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Navies’ top priority is protection

The TYPHOON family of stabilised, remotely-operated weapon stations provides extreme precision, reliability and the highest lethality against the spectrum of modern threats in the naval/maritime security environment. Photos: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Navies are preparing to defend against increasingly deadly threats. Many surface ship classes are to be shaped-up to better defend against the threat posed by any kinds of kinetic weapons. Hard-kill weapon systems form a significant element of the detect-control-engage chain at sea.

Eurosatory 2026

The combination of Kronos Mini and S-WISE provides naval forces with an integrated capability to operate both on the surface and underwater, improving situational awareness and response capacity against emerging threats in the maritime environment. Photos: ARQUIMEA

ARQUIMEA unveils Kronos Mini – a new autonomous naval system to reinforce its capabilities in naval loitering systems

Corvettes – Saudi Arabia

The Al Jubail class (AVANTE 2200) corvette is capable of performing anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and anti-air warfare. Photos: Navantia

Spain’s premier naval shipbuilder Navantia has signed a Follow-on Support Contract for services associated to the life cycle support of the first batch of five corvettes that have been delivered to Saudi Arabia. The contract has been signed with the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – with a duration of five years.

Navantia advances its collaboration strategy with the Croatian industry

The AVANTE 2200 corvette design already attracted the interest by Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

Spain’s premier naval shipbuilder Navantia signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with its Croatian partners, Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 and Nortes Blue, establishing a framework for strategic cooperation to develop a highly competitive and fully integrated proposal for the Croatian Navy’s multipurpose corvette programme.

Empowering frigate-type combatants

IAI’s DIAMOND solution provides an integrated off-the-shelf solution that eliminates the need for new warship construction or lengthy integration processes. The solution enables rapid deployment, shortens operational timelines, reduces costs and supports continuous modernisation in response to emerging threats and evolving mission requirements. Photo: Israel Aerospae Industries

IAI unveils DIAMOND – a new distributed warfare solution that expands the power of modern frigates operating in contested combat environments

Navantia to provide life-cycle support for the Turkish Navy

The Turkish Navy’s flagship, the drone carrier-amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu (L 400) has been ordered in June 2015 and commissioned on 10 April 2023. Photo: Turkish Naval Forces Command

Navantia and the Turkish Naval Shipyards General Directorate (TGM) formalised on 8 April, at TGM’s facilities in Ankara, the signing of a framework maintenance agreement for the amphibious ship TCG Anadolu (L 400), built in Turkey from a Navantia design based on the LHD Juan Carlos I and on the ALHDs for Australia.

Naval Forces