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News - Surface Navy Association

  • Naval Warfare

    USS Tulsa arrives for commissioning

    28th November 2018

    The future (LCS) USS Tulsa Littoral Combat Ship has arrived at Naval Base San Diego from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, ahead of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Sonardyne leads P3AUV project

    27th November 2018

    Sonardyne has kicked-off the Precise Positioning for Persistent AUVs (P3AUV) project to enable AUVs to navigate more effectively with less surface support and for longer …

  • Land Warfare

    Russia increases Arctic presence with new missile system

    5th December 2018

    The first batch of 12 Tor-M2DT self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems have been delivered to the Russian Land Force’s 726th Training Centre of Air Defence …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy explores offensive weapons for amphibious ships

    13th November 2018

    The US Navy is considering equipping its amphibious ships with offensive weapons to increase their utility in future conflicts. The topic is ‘in hot debate,’ …

  • Naval Warfare

    US Navy ships sail through Taiwan Strait

    29th November 2018

    Two US Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on 28 November, the third such operation this year and one that is sure to anger …

  • Land Warfare

    UK pushes on with autonomous Last Mile challenge

    14th December 2018

    The UK MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is pushing ahead with development of an autonomous resupply solution, adding a third phase and further …

  • Military Logistics

    Schottel to propel US Navy tugs

    12th November 2018

    Schottel will supply rudderpropellers for four yard tugs being built for the US Navy by Dakota Creek Industries. Each ASD tug will be equipped with …

  • Military Logistics

    Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers

    19th December 2018

    Japan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II, and buy dozens of fighter jets, under a new defence plan approved on 18 …

  • Defence Notes

    China vexed by US Navy ships sailing through Taiwan Strait

    29th November 2018

    China expressed concern on 29 November after two US Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the third such operation this year. ‘China will pay …

  • Military Logistics

    Shipside tower opened for RAN fleet sustainment

    6th December 2018

    The Australian Department of Defence has opened a new, multi-level shipside support tower at BAE Systems Henderson facility to support Royal Australian Navy fleet sustainment. …

  • Military Logistics

    Bidders for Fleet Solid Support ships selected

    6th December 2018

    The UK Ministry of Defence has selected four shipbuilding firms and a British consortium to compete for the Fleet Solid Support ships contract. The Fleet …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Japan to establish Space Monitoring Unit in 2022

    10th December 2018

    Japan’s MoD will establish a Space Monitoring Unit within the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in FY2022, its mission to track space debris and hostile …

  • Land Warfare

    Lithuania looks to NATO to deter Russia, dismisses European Army

    6th December 2018

    The idea of a European Army was dismissed by a Lithuanian defence official who said that NATO nations should continue to increase spending within the …

  • Defence Notes

    EDEX 2018: UK companies on Egyptian sales drive

    10th December 2018

    The UK defence industry made a concerted drive into the Egyptian market with nearly 30 British companies making the trek to Cairo to show off …

  • Naval Warfare

    High-tempo ops on HMAS Adelaide

    29th November 2018

    The joint aviation capability embarked on HMAS Adelaide achieved key milestones while deployed to Papua New Guinea during Operation APEC 18 Assist, the Royal Australian …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Ship-launched torpedoes

    UMGT-1 torpedo

    The UMGT-1 is a Soviet-designed universal small-sized homing torpedo with a 400 mm caliber, developed for engaging both surface ships and submarines. Its compact size ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Ghost

    Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Loki

    Loki is a Ukrainian mini fixed-wing drone designed by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). The drone is launched from a pneumatic launcher ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Thor

    Thor is a Ukrainian fixed-wing small drone manufactured by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). Powered by a lithium polymer or lithium-ion battery, ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    SCOMBA

    SCOMBA is a combat management system developed by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. It has been in service with the Spanish Navy since 2010 across ...

  • Military - USVs

    Bluebottle

    Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 400

    At AUSA 2025, AeroVironment (AV) unveiled the Switchblade 400, a rocket-launched, medium-range, man-portable loitering munition. AV states the aircrat has been designed to defeat tanks and heavy ...

  • Sea: procedural training

    IMAT

    DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Sea Giraffe 4A

    The Sea Giraffe 4A is a medium-to-long-range surveillance radar produced by Swedish manufacturer Saab. The radar is designed to provide automatic and simultaneous air and ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Surface Scout

    The Surface Scout is a two-dimensional, medium-range naval surveillance radar manufactured by Thales Netherlands. The radar is designed to automatically detect and track small surface objects in heavy ...

  • Military - USVs

    Marlin

    Marlin is a Turkish uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with electronic warfare and other equipment that has been used on exercises with the Turkish Navy.

  • EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    SeaFLIR 380-HD

    The SeaFLIR 380-HD is a long-range, multispectral surveillance system for surface vessels. Manufactured by Teledyne FLIR, the system combines HD IR, colour or SWIR spectral information. According to ...

  • Military - USVs

    Sentinel - Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)

    Sentinel is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) built from the decommissioned HMAS Maitland , a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Armidale-class Patrol Boat.

  • Sea: procedural training

    SEWTT

    The Surface Electronic Warfare Team Trainer (SEWTT) is a software application developed by EWA GSI as a next-generation tactical training application for US Navy surface ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    JTRS Later Increment Waveforms

    A number of waveforms are scheduled for implementation in later JTRS increments: WNW with low probability of intercept/detection and bandwidth-efficient advanced modulation; SRW with LPI/LPD; ...