Two F/A-18E Super Hornets, (RHINO11) and (RHINO12), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), are currently up over the Southern Caribbean, likely alongside a number of unseen aircraft, orbiting only around forty miles to the northeast of

MLU for Armada F100-class frigates! The works, which will cover the five frigates of the class (Álvaro de Bazán F-101, Almirante Juan de Borbón F-102, Blas de Lezo F-103, Méndez Núñez F-104 and Cristóbal Colón F-105), have “ … an estimated value of 3,200,000,000 euros and a

Geen reden tot paniek, maar we moeten drone-incidenten wel serieus nemen. Daarom investeren we volop in systemen die drones detecteren (radars, sensoren) en uit de lucht halen (jammers, counter-drones, kanonsystemen etc). Samen met Gijs Tuinman versnellen we die investeringen.

Just commenting that the RNLN, along with research org TNO are developing a bespoke integrated sonar &sensor fusion suite & battle management system for under water warfare. For what was initially just a 4(!) ship class. In case anyone was wondering where the price tag came from

It has been confirmed that the Netherlands is the customer of this 100kW high energy laser

The Swedish government’s offer of Saab’s A26 submarines to Poland has been selected by the Polish government to replace the current Kilo-class submarine 🇸🇪 🇵🇱 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

"Nun mit dem Ziel, künftig bemannte und unbemannte „Small Surface Combatants“ zu bauen – also kleinere und modularere Plattformen, die dem Wunsch zu schnellem und Serienbau entsprechen." Der LCS-Ersatz wird jetzt wieder durch LCS ersetzt😂. 1/2 esut.de/2025/11/meldun…

If Portugal ends up getting this I’ll be very jealous.

Het ontwerpen van de nieuwe Nederlandse onderzeeboten (Orkaklasse) duurt nog jaren, maar over het ontwerp valt al veel te vertellen zo blijkt uit het uitgebreide interview over Orka. En je kan voor het eerst illustraties zien van o.a. machinekamer, commandocentrale en Caf. 1/2

"The STRATUS LO concept is planned to be integrated onto the Type 26 frigate to meet the Royal Navy FoSUW requirement." So, unless this can be rescued, it appears confirmed that UK plans on Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon are limited to the subsonic variant. As I feared.

CNN Portugal journalist Rolando Santos reported that 🇵🇹 Portugal has decided to procure three Fincantieri FREMM EVO frigates in a deal valued at approximately €3 billion.

The USN and Damen have the opportunity to do the funniest thing in the world rn and prove they really are the masters of botched procurements.

Waar enkele dagen geleden nog de strijd leek te gaan tussen het Franse FDI-ontwerp en de FREMM EVO, van het Italiaanse Fincantieri lijkt Portugal de knoop te hebben doorgehakt. Verschillende Portugese media berichten dat Fincantieri drie fregatten mag bouwen. Een artikel door

The rendering of the 🇸🇪 Luleå-class frigate looks quite similar to the 🇫🇮 Pohjanmaa-class corvette...

Parece estar confirmado que a 🇵🇹 Marinha escolheu mesmo a fragata multi-missão FREMM Evo das 🇮🇹 Fincantieri e Leonardo Electronics, como a sua próxima plataforma de superfície de combate.