OBERKOCHEN, Germany - The sensor system house HENSOLDT has signed a long-term supply agreement with United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS). By 2030, UMS will supply a total of 900,000 gallium nitride semiconductor components for HENSOLDT radars. The agreement strengthens supply chain resilience and supports the expansion of production capacity in light of the sharp rise in global demand for sensor solutions.

The GaN semiconductors are used in the transmit and receive modules of modern HENSOLDT radar systems and enable particularly powerful high-frequency amplifiers. They make a decisive contribution to the range, precision and energy efficiency of the systems. The semiconductor components are being developed and tested jointly by HENSOLDT and UMS. They will subsequently be installed in particular in the Spexer radar family.

Source: HENSOLDT
Associated URL: https://www.hensoldt.net/

BERLIN -- The German Ministry of Defense has confirmed its intention to purchase four MEKO A-200 frigates from shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The Ministry simultaneously announced that the ongoing F-126 frigate program would be delayed, making the four interim MEKO frigates a priority.

German media first reported the Navy's plans to procure at least three MEKO A-200 frigates as a stopgap measure in January, building on existing suspicions of an interim procurement. The F-126 program, originally headed by the Netherlands' Damen Shipbuilding, but planned to be re-organized under German firm Naval Vessels Lurssen (NVL), has struggled to meet production milestones, leading to widespread delays and schedule slippage. Originally planned to deliver eight ships by the early 2020s, today the program expects to deliver six, with the lead ship pushed back to 2028 at the earliest.

TKMS' MEKO A-200 offers a smaller but proven design to fill the capability gap of the F-126 while the program is brought back on course. The design has been in service with several navies in different configurations, including most recently Egypt's purchase of four vessels approved in 2021.

Source: Naval News
Associated URL: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/03/german-mod-plans-to-purchase-four-meko-a-200-class-frigates/
Author: Waldemar Geiger 

OTTAWA, Canada -- Lockheed Martin Canada has awarded SEA Canada a $20.44 million (CAD 28 million) multi-year contract for project implementation support on Canada's River class destroyer program. Per terms of the contract, SEA will provide integrated logistic support, training, and installation and acceptance support for the ships' Torpedo Launcher Systems. SEA was previously contracted in 2024 to supply its Torpedo Launcher Systems to the Royal Canadian Navy.

Canada's River class destroyers, built by Irving Shipbuilding with support from Lockheed Martin Canada, are expected to come into service in the early 2030s. The program presently projects 15 units of the class to be built between 2025 and 2050. A contract for the first three hulls was awarded to Irving Shipbuilding on March 3, 2025.

Source: Canadian Defence Review
Associated URL: https://canadiandefencereview.com/sea-canada-awarded-river-class-destroyers-implementation-phase-contract-by-lm-canada/