Training

Babcock to partner with companies to develop improved VR training system

12th April 2024

Ship and vehicle builder Babcock has been looking to build on its defence training division through new partnerships.

Naval Warfare

Northrop Grumman unveils Manta Ray UUV

9th April 2024

The uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype was built through a programme by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and assembled in Northrop Grumman’s Annapolis facility.

Naval Warfare

New medium-class hopper dredge for US Department of Defense

3rd April 2024

The medium-class hopper dredge (MCHD) will be constructed in Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Florida facilities and delivered by 2027.

Naval Warfare

Indonesia chooses French Naval Group to support building of two submarines

2nd April 2024

Indonesia has signed a contract with Naval Group to support the construction of two Scorpene Evolved Full LIB submarines via technology transfer.

Naval Warfare

Brazil’s Navy launches third Riachuelo attack submarine

28th March 2024

The ceremony was attended by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Naval Warfare

UK and Australian defence deal agreed as BAE wins nuclear submarine contract

21st March 2024

Deal signed in Canberra will see Australia and the UK bolster their defence partnership via operational agreements, security consultancy and further deals for their primary defence firms.

Minehunters

Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Belgium]

Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCM, which are due to ...

Military UAS - tactical

Skeldar V-200 Dutch Navy

Programme Background The Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice calling for information regarding the potential acquisition of a vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial ...

Military UAS - tactical

Skeldar V-200 Belgian Navy

Programme Background For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice calling for information regarding the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Spy Ranger SMDR - Contracted (France)

Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

Minehunters

Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]

Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Spy Ranger SMDR - Option (France)

Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

Minehunters

Project SEA 1905 - MMCMMS

Programme Background Australia are looking to acquire up to eight new advanced mine countermeasures/hydrographic survey vessels under the Project SEA 1905 Maritime Mine Countermeasures Programme. ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Project Sea 1000 (Attack Class) - Barracuda Design Naval Group

Programme Background The competition for Australia’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine project for 12 new SSKs was won by the French shipbuilder Naval Group in 2016 ...

Corvettes

Multirole Corvette Programme [Romania]

Programme Background Timeline Romania, since 2014. has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. In ...

Minehunters

Al Jawf Class Replacement [Saudi Arabia]

Programme Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges the replacement of three Al Jawf-class minehunters. Based on the Sandown-class design, the ships entered service in the ...

OPVs

Patrouilleurs Hauturiers OPVS (former Patrouilleurs Océanique) [France]

Programme Background Requirements The programme aims to procure new OPVs that will replace the D'Estienne d'Orves-class and the Flamant-class vessels. The OPVs are intended to be armed ...

Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

SNLE 3G [France]

Programme Background Requirements Included in the 2019-2025 Military Plan Law is the replacement of the four Le Triomphant-class SSBNs with four third-generation SSBNs (SNLE 3G) beginning ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

HT-750 [UAE]

Programme Background In January 2024, EDGE Group announced that the UAE MoD had signed a deal for 200 uncrewed helicopters manufactured by ANAVIA, of which ...

Corvettes

Gowind 2500 [UAE]

Programme Background Timeline The Gowind 2500 design has proved a popular export, and variants have been ordered by four countries. Naval Group confirmed the sale of ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Submarine Procurement [Indonesia]

Programme Background Requirements The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) have for some time expressed aspirations for a large submarine fleet, with reports over the last 15 years ...

Military - USVs, Military - UUVs

UMIS

UMIS (Unmanned MCM Information System), unveiled at Euronaval 2016, uses a collaborative system of surface and underwater robots. The UMIS MCM deploys AUVs carrying the ...

Military - UUVs

K-Ster C

K-Ster C is a mine disposal system (MDS) equipped with a tiltable warhead. It is also equipped with a dual-frequency sonar for long-range target detection ...

Military - UUVs

K-Ster I

K-Ster I is a lightweight, self-propelled ROV developed for mine warfare applications. K-Ster I is easy to deploy from any type of naval platform, including ...

Military - UUVs

A18

The A18 is a high-resolution, high-coverage, mid-size AUV. It is able to perform missions such as homeland security, hydrographic survey, mine countermeasures and rapid environmental ...

Military - USVs

Inspector 90

The USV Inspector 90 is a multipurpose drone platform based on hydro-jet propulsion, able to be operated in autonomous mode, remoted control or onboard steering. ...

Military UGVs

Cobra Mk2

The Cobra Mk2 is a 5kg UGV designed for EOD/IED disposal and CBRN operations. The modular architecture of the Cobra Mk2 E supports different types of ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Scorpene Class

The Chilean Scorpene-class were procured from the consortium composed of Naval Group and Navantia in the late 1990s. The submarines, which were delivered between 2005 and ...

Military - UUVs

A18-M

The A18-M AUV is a configuration of ECA Group’s A18 AUV family, dedicated to military applications. With magnetic and acoustic signatures compliant to STANAG 1364, ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

I4 Drone

The I4 Drone is a multi-drone, multi-environment mission system for naval drones. It has been designed and developed by Naval Group (formerly DCNS) for an ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

IT180

The Infotron IT180 VTOL mini-UAS is designed to perform a range of missions in civilian and military sectors, such as surveillance, site protection, inspection, pollution ...

Military - USVs

Inspector 125

The USV Inspector 125 is a multipurpose naval platform designed for demanding operations in various sea state conditions. It is capable of manned, remote-controlled and ...

Military - USVs

Inspector 120

The Inspector 120 USV is a multipurpose naval platform by ECA Group that was unveiled in 2018. It is based on the proven Inspector 90 ...

Minehunters

City Class

Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...

Military - UUVs

A9-M

The A9 is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. This AUV embeds the latest ...

Military UGVs

TSR 202

The TSR 202 is a UGV in service with French forces and other military and police forces around the world for EOD/IED detection and neutralisation, ...