Tony Fyler

Wales

Defence Reporter at Shephard Media

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BAE Systems to collaborate with Umoe Mandal on Type 26 frigate and Littoral Strike Craft

3 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

BAE Systems has signed a collaboration agreement with Norwegian shipyard Umoe Mandal to find new ways to work together on the Type 26 frigate, and on BAE Systems’ Littoral Strike Craft (LSC) as it moves from concept to commercial reality. The agreement, which was signed at Mandal in southern Norway, would see the two companies explore ways to expand on existing collaborations on the two classes of modular vessels.
Thin-line towed arrays on uncrewed vessels deliver more cost-effective sonar, says SEA

3 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

Historically, towed array sonar has been a transformative technology, giving beyond-the-horizon awareness of the undersea environment. But such towed arrays have traditionally been large, bulky pieces of equipment, requiring larger crewed vessels to use them. Now though, technological miniaturisation is producing towed arrays that are small enough for light crewed vessels and even for the new generation of uncrewed vessels to use.
£30 million UK-New Zealand deal sends new uncrewed vehicles to Ukraine

3 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

The UK and New Zealand have signed a deal to increase their joint support of Ukraine, including providing £30 million (US$40 million) of uncrewed vehicles to be sent to the front. Prime ministers Sir Keir Starmer and Christopher Luxom met at Downing Street to deepen the countries’ military connections.
HII delivers first two Lionfish SUUVs to US Navy

3 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has delivered the first two Lionfish small uncrewed underwater vehicles (SUUVs) to the US Navy (USN) under a contract signed in 2023. HII is one of the companies responsible for building both the USN’s Arleigh Burke fleet of destroyers and its Virginia-class submarines.
HALO programme decommissioned by US Navy in favour of LRASM upgrades

3 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

The US Navy (USN) has cancelled its Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive (HALO) missile development programme. The HALO programme was developed to create a hypersonic anti-ship missile with a long-distance precision-strike capability. The missile was initially expected to be ready for deployment by 2029, and to be at full operational capability two years later.
Indian Navy’s next generation OPV fleet advances with keel-laying of third vessel

4 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Giovanni Rasio |Tony Fyler

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has laid the keel of the third next generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) in a fleet of 11 being built for the Indian Navy. GRSE and Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) are sharing the building of the fleet, with GSL building seven vessels and GRSE just four. The fleet has a programme value of US$1.2 billion, giving each vessel an estimated unit cost of $108 million.
Fincantieri and TKMS partner for Philippine submarine bid

4 weeks ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

Fincantieri and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have signed an Industrial Collaboration Agreement (ICA) to bid for a contract for submarines required by the Philippine Navy. The Philippine Navy has been looking to acquire at least two diesel-electric submarines since 2015 as a priority, as the country has no submarines in its fleet as yet.
New enhanced FREMM frigate delivered to Italian Navy

1 month ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

The ninth ship in the ten-vessel FREMM frigate fleet was delivered to the Italian Navy on 15 April. Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, handed over the new vessel Spartaco Schergat at Fincantieri’s Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The FREMM programme began in 2005 and delivered its first ship in 2012.
NAVSEA invests more in support of mine countermeasure USVs

1 month ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded Textron Systems a US$1 million, three-year contract for software support activity (SSA) and payload integration in support of its mine countermeasure (MCM) uncrewed surface vessels (USV). The contract commits Textron to supporting software development updates for MCM USVs until 2028.
Australia embraces quantum technology for precise navigation and targeting

1 month ago | shephardmedia.com | Tony Fyler

The Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), is running a new quantum technology project with the aim of giving the Australian Army robust and resilient positioning capabilities even in traditionally signal-poor environments. Many environments in the modern theatre of war are still significantly challenged when it comes to accurate position, navigation and timing (PNT).