The French Navy’s Monge Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (A601) returned at sea. The ship achieved its third major technical stop at the end of 2018, after a year of maintenance work in Brest.
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed the first-ever, live fire test of the latest generation of the Ship Self Defense System, or SSDS, Integrated Combat System on the Self Defense Test Ship.
Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Naval Group were notified yesterday of an order for four Logistic Support Ships (LSS). Previously known as FLOTLOG (for Flotte Logistique), the BRF (bâtiments ravitailleurs de force or force replenishment vessel) contract is valued at 1.7 Billion Euros. The design of the French BRF is based on the Italian LSS (Vulcano-class)
OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation), a European intergovernmental organisation that manages collaborative armament programmes, announced that Aster 30 Block 1 NT Missile has passed Preliminary Design Review. Several other milestones for the FSAF-PAAMS Programme have been reached in late 2018.
At the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 2019 National Symposium currently held in Washington DC, BAE Systems is showcasing its High Powered Microwave (HPM), a new non-lethal system able designed to counter swarm attacks.
GE’s Marine Solutions’ gas turbine propulsion, hybrid electric drive (HED), integrated electric drive (IED) and digital analytic solutions are proven to meet the demanding power and propulsion needs of world navies.
Baykar’s carrier-capable unmanned combat aerial vehicle, the Bayraktar TB3, has successfully completed a live sonobuoy deployment test during the Turkish Navy’s Denizkurdu-I/2026 exercise. Operating from
Saildrone and Lockheed Martin successfully executed the first-ever missile launch from a Saildrone Surveyor USV using the JAGM during RIMPAC 2026.
The Portuguese Navy has conducted shipborne flight trials of unmanned systems from the Vasco da Gama-class frigate NRP Álvares Cabral (F331). The activity was carried
