The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) yesterday awarded a 10 billion Euro contract to Airbus Helicopters for the development and procurement of the H160M in the frame of the Light Joint Helicopter program (HIL). Close to a third of the future “Guépard” fleet is intended for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigate “Auvergne” conducted a series of exercises with the Hellenic Navy frigate “Salamis” off Crete, the French MoD said on December 14.
A Ukrainian delegation led by the Minister of Interior of Ukraine, Denys Monastyrskiy, visited the OCEA shipyard on 29th October to witness the construction of the OCEA FPB 98 MK II patrol boats for the reinforcement of the country’s State Border Guard Service.
Two years ago, the Finnish Defense Ministry selected Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and Saab for the building of four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 program. It appears now that the program is facing a new, 6 to 12 months, delay because of extra design work.
Raytheon has partnered with ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) to demonstrate a world leading Mine Countermeasures System with the AQS-20C advanced minehunting sonar system and the ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK ARCIMS intelligent Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) at the heart of the system capability.
European missile maker MBDA is readying its offer to answer an increasing need for coastal defense missile batteries. Among others potential customers is the Hellenic Navy, Naval News learned at DEFEA 2021.
Safran’s Paseo XLR (eXtra Long Range) optronic sight has been chosen by the Aguas Azuis consortium for Brazil’s new Tamandaré class frigates.
Hanwha Defense is for the first time showing a new version of the Korean Vertical Launch System (KVLS) during MADEX 2021, being held from June 9 to 12 at BEXCO, Busan.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense on May 28 informed the House of Representatives about the progress of Walrus-class submarines replacement program. It was followed by the first official communication on the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) future submarine program since December 2019 and the release of the “B-Letter”.
French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, last week revealed the names of six new “POM” (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) offshore patrol vessels which will now be known as the Félix Éboué-class.
