 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 by Ed Adamczyk Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2021
Contracts with European defense contractor MBDA UK will improve missile capabilities of the British Royal Navy's destroyers, the British Defense Ministry announced this week. A statement on Tuesday said the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile program, known as CAMM or Sea Ceptor, will be integrated into weapons systems of Britain's six Type 45 destroyers. Additionally, long-range Aster 30 missiles will be purchased from defense contractor Eurosam to equip each of the Royal Navy's six Type 45 vessels with 72 missiles. The ships, comparable to the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in length, displacement and purpose, will receive 24-missile CAMM silos, to accompany 48-missile silos for the Aster missiles. "The introduction of the U.K.-produced CAMM missile in conjunction with the current Aster 30 missile will provide the Type 45 with a significant uplift in anti-air capability into the future as the Type 45 delivers the backbone of air defense to the Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group," Defense Equipment and Support chief Sir Simon Bollom said in a press release. The MBDA UK contract runs for 11 years, and the Eurosam contract for 10 years, with the upgrade in firepower comes at a cost of $689 million. A statement known as the Defense Command Paper 2021, released by the British government in November 2020, said the Defense Ministry will see an increase in spending of over $33 billion over the next four years.
Legislators object to Navy plan to end nuclear cruise missile program Washington DC (UPI) Jun 16, 2021 The House Armed Services Committee was critical of plans to defund development of nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles, as noted last week by the acting Navy Secretary. One part of acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker's three-page, June 4 memo regarding 2023 program objectives said that "the Navy cannot afford to own, operate and maintain its current infrastructure and must prioritize demolition to achieve long-term sustainment," adding "defund [the] sea-launched cruise missile." Committe ... read more
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us. |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
Google
