Naval Warfare

Babcock to take over upkeep of Royal Navy Type-23 frigates

24th April 2024

The Royal Navy’s Type-23 Duke-class frigates for the UK Royal Navy were designed as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships but now have a multi-role function. Of the 16 Type 23s built, 12 remain in service with the Royal Navy and will be replaced by the Type-26 frigates before 2035.

Naval Warfare

Austal completes autonomy trials with former Royal Australian Navy patrol boat

24th April 2024

The work took place under the Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT), which has been a collaboration between Austal, Greenroom Robotics, the Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre and the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Warfare Innovation Navy Branch.

Naval Warfare

Keel laid for third Hellenic Navy frigate as harbour trials start for first

23rd April 2024

On 24 March 2022, Greece and Naval Group have signed a contract for three defence and intervention (FDI) frigates. Two warships will be due for delivery in 2025 and the third expected the following year, with the deal including an option to add a fourth frigate to be ready in 2027.

Training

First US Navy T-54A training aircraft delivery arrives

23rd April 2024

Arrival of the first two T-54A multi-engine training system aircraft will allow the US Navy to begin the decommissioning process of its ageing T-44C Pegasus aircraft on schedule.

Air Warfare

Doodle Labs expands use of its radios on UAV systems

19th April 2024

Mesh Rider is a SWaP (Size, Weight and Power) optimised mesh radio designed for uncrewed systems and supports six frequency bands in a single transceiver and AES-256 encryption. It was developed in cooperation with the US Defense Innovation Unit.

Land Warfare

US deploys Mid-Range Capability missile defence system to the Philippines

16th April 2024

Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile defence system has leveraged Lockheed Martin’s expertise with two in-service USN systems: the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) and the Aegis Weapon System.

Patrol boats

Project 22160 - Algeria

Programme BackgroundAlgeria and Russia reached an agreement for the purchase of a Project 22160 patrol vessel in May 2018. The Project 22160 is a new type ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Ivan Gren Class (Project 11711)

Programme Background The Ivan Gren-class (Project 11711) large amphibious assault ships (LST) have been designed for the Russian Navy by Nevskoe Design Bureau to undertake landing operations ...

Aircraft carriers

Russian Aircraft Carrier Programme

Programme BackgroundThe lack of aircraft operational aircraft carrier within the Russian Navy has been a considerable sore spot for a number of years. At the ...

OPVs

Ice Class (Project 23550) (Boarder Guard)

Programme Background Two Ivan Papanin-class missile-carrying patrol craft are being built by Admiralty shipyard under Project 23550 for the Russian Navy. The vessels will be ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Project 22350 / Orlan-10 (Russia)

Programme Background The Russian Navy is following emerging trends of crewed surface vessels, including surface combatants, for the launch, operation and recovery of uncrewed maritime ...

Corvettes

Steregushchy Class (Project 20380) (11-18)

Programme BackgroundThe Steregushchiy class (Project 20380) corvettes are designed to operate in littoral combat zones and engage with enemy ships and submarines. The multi-role missions ...

Frigates

Admiral Gorshkov Class (Project 22350) (9 – 20)

Programme BackgroundThe Admiral Gorshkov class is to consist of between 15 to 20 stealth frigates being built the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg for ...

Corvettes

Gremyashchiy Class (Project 20385)

Programme Background Designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, the Gremysashchy class corvettes (Project 20385) were constructed by JSC Severnaya Verf, a shipbuilding company ...

Corvettes

Merkuriy Class (Project 20386)

Programme Background Requirements The Russian Navy has been streamlining the number of new ship classes to reduce logistic and maintenance costs, meaning around two to ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Improved Kilo/Varshavyanka Class (Project 636.3) 6-12

Programme Background Spurred by the success of the 636 design and delays to its own Lada-class (Project 677) SSK, the Russian Federation Navy built six ...

Patrol boats

Project 22160 - Russia

Programme Background Project 22160 is a new type of patrol ship in production for the Russian Navy. The new form of combat unit designed by ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

BMP-3F (Russia)

Programme Background The Russian Navy's Naval Infantry are believed to have first tested the Kurganmashzavod BMP-3F in 2010, but at that time the service opted ...

Frigates

Admiral Gorshkov Class (Project 22350) (1 - 8)

Programme Background The Admiral Gorshkov-class is to consist of between 15 to 20 stealth frigates being built the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg for ...

Corvettes

Buyan M Class (Project 21631)

Programme Background The Buyan-M class (Project 21631) vessels under construction for the Russian Navy are being built by Zelenodolsk (A M Gorky) shipyard for the ...

Frigates

Project 22350M

Programme Background  The Project 22350M frigates will be an improved variant of the Admiral Gorshkov (Project 22350) frigates currently under construction for the Russian Navy. ...

Ship-launched torpedoes

Paket-E/NK

Paket is a Russian anti-torpedo/anti-submarine system. It comprises a launcher for 324mm torpedoes, a control system and a hydroacoustic target designation station. It was first ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

Fregat M2EM / Top Plate

The Fregat M2EM, also known as Top Plate or Top Steer, is a Russian E-band surveillance radar with integrated IFF capability. The radar is capable ...

Land: RWS

Nanuk Russian

Rheinmetall Canada's Nanuk RWS family includes this variant for non-NATO weapons, which combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a versatile weapon cradle that ...

Land: RWS

Qimek Russian

Rheinmetall's Qimek single-weapon RWS family includes a variant for non-NATO weapons, which combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a versatile weapon cradle for ...

Sea: naval fire control radar

Bagira MR-123-02

The Bagira Fire Control System (FCS) is also known as MR123, Bass Tilt or Vympel. Originally developed in the Soviet Union, the Bagira FCS can be used ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

E-801M

The X-band E-801 airborne early warning and control radar equips the Kamov Ka-31 medium-lift utility helicopter. The radar can track up to 20 targets simultaneously. It ...

Fighter - naval

Su-33

The Su-33, also known as the Su-27K (NATO reporting name Flanker-D), is a carrier-based single-seat fighter designed by Sukhoi based on the Su-27 to meet the ...

Military helicopters - attack

Ka-52K

The Ka-52K, designed by the Kamov Design Bureau and built by the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, is a shipborne combat helicopter being developed for the ...

OPVs

Project 21180

Four Project 21180 icebreakers were initially planned for the Russian Navy, however following the high cost of the lead vessel Ilya Muromets, only one Project 21180 ship ...

Corvettes

Steregushchiy Class (Project 20380)

The Steregushchiy-class corvettes, also known as Project 20380 and 20381, are multirole vessels designed by Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau for the Russian Navy. Built to ...

Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes

VA-111/Shkval

Shkval is a a supercaptivation torpedo launched originally in 1977 by the Soviet Union. Today, it is deployed by the Russian Navy and produced by ...

Maritime patrol, Transport

Be-200

The Be-200 multipurpose amphibious aircraft is designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company and manufactured by Irkut. The platform is intended to patrol maritime EEZs and ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Altius

The Altius, sometimes referred to as the Altair, Altius-O or Altius-U, is a long-endurance MALE UAS developed by Kronshtadt Group (previously known as Transas) and Simonov ...

Patrol boats

Grachonok Class (Project 21980)

The Granchonok Class, Russian designation Project 21980, is a class of anti-saboteur and large guard boats. The vessels have been being built for the Russian ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Ivan Gren Class (Project 11711)

The Ivan Gren-class (Project 11711) landing ships have been designed for the Russian Navy to undertake landing operations on hostile territory and conduct hardware and equipment ...