At IMDEX Asia 2019, DSIT Solutions Ltd. unveils its Multi-Layered Comprehensive Sonar-Based Solution for the defense of strategic assets against immediate, short- and long-ranged under water threats.
At IMDEX Asia 2019, Lacroix Defense is showcasing for the first time in Singapore its Sylena Mk2 decoy launching system, which ensures superior AAW and ASW protection of surface vessels.
Saab’s Lightweight Torpedo System (SLWT) is under the spotlight at this year’s IMDEX Asia maritime exhibition. The SLWT is an advanced lightweight torpedo system being developed by Saab in cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF).
Since 2012, Chinese shipyards have launched 60 Type 056 corvettes and 20 Type 052D destroyers, illustrating once again the incredibly fast growing pace of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy).
The UK MoD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) on April 16 launched a competition aiming at « developing the Royal Navy’s autonomous underwater capability » by studying he utility and operational boundaries of Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUVs).
In a news article recently published on its website and titled “MKS 180: The K Stands for Kombat”, the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) outlines the future capabilities of its next class of surface combatant: The MKS 180.
Naval Group launched the multi-missions FREMM frigate Alsace on 18 April 2019. It is the first of two air-defence frigates known as FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne).
The frigate “Antonio Marceglia” was delivered today to the Italian Navy at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the eighth of a series of 10 vessels of the FREMM program – Multi Mission European Frigates – commissioned to Fincantieri as part of the international Italian-French program, coordinated by OCCAR (the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation).
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the EUR 4.3 billion funding for the construction of five new F-110 frigates for the Spanish Navy on March 29. The new frigates will be built by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia.
The Royal Canadian Air Force recently welcomed two new CH-148 Cyclone helicopters – the 16th and 17th helicopters delivered under the Maritime Helicopter Project. All 28 are expected to be delivered by December 2021.
