A Royal Navy warship destroyed a jet drone during the world’s largest test of naval and missile defences. Royal Navy HMS Defender deployed to Scotland’s Outer Hebrides for Formidable Shield 2023 to test missiles, systems, sensors and software against ballistic, subsonic and supersonic targets, alongside 13 NATO and partner nations. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The Type 45 led the Royal Navy’s participation as a dedicated air defence destroyer designed to shield a task group, culminating in a firing of its Sea Viper missile ..read more

The Croatian Navy has returned to Vestdavit for a repeat order of the latter’s PLAR-4000 davit for retrofitting on an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) after seeing its proven reliability on a range of operational missions. The order marks the latest order for Vestdavit of the compact and lightweight PLAR davit type that is widely used on naval and coastguard vessels. The PLAR-4000 davit, with boat-handling capacity of 4000kg, is designed with an aluminium frame that makes it 30% lighter than steel-structured equivalents to enhance vessel stability, while also minimizing corrosion. Reduced weight o ..read more

Fincantieri and its subsidiary Vard signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada and SH Defense, to establish the collaboration that will propose the Vigilance-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Canadian Navy. Fincantieri The project is part of the Government of Canada’s forthcoming naval acquisition strategy to replace the Kingston-class maritime coastal defence vessels. The Vigilance class vessels will be designed, built, and equipped in Canada. The ships will strike the balance between flexibility, modular adaptability, and size, according to ..read more

Shipbuilding company Austal has launched the sixth evolved Cape-class patrol vessel for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel, Austal Hull 816, was launched at the Henderson, Western Australia shipyard following 12 months of construction and just over 3 months after the launch of the 5th ECCPB, the future ADV Cape Woolamai, in February 2023. The 58-metre aluminium monohull patrol boat is the sixth of eight to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. The company delivered four evolved Cape-class patrol boats, ADV Cape Otway, ADV Cape Peron, ADV Cape Naturaliste, and ADV Cape Capricorn w ..read more

Kraken Robotics has secured a contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific.  Kraken Robotics As informed, under the scope of the contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH minehunting solution. The contract also includes a variety of support and sustainment options, including training, spares and operational support. The value of the deal is $9 million. Under the acquisition contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in the second quarter of 20 ..read more

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has been selected to construct the third U212NFS submarine for the Italian Navy. Fincantieri As informed, the deal received parliamentary approval and will now follow the standard administrative procedure. The programme, which includes two vessels contracted in 2021, as well as the creation of a Training Center, is led by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement, the international organization for joint armament cooperation). The first two vessels will be delivered in 2027 and 2029, with the steel cutting of the second unit sch ..read more

The Government of Canada has decided to invest an additional $2.5 billion into Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels fleet. Illustration; Photo: Canadian Coast Guard The investment will cover the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels, which play a critical role in our fleet, especially in shallow coastal waters and inland lakes and rivers where larger ships cannot operate. It will complete the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels fleet and enable the Canadian Coast Guard to acquire up to: Six Mid-shore Multi-Mission Vessels; One Near-Shore Fishery Research Vessel; 16 Specialty Ve ..read more

Boeing has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A Poseidon. As informed, the partners have identified opportunities to collaborate in a number of areas and will explore these in more detail, including jointly developing a P-8 service center in Singapore to support maintenance and engineering services. The P-8A is a long-range, multi-mission aircraft that delivers unmatched antisubmarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intellige ..read more

The Ministry of Defence of Malaysia has signed a contract with Leonardo to supply two ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) platforms. Leonardo A signing ceremony took place at LIMA 2023, a maritime and defence exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region held in Langkawi, Malaysia. This contract follows the selection of the solution offered by Leonardo announced last October, and includes the supply of two ATR special mission aircraft in maritime patrol configuration plus the related integrated logistic support and training services. The ATR 72 MPA is a twin-turboprop aircraft designed for ..read more

On 26 May, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) handed over the second MEKO A-200 EN frigate to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. TKMS The ceremony in Bremerhaven also included the naming of the vessel. The Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Navy, Vice Admiral Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa, named the ship Al-Qahhar, meaning “The Irresistible Subduer”. “This project is considered a role model for many countries in the field of joint military industrialization,” stated Vice Admiral Atwa. “The ongoing cooperation on naval surface vessels and submarines is one of the cornerstones of the long-term partne ..read more