France and the Netherlands successfully carried out a joint experimentation at sea of the cooperative naval watch (French acronym- VCN), a new capacity for establishing a tactical situation based on the exchange and fusion of raw information from radars of an air-sea force. Each VCN-equipped vessel can benefit from radar data from other vessels within milliseconds, expanding its tactical situational awareness
Rohde & Schwarz said it will provide communications and intelligence suite for the Brazilian Navys Tamandaré-class frigates. A contract pertaining to the same was signed between Rohde & Schwarz and Águas Azuis consortium composed of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Embraer Defense & Security
In a show of might, Russian fighter aircraft armed with missiles and bombs tried to intimidate HNLMS Evertsen (F805) De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Black Sea. That incident occurred last Thursday when the naval vessel was south-east of Crimea
Royal Marines together with Lithuanian, Portuguese and American commandos conducted raids along the Lithuanian coast and on a radar station inland as part of ‘Exercise Strong Griffin, in what Russia sees as a threat to it is activities in the Baltic region. The exercises concluded on June 29
The birth anniversary calendar of the Dutch Marine Corps featuring several of its male members posing half naked has raised more than €100,000 in sales which was donated to charity on Friday. Corps commander Brigadier General Jan Hut made no secret of his pride
The U.K
The UK Ministry of Defence selected Trophy Active Protection System (APS) manufactured by Israeli firm Rafael to integrate them on the Army's Challenger 3 main battle tanks. The selection is a result of a study conducted by the UK MOD as part of an upgrade program led by prime contractor Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), which will entail detailed integration and system trials of this lighter Trophy variant (Trophy MV), to fit the particular requirements of this vehicle
The U.S
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched "Noshiro,” the third Mogami-class (30FFM) 3,900-ton frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), today. The first ship-in-class, Mogami, was launched in March 2021 by MHI, while subcontractor Mitsui E & S Shipbuilding launched the second ship of the class, Kumano, back in November 2020
Damen Naval and German ship classification society DNV, signed a contract for the comprehensive classification and verification of the new F126 frigates that a Damen-led team is building for the German Navy. Following the signing of the contract on June 7 at the DNV Maritime headquarters at its German office, DNV will carry out extensive work and conduct in-depth ship verifications and surveys in Hamburg, Wolgast and Kiel throughout the duration of the project