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First Teseo Mk2/E Anti-Ship Missiles On Italian Navy Warships In 2028
MBDA has completed validation testing of its new Teseo Mk2/E anti-ship missile set to be fielded on Italian Navy warships.
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Royal Navy Hails Atlantic Bastion Underwater Sensing Milestone
Working towards Atlantic Bastion and its Hybrid Navy vision, the Royal Navy has been deploying underwater gliders in the waters off the U.K. It said five Teledyne Marine Slocum G3...
Read MoreDutch Firm To Provide Accommodation Block For New RNLN Orka Submarines
Dutch maritime technology firm Royal IHC will build the accommodation blocks for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s new Orka-class submarines. It revealed this week it had just signed a contract with...
Read MoreSaronic To Build US Navy LCU Vessels At New Port Alpha Shipyard
The first boats to be built at Saronic’s new Port Alpha Shipyard in Brownsville, Texas will be Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels for the Marine Corps. Saronic Technologies has targeted...
Read MoreCastelion Lands $200m US Navy Contract For Hypersonic Missiles
Californian defence technology start-up Castelion has won a further multi-million-dollar contract to supply its Blackbeard hypersonic missiles for fighters on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The new order for in excess...
Read MoreTsunami USV To Compete In DIU Counter-Drone USV Programme
Textron Systems has revealed its Tsunami uncrewed surface vessel (USV) is among the platforms shortlisted to supply the U.S. Navy with new low-cost counter-drone capabilities. This week the firm revealed...
Read MoreTimeline Revealed For Decision On SSN-AUKUS Submarine Numbers
The exact number of Royal Navy SSN-AUKUS submarines procured to replace Britain’s Astute class will be decided before the end of 2028. In last year’s Strategic Defence Review it was...
Read MoreOshen Micro-USV Completes First Autonomous Transatlantic Crossing
Oshen’s C-Star small uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has become the first drone of its kind to complete an autonomous transatlantic crossing. The C-Star is a 1.2-metre micro-USV designed for long-endurance...
Read MoreQuantum Systems Unveils Multi-Domain Maritime Drone System
German autonomy firm Quantum Systems has just launched a maritime drone suite including a new uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV). Its self-styled “Maritime Solution” system-of-system approach...
Read MoreFourth German Navy Spy Ship On Horizon As Keel Of Third Is Laid
A ceremony marking commencement of construction work on the third German Navy Type 424 SIGINT reconnaissance vessel has taken place. And at yesterday’s (Monday’s) event at Rheinmetall’s Peene-Werft shipyard in...
Read MoreFirst UK Flight For Next-Generation Schiebel Uncrewed Aerial System
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-300 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) took to the skies in the U.K. for the first time as part of a capability demonstration for the British Army and Royal...
Read MorePortuguese Navy Conducts Torpedo-Firing Exercise At REPMUS 26
Portuguese Navy frigate NRP Bartolomeu Dias and its embarked Lynx helicopter have both test-fired Mk46 torpedoes as part of this year’s REPMUS trials. REPMUS – Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with...
Read MoreHanwha Ocean Design Selected For New Thai Frigate
Official confirmation of Hanwha Ocean as the preferred supplier for a new frigate for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is expected to come at the end of this week. It...
Read MoreSpanish Navy Warships In Line For Air Defence Upgrade
Three Spanish Navy warships are set to be equipped with MBDA’s Simbad RC short-range air defence system. The remotely controlled very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) system fires the company’s fire-and-forget...
Read MoreOffshore Patrol Vessels Mark Indo-Pacific Milestone
Royal Navy OPVs HMS Spey and HMS Tamar have now each spent more than half a decade deployed in the Indo-Pacific. The two Batch II River-class offshore patrol vessels set...
Read MoreGerman Navy Test-Fires LORA Missile
The German Navy has test-fired a navalised version of IAI’s LORA ballistic missile from one of its frigates. The LORA (Long-Range Artillery) weapon system is a surface-to-surface missile capable of...
Read MoreExercise Flying Fish Tests Rapid Submarine Rescue Deployment
The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) has demonstrated it can be flown wherever it is needed in the world by Britain’s Royal Air Force. The NSRS comprises both a remote-controlled...
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