HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee target drone in landmark demo
Banshee target drones could be used by the RN for experimentation of future sensors, weaponry and radio equipment.
DSEI 2021: Lockheed Martin details Greek frigate bid
Rendering of Lockheed Martin’s Hellenic Future Frigate. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Shephard understands that Greece will decide on its frigate requirement by the end of this year.
The proposed Hellenic Future Frigate from Lockheed Martin is a multi-mission ship drawing on systems from the USN's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), modified to meet the requirements of the Hellenic Navy.
A Lockheed Martin/USN bid is competing against offers from France (Naval Group), Italy (Fincantieri), the Netherlands (Damen) and the UK (Babcock).
Speaking to Shephard during DSEI in London on 14-17 September, Lockheed Martin Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors (IWSS) VP and GM Jon Rambeau said: ‘It's two generations beyond the Littoral Combat Ship, but it's based on …
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