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News - Surface Navy Association

  • Naval Warfare

    Field Aerospace awarded USN KRACEn contract

    28th April 2020

    Field Aerospace confirmed on 27 April that it secured a 10-year Kits, Recovery, Augmentation, Components and Engines (KRACEn) multiple award contract (MAC) worth $6.1 billion …

  • Defence Notes

    USMC must transform to compete with China

    14th May 2020

    The US Marine Corps has a long and storied history in the Pacific, but the rise of China’s military is forcing the corps to either react …

  • Defence Notes

    US risks further erosion of global influence with confused strategy

    28th May 2020

    Amid the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic, as nations try to chart a way out of the crisis and focus on recovery, there has …

  • Naval Warfare

    COVID-19 prompts Poland to reassess naval plans

    30th April 2020

    The Polish MoD will have to reshape its Technical Modernization Plan and re-evaluate some of its procurement goals, due to the economic crisis that is …

  • Naval Warfare

    Hellenic Navy orders 11 SAR craft

    22nd April 2020

    The Hellenic Navy has placed an order for 11 METIS RIBs from Viking Life-Saving Equipment. The boats will be supplied by the company’s Greek branch, …

  • Air Warfare

    Australia selects SUAS+ while TUAV contenders prepare bids

    7th May 2020

    The Australian Army has two important UAV projects under way at present. The Small UAS ‘Plus’ (SUAS+) project has recently selected a winning platform, while …

  • Naval Warfare

    Coronavirus lacerates Thai naval spending

    21st April 2020

    The COVID-19 outbreak has now struck down the annual budget of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), which is being slashed by a third. In total, …

  • Naval Warfare

    South Korea installs HUSS to protect ports

    3rd April 2020

    South Korea has finished installing a new indigenously developed surveillance system that can monitor ports against threats such as surface vessels, submarines, submersibles, divers or …

  • Naval Warfare

    Textron to build more SSC hovercraft

    17th April 2020

    US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Textron a $386.28 million contract modification to build 15 more Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft. Work will be completed by January 2025 …

  • Naval Warfare

    USN welcomes USS Vermont into service

    20th April 2020

    The USN has commissioned the USS Vermont into active service as the 19th Virginia-class fast attack submarine. Despite a cancellation of the usual public ceremony, the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Baltic Workboats supplying two vessels to Estonian Navy

    20th April 2020

    The Estonian Navy has placed an order for two force protection boats from Baltic Workboats which will aim to plug smaller gaps in the Navy’s …

  • Naval Warfare

    China adds to SSBN fleet

    30th April 2020

    The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) celebrated its 71st anniversary on 23 April, and ahead of the milestone commissioned two new Type 094 Jin-class nuclear-powered …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Australian Army to acquire EW attack capability

    7th May 2020

    Procurement of a new Australian Army electronic attack capability is set to begin this year. Indeed, acquisition of a force-level EW system that includes an …

  • Air Warfare

    AVIC test flies AG600 amphibious aircraft over sea

    15th April 2020

    The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed tests of its AG600 large amphibious aircraft over sea. The company confirmed the development on 14 …

  • Air Warfare

    US eyes B-1 for prototype air-launched hypersonic strike capability

    27th April 2020

    The USAF plans to upgrade B-1 Lancer bombers (pictured) to carry substantial loads of some of the most advanced long-range munitions in the US inventory, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Ship-launched torpedoes

    UMGT-1 torpedo

    The UMGT-1 is a Soviet-designed universal small-sized homing torpedo with a 400 mm caliber, developed for engaging both surface ships and submarines. Its compact size ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Loki

    Loki is a Ukrainian mini fixed-wing drone designed by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). The drone is launched from a pneumatic launcher ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Thor

    Thor is a Ukrainian fixed-wing small drone manufactured by the National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries (NAUDI). Powered by a lithium polymer or lithium-ion battery, ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Ghost

    Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    SCOMBA

    SCOMBA is a combat management system developed by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. It has been in service with the Spanish Navy since 2010 across ...

  • Sea: procedural training

    IMAT

    DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 400

    At AUSA 2025, AeroVironment (AV) unveiled the Switchblade 400, a rocket-launched, medium-range, man-portable loitering munition. AV states the aircrat has been designed to defeat tanks and heavy ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Sea Giraffe 4A

    The Sea Giraffe 4A is a medium-to-long-range surveillance radar produced by Swedish manufacturer Saab. The radar is designed to provide automatic and simultaneous air and ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Surface Scout

    The Surface Scout is a two-dimensional, medium-range naval surveillance radar manufactured by Thales Netherlands. The radar is designed to automatically detect and track small surface objects in heavy ...

  • Military - USVs

    Marlin

    Marlin is a Turkish uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with electronic warfare and other equipment that has been used on exercises with the Turkish Navy.

  • EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    SeaFLIR 380-HD

    The SeaFLIR 380-HD is a long-range, multispectral surveillance system for surface vessels. Manufactured by Teledyne FLIR, the system combines HD IR, colour or SWIR spectral information. According to ...

  • Military - USVs

    Bluebottle

    Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

  • Military - USVs

    Sentinel - Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)

    Sentinel is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) built from the decommissioned HMAS Maitland , a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Armidale-class Patrol Boat.

  • Sea: procedural training

    SEWTT

    The Surface Electronic Warfare Team Trainer (SEWTT) is a software application developed by EWA GSI as a next-generation tactical training application for US Navy surface ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    JTRS Later Increment Waveforms

    A number of waveforms are scheduled for implementation in later JTRS increments: WNW with low probability of intercept/detection and bandwidth-efficient advanced modulation; SRW with LPI/LPD; ...