The French Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA (Armament General Directorate) selected Safran Electronics and Defence to supply Electro Optic (EO) reconnaissance and identification systems to the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
A French Navy (Marine Nationale) Atlantique 2 (ATL2) “Standard 6” maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) test fired a “live” AM39 Exocet air-launched anti-ship missile as part of its qualification trials.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
During a Greek parliamentary session on May 2, 2020, the special standing committee on armament programs and contracts validated several programs for the Hellenic Navy.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved the development of a new close in weapon system for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. Known as the CIWS-II program, the new system will defend ROK Navy surface vessels against anti-ship missiles and fast attack craft.
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) lethality and survivability upgrades and the Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) combat system.
A Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat maritime helicopter successfully conducted the first test-firing of the Thales Martlet (Lightweight Multirole Missile or LMM) this week.
Sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), working with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers, successfully executed a “structural test fire” of the Mark 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, May 16.
The Hellenic Navy (Πολεμικό Ναυτικό) frigate “Hydra” set sails from the Salamis Naval Base on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 to take part in the European Union’s EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
Two Australian companies have signed subcontracts with Safran for the design of key subsystems aboard the future Attack-class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy.
