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  • Naval Warfare

    USS Gerald R Ford propulsion mods completed

    14th August 2019

    The US Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) have completed the maintenance and repair of the propulsion plant for the USS Gerald R …

  • Naval Warfare

    New Asian-built LPDs for Thailand and Myanmar

    11th September 2019

    Two neighbouring Southeast Asian countries are adding LPDs to their naval fleets and both are procuring them from Asian shipbuilders in different countries. There is …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AEHF-5 in transfer orbit

    12th August 2019

    The Lockheed Martin-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) protected communication satellite is in transfer orbit after its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on …

  • Naval Warfare

    Erapsco awarded USN sonobuoy contract

    19th August 2019

    An Ultra Electronics and Sparton DeLeon Springs joint venture (JV) has been awarded a contract worth up to $1.04 billion for the manufacture of sonobuoys …

  • Naval Warfare

    New home for HMS Prince of Wales nearly complete

    6th September 2019

    The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is working with its contractor Volker Stevin to deliver the final elements of the infrastructure required to welcome the …

  • Land Warfare

    Philippine marines rehearse at sea with AAVs

    10th September 2019

    Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) crews trained on their new Korea Amphibious Assault Vehicles (KAAV), acquired from Hanwha Techwin, alongside the USMC in early September. US …

  • Naval Warfare

    MSPO 2019: Questions hang over pace of Black Sea modernisation

    21st August 2019

    Romania and Bulgaria, two of NATOs youngest members, are in desperate need of modernising their naval fleets – broadly a result of security sector deterioration …

  • Naval Warfare

    Boeing contracted to add sixth workstation to USN, RAAF Poseidons

    21st August 2019

    Boeing has received awards worth $34.5 million to deliver a sixth mission crew workstation retrofit to previously delivered US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force …

  • Naval Warfare

    GD awarded Royal Navy Dreadnought work

    27th August 2019

    General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded $64.8 million for the Strategic Weapon System Fire Control Subsystem hardware for the Royal Navy’s second Dreadnought-class nuclear …

  • Land Warfare

    MSPO 2019: Saab aiming for 40% range bump in next GLSDB test fire

    3rd September 2019

    Saab will test its Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) later this month, with officials hoping the flight will push the 140km mark for the first …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus pitches Tiger for Australian Army helicopter requirement

    2nd September 2019

    Airbus Helicopters is planning on bidding its Tiger rotorcraft for Australia’s Project LAND4503 Armed Reconnaissance Capability requirement, it confirmed on 30 August.  A request for …

  • Land Warfare

    US Army awards hypersonic weapon development contracts

    3rd September 2019

    The US Army has awarded contracts for system supply related to the development of a land-based hypersonic weapon capability.  Dynetics Technical Solutions (DTS) has been …

  • Training

    USN orders training systems for E-2D AEW&C aircraft

    16th August 2019

    Collins Aerospace Simulation and Training Solutions has been awarded a $31.13 million contract modification to deliver training systems for the US Navy’s Northrop Grumman E-2D …

  • Naval Warfare

    Lockheed awarded USN contracts for SSDS, Aegis

    20th August 2019

    Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has been awarded a $56 million contract for combat system engineering support for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS).   The …

  • Naval Warfare

    Guardian-class patrol boat handed over to Samoa

    19th August 2019

    Austal has handed over the fourth Guardian-class patrol boatto the Australian Department of Defence, which the government has gifted to Samoa. During a handover ceremony held …

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Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Frigates

    Constellation Class (FFG)

    The USN has selected Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build up to ten frigates under the FFG(X) next-generation future guided-missile frigate programme. The new Constellation-class will replace ...

  • Frigates

    Australian Light Frigate

    During Indo Pacific 2023, Gibbs & Cox Australia unveiled the Australian Light Frigate design. Based on the new frigates being built for Taiwan and the USN ...

  • Frigates

    FF(X) Frigate

    The FF(X) frigate is a vessel derived from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HHI) National Security Cutter (NSC). It was designed in response to the cancellation of ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    SPY-6(V)3

    The SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) is a fixed-face surveillance radar manufactured by Raytheon. The system is designed to defend against cruise missiles, anti-surface ...

  • Sea: sonar systems

    Captas-4 Sonar 2087

    Captas-4 is a low-frequency active and passive variable depth sonar for platforms heavier than 3,000 tons. The Captas-4 is part of Thales' family of Captas ...

  • Naval: Radio and SATCOM

    SURFSAT-L

    Produced by Thales, SURFSAT-L is a SATCOM terminal designed for medium to large surface vessels. According to the manufacturer, it is designed to achieve a ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    SM-2 Block IIIC/Block IIICU

    The SM-2 Block IIIC and Block IIICU are medium-range, surface-to-air missiles with active radio frequency seekers. Both missiles are modifications to legacy SM-2 Block III/IIIA/IIIB ...

  • Frigates

    Zulfiquar Class (F-22P/Sword Class)

    Pakistan’s Zulfiquar-class frigates are also known as the F-22P or Sword-class; they are a modernised version of China’s Type 053H3 frigate. The ships are built ...

  • Frigates

    Jose Rizal Class (HDF-2600)

    The Jose Rizal-class frigates for the Philippine Navy (PN) are being built to the HDF-2600 design by Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries at its shipyard ...

  • Sea: naval fire control radar

    AN/SPY-1 air search radar

    Aegis isan integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to performanti-air and ballistic missile defence missions. The S-band phased-array AN/SPY-1D(V) radar acquires ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: fire control systems

    Aegis Weapon System

    Aegis Weapon System is an integrated missile guidance system used on USN and allied ships to perform anti-air and ballistic missile defence missions.  The S-band phased-array ...

  • Sea: sonar systems

    AN/SQR-19

    The AN/SQR-19 is a Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) produced by Lockheed Martin. The sonar is designed to detect and classify both submarines and surface vessels ...

  • Frigates

    Bergamini Class (FREMM)

    The Bergamini-class frigates for the Italian Navy are based on the Franco-Italian, European, multipurpose frigate design FREMM (European multi-mission Frigate/Fregata europea multi-missione). For Italy, the ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    AN/SQQ-89

    The AN/SQQ-89 is an ASW combat system incorporates and processes all the sonar information and LAMPS sensor data. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, there are currently ...

  • Data links

    Network Tactical Common Data Link

    Developed by BAE Systems, the Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) is a multi-link CDL system being produced for the US Navy. NTCDL provides the ...