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News - Littoral Combat Ship

  • Digital Battlespace

    First system-level tests of USN EASR completed

    21st August 2019

    Raytheon and the US Navy have completed the first system-level tests of the SPY-6(V)2 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) at the Surface Combat System Center at …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Army explores unmanned swarm applications

    11th September 2019

    US Army Futures Command (AFC) is exploring the potential to deploy UAS and UGVs to act as complementary swarm components, with multiple autonomous systems acting …

  • Military Logistics

    Efforts to save potential Type 31e build site continue

    23rd August 2019

    The ongoing saga surrounding the future of British marine engineering company Harland and Wolff looks set to run a little while longer after administrators extended …

  • Land Warfare

    DSEI 2019: AUDS unveils latest counter-drone variant

    13th September 2019

    The Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) consortium has unveiled an optimised version of its counter-UAS (C-UAS) designed to support mobility requirements in the land domain. The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy selects Fusion UUV

    12th August 2019

    The US Navy has selected Strategic Robotic Systems’ (SRS’) Fusion unmanned underwater vehicle as its future explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Qinetiq to carry out vessel signature collection for Royal Navy

    30th August 2019

    Qinetiq has won a £18.7 million Operational Assessment of Signatures Informing Susceptibility (OASIS) contract to provide data collection services to help reduce the acoustic and …

  • Naval Warfare

    Insight: Will Royal Navy surface fleet jockey for future missile swaps?

    23rd August 2019

    With the UK MoD moving to further define the requirements for its Interim-Surface Ship Guided Weapon (I-SSGW) system in a 19 August contract notice, the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Indonesia tries out Chinese CH-4B drones

    19th September 2019

    The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) trialled a couple of Chinese-manufactured CH-4B MALE UAVs during the Dharma Yudha joint exercise from 9-12 September. This was the …

  • Defence Notes

    DSEI 2019: UK capability 'confidence' masked by Brexit blind spot

    10th September 2019

    Drawing on a message to ‘take back confidence in our defence industry’ Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK minister for defence procurement, announced a handful of contracts in …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MSPO 2019: Mobile air defence system showcased

    3rd September 2019

    The Lukasiewicz – PIAP Institute presented at MSPO 2019 in Kielce a technology demonstrator of an mobile air defence combat system (ASBOP–PERKUN) developed in partnership …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DSEI 2019: Systematic introduces 3D functionality

    12th September 2019

    Danish defence company Systematic will integrate a three-dimension (3D) capability into its SitaWare Edge command and control (C2) solution, officials have disclosed to Shephard at …

  • Defence Notes

    US, ASEAN kick off first joint naval drills

    2nd September 2019

    The US and ten Southeast Asian countries kicked off maritime drills on Monday, as part of a joint exercise extending into the flashpoint South China …

  • Naval Warfare

    ​China cancels US ship port call amid tensions

    28th August 2019

    China has refused another planned port call by a US warship amid soaring tensions between the Pacific powers on trade, a US official said on …

  • Naval Warfare

    USS Gerald R Ford propulsion mods completed

    14th August 2019

    The US Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) have completed the maintenance and repair of the propulsion plant for the USS Gerald R …

  • Defence Notes

    DSEI 2019: What to expect from the UK MoD

    4th September 2019

    With the UK government having already been through three defence secretaries over the course of 2019, this year’s DSEI brings much speculation about what the Ministry …

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 ...