve at sea
7th November 2024
Defence companies have been accelerating the roll out of directed energy weapon systems to counter the growing importance of drones in modern maritime warfare.
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Naval Warfare
Saab to launch next-generation electronic warfare sensor at Euronaval
4th November 2024
The new U/SME-400 will operate in a broad signal spectrum and will have multiple uses.
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Naval Warfare
Singapore commissions first pair of Type 218SG submarines
26th September 2024
Built by tkMS in Germany, Singapore’s Invincible-class Type 218SG submarines have a submerged weight of 2,200 tons and measure 70m.
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Naval Warfare
Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $155 million contract for USS Zumwalt modernisation
30th August 2023
HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $154.8 million contract modification for the modernisation of USS Zumwalt, integrating the Conventional Prompt Strike weapon system for enhanced capabilities.
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Naval Warfare
Egypt considers new submarine acquisitions
21st November 2024
The long-standing naval procurement partnership between Egypt and France could soon be disrupted as South Korean bidders enter the race to replace the country’s Romeo-class submarines.
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Naval Warfare
NATO to test the use of 5G in maritime communications
15th October 2024
The Digital Backbone Experimentation 2025 in Latvia will assess the deployment of 5G in multidomain communications.
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Naval Warfare
Thales to test passive sonar on Naval Group large uncrewed underwater vessel
11th July 2024
Naval Group’s extra-large uncrewed underwater vessel (XL-UUV) demonstrator, which completed sea qualification in mid-2023, is a key component of the French defence procurement agency’s (DGA’s) Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle (UCUV) demonstrator project.
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Naval Warfare
R&S to supply German Sachsen ships with Kora EW and communications systems
22nd October 2024
The Sachsen-class (F124) frigates were designed for enhanced air defence with stealth features with the first entering service in 2003. The class is now undergoing a substantial upgrade.
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Naval Warfare
Saab to build Singapore’s MRCV composite superstructure as it seeks portfolio expansion
5th September 2024
Saab, who has been looking to expand its presence in Singapore, will build the forward superstructure and the radar mast of the Multi Role Combat Vessel with carbon composite material.
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Naval Warfare
Keel laid for Portuguese multi-purpose ship
4th October 2024
In June 2022, the Portuguese Navy released the concept of a multifunctional ship called Plataforma Naval Multifuncional (PNM) and a tender was issued in late May 2023. A contract with Damen was signed in November 2023.
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Naval Warfare
Orbit to supply satcoms for naval military platforms in Asia
28th August 2024
The satellite systems will provide continuous connectivity across multiple frequencies.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
The Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft ...
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Military UAS - MALE, Military UAS - rotary-wing
MQ-8C Fire Scout (USA)
Programme Background Timeline According to the Naval Air Systems Command, having first ordered the MQ-8B in 2009, the UAV has become a pillar of the ...
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AEW&C
E-2D - USA
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defense perimeters. The ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawk (India)
Programme Background On 25 February 2020, a letter of acceptance for 24 MH-60Rs, worth approximately $2.12 billion, was signed by India and the US in Delhi. ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
New Coastal Ranger Commando Vessels [Norway]
Programme Background Requirements According to Naval News, the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Commando is seeking to acquire an undisclosed number of new fast attack/interceptor craft. The ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (Selected) [USA]
Programme Background Initial Requirments - Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Despite the abovementioned goal, the programme did not begin with this in ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (Contracted) [USA]
Programme Background Initial Requirments - Unmanned Carrier Launch Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Despite the abovementioned goal, the programme did not begin with this in mind. ...
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Light attack, Trainer
F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy
The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)
Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...
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Trainer
Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. The June 2024 RFI includes ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4 Triton (Announced/Contracted) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent real-time intelligence, surveillance ...
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Frigates
Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
Programme Background Requirements The Hellenic Navy (HN) seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. The main goal is to ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Anti-ship missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles
Naval Strike Missile (NSM)
The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is a subsonic, sea-skimming, anti-ship and land-attack missile. The original name was the Nytt sjømålsmissil, but this was later dropped ...
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Land: Integrated Defensive Systems
Low Band Transmitter
The Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group (LBT-AG), developed by Cobham, has been in production since 2005. The LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships and ...
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Fighter - multirole
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was developed to perform naval strike missions for the USN. The primary mission for the F/A-18E/F is a strike fighter that ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is a rotary-wing UAV that provides situational awareness and precision targeting support for the US Armed Forces. The MQ-8B Fire Scout, ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
MQ-8C Fire Scout
The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...
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Anti-ship missiles
AGM-119B Penguin Mk 2
The Norwegian AGM-119 ('Penguin') is a third-generation, all-digital ASM system, with a 360° open firing arc at all times and fully autonomous and passive during ...
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Frigates
Hunter Class Guided Missile Frigate
During Indo Pacific 2023, BAE Systems Australia unveiled a Guided Missile variant of the Hunter-class frigate (ASW). Compared to the baseline ASW configuration, the proposed ...
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Frigates
Independence Class (LCS)
The USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was originally envisaged to be 50 ships, which would provide a coastal platform that would take over from ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Type 212CD
Norway is to get four new Type 212CD ‘common design’ submarines to replace the existing Ula-class SSKs after it selected German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ...
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Destroyers
Zumwalt Class
The DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class is formed by a series of next-generation multi-role destroyers 21st century. They were designed to host the latest in sensors and weapons ...
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Air: air combat simulators
SCOTT
The Synthetic Cognition for Operational Team Training (SCOTT) system was developed for the USN to train teamwork and communication skills for E-2C flight crews interfacing ...
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Air: aerial targets
GQM-163A Coyote SSST
The GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) was developed for the USN to emulate two-stage anti-ship cruise missiles in support of air defence weapon/combat ...
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Trainer
Saab 340 trainer
The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...
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Military - UUVs
Bluefin-HAUV
The Bluefin Hovering AUV (HAUV) is a two-man system used for ship hull and infrastructure inspection, port and harbour security and MCM. Operators are able ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar
AN/APS-147
The AN/APS-147 is a multi-mode maritime inverse synthetic aperture radar for the Sikorsky MH-60R. It provides target imaging, small target/periscope detection and long-range surveillance, as ...
