On 22 April, Boeing received an order from the US Department of Defence to modernise the P-8A. The contract is worth almost 90 million dollars and runs until 2024. The money will be used to bring the systems and software of the maritime patrol aircraft up to date. Text: mb; Photo:...
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The future Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) will be equipped with the Sea Ceptor air defence system from MBDA. Its missiles are based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM). They are quickly deployable and can be used at a high cadence so that several threats can be combated simultaneously. One of the Sea Ceptor's special features is the so-called Soft Vertical Launch. The missile does not start its rocket engine in the VLS, but is initially ejected with pressurised air. The FK's engine only ignites at a certain altitude, protecting the ship and sensors from damage caused by the heat of the engine. At the same time, threats in a 360-degree radius and...
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In the presence of Spain's King Felipe VI and his wife, the country's newest submarine was christened at the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena on 22 April. Crown Princess Leonor, the King's eldest daughter and Princess of Asturias, had the honour of performing the naming ceremony and smashing the traditional bottle of red wine against the ship's side. The boat with the hull number S-81 was henceforth named Isaac Peral . It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres...
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The Royal Navy's latest submarine was launched for the first time on 20 April at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness. Prior to this, the 7400-tonne unit, whose keel laying was celebrated in October 2011, was pulled out of the assembly hall. In future, the nuclear-powered submarine will sail the world's oceans under the name Anson. All seven boats in the Astute class are currently under construction or have already been delivered to the Royal Navy. Their unit price is around 1.7 billion pounds. In return, they offer the taxpayer the certainty of being able to fire up to 38 Tomahawk Block IVs worldwide, depending on the load. The length of the boats is 97 metres,...
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The Italian defence group Leonardo has acquired a 30 percent stake in the company GEM Elettronica. The company has 130 employees and develops and produces electronics for civil and military use. Applications in the defence sector include small 2D and 3D radar systems, consoles, integrated bridge systems, electro-optical fire control systems, inertial navigation systems and electronic nautical charts. Most recently, GEM was able to develop and install a helo-decking radar for the Italian Navy. According to Leonardo, the product areas of the two companies complement each other, as GEM is active in areas that are hardly ever addressed by the new shareholder. In future, synergies in the areas of development, marketing and sales are to be utilised.
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