Northrop Grumman has successfully manufactured and tested the first industry-built Very Lightweight Torpedo (VLWT) for the U.S. Navy. The prototype torpedo is based on the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory’s (PSU-ARL) design that was distributed to defense industrial manufacturers in 2016.
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles and 19 MK 54 lightweight torpedoes for a total amount of $155 million. These weapons are intended for the Indian Navy’s P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)
Naval Group delivered the first batches of F21 new generation heavyweight torpedoes to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) as well as to the Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil).
The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) recently delivered parts of Torped 45 anti-submarine torpedoes to Finland, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) stated on September 2, 2019.
The Colombian Navy (Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia) recently conducted a sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of the Neptune III large scale exercise.
Naval Group, Europe’s leading naval shipbuilder, has submitted a proposal to partner with
Australian businesses and industry to locally produce the latest generation torpedo
countermeasure technology, CANTO.
Canada is requesting a US$387 million order for 425 Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes conversion kits through the US Foreign Military Sales program, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated on May 17, 2019.
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).
Leidos was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense, the US company said on January 10, 2019.
