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  • Naval Warfare

    Saab selected for Finland Squadron 2020 work

    19th September 2019

    Saab has been selected as the combat system provider and integrator for the Finnish Navy’s four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme. Finland’s …

  • Naval Warfare

    Unarmed Trident II in new test flight

    12th September 2019

    US Navy submarine USS Nebraska has carried out flight testing of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles. The firings were carried out from the Ohio-class ballistic …

  • Military Logistics

    50th MT30 gas turbine complete

    17th September 2019

    Rolls-Royce has completed the 50th MT30 gas turbine, which will now be despatched for the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force’s 30FFM frigate. The turbine will …

  • Naval Warfare

    Prince of Wales sails for initial sea trials

    20th September 2019

    The Royal Navy’s second aircraft carrier, Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for initial sea trials. The carrier will conduct extensive sea trials …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy trials MCM mission package on ESB vessel

    23rd September 2019

    The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure (MCM) mission package has been trialled on Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams. In …

  • Naval Warfare

    First Norwegian P-8A aircrew trained

    17th September 2019

    The first class of Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) aircrew graduated from the US Navy’s Patrol Squadron (VP) Thirty’s Category 2 school on 11 September, …

  • Naval Warfare

    Royal Navy Type 31 build plans remain unclear as name game gets a head start

    18th September 2019

    Despite the selection of Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 design for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 light frigate programme, both potential supplier and customer remain cagey …

  • Naval Warfare

    Third AWD embarks on sea trials

    16th September 2019

    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), Sydney, has begun its first phase of sea trials, the Australian Department of Defence announced …

  • Land Warfare

    Mbombe 4 passes blast testing

    18th September 2019

    Paramount Group’s Mbombe 4x4 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) has received final certification for independently verified blast testing, the company announced on 17 September.  The blast …

  • Training

    Team AERALIS adds KBR

    20th September 2019

    AERALIS, the British company developing a family of new military and aerobatic jet trainer aircraft, has signed a MoU with service provision specialists, KBR. The …

  • Military Logistics

    CSIRO, Piotrek team for lithium battery tech

    16th September 2019

    Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and Japanese specialist chemical manufacturer, Piotrek, are collaborating to commercialise Australian-developed battery technologies …

  • Military Logistics

    Babcock awarded small boat support

    12th September 2019

    Babcock has been awarded a six-and-a-half-year contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for small boat support, the company announced on 10 September. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    Bangladesh receives final Indonesian-designed patrol boats

    16th September 2019

    North Sea Boats, the trading name for the Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin, has completed delivery of the final examples of 18 fast patrol boats for …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Leonardo’s MFRA used during Formidable Shield

    11th September 2019

    Leonardo’s Multi-Function Radar Active (MFRA) system was used by the Italian Navy during Formidable Shield 2019 to detect, classify and track ballistic missiles, the company …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DSEI 2019: Bringing rotary-wing to the big deck

    3rd September 2019

    Fixed-wing fast jets are not the only aircraft that will operate from the flight decks of the Royal Navy’s (RN) new Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers and …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    Type 18

    The Type 18 periscope was designed to provide USN Los Angeles- and Seawolf-class submarines with a broad spectrum of optical, EO, RF intercept and targeting ...

  • Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    Type 8 Mod 3

    The Type 8 Mod 3 is an updated version of the Type 8-series periscopes. The Type 8B/J Mod 3 provides extremely high-frequency low-data-rate communications capability ...

  • Submarines: nuclear/attack

    Los Angeles Class

    The US Navy’s (USN’s) Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) have been the mainstay of the US sub-surface fleet since the 1970s. Known as the ...

  • Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    Optronic masts and periscopes

    The company’s MWIR imagers have been selected to provide new thermal imaging modules for the non-hull-penetrating Model 90 Universal Modular (optronic) masts for USN Virginia-class ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    AN/BYG-1

    The AN/BYG-1 is a submarine command and control system designed for analysing and tracking ship contacts, providing situational awareness and weapons employment. The system adheres ...

  • Submarines: nuclear/attack

    Virginia Class

    The USN’s Virginia-class SSNs are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats are replacing the old Los Angeles-class ...

  • Sea: tactical training

    688(I) Hunter Killer

    The 688(I) Hunter Killer was developed by Sonalysts, released in 1997 and published by Electronic Arts. In this platform-level game, the player takes command of ...

  • Submarines: nuclear/attack

    Seawolf Class

    The Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) was developed to follow the Los Angeles-class submarines as a faster and more substantially armed replacement. General Dynamics Electric ...

  • Submarines: nuclear/attack

    Shang Class (Type 093)

    China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) class of six Type 093 Shang-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are the service’s first real deployable SSN force. The ...

  • Major networking projects

    WGS

    Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites are elements of a high-capacity system. WGS supports the US DoD’s warfighting information exchange requirements, enabling execution of tactical C4ISR, ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Archer

    The Archer family are an FPV-style loitering munitions and UAVs from Neros. Certified by BlueUAS, the drone is designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California. The Archer ...

  • Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    AN/BVS-1 Photonics Mast Programme

    The AN/BVS-1 is the sensor mast system for USN Virginia-class attack submarines, the first of which entered service in 2004. It is the first class ...

  • Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    OMS 100

    The OMS 100 is a non-hull-penetrating optronic mast designed to offer shipbuilders more freedom in positioning the operations centre. A rotating sensor head is housed ...

  • Data links

    MPDL

    The Multi-Payload Data Link (MPDL) is a system for airborne applications. It is based on the TMA 6000 series. The main applications are broadband LoS ...

  • Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    SERO 400

    The SERO 400 submarine periscope provides a panoramic view of the surroundings on the water’s surface and in the airspace above without exposing or comprising ...