Babcock Team 31 is pleased to announce the second round of supply chain contract awards across the UK and Europe to support the Royal Navy’s Type 31 general purpose frigate programme.
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today the successful integration of the Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) for Unmanned Surface Vessels (TRAPS-USV) onboard the Company’s Seagull USV. The sea trials included multiple deployment and recovery cycles, towing at different speeds and transmission at various power levels.
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles and 19 MK 54 lightweight torpedoes for a total amount of $155 million. These weapons are intended for the Indian Navy’s P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)
The recent cross-country flight of the Navy’s new CMV-22B Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variant of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was not only a milestone for the program, but also proved to be a perfect opportunity to demonstrate the effective fusion of development and operational test in a real-world environment.
China’s first Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) caught on fire yesterday (11 April 2020) according to several pictures and videos shared on Chinese social media.
The Admiral Kasatonov frigate of project 22350 built by Severnaya verf Shipyard is beginning the final stage of acceptance trials in the Baltic Sea. The frigate will then return to the shipyard for the handover to the Russian Navy, Severnaya verf said.
Two more E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft were delivered to Japan by Northrop Grumman. There are now three Advanced Hawkeyes in the country.
The Australian Government’s $90 billion National Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone with the ceremonial keel laying of the second Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) in Adelaide under Project SEA 1180 Phase 1.
On April 9, 2020, “S43”, the third of four HDW Class 209/1400mod submarines was officially handed over by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier and flag ship Charles de Gaulle is heading home early following suspicion of several Covid-19 cases among its crew members.
