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News - royal navy

  • Land Warfare

    India's new rifle opts for 7.62mm

    13th December 2016

    The Indian Army is rerunning a competition for a general assault rifle to replace the problematic Indian Small Arms System (INSAS). The specifications for the new …

  • Military Logistics

    SEA to support Royal Navy sonars

    13th December 2016

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a two year contract worth £1 million to Cohort subsidiary SEA to provide technical support for a …

  • Military Logistics

    BAE Systems wins AWD support

    13th December 2016

    BAE Systems Australia will support the Royal Australian Navy’s three Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs) as they are delivered and transitioned into service under …

  • Naval Warfare

    Belgian-Dutch intent goes beyond joint ship procurement

    12th December 2016

    In addition to the joint procurement of new frigates and mine hunters under a letter of intent signed by Belgium and the Netherlands in Brussels …

  • Military Logistics

    Canada selects C295W aircraft

    12th December 2016

    The Canadian government has selected the Airbus C295W aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue programme.The 16 aircraft will be modified …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    French A9-M AUVs to receive comms upgrade

    12th December 2016

    ECA Group is set to update the French Navy’s A9-M AUVs will new long range communication capabilities, the company announced on 7 December. The six …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Leonardo in frame for Bangladesh ASW helicopter order

    12th December 2016

    The Bangladesh Navy (BN) has launched a hunt for two anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters in the 2017 financial year. The desired platform must be a …

  • Training

    Royal Navy invests in reservist facility

    9th December 2016

    The UK Royal Navy has announced an investment of £11million in a new facility for reservists to be built in Cardiff Bay, Wales. The investment …

  • Naval Warfare

    OPV river flows for Royal Navy

    9th December 2016

    The long expected contract for ships four and five of the River-class Batch 2 programme for the Royal Navy (RN) was announced on 8 November.  …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Leonardo to test new decoy

    9th December 2016

    Having already secured UK orders for its BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), Leonardo is now forging ahead with an additional variant that could further boost international …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Sea Lion takes to the air

    8th December 2016

    Germany’s NH90 Sea Lion naval multirole helicopter has officially flown for the first time, placing the type squarely in the frame for potential future selection …

  • Special Operations

    Belgium builds SF capability

    8th December 2016

    Under Belgium's strategic vision 2030 defence plan, the nation’s special forces (SF) will be expanded and reorganized. In addition to increasing the size of the …

  • Special Operations

    UK adds to SF rifle inventory

    8th December 2016

    The UK MoD has placed an order for more L119A2 (C8) assault rifles, which is the carbine variant that is used by the UK’s special …

  • Training

    US to sell EW range to Australia

    8th December 2016

    The US State Department has approved a $115 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request by Australia for an additional AEA-18G Electronic Warfare (EW) Range System …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop to upgrade RNLAF ECM pods

    7th December 2016

    Northrop Grumman will upgrade the AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods on the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16 aircraft fleet under a contract announced on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Submarine-launched torpedoes

    Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS

    The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...

  • Military - UUVs

    XV Excalibur

    XV Excalibur is an Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) built by UK-based MSubs, in conjunction with the Royal Navy. It is an experimental vessel ...

  • AMAS

    AMAS – Australian Minesweeping System – was developed with the assistance of the Defence Science & Technology Organisation and the Royal Australian Navy. It adopts ...

  • Frigates

    Hunter Class (Type 26)

    The Hunter-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy are based on the Type 26 design. The ships are set to replace the Anzac-class under the ...

  • Sea: naval fire control radar

    Ceros 200

    The Ceros 200 is a radar and optronic tracking system designed for use on naval vessels. When interfaced with modern missile or gun systems, it ...

  • Frigates

    Naresuan Class

    The Naresuan-class guided-missile frigates are a modified variant of the Chinese-built Type 053 frigate. The two ships-in-class were built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation ...

  • Destroyers

    River Class (Type 26)

    The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK Royal Navy, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Royal Danish Navy MH-60R MOFT

    In January 2014, CAE was awarded an FMS contract by the USN to develop an MH-60R mission operational flight trainer (MOFT) for the Royal Danish ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    AN/SPY-7(V)1

    The AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a solid-state naval surveillance radar produced and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The system is expected to be fully integrated into programmes for ...

  • Frigates

    Jacob Van Heemskerck Class

    The Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates were ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates that also served under the Chilean Navy, also known as the Latorre-class. Two anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) ...

  • Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

    RD-170BT

    The RD-170BT is a man-portable surveillance radar deployed ashore to protect moored patrol boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy. 

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

    Walrus

    The Walrus is a mini rotary-wing UAV manufactured by the Royal Navy's 700X Naval Air Squadron.  As stressed during the December 2022 announcement, Walrus has been ...

  • Minehunters

    Sandown Class

    The Sandown class vessels are coastal minehunters and OPVs in service with the UK Royal Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces as the Al Jawf class. Additionally, ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Mission Specialist Defender

    The Mission Specialist Defender is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) developed by VideoRay, now part of BlueHalo's unmanned maritime systems. The ROV is known ...

  • Frigates

    Type 22 (Batch 1)

    The Type 22 frigates were previously the Broadsword-class in service with the UK's Royal Navy. The vessels were built in three batches, with the first ...