US Navy advances with the Harpoon Service Life Extension Programme
The US Navy plans to improve Harpoon’s anti-ship and land attack capabilities by equipping the missiles with sensors and technologies required for succeeding in future battlespace.
Kelvin Hughes has announced that its SharpEye radar system will be integrated onto oil and gas platforms in support of an offshore gas protection effort in the Caspian Sea.
The contract, announced on 27 January, will see the company provide 11 SBS 800 X-band SharpEye systems to prime integrator VisSim as part of a wider coastal surveillance system for Azerbaijan.
‘In Azerbaijan there are a number of offshore oil and gas platforms out there, and we have supplied a number of radars to be fitted to some of those platforms as a coastal surveillance system, which gives them a
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The US Navy plans to improve Harpoon’s anti-ship and land attack capabilities by equipping the missiles with sensors and technologies required for succeeding in future battlespace.
The Canadian government remains tight-lipped on the timeline and funding required for the next steps of its Canadian Submarine Patrol Project, which should offer improved capabilities for the country’s navy.
With Australia’s selection of the Mogami-class for Project Sea 3000, Mitsubishi is investigating local production in the next decade as potential export opportunities emerge.
The new sonar is designed to equip uncrewed underwater vessels, with the potential to be used by the Royal Navy for its Atlantic Bastion and Atlantic Net missions.
The contract would mean the two shipbuilders can collaborate strategically and enhance shipbuilding capabilities in Western Australia.
The Australian navy is pushing ahead with its efforts to modernise its workforce and capabilities while balancing risky submarine upgrades, ageing Collins-class boats and a shrinking minehunter fleet. Head of navy capability RAdm Stephen Hughes updated Shephard on the force’s progress.