Multimillion-euro order for MASS naval countermeasures system
The Canadian Forces have awarded Rheinmetall an important follow-on contract. The Canadian Navy plans to expand the MASS countermeasure systems installed on its Halifax-class...
£850M Sea Ceptor Missile System enters service with the Royal Navy
A world-class missile system that will protect the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has officially entered service, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced.
Sea Ceptor provides...
Thales Sea Fire digital radar for FTI frigate programme enters production
Thales is pleased to announce that the first Sea Fire radar for the French Navy’s FTI future medium-size frigates programme is now in production....
Sea trials for Peruvian Navy’s new LPD
The Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú) will soon have a new modern Landing Platform Dock (LPD) completely made in country by its...
Third Tide-Class Tanker arrives in UK
The third of four new support tankers to be delivered to the UK has arrived in Cornwall for customisation and trials before entering service...
Safran’s PASEO XLR sighting system chosen for France’s future medium frigates
The PASEO XLR (eXtra Long Range) sighting system built by Safran Electronics & Defense has been chosen by Naval Group for France’s new medium...
Thales Goalkeeper scores again and again in Sea Acceptance Trials
The first Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon System of the Royal Netherlands Navy equipped with the Upkeep modifications contracted in 2012, was subjected to the Sea...
Cohort to deliver latest and best technologies to MoD
Cohort plc companies MASS and SEA have been selected to form part of a new UK Ministry of Defence maritime research and development programme...
Up Close and Personal
Close-In Weapons Systems are effectively the ‘last line of defence’ for naval vessels. CIWS have evolved in recent years as the immediate threats to...
Floating out of the eighth FREMM frigate, Normandie: Naval Group reaches its objectives
On 1 February 2018, Naval Group floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Normandie, just 12 months after the start of hull assembly in the building...
