Navantia in Sweden – through-life support of modern frigates
The visit of the Spanish Navy’s Álvaro de Bazán class guided missile frigate SPS Almirante Juan de Borbón (F 102) to Schweden provided Spain’s premier naval shipbuilder Navantia with an opportunity to present its experience and capabilities in the design, construction and through-life support of complex surface combatants in a NATO context.
Signals Intelligence
Some navies have them and some do not. Signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection ships may seem like a niche capability, according to Dr. Thomas Withington, who specialises in radar, communications systems, electronic warfare (EW) and all things of C4I. “SIGINT ships operate beneath a thick cloak of secrecy, yet visually they may be among a navy’s most distinct vessels”, he suggested.
What’s the role of rare earth elements?
Dependence of strategic and critical raw materials may soon replace today’s dependence on oil
Drones: decoupling supply chains from China
“The challenge to mass producing hover-optimised […] drones has revealed systemic vulnerabilities in the West, stemming from a heavy reliance on Chinese-origin rare earth elements […] It is critical for Western governments to strengthen cooperation across supply chains.”
Coup de Caracas
Early Saturday morning, US military forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. According to US official sources, both will be held pending legal proceedings in the US.
Synergies that matter
To date, the global inventory of P-8 Poseidon submarine-hunting aircraft has completed over 700,000 flight hours. The high speed of the P-8A enables it to reach its relevant area of operation more quickly than any other maritime patrol aircraft.
Chess Dynamics – excellence in surveillance and naval fire control
Naval Forces spoke with Jim Parrott about Chess Dynamics‘ perspective in the field of electro-optics and fire control. Jim has been appointed Naval Sales Manager in November 2024.
Boeing contracts Lufthansa Technik Defense for sustainment of German Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
Boeing and Lufthansa Technik Defense signed a multi-year contract on comprehensive technical sustainment services for the German Navy’s eight P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), the first of which was delivered earlier this month.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
EUROATLAS and strategic partner EvoLogics are proceeding with sea trials of their GREYSHARK™ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
Second S-80 class submarine hits the water and prepares for testing phase
The submarine sits in the water after a long an delicate manoeuvre, carried out over several hours using a floating dock and involving a series of essential tasks and checks to ensure the operation was conducted safely, both inside and outside the submarine.