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News - Littoral Combat Ship

  • Land Warfare

    Spike plugs the Suwalki Gap

    2nd March 2020

    The 14th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment of the Polish Army recently concluded training and certification in the use of the Spike LR long-range ATGM system. Stationed …

  • Military Logistics

    Australian Army to trial 3D printing

    24th February 2020

    The Australian Army is set to trial new 3D printing technology already being used by the Royal Australian Navy. A partnership between the Australian Department …

  • Naval Warfare

    Royal Marines train alongside Norwegian stealth corvette

    4th February 2020

    Royal Marines taking part in Arctic training in Norway have carried out an exercise alongside a Norwegian stealth missile ship. The exercise in the fjords …

  • Naval Warfare

    Saab combat management system for RAN

    12th February 2020

    The Australian government has signed an Enterprise Partnering Agreement with Saab Australia to deliver the Next Generation Combat Management System (CMS) for the Royal Australian …

  • Naval Warfare

    Is the Philippine Navy’s modernisation rudderless?

    27th February 2020

    Amidst the controversy surrounding Manila’s termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US, the Philippine Navy (PN) finds itself in a peculiar position as …

  • Naval Warfare

    USN pushes against fleet readiness problems

    30th January 2020

    With the USN spending a considerable amount on modernising and increasing the size of its fleet, one notable takeaway from the Surface Navy Association annual …

  • Land Warfare

    China goes ballistic for soldier protection

    24th February 2020

    According to the weapons and equipment procurement website of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China is seeking almost 1.4 million sets of body armour for …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Three into one: IDF fuses air, land and naval capabilities into multidimensional unit

    19th February 2020

    A few weeks after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the establishment of a new multidimensional unit, systems and technology are being matched with operational …

  • Air Warfare

    FCAS Phase 1A framework contract awarded

    13th February 2020

    The governments of France and Germany have launched the demonstrator phase for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) with the issue of an initial framework …

  • Defence Helicopter

    India orders Apaches, this time for the army

    27th February 2020

    President Donald Trump’s visit to India provided a suitable PR backdrop for India and the US to sign a deal for six AH-64E Apache attack …

  • Training

    MASA delivers SWORD to Spanish Army

    10th February 2020

    MASA Group has delivered its SWORD constructive simulation software for the Spanish Army’s National Training Centre under a contract announced on 10 February. The contract …

  • Military Logistics

    Fleet Solid Support restart awaits approval

    26th February 2020

    The suspended Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme, which is intended to deliver at least two new vessels to the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), is …

  • Defence Helicopter

    HIL programme pre-development activities underway

    7th February 2020

    Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are to undertake studies to further the militarisation of the H160 in the frame of France’s Joint …

  • Naval Warfare

    RAN creates new Maritime Warfare Centre

    23rd January 2020

    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has opened a centralised warfighting agency called the Maritime Warfare Centre at Garden Island, Sydney. Designed to enhance the RAN’s …

  • Air Warfare

    Air Warfare magazine: sixth-generation fighters, airborne networking and more

    10th February 2020

    Read the first edition of Air Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

    ALEX

    Lockheed Martin’s Automated Launch of Expendables (ALEX) can be integrated into an EW suite or act as a standalone system. Modularity allows a number of ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    COMBATSS-21

    Produced by Lockheed Martin, the Littoral Combat Ship Component Based Total Ship System – 21st Century (COMBATSS-21) is a modular, scalable open combat management system that can be ...

  • Military - USVs

    USSV-HTF

    The US Office of Naval Research is using the Unmanned Sea Surface Vehicle-High Tow Force (USSV-HTF) to test various technological features that may be incorporated ...

  • Military - USVs

    Fleet Class/Common Unmanned Surface Vessel

    Developed for the USN, the Fleet Class Common USV System uses a modular architecture that accommodates platform reconfiguration and interchangeable payload applications. 

  • Military - UUVs

    RMMV

    The Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) is a semi-submersible AUV developed as part of the AN/WLD-1(V) Remote Minehunting System (RMS) for the USN’s Littoral Combat Ship ...

  • EO/IR systems

    COBRA

    The Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) system is part of Northrop Grumman's airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) product line. It is designed to detect minefields ...

  • Sea: surveillance system radar

    TRS-4D

    The TRS-4D C-band AESA multi-function air/surface radar is designed for dangerous, target-dense, blue waters and littoral environments. The TRS-4D is based on GaN AESA technology ...

  • Corvettes

    Littoral Mission Ship (LMS 92)

    Based on the C92 corvette design, the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) 92 has been developed by Dearsan shipyard to meet the requirements of the Malaysian LMS ...

  • Marine engines

    MTU 4000

    The MTU Series 4000 is manufactured by Rolls-Royce UK. The engine consists of a 90° V cylinder configuration and has a displacement/cylinder capacity of 4.77 ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Sea Giraffe AMB

    Sea Giraffe AMB is a 3D multipurpose medium-range surveillance radar with the ability to simultaneously track air and surface targets, with an optional mortar and ...

  • Sea: naval fire control radar

    TMX/EO

    The TMX/EO three-axis tracking module is equipped with X-band radar and TV camera, IR camera and laser rangefinder, for precision measurement of aerial, naval and ...

  • Data links

    T-Series Model S

    Model S is a shipboard, high-bandwidth, full-duplex ground terminal for communication with CDL airborne-configured systems. The terminal is software-configurable and supports the standard CDL waveform, ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Bluefin-Knifefish

    The Bluefin-21 UUV is being developed for the Surface Mine Countermeasure UUV (SMCM UUV) programme to equip the USN’s Littoral Combat Ships. 

  • 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 ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    9LV Combat Management System

    Developed by Saab, the 9LV CMS provides scalable options for naval combat systems, and has been delivered on more than 230 ships – from small patrol ...