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Sujet: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Jeu 9 Avr - 14:33
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EURONAVAL 2020: The international exhibition for naval defense & maritime security
EURONAVAL, the international exhibition for naval defense and maritime security, will take place this year from the 20th to 23rd October 2020 in Paris le Bourget.
Xavier Vavasseur 09 Apr 2020
Organized every even-numbered year, it has been the leading international event for innovation and naval technologies of the future for more than 50 years. EURONAVAL is the privileged meeting place for naval defense companies from all over the world and decisions makers of all countries bordering seas and oceans.
EURONAVAL, structured around a major exhibition of naval equipment and a large number of themed events, guarantees networking of the entire world’s naval ecosystem. The exhibition is focused on the future and also strives to promote startups that embody innovation and agility in the sector. Another objective of the show is to promote the numerous professions and training courses in the naval industry.
In 2018, Mr Emmanuel Macron, the French President, inaugurated the first edition of the SEAnnovation area when he visited EURONAVAL.
Our interview with Hugues d’Argentré, Euronaval’s Managing Director
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Mar 5 Mai - 13:14
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Euronaval 2020 Still On for October
Xavier Vavasseur 05 May 2020
Euronaval 2020 is set to take place 6 month from now. The occasion for Naval News to (remotely) sit down with the event's general manager and ask a few questions about the largest naval defense exhibition in the world. Mark your calendar: The event is still very much on!
[Ed. note: The original, French language, version of this interview can be found at the bottom of this page]
Naval News: Tell us about the 2020 edition. What will be the main themes? With 6 months to go, how are the preparations going?
Hugues du Plessis d’Argentré, Euronaval Managing Director: Euronaval 2020 will open its doors as planned from 20 to 23 October in Paris Le Bourget, with an international symposium on Monday 19 October organized in Paris in collaboration with the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique. This edition follows from the very successful 50th anniversary edition of 2018, which was visited by the French President.
We are well aware of the threat posed by the health crisis to the organization of this major international gathering, but with six months to go before the exhibition, we prefer to believe in the recovery and we are vigorously preparing for it.
Euronaval 2020, true to its DNA, will be a global show that will enable companies from all over the world to present the best in naval innovation and efficiency to virtually all chiefs of staff and decision-makers from the navies and states of the five continents. It is an event that can not be missed, where the future of the navies and therefore the future of sea control is at stake.
There will be many new products and points of interest at the show, in particular the new “Cyber naval hub” that we are co-organizing with CEIS, the SEAnnovation space dedicated to start-ups that we are setting up in cooperation with STARBURST and the Navire des Métiers managed by the Campus des Industries Navales (CINav).
What are the first results of the SEAnnovation call for applications?
The positive reception of this initiative by the start-ups is undeniable and we are expecting many applications because the maritime and naval field is particularly conducive to innovation. We saw this in 2018 at Euronaval when the French President paid special attention to it, but also in February 2020 in Marseille at the EUROMARITIME trade fair that we organized there.
What could be the consequences of the crisis on the show? How can exhibitors and visitors be reassured?
We are optimistic. But we cannot ignore the risk of seeing some countries still struggling with Covid-19 next October. What will be the conditions of gathering, the opening of borders, the freedom of travel, the willingness to participate in a show as exciting and useful as it is? No one knows for sure, and it does not seem appropriate for us to give in to worry and irrationality today. We will take all measures in our power to ensure the best possible health safety and guarantee exhibitors and visitors a favorable business environment.
What is the impact of this crisis on the naval defense sector?
I am afraid that there are few economic sectors that are unaffected by this crisis. The naval sector is ni exception. We hope that it will only be temporary. Nearly all world trade transits by sea, and the oceans are a precious resource of food, energy and molecules for our societies. In order to meet the strategic and geopolitical challenges of securing maritime spaces and controlling the oceans, well-equipped and well-trained navies are needed, and will continue to be needed for the foreseeable future. The coming period will undoubtedly be a little difficult, but the naval industry is organizing itself to face it and bounce back after the crisis.
Euronaval, at its modest level, wishes to act alongside GICAN and the entire marine industry sector to accompany and support the rebound.
Our interview with Hugues d’Argentré, Euronaval’s Managing Director
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Ven 3 Juil - 9:59
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Covid-19 : Le GICAN a décidé de maintenir l’édition 2020 du salon Euronaval en octobre prochain
par Laurent Lagneau · 3 juillet 2020
Avec la pandémie de Covid-19, nombreux ont été les salons de l’armement à avoir été reportés ou annulés. Tel a été le cas, par exemple, d’EuroSatory, dédié aux systèmes terrestres et aéroterrestres. Étant les incertitudes liées à l’évolution de la situation sanitaire, on pouvait craindre que le salon Euronaval, qui se tient tous les deux ans, en octobre, allait connaître un sort similaire. Or, il n’en sera rien.
En effet, le conseil d’administration du Groupement des Industries de Construction et Activités Navales [GICAN] a décidé, le 30 juin, de maintenir la 27e édition su salon Euronaval, laquelle aura donc lieu entre les 20 et 23 octobre prochains.
« Le déconfinement et le redémarrage de l’activité industrielle et commerciale en France et dans une grande partie du monde sont autant de signes positifs et encourageants après cette mauvaise période de doute et de difficultés », a expliqué le GICAN, via un communiqué.
Et d’ajouter : « La décision formelle et courageuse du conseil d’administration du GICAN de maintenir le salon en octobre était très attendue de l’ensemble des industriels, décideurs et prescripteurs des marines des cinq continents. Elle vient appuyer et renforcer la détermination des organisateurs à faire d’EURONAVAL le rendez-vous incontournable du Naval de défense pour l’année 2020. »
Signe que ce salon est très attendu : il y a, à ce jour, autant d’exposants inscrits qu’en 2018. Le GICAN y voit donc la « preuve que la filière compte bien sur cet évènement de fin d’année » et qu’elle « fait confiance à l’organisation pour accueillir visiteurs, délégations, exposants et journalistes dans des conditions de sécurité sanitaire optimales. »
Un autre indicateur encourageant est la soixantaine de candidatures envoyées par des start-up pour participer à l’espace « SEAnnovation ».
« Euronaval 2020 sera l’évènement exceptionnel de la reprise et le premier grand salon de défense post covid en France et dans le monde. Nous travaillons pour assurer un accueil de nos visiteurs et exposants dans les meilleures conditions et dans le respect des nouvelles règles sanitaires. Pour cette 27ème édition, nous proposerons encore et toujours des contenus innovants et inédits, qui prennent en compte les grands défis que le secteur du naval de défense aura à relever dans les années à venir », a déclaré Hugues d’Argentré, le directeur de ce salon.
Parmi les nouveautés, un pavillon dédié à la cybersécurité des opérations navale, le « Cyber Naval Hub », sera ouvert, en partenariat avec l’entreprise spécialisée CEIS.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Jeu 17 Sep - 9:56
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Trois cents exposants attendus au salon Euronaval en octobre malgré le Covid
Le Bourget (France), 17 sept 2020 (AFP) -
Près de 300 exposants et 80 délégations étrangères sont attendues du 20 au 23 octobre au Bourget pour Euronaval, consacré au secteur naval de défense, rare salon à ne pas avoir été annulé à la suite de l'épidémie de Covid-19.
Si Eurosatory, consacré en juin à la défense terrestre en région parisienne, et Farnborough au secteur aéronautique en juillet au Royaume-Uni, n'ont pu avoir lieu cette année en raison de la pandémie, les organisateurs d'Euronaval jugent "nécessaire de continuer à vivre et à travailler avec le virus", dans un communiqué publié jeudi.
"Quatre ans entre deux salons, c'est trop long", a expliqué à l'AFP le directeur d'Euronaval Hugues d'Argentré. Si cet événement biennal "mondial" avait été annulé, il aurait fallu attendre 2022 pour que les industriels et délégations de clients étatiques puissent se retrouver.
Or "les sujets de défense ne se traitent pas en visioconférence, les gens veulent se voir, s'enfermer dans une pièce", plaide M. d'Argentré. "Tout le monde dit que c'est utile et ça participe du plan de relance".
L'organisation d'un salon alors que l'épidémie continue de sévir, voire de s'amplifier, dans de nombreuses régions du monde représente "une prise de risque, on en est conscient. On prend ce risque parce que c'est utile", martèle-t-il.
L'épidémie aura bien sûr une incidence avec une participation d'exposants et de délégations étrangères attendue en baisse de 30%.
En 2018, Euronaval avait accueilli 480 exposants, à 60% étrangers, et 105 délégations étrangères.
Cette année, un protocole sanitaire prévoit, outre le port du masque, une jauge de 5.000 visiteurs simultanément. "Cinq mille visiteurs par jour, c'est ce qu'on a fait en 2018, on serait très surpris de tutoyer la jauge", selon Hugues d'Argentré.
Parmi les nouveautés de cette 27e édition, un pavillon sera consacré à la cybersécurité.
L'industrie navale de défense représente en France 6 milliards d'euros de chiffre d'affaires et 24.600 emplois directs, selon le Groupement des industries de construction et activités navales (Gican), organisateur du salon
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Sam 26 Sep - 13:54
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Euronaval: The 2020 Edition Will Be Digital
Faced with the new health regulations, the GICAN and its subsidiary SOGENA are reorienting the 2020 edition of the EURONAVAL exhibition towards a fully digital format. From 19th to 25th October, exhibitors, official delegations and visitors can now meet on the NAVAL ONLINE platform.
Naval News Staff 25 Sep 2020
The GICAN’s Board of Directors had taken the courageous decision, necessary for the relaunch of the naval activity, to maintain the 2020 edition of the EURONAVAL exhibition. The preparations, in conjunction with the State services concerned and notably the Prefecture, have so far made it possible to envisage a successful exhibition in strict compliance with health regulations.
The GICAN’s Board of Directors has taken note of the announcements made by the Health Minister on Wednesday 23rd September: the reduction in the maximum authorised capacity for major events, from 5,000 to 1,000 people, as well as the now established resurgence of the epidemic,means that it is no longer possible to guarantee a satisfactory “face-to-face” exhibition, both for the 300 exhibitors and for the 70 official foreign delegations that had already expressed the wish to travel to Paris-Le Bourget.
In this context, the GICAN and SOGENA have decided to redirect EURONAVAL 2020 towards a entirely digital solution.
With the support of its partners, the 2020 edition of EURONAVAL will be held exclusively online, thanks to the new NAVAL ONLINE platform. Previously reserved for official delegations and exhibitors unable to travel to Paris-Le Bourget, NAVAL ONLINE will now be open to all visitors and exhibitors who wish to use it.
From 19th to 25th October, delegations and visitors from all over the world will be able to meet the EURONAVAL 2020 exhibitors at the NAVAL ONLINE digital exhibition. They will also be able to organise their BtoB meetings by video conference on the Euronaval site and follow the themed workshops that will showcase all the expertise of the naval industry. The cycle of online web-conferences, piloted by the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS) is also being maintained.
“In our sector of activity, nothing beats a physical event and meetings. The Euronaval 2020 exhibition was eagerly awaited by exhibitors and our international visitors after several months of interruption of trade fairs around the world. The resumption of business contacts is more important than ever. The GICAN and SOGENA are taking a responsible attitude in light of the resurgence of the epidemic, but are determined to support the activity of manufacturers in France, Europe and around the world, and are offering an innovative solution to all the actors in the sector, to accompany the revival of the naval market. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the Ministry of Armes Forces for its unfailling support throughout the long and perilous preparation of Euronaval”.
Hervé GUILLOU, President of the GICAN
“I would like to extend my warmest thanks to all our exhibitors, agents, partners and service providers. They have put their trust in us and accompanied us with courage and kindness in the difficult and risky preparation of this exhibition. I would also like to thank the members of the 70 delegations from 46 different countries who had already agreed to take part in Euronaval. I share their disappointment at not being able to be present at Paris-Le Bourget. I am delighted to be able to offer the Naval-Online digital exhibition that will accompany the revival of the naval industry in France and around the world”.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Jeu 15 Oct - 11:58
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Euronaval 2020: Iguana Pro Amphibious Craft calls on virtual visitors 14 October 2020
Iguana Pro Amphibious Craft invites interested people to discover its technology at the forthcoming virtual Euronaval Online 2020 defense exhibition. Test drives of the boat will be broadcasted live from its shipyard located in Caen, France.
French-made Iguana Pro amphibious craft. (Picture source Iguana Pro Team)
Iguana experts will be available to discuss your amphibious project through video calls. Hence, interested people are invited to schedule a virtual meeting with its experts by visiting Euronaval 2020 Online platform.
The French boat manufacturer Iguana entered in the military sector at BIDEC 2017, the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference with its Iguana Pro, a very unique amphibious boat with the capability to move on to land thanks to retractable tracks , allowing freedom to access any terrain along the coastline without compromising its water performance.
The unique amphibious capability of this boat opens a new era. Iguana Pro are fast and efficient boats riding at speeds up to 47 mph and have the capability to land. The singular mobility system is driving on a pair of rubber tracks enabling unparalleled adeptness on all terrains. By pressing a button, it only takes 8 seconds to shift the landing gear.
Built with sheer simplicity and fitted with the very last technology, the powertrain architecture is developed specifically to be both efficient and extremely resistant. Hydraulic propulsion combined with simple mechanisms provides long-term operation and easy maintenance. The design is based on a deep-V carbon fiber hull combined with shock mitigation construction that allows operation safely in strong weather and breaking seas providing the stability and maneuverability to operate effectively in a hostile maritime environment.
The Iguana Pro could be a future solution for Special Forces with a fast boat similar to standard Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) which can be used on the sea but also the land to perform landing operations.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Ven 16 Oct - 12:34
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Euronaval 2020: Black Scorpion small-size torpedo from Leonardo 16 October 2020
Italian Company Leonardo presents its small-size torpedo Black Scorpion at Euronaval Online, the virtual edition of Euronaval 2020 19 to 25 October. Visit this link to have access to Euronaval Online and visit the virtual booth of Leonardo.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001Black Scorpion small-size torpedo from Leonardo (Picture source Leonardo)
The Black Scorpion torpedo was designed to be launched from sonobuoy tubes found onboard ASW helicopters and Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The mini torpedo is intended to be used when the submarine contact is not accurate. The Black Scorpion "pings" in the water which either locates the target or forces the target to move. Black Scorpion retains the ability to hit the target and induce damage with its small warhead.
Its development should be brought back to the complexity of the international scenarios that are characterized by the growing number of mini-submarines (Midgets); this has given birth to the need for weapons capable of forcing the threat to commit indiscretions, thus accelerating its classification process and avoiding the use of very expensive torpedoes.
The Black Scorpion can be launched both from aircraft and ships and submarines through buoys dispensers and launchers, which the Units are already equipped with. It can operate in shallow water and, thanks to its characteristics it can be effectively employed in an anti-terrorist role within the asymmetric fight.
The Black Scorpion torpedo has a body diameter of 127mm and a length of 1.1 meters. She has the capacity of operating in shallow waters (ASW) at sea depths ranging from 30 to 200 meters, being launched in AIR mode.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Sam 17 Oct - 10:59
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Face à l'épidémie, le salon Euronaval se convertit au numérique
Paris, 17 oct 2020 (AFP) -
Le salon Euronaval, consacré au secteur naval de défense, ouvre ses portes lundi dans un format entièrement numérique, maintenu "coûte que coûte" malgré le Covid-19 pour entretenir les contacts commerciaux dans une industrie exportatrice inquiète des conséquences de l'épidémie.
Alors que la quasi-totalité des grands salons mondiaux ont été annulés depuis le début de la pandémie, Euronaval avait fait le pari de se tenir "en présentiel" afin qu'industriels et délégations étatiques n'attendent pas la prochaine édition en 2022 pour se retrouver.
L'abaissement fin septembre à 1.000 personnes de la jauge maximale autorisée pour les grands événements a eu raison de cette ambition.
"La transformation en moins de trois semaines d'Euronaval en un format entièrement numérique [est] le reflet du dynamisme, de la résilience et du défi qui attendent toute l'industrie navale française dans les prochains mois", estime Hervé Guillou, président du Groupement des industries de construction et activités navales (Gican), organisateur du salon.
Plus de 200 exposants, "l'essentiel" de ceux prévus à l'origine, sont attendus sur Euronaval Online du 19 au 25 octobre dans un format qui prévoit aussi bien des visioconférences, des stands virtuels que des rencontres commerciales en ligne.
"Nous y avions déjà réfléchi en amont" et des éléments numériques étaient "destinés à l'époque à ceux qui n'auraient pas pu venir, en particulier aux délégations étrangères", explique Hugues d'Argentré, directeur d'Euronaval, qui accusera un "déficit de quelques millions d'euros".
- "Incertitudes fortes" -
S'il fallait maintenir "coûte que coûte" le salon, selon Hervé Guillou, c'est parce qu'il constitue un enjeu pour la filière navale française, qui est duale (civile et militaire) et emploie 48.000 personnes.
Son chiffre d'affaires s'élevait à 12,3 milliards d'euros en 2019, en hausse de 9% par rapport à 2018, dont 6,5 milliards pour les activités militaires, pour moitié réalisée à l'exportation (95% pour le civil).
Sous-marins en Australie, corvettes aux Émirats ou systèmes de guerre des mines en Belgique: la moitié des exportations françaises d'armements a par ailleurs relevé du secteur naval l'an passé.
Or, "la crise a marqué un coup d'arrêt brutal dans la production de nombreux industriels et surtout dans les contacts commerciaux de toutes nos entreprises", relève Hervé Guillou. Le Gican a recensé près de 80 sociétés en difficulté.
"Industrie du temps long", le secteur naval tourne aujourd'hui à 100% de sa capacité, selon lui. Le risque est à moyen terme, "lorsque les commandes perdues ou suspendues pendant cette période de crise feront un vide dans le plan de charge de demain".
Il y a déjà un "risque avéré de baisse de l'activité civile et notamment des incertitudes fortes sur le marché de la croisière", relève-t-il encore.
Le secteur militaire peut donc servir d'amortisseur de crise: les paquebots sont produits dans les Chantiers de l'Atlantique de Saint-Nazaire. Tout comme le sera le futur porte-avions, à propos duquel des annonces sont attendues "prochainement", selon la ministre des Armées Florence Parly.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Dim 18 Oct - 11:21
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Euronaval Online 2020: Rafael presents its combat proven Protector USV Unmanned Surface Vessel 18 October 2020
At Euronaval Online 2020, a virtual edition of the International naval defense and maritime security industry that takes place from 19 to 25 October 2020, Israeli company Rafael presents its combat-proven unmanned Integrated Naval Combat System Protector USV (Unmanned Surface Vessel) able to perform a variety of naval and security missions.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001Rafael Protector USV Unmanned Surface Vessel armed with Spike guided missile (Picture source Rafael)
Originally designed for Maritime Security and Force Protection Missions the PROTECTOR can also carry a new variety of modules enabling it to perform naval dominance roles such as Precision Strikes and EW missions.
The PROTECTOR USV is based on a unique platform designed for high robustness and survivability. The design incorporates complete redundancy of sailing functions to provide a “never stranded at sea” policy.
The Rafael USV Protector is based on a 9-meter (30-foot) rigid-hulled inflatable boat. This USV is stealthy, fast, and highly maneuverable. The vessel's low profile upper structure is sealed and aerodynamic, and its modular platform design allows it to be reconfigured to meet changing mission requirements, such as force protection, anti-terror, surveillance and reconnaissance, mine and electronic warfare. The hull is a deep V-shaped planing hull, with the inflatable section providing stability and endurance. A single diesel engine drives water jets, allowing speeds of 50 knots (92.6 km/h; 57.5 mph).
The PROTECTORUSV core systems include a comprehensive, mature, Sensor Suite and Command & Control System, providing extensive situational awareness as well as elaborate mission planning and execution capabilities. The sensor suite includes radar, Toplite electro-optical director, and an all-around 360º navigation camera. This suite provides day/ night detection, identification and tracking of targets and obstacles.
The system’s Command & Control provides real-time video and feedback from the sea as well as elaborate remote control over USV maneuvering and mission module operation. The system can be incorporated in a wider defense array via an open interface to an external C4I system.
The security payload includes the Mini-Typhoon Stabilized Weapon Station for up to 0.5” caliber guns, a high-pressure Water Cannon System, and auxiliary sensors. The stabilized Mini-Typhoon includes fire control capabilities, yielding excellent shooting accuracy. The Water Cannon system provides less-lethal engagement at close range as well as firefighting capabilities. A stabilized Spike missile launching system may alternatively be integrated to provide, remote, precise strike capability.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Dim 18 Oct - 12:45
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VESTA (top right) will be a hexacopter UAV fitted with an active EW jammer. It will complement RF/IR/EO passive decoys in protecting surface vessels against incoming anti-ship missiles. Photo Credit : LACROIX Defense.
Euronaval: Lacroix Unveils ‘VESTA’ a New Offboard Active Decoy
Xavier Vavasseur 18 Oct 2020
Yannick Smaldore contributed to this story
The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) issued a call for proposals in the fall of 2019, calling for the study and development of a new generation of decoy called “offboard active decoy”. This new system would be used as a complement to existing passive decoys. Lacroix Defense is one of a handful of French Defense companies who answered this call for proposals last year from the newly created “French DARPA”.
Lacroix is a pyrotechnic systems integrator which has been working in this field for over 40 years with the experts at the French DGA as well as with several navies throughout the world to ensure that self-protection capabilities meet the necessary requirements to defeat the latest threats. According to Lacroix, this experience gives the company’s R&D teams superior expertise in combining multiple decoy effects in various deployment vectors, which are themselves integrated into a system.
Here are some of the requirements as outlined by the AID for the project: •a standalone remotely operated vehicle able to quickly reach a location from a ship, to follow a specified trajectory and capable of carrying a payload emitting electromagnetic waves. •a vehicle able reach a defined position in any direction from the ship in less than 10 seconds, at a distance of about 600m. It can either be pre-deployed or deployed following an alert from the ship. Altitude: 5m to 50m. •Trajectories can be modified in real time using data from the ships or the ROV. Changes of direction must be very fast. •Payload of either 15kg or 35kg. Developed by a third party. •Autonomy of at least 3min, 20min if possible. •Integrated on the upper decks of the ship (and therefore not in the Sylver VLS). Launching device (catapult, launcher) must be included in the scope of the project.
VESTA stands for Versatile EW Self-protection Tactic onboard unmanned Aircraft. It is basically an active jammer embedded in a UAV.
“Our Off Board Active Decoy (VESTA) project is an essential component of our vision of self protection, based on a comprehensive approach, allowing “multi-layered” and “multi-threat” protection mixing Hard Kill, off board active and passive decoys tactics, Anti torpedoes solutions.”
Xavier Cadour, head of Naval Systems at Lacroix Defense
Compared to existing offboard active decoys, such as the Nulka, VESTA comes with the following advantages: •More maneuverable •More affordable because it is based on COTS technologies •Unlike Nulka, VESTA will be optionally retrievable •VESTA’s in-flight endurance is confidential, however Naval News understands that the electrical propulsion of the UAV will likely provide a much longer autonomy than the Nulka’s rocket propulsion
“Mixing a pyrotechnic booster with a dexterous UAV will provie the end-user with immediate reaction and unrivalled operational maneuvrability”
Lacroix Defense
For the UAV itself, Lacroix partnered with French company Aviation Design which is a specialist in the field. The VESTA relies on a hexacopter UAV. The jammer system will highly likely be provided by the French leader in this field: Thales.
Lacroix did not disclose much details about the launch system but said their plan is to have a highly modular decoy launcher based on the existing Sylena family. The idea would be to be able to offer navies a customizable launcher able to deploy the entire range of decoys: •SEALIR •SEALEM •Anti-Torpedo •VESTA
This launcher could be named “Sylenna Mk+” and would provide surface vessels with needed protection across three layers:
According to Lacroix, VESTA is the 2nd stage of a 3 layer protection system: The first layer consisting in surface to air missiles (top left) and the third layer being the RF/IR/EO passive decoys (top right).
Lacroix told Naval News that the goal, eventually, is to control VESTA from the ship’s CIC via a datalink. Such a datalink will also allow VESTA to autonomously follow and protect its mothership, when no human decision is required. A lot of development work will be need to be able to maintain that link in a highly complex EW environment (with the ship’s jammers at full power for example) as well as on the cyber front, to make sure that VESTA can not be hacked.
Just one year after the IAD issued their call for proposals, Lacroix Defense was able to study and develop a solution to answer the needs of the French Navy. The project is progressing well according to Lacroix: The first flight of VESTA is set for early 2021. Should these tests be conclusive, it will be up to the DGA to decide to go ahead and procure the VESTA. In this eventuality, the first surface combatants to be fitted with VESTA would likely be the FDI… which are currently set to enter active duty with no anti-missile decoy systems or EW jammers: As of today, their protection will rely exclusively on guns and missiles. That is unless VESTA comes into play.
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Sujet: Re: EURONAVAL (20 au 23 octobre 2020) Dim 18 Oct - 13:14
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The Suffren class is more than an iterative improvement on the Rubis-class. It will provide a broader capability, able to take on a wider range of missions.
France’s Submarine Game Changer: The New Suffren-class
As part of Naval News' official coverage of Euronaval 2020, renowned submarine expert H I Sutton looks at the new Suffren-class of submarines and explains why it will be a game changer for the French Navy.
H I Sutton 18 Oct 2020
Six new attack submarines will form the vanguard of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) for the coming decades. Developed as the Barracuda program, the lead boat of the new class, Suffren, is expected to formally join the fleet next year. The new submarines will offer a massive capability leap over the current Rubis-class boats.
Among the improvements, the Suffren-class will be armed with a wider spectrum of weapons. The latest F-21 heavyweight torpedoes will provide the core anti-submarine and anti-ship punch. These electric-powered weapon can use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for training shots, and one-time aluminum silver oxide batteries for war shots. With a speed of over 50 knots it can reach targets over 27 nautical miles (50 km) away.
The other new weapon carried will be the Naval Cruise Missile (NCM). This is generally equivalent of the Tomahawk land attack cruise missile (LACM). Cruise missiles will provide the Suffren-class with a first-night strategic strike capability. This will reach deep inside enemy territory, a capability few other navies will have.
The weapons load-out can be rounded out with the FG-29 mine and Exocet SM39 anti-ship missile. Both of these are already carried by Marine Nationale submarines.
In the future, torpedo-sized UUVs (uncrewed underwater vehicles) may also be carried. Naval Group’s new D-19 type might be ideally suited. These can carry out a wide range of missions including Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR), electronic warfare (EW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW),mine counter-measures (MCM) and mine warfare.
First-in-class submarine “Suffren” during sea trials in 2020. Naval Group pictures.
Its not only the broad array of weapons that will set these boats apart. The ultra-modern sensor masts by Safran Electronics & Defence are another key modernization. They are all non-penetrating, which means that they do not go inside the pressure hull. This will make the submarine safer if there is a periscope collision. It also means that the control room does not have to be in its traditional location directly under the sail. In Suffren‘s case it is further aft behind the sail.
The Control Room is much larger than on older submarines. The captain is seated against the back wall, affording him or her an excellent view of the ten multi-function consoles. The center of the room, where the periscope wells used to be, is now dominated by a touch-screen tactical table. And the Operations Room is there, integral to the command center.
Among the missions which can be run from the Operations Room are the landing of Special Forces. The Marine Nationale has a strong tradition of naval special forces and pioneered many aspects of these operations. For example, detachable hangars for Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs).
The Marine Nationale stepped away from this capability with the retirement of the Agosta-class submarines twenty years ago. But the Suffren-class are part of a new generation of western submarines with special operations capabilities designed-in from the start. They have a large lock-out chamber for combat swimmers and the hangar can be fitted directly over it. Inside can be the latest PSM3G swimmer delivery vehicle.
The Suffren-class is more than an iterative improvement on the Rubis-class. It will provide a broader capability and is able to take on a wider range of missions.
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CNIM's Eagle Owl tethered aerostat (Credit: CNIM)
Euronaval: CNIM Soars with New Aerial Coastal Surveillance Solutions
Blimps, airships and other tethered aerostats have been deployed for years to protect land settlements and conducts border surveillance. During Euronaval, French group CNIM takes the concept a step further with naval application in mind, leveraging on a mature line of products.
Nathan Gain 18 Oct 2020
In France, such systems were mostly deployed in the Sahel (Africa) region for protecting French Army military bases. According to end-users, the experiment was extremely relevant, the system having reduced the number of attacks by seven when deployed. With increasing immigration issue and incidents in national maritime EEZ, various armed forces are now considering these light and mobile solutions to complement the existing fixed surveillance assets.
CNIM entered this segment in march 2019 when it acquired french SME Airstar Aerostar specialized in blimps. The company was renamed CNIM Airspace a few months later.
« This company is one of the main partners of Thales for the Stratobus airship project and provide the French space agency CNES with stratospheric blimps for measures and tests tasks » Xavier Montazel, director of the Defence & Maritime division at CNIM.
CNIM Airspace also sold number of smaller systems for the control of power lines.
CNIM Airspace relies on three types of tethered aerostats depending on the payload capacity, autonomy and altitude, from tactical with the White Hawk, to the operative and strategic levels with the the Eagle Owl and Condor systems. Following successful experiments, CNIM is now promoting small and medium tethered aerostats for border and coastal surveillance missions.
« The need for such tethered aerostats is now rising with a growing number of call for tenders, » Montazel adds. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), among others, launched a tender for two systems which will be tested in the Greek islands. Frontex’s experiment is directly linked to an ever-growing requirement for more efficient and accurate detection capabilities in a contested environment such as the Oriental part of the Mediterranean Sea. « These trials aim at validating the relevance of tethered aerostats in such context of use ». But the trials Frontex will carry out could open the way to a larger market, as the agency is qualified to propose every solution it deploy to each European country.
Picture CNIM Airspace
Back in France, tethered aerostats are not being considered for deployment along the coastal mainland. The French Navy planned on running tests at some point, but was stopped as the French Ministry of Armed Forces considers the Spationav V2 coastal surveillance system sufficient to meet the need. « The solution could nevertheless be considered for the overseas departments and territories ». Two programs are also being pursued by the French Army Technical Section to equip the French Army with an industrial solution aiming at protecting bases and logistical convoys once stopped.
White Hawk weights around 15 kg for a maximum ceiling of 200 to 300 meters and a payload capability of up to 5 kg. The Eagle Owl, which has a weight of 100 kg, has a maximum ceiling of 600 meters and carry up to 90 kg of payload during 7 days. « Our idea is to make this system a complement to existing semaphores, which are limited in term of radar and EO/IR detection capabilities ». Thus, adding a few hundred meters of altitude will significantly increase the sensors range.
« Depending on the payload requested by the user. The White Hawk is designed for a single payload like lightweight EO/IR sensors, but if you need to add communication relays and/or radar or heavier EO/IR sensors then the Eagle Owl should be the correct answer » Xavier Montazel, director of the Defence & Maritime division at CNIM.
Euronaval 2020 News Show Daily 19 October 2020
Based on its long-standing expertise in firearms and more recent integrated electronics, optoelectronics, software and power-drive technologies, FN Herstal designs, develops, manufactures and ensures perfect integration of high-grade remote weapon stations of the deFNder series.
Sea deFNder Remote Weapon Station fitted with .50 cal FN M2HB-QCB machine gun. Other FN machine guns, such as the .50 cal FN M3R machine gun with a high rate of fire (up to 1,100 RPM), are available with no change to the overall architecture (Picture source: FN Herstal)
With the deFNder Medium – dedicated to land operations – as a basis, FN Herstal proposes the Sea deFNder Remote Weapon Station for maritime applications to counter current and emerging asymmetric threats from any naval platform including USV.
The deFNder is based on a standardized open architecture allowing integration with Combat Management System (CMS), external sensors as well as third party equipment. The open architecture makes it possible to control several deFNder stations from one single (or more) C2 system and opens the door to collaborative combat of networked deFNder.
The Sea deFNder comes standard with a large number of advanced features, and is compatible with an extensive range of customer-specified options and accessories to meet today’s operational requirements. With its Sea deFNder, FN Herstal provides customers – end users and OEMs – with small caliber turret systems of their choice.
As part of its one-stop shop service commitment, FN Herstal manages the installation of its products onto new or in-service platforms, offers operator training and provides integrated logistics support throughout the entire product life cycle.
New FN Light Pintle Head featuring FN MAG machine gun, here with optional links and cases collector Sea mounted weapon solutions In addition to naval Remote Weapon Stations, FN Herstal provides a range of ergonomic, mechanical pintle-mounted weapon systems featuring any FN machine guns, including the .50 cal FN M3M (worldwide exclusivity) and FN M2HB-QCB (Picture source: FN Herstal)
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Euronaval 2020: MBDA launches new VL MICA NG air defense system 19 October 2020
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001Firing of a VL MICA NG (Pictur source: MBDA)
The VL MICA NG system is based on the integration into the existing VL MICA system of the MICA NG (New Generation) air defense missile, which began development in 2018 primarily to equip France’s Rafale combat aircraft. The VL MICA system family – now adopted, in its naval or land-based versions, by 15 armed forces around the world – will consequently benefit from enhanced potential to counter future threats.
About the VL MICA NG system, MBDA CEO Eric Béranger declared: “After two years of development on the New Generation MICA missile, we have acquired a deep understanding of the performance of this brand new air-to-air missile which allows us, in full confidence, to market its integration into VL MICA ground-to-air or surface-to-air defence systems. The total compatibility between the two generations of missile will allow armed forces to combine them with their existing systems, thus maximizing their return on investments.”
Thanks to the technological innovations it incorporates, the new VL MICA NG system offers improved capabilities to handle atypical targets (UAVs, small aircraft) as well as future threats, characterised by increasingly low observable infrared and radio frequency signatures. Additionally, it will be able to intercept at longer distances the ‘conventional’ targets (aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles) already addressed by the current VL MICA system.
The dimensions of the MICA NG munition remain unchanged, allowing it to be integrated into existing VL MICA launchers. The existing missile data link mechanisms are compatible with the increased kinematic performance of the missiles, enabling current VL MICA systems to be upgraded to VL MICA NG standard by simple software updates.
MICA NG Missile
Based on an entirely new design, the MICA NG missile inherits the external dimensions and unique concept that has made the MICA anti-air missile such a success for a quarter of a century. This concept means MICA features either an infrared or a radio frequency seeker on the same common missile body, allowing the operator, at the moment of firing, to select the best option to respond to the tactics adopted by the adversary.
On the MICA NG, a new infrared seeker based on a matrix sensor will provide increased sensitivity, while a new radio frequency seeker with an active electronically scanned antenna (AESA) will allow for smart detection strategies. The lower volume of electronic components will enable the MICA NG to carry a larger load of propellant, significantly extending its range, and the new dual-pulse rocket motor will provide additional energy to the missile at the end of its flight, improving its manoeuvrability and its ability to intercept targets at long range. In surface-to-air mode, the MICA NG will be able to intercept targets over 40 km away. Finally, maintenance and ownership costs will be significantly reduced thanks to internal sensors that will monitor the status of the munition throughout its life cycle.
The MICA NG missile will be available in series production from 2026.
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Euronaval Online 2020: Nexter presents its RapiFire 40mm naval gun system 19 October 2020
At the digital edition of Euronaval Online 2020, the international naval defense and maritime security industry virtual exhibition, the French Company Nexter Systems presents its 40mm RapifFire, the latest generation of naval gun system jointly developed by Nexter Systems and Thales.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001Nexter RapidFire 40mm naval gun system (Picture source Nexter)
The RapidFire 40mm naval gun system consists of an over-deck self-contained gyro-stabilized gun mounting armed with the CTA 40, Case Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) cannon, designed to fire 40mm telescoped ammunition.
The RapidFire 40mm naval weapon system offers new very short-range air defense systems able to destroy different types of aerial threats including manned and unmanned targets. It features a latest-generation multi-threat (air and surface), multi-environment (land and naval) gun system, with a cost of engagement commensurate with the value of the threats.
The RapidDFire is a weapon system that offers high precision thanks to its optronic fire control system integrated on the turret, its advanced algorithms, powerful gun and automatic ammunition management system allowing the best reactivity and efficiency for the operator.
The 40 RapiFire naval gun has a firing rate of up to 200 rounds by minute using airburst ammunition. The concept of air burst ammunition came up in order to increase the efficiency of the gun systems against air-to-surface missiles, UAV’s, etc. The idea is basically to create a cloud of particles that have high kinetic energy and penetration capability on the path of the threat and be able to hit targets that are very difficult to hit with the classical ammunitions.
The 40mm RapidFire has an effective firing range of 4,000 meters against air targets and up to 2,500 meters against surface threats. It can fire in a fully autonomous mode and is equipped with infrared and daylight TV channels as well as a laser range finder.
Euronaval Online 2020: Controp USA presents its Tornado-ER coastal surveillance and protection system
19 October 2020
At the Online edition of Euronaval 2020, International naval defense and maritime security industry digital exhibition, the American Company Controp presents its comprehensive coastal surveillance and protection system, Tornado-ER.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001Controp's Tornado EO panoramic scanning and automatic maritime target detection system. (Picture source Navy Recognition)
The TORNADO-ER is an advanced IR system designed to automatically detect and acquire land and maritime targets. As an electro-optical panoramic scanning and automatic target detection system, Tornado-ER can also be used for maritime traffic control, particularly in dense waters.
The technology is capable of providing a 360 panoramic infrared (IR) image, which gets updated continuously every three seconds with automatic and simultaneous detection of any moving targets in the water. The TORNADO-ER System provides a unique solution by using highly sensitive sensors and advanced Real-time video algorithms.
Featuring two thermal imaging IR cameras, Tornado-ER is passive and insensitive to RF jamming and can be used either as a standalone, or combined with external systems.
IR cameras provide real-time, panoramic image from short to long distances up to the horizon.
The system enables simultaneous target detection of moving objects such as swimmers, vessels of all sizes, small vessels on the background of larger vessels, and small floating objects.
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The TSA6000 system with its four fixed panels
Euronaval: Thales Unveils the TSA-6000, a new IFF for FDI frigates
During Euronaval 2020, Thales launches the world's first fixed-panel friend-foe identification system for the French Navy's future frigates. Alongside the –already well-known– SeaFire radar, the new TSA 6000 IFF will be integrated into the electronic warfare suite of the future Amiral Ronarc'h-class, the French Navy version of the FDI.
Yannick Smaldore 19 Oct 2020
Thales press release
Thales launches the world’s first fixed-panel IFF system for the French Navy’s future frigates
Thales is unveiling the TSA6000, the first IFF interrogator to use flat fixed-array active antenna technology. This new solution, unique in the world, provides 360° coverage around the vessel, with no trade-off in range capabilities, and an unprecedented and extremely fast identification capability.
•Identifying air targets after they have been detected is crucially important in the theatre of operations. To meet this need of the Forces, Thales is unveiling the TSA6000, the latest addition to its family of IFF (identification friend or foe) interrogators. •The fully digital TSA6000 comprises four fixed antenna panels to provide 360° coverage and unprecedented identification performance. •Smaller, lighter and more efficient than a rotating antenna system, the interrogator can identify targets extremely quickly and is set to revolutionise IFF identification.
Naval forces today need to be able to rely on new technology to make the best decisions when it matters most. Thales helps them conduct their missions more safely at every critical moment, building on its air surveillance expertise and in-depth knowledge of operational contexts to develop high-value end-to-end IFF solutions.
A revolutionary fixed-panel technology
Based on a revolutionary all-digital flat fixed-array technology, the TSA6000 IFF identification system provides a smart 360° electronic scanning (or e-scan) capability enabling extremely fast identification of new types of threats.The four-panel antenna design allows full 360° coverage, overcoming the problem of signal masking caused by a ship’s topside infrastructure, especially if it has multiple masts. Smaller and lighter, the TSA6000 is much easier for systems integrators to position and install on a vessel compared to IFF systems with rotating array antennas or fixed cylindrical arrays.
On the FDI, the PSIM (Panoramic Sensors and Intelligence Module) integrated the ESM suite, the Sea Fire radar and the new TSA6000 IFF.
The TSA6000’s panels are independent from the radar system for even greater flexibility of installation and maintenance. Its modular, scalable all-digital architecture also simplifies support operations significantly: each panel comprises multiple modules for built-in redundancy and to help ensure the system is permanently available. In addition, the system has no mechanical or rotating parts, considerably increasing reliability and reducing time to repair.
The TSA6000 is compliant with Mode 5, the new NATO secure identification standard. With this new product, Thales offers an ultra high-performance identification capability with guaranteed interoperability between NATO and allied forces for the decades ahead.
A comprehensive communication and electronic warfare suite for the FDI frigates
The TSA6000 will equip the French Navy’s future FDI-class frigates from 2021 alongside the Sea Fire radar from Thales, which also has a flat-panel array. The radar / IFF combination will offer a near- instantaneous detection and identification capability against high-velocity threats.
As a global market leader in IFF identification, Thales provides a complete range of IFF solutions to meet the current and future needs of the armed forces. To date, over 20,000 IFF devices from Thales have been installed on 100 different types of land, air and naval platforms in 70 countries.
The TSA6000 is the latest addition to the Thales family of IFF products and meets the full range of current and future operational requirements. With its unique digital architecture, it is designed to evolve in line with emerging requirements and future threats. We’re proud to be providing state- of-the-art and ever more innovative solutions to ensure the highest levels of protection for the armed forces and help them conduct their operations safely.
Florence Gourgeon, Vice President Radio communications, Thales
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Alongside the Sea Fire radar and the new TSA 6000 IFF, Thales is supplying Aquilon, a secure, integrated and digital naval communications system that guarantees connectivity and interoperability for the frigate and its crew. One of the main components of this system is PARTNER-C, the latest iteration of the PARTNER range of communication management systems which was unveiled last year. According to Thales, PARTNER-C has a new intuitive man-machine interface adapted to sailors accustomed to consumer communications technologies. COMTICS, which Thales described as “the sailor’s smartphone”, will also be available on the frigate. The dual-band SURFSAT-L stations and the HF XL, a new generation of HF radios, will give the FDI enhanced long-distance connectivity in all circumstances.
Thales aboard FDI frigate. At the beginning of the program (FDI was then the FTI), the IFF was only appointed as part of the “BlueGate” family.
All these previous systems were already displayed by Thales on previous editions of Euronaval and other international exhibitions. Their integration aboard the FDI was well know since the beginning of the program. But it is the first time that Thales unveiled details about the IFF system that will be coupled with the fixed panel AESA radar Sea Fire. Until now, it was only known that the FDI’s IFF will be a solution from Thales’ BlueGate family.
Finally, it seems that the FDI frigates will be equipped with an entirely new IFF system. Fixed-panel radar and IFF will provide a better 360° real-time air-defense coverage. This increase in performance will be needed in the next decades. Indeed, the FDI frigates are designed to deal with new generation threats, such as hypersonic missiles, stealth aircrafts and swarms of UAVs.
Based on an all-digital technology, the interrogator provides intelligent 360° electronic scanning, enabling identification in a very short time in the face of new threats. Smaller and lighter, the TSA 6000 offers operators ease of layout and installation on the vessel. More efficient, the interrogator is able to detect a threat in a very short time and revolutionizes friend-foe identification. Combined with the SEA FIRE, the radar/IFF pair will thus offer an almost instantaneous hyper- velocity threat detection and identification capability.
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Leonardo joins virtual Euronaval 2020 exhibition to showcase its excellence in naval systems
With long experience in the domain, Leonardo can meet naval requirements for vessels of any type, class and tonnage. Over the last 50 years, more than 50 international navies have chosen Leonardo technologies to equip more than 140 naval units
Xavier Vavasseur 19 Oct 2020
Leonardo press release
Leonardo, a leading supplier of products and services for naval defence and maritime & coastal surveillance, is participating in the Euronaval digital/virtual exhibition between the 19th and 25th October. With decades of experience in the domain, Leonardo can meet naval requirements for vessels of any type, class and tonnage.
Over the last 50 years, more than 50 international navies have chosen Leonardo technologies to equip more than 140 naval units. The company’s portfolio includes complete integrated combat systems, combat management systems and communication systems as well as radar, fire control, electro-optical and navigation systems, remotely piloted airborne platforms and their payloads, ammunition, missiles, torpedoes, sonar and electronic warfare suites.
Leonardo’s modular Combat Management System (CMS) features open architecture and is reconfigurable in order to fit any ship configuration. Its high level of flexibility means that customers can choose to have a wide range of systems integrated. The Italian Navy, as part of its modernisation programme, recently adopted Leonardo’s CMS to equip its multi-role offshore patrol vessels (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura (PPA)).
In the communications domain, Leonardo is promoting its naval voice distribution system SENTINEL TVT (Tactical Voice Terminal). For combat scenarios, the company is highlighting its Black Scorpion light torpedo as well as the Vulcano 127mm ammunition and a new small-calibre system, alongside the ULISSES (Ultra Light SonicS Enhanced System) sensor which is designed to maximise the effectiveness of Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations. Meanwhile the Janus multi-sensor electro-optical system offers medium and long-range visual surveillance capabilities in a single package. In the radar domain, Leonardo is marketing its Osprey (E-scan) and Gabbiano (M-scan) multi-mode, multi-mission airborne radars, both of which can operate in all weather conditions over land, sea and coastal regions. The lightest variant of the Gabbiano family, the Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light, has been integrated into the AWHERO remotely piloted helicopter, which has been successfully demonstrated in international projects such as OCEAN2020, the European sea surveillance research programme. AWHERO integrates sensors made by Leonardo and is optimised to fly from naval units to perform multiple roles. Leonardo leads the market in providing helicopters for naval use, with the widest and most advanced range of products available today.
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Avec le SMX-31E, Naval Group dévoile un sous-marin à propulsion exclusivement électrique
par Laurent Lagneau · 21 octobre 2020
Lors de chaque salon Euronaval – dont l’édition 2020, exclusivement en ligne, se tient actuellement – Naval Group a l’habitude de présenter de nouveaux concepts de sous-marins, l’objectif de l’exercice étant d’anticiper ce que pourraient être les opérations navales à venir en fonction de l’usage qu’il est possible de faire avec les dernières évolutions technologiques.
Cependant, il est arrivé que des concepts ainsi présenté aient abouti à des contrats : tel a été le cas du SMX Ocean, une version à propulsion classique du sous-marin nucléaire d’attaque Barracuda, qui a été choisie par l’Australie pour moderniser et accroître ses capacités sous-marines. Présenté en 2016, le concept SMX 3.0, qui fait la part belle aux technologies du numérique tout en offrant une discrétion acoustique « inégalée », pourrait servir de base à la proposition que Naval Group envisage de faire à l’Inde dans le cadre du programme P75i.
En 2018, Naval Group avait ainsi dévoilé le SMX-31, un concept alors décrit comme « révolutionnaire ». Sa forme hydrodynamique lui donnant l’apparence d’un cachalot [le kiosque avait été supprimé et hélice avait cédé la place à deux propulseurs latéraux], ce sous-marin de 70 mètres de long pour 13 mètres de large et un déplacement de 3.000 tonnes disposant d’un revêtement en écaille, dont les plaques anéchoïque faites avec un matériau spécial, pouvaient intégrer des capteurs. Doté d’une batterie lithium-ion pour lui donner une autonomie de 40 jours en immersion, il était censé pouvoir embarquer jusqu’une quarantaine d’armes. Enfin, grâce à l’intelligence artificielle, un équipage d’une quinzaine de marins était suffisant pour le mettre en oeuvre.
Deux ans plus tard, le bureau d’études de Naval Group a approfondi ce concept afin de lui apporter quelques améliorations notables. Ainsi, désormais appelé SMX-31E, ce sous-marin serait entièrement à propulsion électrique, grâce aux progrès réalisés dans le domaine des batteries lithium-ion. Un petit moteur diesel prendrait place à bord en cas de besoin. En clair, il n’aurait nullement besoin d’un systèmes de propulsion anaérobie [AIP].
Les performances de ces batteries lithium-ion sont telles qu’il est envisageable qu’elles puissent donner au SMX-31E une autonomie proche de celle des sous-marins nucléaires de première génération. Pour rappel, Naval Group a développé LIB(RT), un système batteries Li-ion à très haut niveau de performance et de sécurité susceptibles, donc, d’être utilisé par ce sous-marin.
Un autre évolution porte sur l’aspect du SMX-31E. Si la première version n’avait pas de kiosque, les ingénieurs de Naval Group ont finalement considéré que cette idée n’était pas pertinente, notamment pour la navigation en surface et les manoeuvres portuaires. D’où l’ajout d’une protubérance qui ne modifie pas radicalement le profil qu’avait le SMX-31. Quant au revêtement anéchoïque, l’idée que chaque tuile puisse intégrer un capteur a été abandonnée, le sous-marin devant être équipé d’antennes sonar plus conventionnels à sa proue et sur ses flancs.
Un autre point fort du SMX-31E sera sa capacité à mettre en oeuvre des capteurs déportés, c’est à dire des drones sous-marins, des bouées ou bien encore des gliders [sorte de « planeurs » sous-marins]. Associés à sa vitesse et à son autonomie, ses engins lui permettront de surveiller une surface 10 à 12 fois plus importantes qu’avec les actuels Scorpène. En outre, il pourra s’intégrer au sein d’un réseau plus vaste dédié à la lutte anti-sous-marine.
Côté armement, les ambitions de la précédente version ont été revues à la baisse, le SMX-31E ne pouvant plus emporter qu’une vingtaine d’armes, dont des missiles de croisières, des missiles antinavires et des torpilles… lancés depuis des tubes lance-torpilles latéraux tirant vers l’avant, mais aussi depuis la poupe, avec des tubes… tirant vers l’arrière.
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Un ou deux seraient excellent pour le maroc.
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Euronaval Online 2020: CNIM from France displays its full range of Landing Crafts including new LCX 23 October 2020
At the Online Edition of Euronaval 2020, International naval defense and maritime security industry exhibition, the French Company CNIM displays its full range of Landing Crafts including the Landing Craft Assault or LCA, for Ground Forces projection; and Landing Crafts X-missions or LCX for Naval Forces.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001LCX Landing Craft is the latest major asset for forces operating from a mothership. (Picture source CNIM)
Using its experience in the field of amphibious operations, the French Company CNIM has developed and designed the latest generation of landing crafts with the Landing Craft Assault (LCA) and Landing Craft multi-mission (LCX) that meet the current needs of modern naval forces.
The LCX – or Landing Craft Multi-Missions was unveiled at Euronaval 2018 by the defense company CNIM. It features a ship-like closed bow and a rear-only landing ramp with a bow-mounted 360° command bridge.
Operated from a NATO amphibious ship, with extremely high degrees of seaworthiness and maneuverability and designed with a 360° command bridge, the LCX can accommodate anti-submarine and mine warfare detachments to support reconnaissance, identification, and threat-neutralization.
Its high speed (20 to 35 kts) and high payload capacity (40 tons) make the LCX a major asset to Naval Forces. has a length of 29.5 m, a width of 6.4 m, and a draft when loaded of 1.3 m. It has a deck area of about 80 m². Operated by a crew of 4, the LCX has a nominal load of 65 tons and is self-protected by two 20 mm remotely operated automatic cannons.
A superbly versatile vessel, the LCX was also designed to take part in logistics operations conducted by Forces projection vessels such as the L-CAT and LCA. In this particular context, it also has the capability to offload nautical amphibious resources as it approaches the coastline
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Euronaval Online 2020: Spanish Company Navantia displays S-80 its latest generation of submarine 23 October 2020
At Euronaval Online, the digital edition of Euronaval 2020, International naval defense and maritime security industry exhibition, Spanish Company Navantia displays its latest generation of submarine S-80 in production by the Spanish company Navantia in its Cartagena shipyard for the Spanish Navy. It is a new generation submarine, technologically very advanced, which represents a qualitative leap with respect to conventional submarines.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001Artist drawing of Spanish-made S-80 submarine designed and developed by Navantia. (Picture source Navantia)
The S-80 program is the first submarine with a completely Spanish design since until now the submarines that have been built had French or North American design. This submersible is the first one with 100% Navantia design, and therefore it is a step forward in the sovereignty of the National Defense and in the capacities of our naval industry. Only the most advanced countries in the world are capable of developing a technological project of this magnitude, which is why Spain ranks among the best in the sector.
The S-80 is designed to carry out a full range of missions including Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Special Operations Forces (SOF), Selective Land Attack, Designed for Full Combat Group Integration in First Strike Action, Shallow Water Operations, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Sequential Mine-laying and Deterrence
The S-80 submarine incorporates the most advanced technology, such as the propulsion system independent of the atmosphere (AIP) and integrates a state-of-the-art system for combat and support for the operations of Special Forces.
The S-80's air-independent propulsion (AIP) system is based on a bioethanol-processor consisting of a reaction chamber and several intermediate Coprox reactors. Provided by Hynergreen from Abengoa, the system transforms the bioethanol (BioEtOH) into high purity hydrogen. The output feeds a series of fuel cells from UTC Power Company. The submarine can reach a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) in surfaced condition and 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged with a maximum range of 8,000 km and an endurance of 50 days in immersion.
The S-80 submarine has an overall length of 81 m and a hull diameter of 7.3 m. The surface displacement of the submarines is 2,200 tons, while the submerged displacement is 2,965 tons. The submarine can accommodate a crew of 32 sailors and eight Special Forces.
The S-80 submarine has six 533 mm torpedo tubes able to launch mines, DM2 A4 torpedoes, MK48 torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and Tomahawk subsonic cruise missiles, a guided missile used against terrestrial targets, that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at an approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high precision. Modern cruise missiles are capable of traveling at supersonic or high subsonic speeds, are self-navigating, and are able to fly on a non-ballistic, extremely low-altitude trajectory.
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Euronaval Online 2020: Israel Shipyards presents SAAR 72 new generation of multi-mission vessel 24 October 2020
At Euronaval Online, the digital edition of Euronaval 2020, International naval defense and maritime security industry exhibition, Israel Shipyards presents SAAR S-72, the new generation of the famous SAAR class Fast Attack Mini Corvettes.
SAAB exhibits products and solutions for maritime defense IMDEX 2019 925 001SAAR 72 is a multi-mission vessel using a modular design. (Picture source Israel Shipyards)
In November 2019, Israel Shipyards was assigned by Israel MOD and Navy to design the Israel Navy– the future advanced combat ship RESHEF class vessel. She will replace the reliable above-20-years-in-service SA’AR 4.5. It will be based on the ISL S-72 proven design and will significantly empower the Israeli Navy capabilities facing future combat demands.
The RESHEF will assist in protecting Israel’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the off-shore oil & gas facilities within Israel’s territorial waters. All combat systems onboard the new ship will be of Israel’s defense industry produce.
The SAAR 72 is a multi-mission vessel using a modular design, in Corvette configuration, she can be used to conduct naval warfare missions. In OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), she can be armed with lighter weaponry.
The SAAR S-72 is a stealth multi-purpose corvette derived from the Saar 4.5 missile boats fully designed by Israeli Shipyards. The ship has a length of 72 meters and a displacement of 800 tons. She has an endurance of 21 days with a crew of 50 people including officers and sailors. It can also accommodate 20 passengers or commandos.
The SAAR 72 corvettes will be equipped with the IAI Elta EL / M-2258 ALPHA (Advanced Lightweight Phased Array Naval Radar) multifunctional radar system with an active phased antenna array (AFAR). The armament of the new corvette will include eight RGM-84 Harpoon or Gabriel anti-ship missiles,16 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles, one Otobreda 76 mm naval gun, and six Mark 32 torpedo tubes able to launch Mark 46 torpedoes. The rear part of the ship as a helipad, capable of landing medium-sized helicopters.
The SAAR 72 will be powered by two shaft power plant consisting of two MTU 16V1163M94 V16 diesel engines with a capacity of 5920 kW. The ship can reach a maximum speed of about 30 knots and has a cruising range of 3,300 nm (5.500 km).
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Sea Eagle FCEO (Fire Control Electro Optical) is an advanced electro optical fire control system that provides precision tracking of surface and air targets and accurate gunfire control in surface (ASuW), air (AAW) and shore (NGS) engagements. Chess Dynamics picture.
Chess Dynamics to Supply Sea Eagle FCEO for Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies future MCM Vessels
Chess Dynamics has been awarded a contract by French shipbuilders KERSHIP for the supply of electro-optical surveillance systems across 12 innovative new Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV), which are being supplied to the Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies.
Naval News Staff 24 Oct 2020
Chess Dynamics press release
News of this contract award gives Chess its fourth and fifth European naval customers for the Sea Eagle FCEO product.
Working through Naval Group, responsible for naval systems design for KERSHIP, Chess has beaten strong competition for this key European naval electro optical systems contract. MCMV is a new concept 2800-ton militarized ship specialised in mine warfare innovatively built around a ‘toolbox’ of autonomous mine countermeasures drones. The MCMV procurement programme is well underway and has achieved its ‘Systems Functional Review’ (SFR) milestone in May.
Providing an all-weather, 24-hour surveillance, tracking and target data solution, Chess Dynamics will be delivering its Sea Eagle FCEO systems which will be interfaced with the ships’ combat management and gun fire control systems. This contract will bring the number of Sea Eagle FCEO systems delivered to over 110 worldwide.
The solution for two systems for each of the 12 ships, is to be fully integrated with other sensors on the vessels through the combat management system. It will also supply tracking and targeting data with merged stabilised TV and infra-red images to enable enhanced visual surveillance for the various roles that these vessels will be conducting.
As part of the Chess Dynamics’ Sea Eagle family of systems, the FCEO offers a stabilised integrated electro-optical and tracking system comprising a high-power thermal imaging camera, powerful HD TV camera and an eye-safe laser range finder. This in turn delivers 360˚ azimuth coverage, facilitating continuous electro optical verification of contacts.
Dave Eldridge, Chess Dynamics Sales Director commented, “The news of this contract award has been greatly received by all at Chess Dynamics. The business is committed to delivering surveillance and gun fire control system solutions which are ideally suited to harsh maritime environments and enable our customers to meet the multiple operational requirements within naval, coastal and border environments.
“These systems will be delivered from our Naval Centre of Excellence in Plymouth. Significant investment has been made to retain and recruit the necessary expertise to develop and evolve our Sea Eagle family of systems, incorporating industry-leading technology and designs. This contract award of our Sea Eagle equipment is a testament to our continual development and commitment to working in partnership with our customers” Eldridge continued.
The well-established Sea Eagle FCEO system is the leader in its class, commissioned with numerous navies globally and with over 90 units delivered it has an envious reputation, being well-proved in service.
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