Norwegian Frigate Modernisation
Kongsberg will perform an overarching upgrade of the Combat Management Systems (CMSs) equipping the Sjøforsvaret (Royal Norwegian Navy) ‘Fridtjof Nansen’ class frigates.
Following the...
BAE Systems secures $188 Million Contract for U.S. Navy’s AEGIS Combat System
BAE Systems Inc. was awarded a five-year $188.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy’s AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization with critical large-scale...
Safran’s PASEO XLR sighting system chosen for France’s future medium frigates
The PASEO XLR (eXtra Long Range) sighting system built by Safran Electronics & Defense has been chosen by Naval Group for France’s new medium...
Protecting the Air from the Sea
Advances in the capabilities of surface-to-air missiles are being matched by developments in maritime air defence sensors. There is therefore demand for increasingly sophisticated,...
Dutch Navy Sets Thales a Naval Battle-Management Challenge
Angus Batey - Thales faces a ‘challenging’ schedule to develop a new concept in naval battle-management technology for the Royal Netherland’s Navy’s (RNLN) M-class...
Rolls-Royce to supply MTU generator sets for refurbishment of UK Type 45 naval vessels
Rolls-Royce is to supply 18 MTU Series 4000 diesel generator sets to BAE Systems as part of the Power Improvement Project (PIP) to increase...
US Navy’s frigate construction programme picks up pace
Work on the US Navy’s (USN’s) Constellation-class guided missile frigate programme has reached another milestone with a 20 May contract modification to shipbuilder Fincantieri...
Mexican Navy relies on Thales for the launch of its new Ocean Patrol Vessel
At the end of 2018, the first ship from the Mexican Navy’s new POLA (Patrullera Oceanica de Largo Alcance) class, ARM Reformador, was launched...
Royal Navy Frigate Receives First Double Generator Change by Duqm Omani Dockyard
The first double engine replacement on a Royal Navy ship to be carried out in the Middle East was successfully completed by Duqm Naval...
US Navy Arleigh Burke Missile Destroyer Transits the Taiwan Strait
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) transited through the Taiwan Strait on 22 June (local time).
The transition is...
