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Naval Warfare
Finns to buy more landing craft
3rd July 2023
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to order 17 more Jurmo-class landing craft and spare parts.
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX 2023: Italian PPA makes IMDEX debut
2nd May 2023
At IMDEX Asia 2023 in Singapore, the Italian Navy Pattugliatori Polivalenti d'Altura (PPA) class ship Francesco Morosini made its show debut.
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Defence Notes
Why delays in approving the FY2024 budget can widen the gap between Chinese and US capabilities
19th May 2023
Naval shipbuilding and restocking key munitions, as well as development projects, may be directly impacted by short-term funding measures.
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Naval Warfare
Indonesia commissions next KCR-60M missile boats and constructs new OPVs
9th June 2023
Indonesian is building two OPVs, and two additional missile boats were recently commissioned as well.
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Naval Warfare
France and Italy's Horizon-class destroyers to receive mid-life upgrade
1st August 2023
The Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has awarded Naviris and Eurosam a €1.5 billion ($1.65 billion) contract for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the French Navy’s Forbin-class destroyers and Italian Navy’s Orrizonte-class destroyers.
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2023: BMT reveals refined design for UK Fleet Solid Support Ship
14th September 2023
Team Resolute member BMT has revealed full details of the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship design, with a focus on sustainability, multi-mission adaptability and future-proofing.
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Naval Warfare
UK faces £100 million bill for frigate refit
5th July 2023
The cost of keeping the frigate fleet going poses a challenge for UK RN.
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Naval Warfare
Corvette collaboration – how Europe is pooling skills and funds in a time of need
13th September 2023
When it comes to security, NATO tends to make the headlines more often than the EU. Yet since the war in Ukraine broke out, there has been a quiet but determined strengthening of purely European defence. And it starts with budgets.
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Naval Warfare
Keel laid for first Polish SIGINT ship
31st July 2023
The keel laying for the first of two new signals intelligence (SIGINT) ships for the Polish Navy was completed on 27 July 2023.
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Naval Warfare
Terma to provide target detection radars for Norway's corvette upgrade
19th June 2023
Terma has announced that it will supply Scanter 6000 radars as part of Umoe and Kongsberg’s upgrade of the Royal Norwegian Navy's Skjold-class corvettes. The upgrade will …
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Naval Warfare
Chile sails ahead with construction of new naval transport vessel
1st June 2023
Chile's ASMAR shipyard has achieved a milestone in the construction of the first of four transport and support vessels for the country's navy.
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Naval Warfare
TMKS seeks to leverage Wismar shipyard for F127 bid
14th March 2023
German shipbuilder TKMS plans to leverage its new Wismar shipyard for its proposal for the F127 anti-air warfare frigates for the German Navy, using the proven MEKO family design.
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Naval Warfare
Keel laid for Brazil's MEKO-based Tamandaré frigate
27th March 2023
Tamandaré is the first of our ships being acquired under the Brazilian programme, which will be built in blocks.
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Air Warfare
GA-ASI gears up to trial Mojave UAV from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier
29th June 2023
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is working towards trial flights of its Mojave short take-off and landing (STOL) UAS from a British aircraft carrier later this year.
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Naval Warfare
Vard pitches Vigilance OPV design to replace Canada’s Kingston class
31st May 2023
Vard Marine has launched an OPV designed and tailored to meet the future needs of the Royal Canadian Navy at the CANSEC 2023 event.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
Programme Background Requirements The Hellenic Navy (HN) seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. The main goal is to ...
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Frigates
Constellation Class - FFG(X) (1-10)
Programme Background The FFG (X) programme was first announced with a Request for Information (RFI) released by the US Navy in July 2017 with a ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. In January 2024, the Greek Minister of Defence announced the ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. In January 2024, the Greek Minister of Defence announced the ...
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Frigates
Morocco FREMM Frigates
Programme Background It was first reported by local Italian media that Morocco has been in talks with Fincantieri for the potential acquisition of two FREMM ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (1-8) [USMC]
Programme Background Development As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Frigates
Littoral Combat Ships [Egypt]
Requirements The Egyptian Navy is in the process of replacing four O. Perry-class frigates, two Knox-class frigates and two Descubierta-class corvettes. Although the O. Perry-class ...
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Frigates
Fridtjof Nansen Frigates Replacement [Norway]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Norwegian Navy has four Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates. Five were originally built and delivered, but one sank in November 2018. Shephard forecasts that the ...
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Frigates
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
Programme Background The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was developed in 2003 as a cheap and fast way to increase the size of the fleet ...
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Frigates
Constellation Class - FFG(X) (11-20)
Programme Background The FFG (X) programme was first announced with a Request for Information (RFI) released by the US Navy in July 2017 with a ...
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Frigates
Greek Stop-Gap Frigate Procurement
Programme Background The Hellenic Navy is acquiring up to four new Frigates. This major equipment programme is the most discussed equipment issue on the Greek ...
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Frigates
FREMM EVO (11-12) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements As of October 2022, the Italian Navy operates a fleet of eight FREMM frigates, split equally between anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and General ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Navajo Class (T-ATS)
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) are replacing the ageing three remaining T-ATF 166 class tugboats and two remaining T-ARS 50 class ships with ...
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Destroyers
Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class [Canada]
Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...
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Frigates
Hellenic Frigate Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
Programme Background Timeline The programme took a significant step when the Greek Defence Minister Niko Panagiotopoulos and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed a Letter ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Constellation Class FFG(X)
The USN has selected Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build up to ten frigates under the FFG(X) next-generation future guided-missile frigate programme. The new Constellation-class will replace ...
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Frigates
Australian Light Frigate
During Indo Pacific 2023, Gibbs & Cox Australia unveiled the Australian Light Frigate design. Based on the new frigates being built for Taiwan and the USN ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
SPY-6(V)3
The SPY-6(V)3 EASR has three fixed faces, each with nine Radar Modular Assemblies (RMAs). The SPY-6(V)3 will be installed on Ford-class aircraft carriers and Constellation-class ...
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Naval: Radio and SATCOM
SURFSAT-L
Produced by Thales, SURFSAT-L is a SATCOM terminal designed for medium to large surface vessels. According to the manufacturer, it is designed to achieve a ...
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Frigates
Jose Rizal Class (HDF-2600)
The Jose Rizal-class frigates for the Philippine Navy (PN) are being built to the HDF-2600 design by Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries at its shipyard ...
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Frigates
Zulfiquar Class (F-22P/Sword Class)
Pakistan’s Zulfiquar-class frigates are also known as the F-22P or Sword class; they are a modernised version of China’s Type 053H3 frigate. The ships are ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar
AN/SPY-1 air search radar
Aegis isan integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to performanti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array AN/SPY-1D(V) radar acquires ...
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Frigates
Bergamini Class (FREMM)
The Bergamini-class frigates for the Italian Navy are based on the Franco-Italian, European, multipurpose frigate design FREMM (European multi-mission Frigate/Fregata europea multi-missione). For Italy, the ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: fire control systems
Aegis Weapon System
Aegis Weapon System is an integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to perform anti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array ...
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Sea: sonar systems
Captas-4 Sonar 2087
Captas-4 is a low-frequency active and passive variable depth sonar for platforms heavier than 3,000 tons. The Captas-4 is part of Thales' family of Captas ...
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Data links
Network Tactical Common Data Link
Developed by BAE Systems, the Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) is a multi-link CDL system being produced for the US Navy. NTCDL provides the ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-66 Standard-1MR
The RIM-66 Standard-1MR is a medium-range surface-to-air missile that can also take on the role of an anti-ship missile. It was developed as part of ...
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Frigates
Jacob Van Heemskerck Class
The Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates were ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates that also served under the Chilean Navy, also known as the Latorre-class. Two anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) ...
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Frigates
De Zeven Provincien Class (LCF)
The De Zeven Provincien-class frigates for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) were built as air defence and command platforms and are referred to as LCF ...
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Frigates
Incheon Class (FFX I/HDF-3000)
The Incheon-class (FFX-I) frigates are the first batch of new ships for the Republic of Korean Navy (RoKN) that will replace the Pohang-class corvettes and ...
