ROK Navy and industry full steam ahead with MUM-T concept

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced in Paris June 29, 2023 that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG 65).

[VIDEO] General Atomics #EMALS & AAG program update at #ParisAirShow 2023 Rolf Ziesing, V.P. Maritime Programs at GA EMS, discussed with us: ➡️ Current status of the program in the 🇺🇸 (with CVN 78, CVN 79, CVN 80 & CVN 81) ➡️ Latest with PANG 🇫🇷 ➡️ EMALS for Queen Elizabeth class carriers ? ...

I interviewed Thales during Paris Air Show because they were showcasing a RN Peregrine UAS for the first time

AQUILA: MBDA's new Hypersonic Threats Interceptor At the Paris Air Show 2023, MBDA unveiled AQUILA: A new land and ship-based interceptor designed to counter maneuvering ballistic missiles, hypersonic cruise missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cewdBLLIZvA

Italy Joins France And The UK For FC/ASW Program Italy, France and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a letter of intent (LoI) on June 20, 2023 during the Paris Air Show. With this LoI, the French-British Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme will be opened to the Italian partner. FC/AS...

The HELMA-P laser weapon system was successfully tested aboard French Navy (Marine Nationale) Horizon type Air Defense destroyer Forbin (D620) between June 12 and 14, 2023.

RAPIDFire naval gun system with LMM missiles by KNDS and Thales

At Paris Air Show, MBDA unveiled Orchestrike.

Basically the missiles talk to each other and make their own decisions to avoid air defense, attack targets, fly in close formation to appear as a single missile.

This technology could be applied to the future FCASW

[VIDEO] Overview of the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) stand at MADEX 2023
KDDX next gen destroyer
HCX-23 concept UxV mothership
FFX Batch III frigate
KDX III Batch II AEGIS destroyer
CVX aircraft carrier

Korean industry very eager about the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). [VIDEO] Day 2 at #MADEX2023 In this video we focus on the topic of submarines, specifically the KSS III Batch 2 and the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) 🇰🇷🇨🇦. We talked to: ➡️ Hanwha Ocean ➡️ HHI ➡️ Babcockplc ➡️ ...

The company are making progress

Also I learned this DDU can now act as a USV / UUV too (and I think they are pitching it for Wraith)

Another great story from Combined Naval Event by Richard Scott The UK Royal Navy is studying the introduction of aircraft launch and recovery systems on board its two Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carriers to ‘open up’ the flight deck to a broader range of crewed and uncrewed air systems. htt...

Some more details on the planned Mojave STOL UAS trial aboard HMS Prince of Wales:

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cn ... -stol-uas/

Fresh news on MROSS programme

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cn ... oss-ships/

UK Plans New Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) The UK Royal Navy officer overseeing the Commando Force modernisation programme has set out plans for the acquisition of a new high-speed, low-signature Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) to replace the Royal Marines’ current Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (...

new guy wrote: ↑21 May 2023, 13:04 Your Xavier Vavasseur?

Who is asking ?

I had the chance to get a rare access and tour aboard a PPA:

My "tour" aboard JS Kumano FFM-2.
We were quite limited in the areas we could film, so it is mostly the interview of the Commanding Officer + some file footage.
Still a rare access though

JS Kumano (FFM-2)「くまの」 Mogami-class Frigate of the JMSDF

Good overview of the many systems aboard Sa'ar 6 corvettes

[VIDEO] U.S. Navy's Strike Weapons: LRASM, HALO, Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles Interview with Rear Admiral Steve Tedford, the U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO U&W) during the Navy League's Sea Air Space 2023 maritime exposition. We focused on f...

An exclusive tour aboard the French Navy's future supply vessel (BRF)

DSEI Japan 2023: SPY-7, ASEV, Landing craft for JGDSF, Patria, Safran, US-2 Seaplane Day three at DSEI Japan 2023, the defense exhibition held near Tokyo. In this video, Naval News' Editor in Chief Xavier Vavasseur takes you around the show floor and points out to some of the interesting systems an...

DSEI Japan 2023: Weapon Systems for Japan Self Defense Forces Day two at DSEI Japan 2023, the defense exhibition held near Tokyo. In this video, Naval News' Japan correspondent, Yoshihiro Inaba, joins Editor in Chief Xavier Vavasseur to discuss some of the naval weapon systems on display for the Ja...

DSEI Japan 2023: JMSDF Programs with ATLA, MHI USV, JMU OPV Day one at DSEI Japan 2023, the defense exhibition held near Tokyo. In this video, we focused on Japan Maritime Self Defense Force programs with a tour of the ATLA booth, MHI USV and JMU OPV. ===================== 01:06 - Introduction abou...