2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (361+ words) The 120kg U050 Capa-X drone can fly up to 100km, carry 20kg of payload, and operate for up to 10 hours per mission. Airbus Helicopters has secured an order from the French Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé) for additional U050 Capa-X uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). According to…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (60+ words) Loitering munitions are having an outsized impact to the conduct of war, from the battlefields of Ukraine to the skies over the Middle East. The post Strategic Intelligence: Loitering Munitions (2026) appeared first on Naval Technology. Unlock Free Access to Premium…...

6+ day, 25+ min ago   (296+ words) SIMBAD-RC is a shipboard anti-missile and anti-aircraft system used for main or supplementary self-defence on naval vessels. MBDA has entered into a framework agreement with the Spanish Navy for the supply of three SIMBAD RC anti-missile systems. The acquisition is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1048+ words) The Falkland Islands, a UK overseas territory, hosts British military units whose presence Argentina opposes. Renewed attention has been placed on the small UK overseas territory of the Falkland Islands, after US President Donald Trump appears to move toward favouring…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) Alpha Unmanned will deliver at least three A900 maritime UAVs with EO/IR sensors, control stations, simulator, and full training. The Spanish Navy has awarded Alpha Unmanned Systems a contract to supply a Class I Remotely Piloted Aircraft System for the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (514+ words) The Dutch military is among the first to bring Destinus’ drone interceptor to the naval domain. The Dutch Ministry of Defence’s Materiel and IT Command will procure Hornet containerised drone interceptor systems to protect a number of surface combatants from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) ZeroUSV double down on autonomous payload platform, Oceanus12, amid hybrid navy trial. British maritime technology supplier, ZeroUSV, claim a “world-first” by using its Oceanus12 autonomous surface vessel to deploy two smaller uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) in a coordinated mission. The demonstration took…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (521+ words) Expansion will bring the constellation to six passive surveillance satellites. Kongsberg will expand Norway’s maritime surveillance picture – the N3X constellation – with three more passive monitoring microsatellites in early 2027, bringing the total to six spacecraft. The company launched the first three satellites…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) The next-generation missile is designed for 4th, 5th, and 6th generation aircraft, enabling adaptability across current and future air wing platforms. The US Department of the Navy has unveiled a new long-range air-to-air missile, the Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-424 Long Range Air to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (463+ words) Training starts 49 days after Poland signed the Saab A26 submarine contract. Polish submariners have started training under the Swedish Navy at Karlskrona naval base on 19 August as the crew learn to operate a modern diesel-electric submarine (SSK) for the first time....