0 A prototype of the UK Royal Navy’s next-generation Spearfish heavyweight torpedo has successfully completed a first in-water trial at the BUTEC range . The trial is part of a five-year, £270 million Demonstration and Full Manufacture contract awarded in December 2014 that will see BAE Systems upgrade current SpearfishRead More →
Project Vahana The replacement of the RN’s existing workboats − known as Project Vahana − is being managed by the Commercially Supported Shipping Boats team in the MoD’s Defence and Equipment Support organisation. AEUK’s scope of supply covers the delivery of up to 38 workboats, plus an extended in-service supportRead More →
BVLOS & Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies’ Indago 2 Lockheed Martin, in partnership with Canadian UAVs, has completed the first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) pipeline and well assets inspection using the Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies’ Indago 2 unmanned aerial system (UAS). SA ArtilleryRead More →
SeaSpider system Currently at technology readi- ness level 6, the co-development phase will work to transition the system to production maturity through the explosive section of the SeaSpider. Atlas Elektronik and Magellan Aerospace will seek concurrent qualification and certi- fication for NATO and Allied force deployment. The fully assembled SeaSpiderRead More →
Swedish defence and security company Saab has begun construction of the first of two new-generation A 26 submarines for the Royal Swedish Navy. First steel for the pressure hull was cut at Saab Kockums’ Karlskrona shipyard, formally marking the start of the programme’s production phase.Read More →
(Bofors) Carl-Gustaf 84mm Although it has been around since 1948, the Saab Dynamics (Bofors) Carl-Gustaf 84mm recoilless-rifle weapon system remains one of the most versatile weapons on the battlefield to date. It has proved of considerable significance to the special forces community. Its suitability for urban warfare makes it aRead More →
RN orders workboat fleet Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) is to supply and support a new fleet of modular, multipurpose workboats for the UK Royal Navy (RN) under a £48 million Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract. To be known as the SEA class, the new modular and reconfigurable craft, ranging fromRead More →
Atlas Elektronik During the co-development phase, Atlas Elektronik Canada,locatedin Victoria, British Columbia, will work with Magellan Aerospace out of its facilities in Winnipeg and Rockwood, Manitoba. Atlas Elektronik Naval Weapons Division in Wedel, Germany, will provide ongoing support. Once completed, the SeaSpider will provide vital ATT capability for hard-kill defenceRead More →
0 MBDA has delivered hardware for the first Sea Ceptor local anti-air missile system installation after the Royal Navy approved a ‘commit to fitting’ for the Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll.Read More →
Wescam Order On 20 February, just before IDEX 2015 began, Wescam announced that it had received an order for 28 MX-15D electro-optical/infrared imaging and target designator turrets from Iomax USA. These will have high-definition EO and IR imaging sensors, a two-channel colour and low-light spot- ter, a laser illuminator, aRead More →
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