
MADEX 2019: HHI Unveils HCX-19 Concept Ship
At MADEX 2019, the maritime defense exhibition which opened its doors today in Busan, South Korea, local shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries unveiled a new concept ship: the HCX-19

At MADEX 2019, the maritime defense exhibition which opened its doors today in Busan, South Korea, local shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries unveiled a new concept ship: the HCX-19

At PACIFIC 2019, the international maritime exposition held in Sydney, Australia, ECA Group from France is highlighting its modern Mine Warfare solution as well as its deperming technology proposed for the SEA 1350 program.

Day 2 video coverage at PACIFIC 2019, the international maritime exposition held in Sydney, Australia

Day 1 video coverage at PACIFIC 2019, the international maritime exposition held in Sydney, Australia

The French Marine Industry Group (GICAN) announced today the 12 startups selected for ‘SEAstart’, its startup support program. All 12 startups have dual commercial / naval defense applications.

Here is NavalNews.com’s eighth monthly report (September 2019). Naval News Monthly Reports are video round ups of the most read naval defense news articles we published in the past month.

Combined teams of DGA, the French Navy (Marine Nationale), Thales and Naval Group started putting the new SEA FIRE radar through its pace at the Shore Integration Facility (SIF) located in Southern France, near Toulon.

The second corvette being built for Pakistan Navy was launched at M/s DAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania, according to a video published on the PN Youtube account. The launching ceremony was attended by the PN Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Ather Mukhtar.

On 19-20 August the Lithuanian Navy and Baltic Institute of Advanced Technology (BPTI) have conducted unique trials in the Baltic Sea: communication technologies have been tested that should enable real-time information exchange about the maritime environment using aerial, surface and underwater drones. These activities are conducted under the frame of the EU funded project OCEAN2020 designed for the development of military maritime innovations.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) plans to assess the potential use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for SAR missions under a program named « Drone Demonstration and Development Project », a recent tender document reveals.