“Thordonizing” Vessels
Singapore-based NewShore Solutions Pte Ltd has become the latest addition to Thordon Bearings’ network of authorized distributors, with responsibility for increasing the Canadian bearing and seal manufacturer’s presence in both Singapore and Malaysia.
Tyrfing
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, along with its German partners Diehl Defence and MBDA Deutschland, have teamed to ensure the successful development of the future Norwegian-German SuperSonic Strike Missile (3SM) known as Tyrfing. The Norwegian government announced this initiative in November 2023 and the industry team essential for the success of this project have now entered their partnership agreement.
Spanish Navy: First indigenously-built submarine sets international standards
The commissioning of the first boat, SPS Isaac Peral (S 81), on 30 November 2023, is a significant milestone for the Spanish Navy (Armada). She was expected to be launched after summer 2020, but due to the COVID-19 crisis, the project has been delayed. It is suggested that the building of four S-80 submarines will help strengthen Spain’s naval defence capabilities at a regional and
Mission-critical communications
High throughput satellite (HTS) technology has proven to be an essential aspect of high data rate communications for government and first responder beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) connectivity in remote areas of the world where cellular and terrestrial communication paths are not available or dependable.
Drones provide high hopes for better security
The emergence of sophisticated unmanned aircraft – UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) – advocates the new strong tendency in the security environment: they offer energy companies with another
HENSOLDT UK to equip Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships
HENSOLDT UK has been selected by Navantia UK to provide key systems to the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships. The new vessels will incorporate Quadome Naval 3D air and surface surveillance radar,
Bytes from Ukraine
More than two years have passed since Ukraine was invaded. While the effects of the physical conflict are devastating for Ukraine, the war being fought in cyberspace dims in comparison, contrary to widespread expectation. The Russo-Ukrainian War provides an interesting test case for the role of cyberattacks in warfare,
Land Attack Briefing
Naval fleets aim to rebuild their shipboard naval surface fire support (NSFS) capability with newer-generation guns and ammunition. This is a worldwide trend. While many warship classes have the standard 76mm/62-calibre gun mount as the primary means of NSFS, others are going for larger, notably 127mm and 155mm calibre guns, to fulfil this task, including land attack.
Growing NATO’s uncrewed capability
The Portuguese Navy’s (Marinha Portuguesa) annual REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems) exercise is already one of the most significant national- and alliance-level activities for building maritime uncrewed systems (MUS) capability. In the face of emerging threats and enduring instability in the Euro-Atlantic theatre, its significance is only increasing.
Voith supplies propulsion package
Voith has secured an order from the Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia to supply the complete propulsion package for their new submarine rescue ship BAM IS (Buque de Acción Marítima de Intervención Subacuática; Underwater Intervention Maritime Action Vessel),
