Category: Technology

More AN/SPN-50(V) for the US Navy

More AN/SPN-50(V) for the US Navy

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The US Navy has ordered three more AN/SPN-50(V) radar systems from the manufacturer Saab. This is an option from the contract concluded in October last year, under which two devices have already been ordered. The price is quoted at just under 32 million dollars. The systems are to be delivered by the end of 2022. The new sensors are intended to replace the AN/SPN-43Cs currently installed on the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. These 2D radars are used for air traffic control around the ships and detect aircraft at a distance of up to 50 nautical miles and an altitude of up to 50 metres.

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Leonardo acquires blocking minority in Hensoldt

Leonardo acquires blocking minority in Hensoldt

Posted by | 24 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Following the German government's investment in defence company Hensoldt last year, Italian company Leonardo has now acquired another large block of shares from financial investor Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR). The stake held by both anchor shareholders is 25.1 per cent each, giving each a blocking minority. According to its own information, Leonardo is paying around 606 million euros, which corresponds to a price per share of 23 euros. The closing price of the Hensoldt share was 15.58 euros on Friday. Leonardo would thus have paid a premium of just under 50 per cent. With their investment, the Italians want to establish a strategic presence in the growing German defence market. Already in the past...

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Future Canadian frigates to receive Sea Ceptor

Future Canadian frigates to receive Sea Ceptor

Posted by | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

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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First Spanish S-80 christened

First Spanish S-80 christened

Posted by | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 1

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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