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DSEI 2023: Dutch De Zeven Provincien mid-life upgrade delivers BMD effect

Mid-life upgrade (MLU) work being conducted onboard the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN’s) four De Zeven Provincien-class air-defence and littoral command frigates has delivered a...
A Puma uncrewed air system

DSEI 2023: UK MoD highlights Royal Navy crewed and uncrewed capability developments in delivering...

Crewed and uncrewed system programmes will both play crucial roles in delivering new operational capability for the UK Royal Navy (RN) increasingly quickly, Minister...
Artist impression ASW Frigate © Damen Naval

Thales to equip the new Dutch and Belgian Frigates with leading edge Above Water...

The Dutch Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) and Thales have signed a contract for the production and delivery of the Above Water Warfare...
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...
A Tomahawk missile is fired from the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Dewey.

Netherlands returns to Tomahawk procurement

The Netherlands plans to procure Raytheon’s Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) from the US Navy (USN), the Dutch defence ministry (MoD) has announced. The plans...
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 Defender

Multi-Mission Platforms: Armada’s Top 10 Destroyers and Frigates

New generations of destroyers and frigates are continuing to bring an increase in capability, and an increase in contribution across the battlespace. As state-on-state strategic...
HENSOLDT

New Radars for German Navy Frigates

The German Navy’s F124 air defence frigates are to receive new radars from Hensoldt, working with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The Federal Office of Bundeswehr...
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Aircraft Carriers and Frigates Fuel Naval Growth Over Next Decade, Says Report

The global naval vessel and surface combatant market is predicted to be worth over $48 billion by 2031, around 48 percent higher than at...
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Gorshkov Electronic Warfare Upgrade Puzzle

Why is the Russian Navy is planning an upgrade of the electronic warfare systems adorning the ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ class frigates? While much of the...

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