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News - Littoral Combat Ship

  • Digital Battlespace

    FLIR awarded contract for support of LCS Sea Star Safire III

    20th August 2019

    FLIR Systems has been awarded a $12.7 million fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period for supplies, repairs and upgrades for the US Navy …

  • Naval Warfare

    Exercise Cassowary winds up

    26th September 2019

    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed a joint six-day naval training exercise with the Indonesian armed forces to combat illegal maritime activities. RAN Armidale …

  • Land Warfare

    Japan looks farther afield for next wheeled APC

    18th September 2019

    Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced on 10 September that the Mitsubishi Armored Vehicle (MAV), Patria AMV and General Dynamics Land Systems LAV …

  • Naval Warfare

    AN/AQS-20 deploy and receive systems ordered

    7th August 2019

    Raytheon will supply deploy and retrieve systems in support of the US Navy’s AN/AQS-20 programme under an $11.7 million contract announced on 6 August. The …

  • Military Logistics

    RFA delivers aid in the Bahamas

    10th September 2019

    Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Mounts Bay is delivering aid to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. The ship has been in the Caribbean since June …

  • Land Warfare

    BAE Systems to upgrade Hercules vehicles for US Army

    19th September 2019

    BAE Systems has been awarded a $318 million contract to upgrade M88 recovery vehicles for the US Army. The vehicles will be upgraded to the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Chinese shipbuilder launches ‘combat-ready’ JARI USV

    23rd August 2019

    The No. 716 Research Institute of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) launched a long-awaited USV on 21 August, according to an announcement on the …

  • Defence Notes

    India takes first delivery in controversial French jet deal

    8th October 2019

    India received on 8 October the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France in 2016 in a multi-billion-dollar deal that Paris hopes will …

  • Defence Notes

    Comment: Mysterious ship offloads military cargo in Hong Kong

    3rd September 2019

    In the hours of darkness of 28 August, a large Chinese cargo ship disgorged unknown amounts of troops and military equipment at Stonecutters Island Naval …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy commissions USS Billings

    5th August 2019

    The US Navy commissioned USS Billings (LCS 15) on 3 August in Key West, Florida. Billings is the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to …

  • Training

    MTS wins additional $15.8 million ATS III orders

    28th September 2019

    Georgia-based Meggitt Training Systems (MTS) has announced a number of additional orders that form part of the overall US Army live-fire range combat skills training …

  • Land Warfare

    Australia’s first Boxer enters the ring

    24th September 2019

    Rheinmetall Defence Australia handed over the first Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle acquired under Project Land 400 Phase 2 to the Australian Army at Enoggera Barracks, …

  • Land Warfare

    Philippine marines rehearse at sea with AAVs

    10th September 2019

    Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) crews trained on their new Korea Amphibious Assault Vehicles (KAAV), acquired from Hanwha Techwin, alongside the USMC in early September. US …

  • Naval Warfare

    KTA Naval Systems introduces ORCCA

    11th September 2019

    KTA Naval Systems has introduced a new combat system for non-nuclear submarines at SubCon 2019. KTA Naval Systems is a joint venture of Thyssenkrupp Marine …

  • Naval Warfare

    New Asian-built LPDs for Thailand and Myanmar

    11th September 2019

    Two neighbouring Southeast Asian countries are adding LPDs to their naval fleets and both are procuring them from Asian shipbuilders in different countries. There is …

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 ...