The Intuitive Pointing Device (IPD) successfully completed sea trials after spending 4 days underway in French Guiana. The trials were conducted by the French Navy's Naval Programs Centre of Expertise (CEPN), together with La Confiance’s crew, SOCARENAM & SEAOWL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS. The goal was to analyze the operational contribution of the IPD to the NEXTER NARWHAL 20B weapon system use.
Following calls for proposals launched by the European Defence Agency (EDA) in 2019, the consortium “PILUM” (Projectiles for Increased Long-range effects Using Electro-Magnetic railgun) has been selected to lead a research project on the electromagnetic railgun.
The "Luxor", the fourth and final corvette of the El Fateh-class, Gowind 2500 type corvette, was launched at the Alexandria Shipyard on Thursday, May 14, 2020. It is the third corvette of this class built in Egypt.
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on January 16 awarded Nexter and its co-contractor Naval Group a contract for the modernization of the Narwhal 20B 20mm remote weapon stations (RWS) fitted aboard all French Navy (Marine Nationale) surface vessels.
Day 3 at DSEI 2019, the defense exhibition held in London, UK. Our day 3 naval news coverage at the show includes:
