Naval Technology

The Italian Navy's sixth Frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) vessel, Luigi Rizzo, has been launched at the Riva Trigoso shipyard, near Genoa, Italy.

The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), also known as Ike, has successfully completed launch trials for the MK 234 Nulka countermeasure.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Raytheon Missile Systems to supply Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missiles.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has transferred the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) in Romania to the operational commander of the US 6th Fleet.

The French Navy's Charles de Gaulle (R 91) aircraft carrier has carried out its first mission against ISIS in the Arabian Gulf.

Harris has secured a $54m indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply the US Naval Research Laboratory with electronic warfare (EW) technology, as well as engineering services for the advanced decoy architecture project (ADAP)…

The US Navy has christened its newest littoral combat ship, the USS Omaha (LCS 12), in Mobile, Alabama, US.

The Swedish Navy has received the first NH90 transport helicopter designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW).

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has received a lifecycle engineering contract for the USS San Antonio (LPD 17), the US Navy's San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship.

BAE Systems Maritime Services has awarded a £7.5m ($11.5m) contract to Abaco Systems to support the upgrade of the UK Royal Navy's Spearfish heavyweight torpedo.

The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded a contract to Engility Holdings to provide technical support and test analysis in support of the Joint and Expeditionary Command and Control (JEXC2) family of systems.

The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), has successfully completed light-off assessment (LOA) of its Aegis Combat System at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of the potential foreign military sale of MK 15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) Guns to Taiwan.

EID was recently awarded multiple contracts to supply tactical communications products such as TWH-100 series personal radios to Armed Forces within Europe and Asia.

BAE Systems has subcontracted L-3 Marine Systems UK to provide its integrated platform management system (IPMS) for use on the UK Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS).

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has awarded a contract to Australian-based global ship-building company Austal to build two more Cape-class patrol boats (CCPB).

BAE Systems has received a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to build and deliver 60 new Pacific 24 rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) for the Royal Navy.

Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Navy to develop replacement inertial navigation systems (INS-R), which are installed on combat and support ships.

Noske-Kaeser presented the newly founded enterprise 'Noske-Kaeser Marine Australia' at this year's Pacific trade fair from 6-8 October in Sydney, Australia.

Airbus Helicopters has completed delivery of the final H135 training helicopters to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).