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SAAB chosen for Finnish navy’s squadron 2000 mid-life upgrade programme

Maritime January 5, 2018

Patria has selected Saab to be one of the major suppliers across the Finnish Navy Squadron 2000 Mid-Life Upgrade programme. Patria has the prime role for the total programme, which includes refurbishment and upgrade of four Hamina-class fast attack crafts. In a contract worth around SEK 960 million, the Swedish defence and ...

JFD provide submarine rescue expertise to the Indian Navy

Maritime January 4, 2018

JFD has begun a training programme for a team of 72 Indian Navy personnel on its new 3rd Generation submarine rescue systems, due to be delivered to the Indian Navy in March 2018. Under a £193m contract awarded in March 2016, JFD is providing two complete flyaway submarine rescue systems to ...

Long Range Anti-Ship Missile completes successful flight test

Maritime December 28, 2017

Lockheed Martin has successfully fired production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a US Air Force B-1B bomber. The test over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, saw B-1B aircrew simultaneously launched two LRASMs against multiple maritime targets, meeting the primary test objectives, including target impact. LRASM is designed to detect ...

BAE Systems win Joint Support Solution 2 programme contract

Maritime December 19, 2017

The Ministry of Defence’s Maritime Combat Systems has awarded a contract to BAE Systems for the Joint Support Solution 2 (JSS 2) programme that will ensure the combat management systems, tactical networks and shared infrastructures aboard 38 Royal Navy platforms will remain available, coherent, safe and secure. The JSS 2 programme ...