Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) is trying to build unique ships that will specialize in ballistic missile defense (BMD) using systems originally procured for a land-based installation known as “Aegis Ashore”.
KONGSBERG has placed an order with BAE Systems Australia to acquire an additional 180 Passive Radio Frequency Sensors (PRS) for its Joint Strike Missile (JSM).
The future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was launched at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine on 16 May 2021. DDG 120 is the fifth (of nine) Arleigh Burke-class, “Flight IIA: Technology Insertion” variant for the U.S. Navy.
Thales has completed an extensive naval communications upgrade on board HMS Queen Elizabeth that will enable the Royal Navy to establish an additional command operations centre on board to direct wider task group operations.
Spain’s F-110 frigate program has successfully passed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) carried out by local shipbuilder Navantia, the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the Spanish Navy.
The Portuguese government yesterday approved the procurement of six new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa). These will be «Viana do Castelo» class vessels, of which four are already in service.
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy operations across the world.
Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield’s live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment is the most ambitious demonstration to date and the only event with actual interception of ballistic missiles in space within Europe.
The world of Italian midget submarine construction is famously secretive. Deals are not talked about in the same way that larger submarine purchases inevitably are.
On April 27th 2021, Thales delivered the first digital Sea Fire radar for integration on the French Navy’s FDI Frigate in Lorient.
