Work underway to install CAMM silo on Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer
Work is now underway to add a new vertical launch silo to the first Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer to receive the MBDA CAMM.
More details on UK’s Herne XLAUV demonstrations
BAE Systems’ Herne XLAUV has completed a first set of in-water trials and demonstrations a little over a year after commencing development.
US Navy exercises AN/SPQ-9B option with Leonardo DRS
Confirmed by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 18 November, the award combines Fiscal ...
Video: Sylena decoy system hits 100th launcher milestone
A decade after delivering its first Sylena decoy launching system (DLS) ship set, French countermeasures manufacturer Lacroix Defense has used Euronaval 2024 to announce the manufacture of the 100th Sylena launcher.
Euronaval 2024: Thales poised to start SonoFlash production deliveries
Thales is on course to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) deliveries of its SonoFlash combined active/passive sonobuoy to France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) early next year, company officials have told Naval News.
Euronaval 2024: MBDA unveils sub-launched SM40 Exocet
At Euronaval 2024, MBDA unveiled a new submarine-launched version of its widely sold Exocet anti-ship missile: The SM40
Euronaval 2024: MBDA scales up SIMBAD-RC for saturation attacks
At Euronaval 2024, MBDA introduces a new four-round variant of its remotely-controlled SIMBAD-RC ship self-defence system for saturation attacks.
Belgian-Dutch rMCM toolbox set to start qualification trials
Belgium Naval & Robotics - a consortium formed by Naval Group and Exail – expects to perform operational qualification of the drone ‘toolbox’ for the new Belgian-Netherlands (BE/NL) replacement Mine Countermeasures (rMCM) programme during the first half of 2025, Naval News has learned.
First Sea Venom missile firing from Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter
MBDA’s Sea Venom helicopter-launched anti-ship missile has completed a first guided firing from a Royal Navy (RN) Wildcat HMA.2 helicopter.
Netherlands firms up plans for multifunction support vessels
The Royal Netherlands Navy is set to receive two low-cost, low-manned multifunction support vessels (‘Multifunctionele ondersteuningsvaartuigen’)