USN exercise integrates manned and unmanned technologies
Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 explores how unmanned capabilities can be incorporated in day-to-day USN operations.
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Design phase continuation for new French carrier as FDI programme offers mixed bag
An image of how the new French carrier might look. (Image: Naval Group)
A flurry of announcements in recent days have detailed the structure of France’s new carrier programme and progress on the FDI frigate build.
Recent progress on France’s key next-generation carrier and FDI frigate programmes revealed additional details on design phases and vessel construction respectively. However, the delivery timeline for the first-in-class FDI vessel, the future FNS Amiral Ronarc’h, appears to have slipped slightly to the right.
On 30 March, it ...
Want to read more?
To read this article, along with thousands of others like it, start your Premium News free trial.
Start Trial or log in hereMore from Naval Warfare
-
-
PREMIUM: Australasian tankers meet Supply and demand
Australia and New Zealand are both sporting new replenishment ships as their fleets modernise.
-
Royal Norwegian Navy picks Patria minesweeping systems
Acoustic minesweeping equipment will be installed on Norwegian vessels.
-
Ingalls Shipbuilding obtains LHA 9 modification
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received an advance procurement contract modification from the USN for LHA 9.
-
French Navy receives first FREMM air defence frigate
Alsace is the first of the two air defence frigates to be delivered to the French Navy under the FREMM programme.
-
Oakland joins the US Navy
Littoral Combat Ship USS Oakland is newly commissioned into the USN.
