USS-Bataan

ESG amphibious capability boosts US, allied Euro-Atlantic presence

Published in the October/November 2020 issue - Rear Admiral Robert Katz, Commander explains how expeditionary strike groups are central to how the United States...
Surface-Navy

SNA National Symposium Set to Kick Off Virtually on Monday, 11 January 2021

The Surface Navy Association will hold its 33rd Annual National Symposium January 11-15, 2021. The symposium is being held as a virtual event this...
USS-Donald-Cook

Black Sea Flash Point

As Turkey vacillates its affections between NATO and Russia, and since the Russian seizure of Crimea and military action in eastern Ukraine, naval patrols...
BorderForce1-RAF-A400M-observer

Royal Air Force aircraft support Border Force operations over English Channel

On Monday 10 August 2020, the UK Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, approved the use of an Royal Air Force A400M Atlas to support the...
SKELDAR-UAV-V-200

ECA Group selects the UAV SKELDAR V-200 for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies

ECA Group awarded UMS SKELDAR a procurement contract to supply the UAV SKELDAR V-200 as part of the naval mine countermeasures capability replacement, a...
Italy-NATO

Italy Hands Command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two to Spain

During a ceremony held in Rota, Spain, the Command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) was officially handed over to Spanish Navy Captain...
HENSOLDT-Mk1-Radar

German Eurofighter’s new AESA radar

On 17 June 2020 Sensor systems supplier Hensoldt welcomed the decision by the German Bundestag to develop the new Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA)...
Erikson-SA330J

Erickson’s new US naval support contract

Erickson has won a multiple award contract as subcontractor to Metson Marine Services which provides ocean transportation, vessel operations, and ocean environmental services. $23 million...
AESA-Radar

Important decision for Germany as a technology base

Sensor supplier HENSOLDT welcomes the German Bundestag's release of billion Euro budget for Eurofighter AESA radar and multi-purpose warship MKS 180. AESA radar Sensor systems supplier...
FMV-CB-90-Swedish-Navy

Swedish FMV selects iXblue’s Quadrans navigation system to equip its fleet of high speed...

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has recently signed a contract with navigation company iXblue for up to 172 FOG based Quadrans gyrocompasses. Delivered...

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