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Naval Warfare
Horizon-class vessels complete critical design review in mid-life upgrade
8th April 2025
The critical design review puts the vessels on course to be fully upgraded by the end of 2030.
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Naval Warfare
Netherlands ties Naval Group into Walrus submarine replacement
12th September 2024
The new submarines have been scheduled for delivered from the 2030s onwards.
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Naval Warfare
Was acquiring the Aiviq polar vessel the right choice for the US Coast Guard?
28th January 2025
Previous structural and mechanical issues in the 20-plus year icebreaker might represent challenges for the service.
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Naval Warfare
Airbus wins €480 million contract to build communications network for French air and naval forces
26th February 2025
The IP Network, named RIFAN 3, will build on the work of previous RIFAN 2 network, with development work carried out on the new system between 2026 to 2030.
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Naval Warfare
Royal Australian Navy takes first Arafura OPV for testing
30th January 2025
Though the delivery marks progress, the delayed programme was slashed to six vessels in 2024.
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Naval Warfare
Israel Shipyards begins steel-cutting on new Reshef-class corvettes
20th February 2025
The new indigenously-built corvettes will replace Israel's Sa'ar 4.5 class which has been in service for four decades.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy commissions littoral ship Nantucket
19th November 2024
The vessel will be the 14th Freedom-class littoral ship in the Navy’s current fleet.
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Naval Warfare
Long development phases for capital ships not viable to deal with future threats, says Indra
27th February 2025
Defence technology firm Indra believes governments, militaries and industry must focus more on technology to achieve effective naval warfighting.
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Naval Warfare
Hellenic Navy launches second multipurpose FDI frigate, confirms talks on fourth
23rd September 2024
The HS Nearchos will join its sister ship HS Kimon in a variety of roles once it has been fully equipped and passed its sea trials. The delivery timeline for the fourth frigate remains unclear due to its late confirmation.
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Naval Warfare
Saab relaunches third upgraded Gotland-class submarine
14th February 2025
More than 20 of the central systems in HMS Halland were replaced as part of the upgrade, including sensors and command systems.
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Naval Warfare
Japan to boost surface fleet with new destroyers and missile ships
18th July 2024
Japan is enhancing its naval capabilities with the construction of the 13DDX advanced destroyer and Aegis System Equipped Vessels (AESV), aiming to strengthen its air and missile defence amid increasing security threats, particularly in East Asia.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy contracts X-Bow to boost rocket motor manufacture
3rd December 2024
The US has been battling hard to keep up with demand for solid rocket motors (SRMs).
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to provide missile tubes to Block VI Virginia-class submarines
4th April 2025
The construction of the Block V submarines is still ongoing, with none of the ten boats yet commissioned.
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Naval Warfare
Keel laid for Royal Navy’s next-generation nuclear submarine
25th March 2025
HMS Dreadnought will be the first of the four Dreadnought class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s. Following its keel-laying ceremony last week, Shephard takes a deeper dive into the class which will eventually replace the Royal Navy's long-standing Vanguard class of boats.
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Air Warfare
US Navy carrier ground control station conducts ‘first live control of a UAV’
8th November 2024
The US Navy (USN) used its MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS) with Lockheed Martin’s MDCX autonomy platform to control a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger UAS.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Constellation Class - FFG(X) (1-10)
Programme Background The FFG (X) programme was first announced with a Request for Information (RFI) released by the US Navy in July 2017 with a ...
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Frigates
Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
Programme Background Requirements The Hellenic Navy (HN) seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. The main goal is to ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. In January 2024, the Greek Minister of Defence announced the ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Constellation Class Frigates Procurement [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy seeks to modernize its Fleet by 2032 with second-hand and newly built ships. In January 2024, the Greek Minister of Defence announced the ...
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Frigates
FREMM Frigates [Morocco]
Programme Background It was first reported by local Italian media that Morocco has been in talks with Fincantieri for the potential acquisition of two FREMM ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Medium Landing Ship (1-8) [USMC]
Programme Background Development As part of the US Marine Corps' future force structure, it is developing a new platform under the Medium Lading Ship programme ...
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Frigates
Littoral Combat Ships [Egypt]
Requirements The Egyptian Navy is in the process of replacing four O. Perry-class frigates, two Knox-class frigates and two Descubierta-class corvettes. Although the O. Perry-class ...
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Frigates
Constellation Class - FFG(X) (11-20)
Programme Background Timeline The FFG (X) programme was first announced with a Request for Information (RFI) released by the US Navy in July 2017 with ...
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Frigates
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
Programme Background The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was developed in 2003 as a cheap and fast way to increase the size of the fleet ...
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Frigates
Fridtjof Nansen Frigates Replacement [Norway]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Norwegian Navy has four Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates. Five were originally built and delivered, but one sank in November 2018. Shephard forecasts that the ...
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Frigates
Stop-Gap Frigate Procurement [Greece]
Programme Background The Hellenic Navy is acquiring up to four new Frigates. This major equipment programme is the most discussed equipment issue on the Greek ...
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Frigates
FREMM EVO (11-12) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements As of October 2022, the Italian Navy operates a fleet of eight FREMM frigates, split equally between anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and General ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Navajo Class (T-ATS)
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) are replacing the ageing three remaining T-ATF 166 class tugboats and two remaining T-ARS 50 class ships with ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
LCAC 100 Class (SSC) [USN]
Programme Background Timeline The major role of the SSC will be deployment from landing ships in support of USN and USMC operations and the transport ...
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Destroyers
Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class (1-3) [Canada]
Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Constellation Class FFG(X)
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar, Sea: navigation radar
AN/SPS-67
The AN/SPS-67 is a two-dimensional, short-range naval surface search and navigation radar manufactured by Leonardo DRS. The system was designed to meet USN requirements for ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPS-49
The AN/SPS-49 is a two-dimensional long-range, naval air search radar developed and manufactured by Raytheon. The AN/SPS-49 is an integral component of the Cooperative Engagement Capability ...
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Frigates
Ulsan Class (FFX Batch IV)
With the FFX Batch-IV frigates, the ROK Navy aims to replace the Pohang-class corvettes, the Ulsan-class frigates and the Gwanggaeto-class destroyers. A total of six ...
