Behind a sober announcement from Damen on 9 December 2025 lies a small sensation. The Dutch shipbuilder reports that NAVSEA - the Naval Sea Systems Command responsible for the design, procurement and material responsibility of US combat and support ships - has used its LST-100 design as the basis for the US Navy-led programme to...
Renk supports NATO countries and their most important allies with its cutting-edge technology. CEO Alexander Sagel sets four priorities for the future of the company. An interview by Burghard Lindhorst. Mr Sagel, you have been at the helm of the Renk Group since February. You have barely been in office when the security situation has deteriorated further. Was...
From revolver cannon to fragmentation cloud - a quantum leap in close-range defence Change of strategy in 30mm calibre The German Navy is initiating a significant change with the tender launched in June 2025 for the "cross-sectional successor solution light naval gun" (qNFMLG). The plan is to procure up to 175 new 30mm weapon systems including accessories and training services -...
According to a communiqué from the Italian aerospace and defence company Leonardo, the LIONFISH Top artillery system has been selected as the small-calibre weapon for the German Navy's future F126 frigate class. LIONFISH Top is the variant of Leonardo's 12.7mm weapon system whose gun mantlet fulfils high stealth requirements. Self-defence system The remote-controlled weapon system is equipped with electro-optical target acquisition and...
Damen Naval, the Dutch prime contractor for the construction and delivery of the future frigates 126, has announced that the contract to equip the newbuildings with a medium-calibre gun has now been awarded to Rheinmetall. MLG27-4.0 The Unterlüss-based company will produce a modernised version of the well-known naval light gun, then named MLG27-4.0, the core of which is the BK-27M revolver gun.
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