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News - Littoral Combat Ship

  • Military Logistics

    Keel laid for future USNS Miguel Keith

    1st February 2018

    Work has begun on the US Navy’s future Expeditionary Sea Base 5 (ESB 5) at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The first …

  • Land Warfare

    IDF takes on new AS60 shoulder-launched weapon

    15th February 2018

    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have signed an agreement for the acquisition of thousands of new lightweight shoulder-fired rockets for …

  • Military Logistics

    USS Fitzgerald arrives for repairs

    23rd January 2018

    The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald has arrived in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for repair and upgrade work.USS Fitzgerald arrived aboard heavy lift vessel MV …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Rolls-Royce opens autonomous shipping research centre

    31st January 2018

    Rolls-Royce has opened a research facility in Turku, Finland, to develop the technologies needed to shape the future autonomous global shipping industry. The centre includes …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Patroller to play key role in OCEAN2020

    13th February 2018

    Safran’s Patroller UAS will play a central role in the OCEAN2020 project being led by Leonardo. The European Defence Fund programme aims to develop a …

  • Training

    DADS reverts back to Top Aces

    17th February 2018

    Discovery Air Defence Services, originally known as Top Aces, has reverted to its former name. Although trading as Discovery Air Defence until 1 February, the …

  • Defence Notes

    New US defence strategy promises big ticket investments

    19th January 2018

    The Pentagon’s new National Defence Strategy (NDS) has outlined preparations for a conflict with strategic competitors Russia and China, while the Pentagon says it is …

  • Naval Warfare

    Australia inks Sea 1180 OPV contract

    2nd February 2018

    A contract worth more than A$3 billion ($2.4 billion) for 12 OPVs for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has been signed with Lürssen, the Australian …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Global ambitions for H135 military trainer

    12th February 2018

    Airbus Helicopters is marketing the H135 light twin-engine helicopter as a training platform to the US, Spanish and Mexican armed forces, the company has told …

  • Military Logistics

    Oshkosh Defense wins FMTV A2 contract

    12th February 2018

    Oshkosh Defense has received a contract from the US Army to supply the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 variant, the company announced on …

  • Land Warfare

    Delivery of first Ajax variant imminent

    29th January 2018

    British Army training units are preparing for the imminent delivery of the first Ajax variant after the completion of government acceptance testing (GAT). The first …

  • Naval Warfare

    ADECS 2018: ASEAN shipbuilders struggle to climb the food chain

    31st January 2018

    Most countries in the ASEAN region have a local shipbuilding industry – Vietnam, for example, has the fifth largest such industry in the world – …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Rheinmetall, Sikorsky partner for Germany heavy-lift

    9th February 2018

    Rheinmetall has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Sikorsky to jointly compete in the German Air Force heavy-lift helicopter programme. Under the agreement, the companies …

  • Land Warfare

    British Army prepares for urban combat increase

    6th February 2018

    The recent surge in fighting in densely-populated cities, particularly in Iraq and Syria, is leading Western armies to reassess how they train and prepare for …

  • Military Logistics

    ESB completes first integrated trials

    25th January 2018

    Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams has completed its first integrated trials, the US Naval Sea Systems Command announced on 23 January. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    COMBATSS-21

    Produced by Lockheed Martin, the Littoral Combat Ship Component Based Total Ship System – 21st Century (COMBATSS-21) is a modular, scalable open combat management system that can be ...

  • Military - UUVs

    RMMV

    The Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) was a semi-submersible AUV developed as part of the AN/WLD-1(V) Remote Minehunting System (RMS) for the USN’s Littoral Combat Ship ...

  • Military - USVs

    USSV-HTF

    The US Office of Naval Research previously used the Unmanned Sea Surface Vehicle-High Tow Force (USSV-HTF) to test various technological features that could be incorporated ...

  • EO/IR systems

    COBRA

    The Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) system was part of Northrop Grumman's airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) product line. It was adopted as the AN/DVS-1 ...

  • Marine engines

    MTU 4000

    The MTU Series 4000 is manufactured by Rolls-Royce UK. The engine consists of a 90° V cylinder configuration and has a displacement/cylinder capacity of 4.77 ...

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    SeaRAM

    SeaRAM is an MK 15 CIWS variant which replaces the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System’s 20mm gun with a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block II launcher. ...

  • Corvettes

    Littoral Mission Ship (LMS 92)

    Based on the C92 corvette design, the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) 92 has been developed by Dearsan shipyard to meet the requirements of the Malaysian LMS ...

  • Sea: naval fire control radar

    TMX/EO

    The TMX/EO three-axis tracking module is equipped with X-band radar and TV camera, IR camera and laser rangefinder, for precision measurement of aerial, naval and ...

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

    MQ-8C Fire Scout

    The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...

  • Data links

    T-Series Model S

    Model S is a shipboard, high-bandwidth, full-duplex ground terminal for communication with CDL airborne-configured systems. The terminal is software-configurable and supports the standard CDL waveform, ...

  • Frigates

    DW3000

    The Royal Thai Navy ordered a DW3000F design multipurpose frigate from South Korea's Hanwha Ocean based on the Daegu-class frigate in service with the Republic ...

  • Frigates

    HCX-21

    South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has unveiled the HCX-21, a trimaran vessel designed for Navies and Coast Guards. The lightweight future surface combatant ...

  • Patrol boats

    LMV 60

    The LMV 60 is part of Fassmer's Littoral Mission Vessels. According to the manufacturer, the design approach allows for a modular increase of combat capability ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    TRS-4D

    The TRS-4D is a three-dimensional multi-functional naval surveillance radar produced by German manufacturer Hensoldt. The radar is primarily designed for surveillance and target acquisition. The ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    9LV Combat Management System

    Developed by Saab, the 9LV CMS provides scalable options for naval combat systems, and has been delivered on more than 230 ships – from small patrol ...