Defence Helicopter

Second RAN LHD hull arrives in Australia

7th February 2014

Construction of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) second Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) is making progress, with the hull arriving at Web Dock in …

Naval Warfare

Nigeria’s HIOSL receives Damen patrol vessel

5th February 2014

Damen has delivered a new FCS 3307 Patrol vessel to Nigeria’s Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited (HIOSL) following the completion of sea trials in the …

Defence Helicopter

UK MoD accelerates Crowsnest airborne warning programme

3rd February 2014

The Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the Royal Navy will have operational Crowsnest early warning systems by 2019 following the renegotiation of …

Digital Battlespace

Thales APAR aces Royal Danish Navy firing trials

31st January 2014

The Royal Danish Navy’s HDMS Peter Willemoes has demonstrated its air defence capabilities using the Thales Active Phased Array Radar (APAR). The vessel performed live …

Uncrewed Vehicles

GeoDragon sensor system integrated with T-20 UAV

24th January 2014

A sensor system that can create 2D and 3D images in near real time has been flown on the T-20 Tier II unmanned aerial vehicle …

Defence Helicopter

Modernised S-61T helicopter takes flight

7th January 2014

Sikorsky’s modernised S-61T helicopter has successfully completed its maiden test flight, marking an important milestone in the company’s programme to update the S-61 aircraft to …

Naval Warfare

Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyer Fleet complete

2nd January 2014

The Royal Navy’s sixth and final Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Duncan, has entered service four months ahead of schedule, and will now begin a programme …

Digital Battlespace

Raytheon awarded DDG 1000 programme contract option

16th December 2013

Raytheon will produce and assemble the remaining hardware and electronics for the US Navy’s Zumwalt-class of multi-mission destroyers, DDG 1000 and 1001. The company was …

Defence Notes

Boeing, Saab team for USAF T-X programme bid

9th December 2013

Boeing and Saab have teamed to offer a solution for the US Air Force’s upcoming competition to replace its T-38 aircrew training system. The companies …

Naval Warfare

Selex wins ANZAC-Class frigate communications work

6th December 2013

Selex ES will provide and support modernised communications systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) eight ANZAC-Class frigates as part of a $188 million contract …

Land Warfare

UK companies team for Mastiff vehicle contract bid

2nd December 2013

Three UK companies – Morgan Advanced Materials, Ricardo, and Ultra Electronics – have formed a partnership to bid for the continued support and upgrade of …

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)

Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)

Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Blackwing (Second Batch) [USA]

Programme BackgroundFirst Batch The Blackwing originated from a 2013 initiative to develop a low-cost submarine-launched UAS for the US Navy. Following successful tests with the ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

SSN(X) Programme [USN]

Programme Background Requirements The CRS SSN(X) report states the USN is examining three broad design options for future submarines. One is based on the current ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 792-SSN 811)

Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]

Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...

Military UAS - mini

ECAC/2022/199 (South Africa)

Programma Background Two Tenders In March 2023, DefenceWeb reported that the South African Army's tender ECAC/2022/154 was put on hold because bidders did not meet critical ...

ISR/special mission

King Air 350ER -Canada

Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically.  There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Intra-Theatre Lift [UK]

Programme Background  Relationship to the Heavy Lift Challange The Royal Navy (RN) embarked on the Heavy Lift Challenge, now called the Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), to explore ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Underwater Launched UAV (ULUAV) (India)

Programme Background MoU At the Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 event in New Delhi, two private-sector Indian defence firms, the Bangalore-based UAS developer NewSpace Research and Technologies ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | TF-2000 Class-Milgem Project [Turkey]

The Milgem project for the Turkish Navy was to consist of four Ada-class corvettes, four TF-100-class frigates and four TF-2000-class destroyers. The TF-2000 Air Defence ...

Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

Type 18

The Type 18 periscope was designed to provide USN Los Angeles- and Seawolf-class submarines with a broad spectrum of optical, EO, RF intercept and targeting ...

Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

Type 8 Mod 3

The Type 8 Mod 3 is an updated version of the Type 8-series periscopes. The Type 8B/J Mod 3 provides extremely high-frequency low-data-rate communications capability ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Los Angeles Class

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) have been the mainstay of the US sub-surface fleet since the 1970s. Known as the ...

Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

Optronic masts and periscopes

The company’s MWIR imagers have been selected to provide new thermal imaging modules for the non-hull-penetrating Model 90 Universal Modular (optronic) masts for USN Virginia-class ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Seawolf Class

The Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) was developed to follow the Los Angeles-class submarines as a faster and more substantially armed replacement. General Dynamics Electric ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Virginia Class

The USN’s Virginia-class SSNs are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats are replacing the old Los Angeles-class ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

AN/BYG-1

The AN/BYG-1 is a submarine command and control system designed for analysing and tracking ship contacts, providing situational awareness and weapons employment. The system adheres ...

Sea: tactical training

688(I) Hunter Killer

The 688(I) Hunter Killer was developed by Sonalysts, released in 1997 and published by Electronic Arts. In this platform-level game, the player takes command of ...

Model 326 Enhanced Fire Attack

The Model 326 Enhanced belly tank/refill hose system holds 20% more water than the original Model 326, and is approved to fly at speeds up ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Shang Class (Type 093)

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) class of six Type 093 Shang-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are the service’s first real deployable SSN force. The ...

Major networking projects

WGS

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites are elements of a high-capacity system. WGS supports the US DoD’s warfighting information exchange requirements, enabling execution of tactical C4ISR, ...

Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

AN/BVS-1 Photonics Mast Programme

The AN/BVS-1 is the sensor mast system for USN Virginia-class attack submarines, the first of which entered service in 2004. It is the first class ...

Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

OMS 100

The OMS 100 is a non-hull-penetrating optronic mast designed to offer shipbuilders more freedom in positioning the operations centre. A rotating sensor head is housed ...

Data links

MPDL

The Multi-Payload Data Link (MPDL) is a system for airborne applications. It is based on the TMA 6000 series. The main applications are broadband LoS ...

EO/IR systems, Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

SERO 400

The SERO 400 submarine periscope provides a panoramic view of the surroundings on the water’s surface and in the airspace above without exposing or comprising ...