Three RAN Destroyers

Australia confirms details of planned Tomahawk fit for DDGs

Australia has confirmed its intention to purchase Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missiles to equip the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) three Hobart-class guided-missile destroyers (DDGs). In a...
Royal Navy Daring class destroyer

The Blessed Plot

A promising new development aims to overcome naval surveillance radar line-of-sight restrictions to improve ballistic missile detection and engagement. Thales shared details of the Plot...
Survitec-Type-31-frigate

Survitec Secures Contract With Babcock for Type-31 Frigate Survival Technology

Survitec, the global leader in critical safety and survival solutions, has been awarded a significant contract to supply its Survival Technology to five Type...
F126 German Frigates

Thales Supplies SurfSAT-L Satellite Communication Solution for F126 German Frigates

The German Navy will be equipped with SurfSAT-L system, which includes several satellite communication (SatCom) terminals as well as a Land Based Training System. ...
French Navy Frigate

Trust me, I’m a Doctrine

The Marine Nationale takes a robust line on the role of electronic warfare for anti-ship missile defence, but will its future ships have the...
GE Marine’s LM2500 lightweight composite enclosure.

U.S. Navy Commissions First Ship with GE Marine’s Lightweight Gas Turbine Enclosure

The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), powered by two GE LM2500 gas turbines that include GE’s lightweight composite gas turbine...
HMS Queen Elizabeth

Which Kind of Intensity?

Western navies are seeking the right balance in training types between simulated, synthetic training that can deliver intensity in terms of asset or firepower...
USS Carney

Forward-deployed destroyers bring continued Euro-Atlantic experience for USN

US Navy (USN) DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers that have previously been forward deployed to Rota, Spain are continuing to bring regional experience and...
USS Thomas Hudner

USN DDG shoots down uncrewed system in Red Sea

An US Navy (USN) guided-missile destroyer (DDG) shot down an uncrewed system that came close to the ship, the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
Royal Norwegian Navy on NATO exercise off the Coast of Iceland

Norwegian defence proposals point to potential role for UAVs in future frigate organic air...

Norway is to assess options for using uncrewed systems to provide embarked anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-focused air capability on its future frigates, the country’s Chief...

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