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Voici le bon lien https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/06/italy-joins-france-and-the-uk-for-fc-asw-program/

Italy Joins France and the UK for FC/ASW Program - Naval News 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/ASW schedule 2017: Launch of the conceptual studies 2022: Launch of the evaluation phase, which focuses on the rise in maturity of the two selected concepts (stealthy and subsonic or supersonic) 2023: Italy joins the program 2024: Launch of the program 2028: Planned in-service date for the anti-ship variant 2030: Planned in-service date for the land-attack variant The case for Italy joining FC/ASW Joining the FC/ASW program makes sense for Italy and should not come as a surprise: the Italian Air Force will have to replace in the future its in-service Storm Shadow land attack cruise missiles (which are currently, as for France and the UK, under a midlife upgrade programme) while the Chief of Italian Navy (Marina Militare) in 2020, Vice Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone (now Admiral and Chief of the Defense Staff since October 2021) highlighted the need for a credible deep strike capability to be provided for the future destroyer project (the over 10,000 tons class DDX) as all as for the future submarines (Type 212NFS). Italy could bring some know-how and technology to the French and British partners: As part of the Teseo Mk2/E program, MBDA Italy is currently developing a very advanced dual-mode homing head section which will feature both a new generation coherent Radio-Frequency (RF) seeker with ECCM capability and a Electro-Optic (EO) sensor. According to Italian journalist (and Naval News regular contributor) Luca Peruzzi, the RF seeker co-developed by MBDA together with Leonardo, will feature AESA (active electronically scanned array) technology provided by the latter company. During the Seafuture 2023 conference and exhibition, MBDA and the Italian Navy gave an update on the Teseo Mk2/E programme, pointing out the RF seeker development is on schedule alongside the overall weapon system. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/06/italy-joins-france-and-the-uk-for-fc-asw-program/

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. Avec en exclusivité les premieres images de la future tourelle HELMA-P version production (pas le prototype) qui sortira en Janvier 2025:

Haha oui j'ai évidement posé la question (vu comment les brits se sont empressés de me corriger sur Twitter). Et tu as deviné: C'est du recyclage de maquette. Il n'y avait pas de pods de LMM disponible alors ils ont utilisé un pod Starstreak mais c'est bien le LMM (et Mistral) qui sont envisagés pour "l'option missiles" sur RAPIDFire (mais les industriels concernés ne souhaitaient pas panacher Mistral + LMM alors il n'y avait que du LMM de présenté au Bourget. A la base la tourelle devait avoir LMM d'un coté et Mistral de l'autre).

RAPIDFire naval gun system with LMM missiles by KNDS and Thales

Ah j'ai demandé par curiosité: C'est pas lié à Orchestrike, c'est un "mini missile anti-missile" Bref, c'est pour de l'auto-protection. Et c'est davantage pour le GCAP que le SCAF si j'ai bien compris

MBDA a dévoilé Orchestrike. Les missiles communiquent entre eux, ont une "IA" qui leur permet une autonomie de décision pour: - éviter les defense adverses - décider quels cible taper en priorité - voler en formation (tres) resserrée afin de n'apparaitre comme un seul missile La technologie pourrait etre appliqué au future FCASW/FMAN

Royal Navy Plans Carrier Trial For Mojave STOL UAS https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2023/2023/05/royal-navy-plans-carrier-trial-for-mojave-stol-uas/ et surtout, ils auront finalement des catapultes... UK Explores Cats And Traps Retrofit To QEC Aircraft Carriers https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2023/2023/06/uk-project-ark-royal-catapult-aircraft-carriers/

UK Plans New Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2023/2023/05/uk-plans-new-commando-insertion-craft-cic/

Rare accès à bord d'un PPA, avec son "naval cockpit" et CIC avant garde

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

Aperçu des (nombreux) systèmes à bord des Sa'ar 6... corvettes armées jusqu'aux dents

Video sur la JS Kumano à suivre...

^ C'était la porposition de Northrop Grumman pour la competition HALO... et ils ont perdu (mais la grosse maquette était déjà en route pour le salon quand l'annonce de la séléction de LM et Raytheon pour la suite du programme est tombée... donc ils ont quand meme exposé la maquette) [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 future and current strike weapons. RDML Tedford, PEO U&W, discussed the following topics: 00:40 - Introduction of PEO U&W 01:22 - LRASM Long Range Anti-Ship Missile program update 02:57 - HALO Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface program 04:30 - Tomahawk cruise missile program 05:20 - Tomahawk for US allies (UK Royal Navy, Australia, Japan... and the Netherlands) 06:14 - Harpoon anti-ship missile program

3eme et dernière vidéo de notre couverture du salon DSEI Japan (avec au passage de belles perspectives pour Safran dans le domaine naval japonais...) 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 and models on display. ===================== 00:45 - Lockheed Martin booth: F-110 and CSC frigates fitted with AEGIS and SPY-7 radar 01:02 - SPY-7 radar sub assembly suite and array 01:21 - Comment on ASEV - AEGIS System Equipped Vessel 01:46 - BMT Group booth: CAIMEN Landing Craft for JGSDF amphibious brigade 03:59 - Patria booth: SONAC ACS accoustic sweep 04:26 - Safran booth: NGDS decoy launching system 05:32 - Safran booth: Black Onyx inertial navigation system (INS) to be tested aboard Taigei submarine of JMSDF 06:05 - Safran booth: Optronic masts for submarines and discussions with Nikon 06:58 - Safran booth: EO/IR systems for surface ships: PASEO XLR, Vampir NG and VIGY 4 07:42 - Shinmaya booth: US-2 seaplane + comment about USSCOM / AFSOC requirement in the US 08:31 - Kawasaki Heavy Industries booth: EMALS catapult for Izumo-class

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 Japan Self Defense Forces. ===================== 00:33 - Introduction in English and Japanese 01:01 - Discussion on the increase of Japan defense budget 01:44 - Kawasaki Heavy Industries new "Island Defense missile" 02:35 - Discussion on the presence of several different types of anti-ship missiles in JSDF inventory 05:00 - JSM Joint Strike Missile 06:45 - MQ-9B SeaGuardian of JCG, interest by JMSDF, MQ-9B with JSM and MQ-9B aboard Izumo 10:03 - Discussion on rumors of Tomahawk requirement for JMSDF 11:34 - Successful intercept test of Raytheon SM-3 by JMSDF 14:34 - Bofors 40MK4 gun system in use with the JCG 14:48 - BAE Systems Hyper Velocity Projectiles 15:08 - Leonardo Vulcano extended range ammunition 15:24 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 10 KW laser weapon demonstrator

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 about Japanese MoD's ATLA 01:39 - Upgraded Type 12 SSM (Anti-ship missile) 02:18 - Hypersonic missile research 03:53 - FFM Frigate 04: 15 - UNICORN antenna 04:40 - OQQ-25 variable depth sonar (VDS) 04:50 - OPY-2 X-band radar 05:27 - XLUUV project 06:48 - OZZ-5 UUV 07:35 - EMD Expendable Mine Disposal system 08:19 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Whale USV 10:13 - Japan Marine United (JMU) OPV

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[VIDEO] Cmdr. Steven S Whitworth, Commanding Officer, USS Sioux City (LCS 11) discusses the Freedom type Littoral Combat Ship recent deployments to US 4th, 5th and 6th Fleet area of operations. He also discusses how the LCS design makes a good mothership for unmanned systems and a good platform for counter drug operations.

[VIDEO] Interview with VADM Brad Cooper, during #IDEX2023 #TaskForce59 achieved full operational capability 100 unmanned vehicles by the summer Integration of USV from Israel & France Cooperation with the Royal Navy and Marine Nationale Forward basing of LCS

L'US Navy m'a donné un rare accès a son MQ-4C (pas encore opérationel, mais ça ne saurait tarder):

Starlink Limits Ukraine's Maritime Drones At Time Of New Russian Threat - Naval News Two things are happening in the Black Sea which together could shift the dynamic in Russia’s favor. Russia has copied Ukraine’s’ maritime drones and started using them. At the same time, a decision by Elon Musk to limit Starlink use may stop Ukraine using their own. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/starlink-limits-ukraines-maritime-drones-at-time-of-new-russian-threat/

[VIDEO] U.S. Pacific Fleet by Admiral Sam Paparo Interview with Admiral Sam Paparo, US Pacific Fleet Commander What is PACFLEET What are the challenges (spoiler: China, Russia, North Korea...)Key partners in the region ,, ,Importance of large exercises