Naval Technology

Lockheed Martin has opened a $3m new laboratory in South Australia to provide support services for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) next-generation submarine force.

The Israel Navy has reportedly carried out test-firing of the Barak 8 medium-range surface-to-air missile from a Sa'ar 5-class corvette INS Lahav for the first time.

The 50USV - Unmanned Surface Vessel has an all-composite construction.

The Spanish Navy is set to conduct its annual Flotex-15 exercise in the Gulf of Cadiz, Strait of Gibraltar, Alboran Sea, and Western Mediterranean.

A Cabinet reshuffle has thrown into doubt the Australian Government’s 20-year plan to rejuvenate its naval shipbuilding industry. Julian Turner breaks down the $89bn investment in surface ships and advanced submarines, and asks if the nation’s federa…

The US Navy has awarded a $102.8m contract modification to General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat to deliver services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines.

A new Flight Deck Training Simulator has been installed at UK Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose to train crews to operate the new naval assets that will join service in the near future.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) and the UK Royal Marines have successfully completed Exercise Blue Raptor, which has been designed to enable them to enhance their capabilities during joint operations.

Japan is reportedly planning to submit its bid next week for Australia's SEA1000 future submarine competitive evaluation process (CEP).

The KUH-1 Surion twin-engine amphibious helicopter is being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to enhance the Republic of Korea Marine Corps' (ROKMC) amphibious landing operations.

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint-venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, is set to test enhanced communications capabilities between fifth and fourth generation fighter jets.

The Mexican Navy's (SEMAR) Airbus C295W aircraft has successfully conducted flight tests to demonstrate its capabilities in hot and high conditions in El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia.

BAE Systems, along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles, has been awarded a $103.7m contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) to carry out the engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) phase of the amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) 1.1 programme.

India has successfully tested its surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile, at its full range of 350km from naval ship INS Subhadra in the Bay of Bengal.

Thales has been subcontracted by Leidos to support Nato's ballistic missile defence (BMD) architecture on the Integrated Test Bed in Hague, the Netherlands.

Austal has launched the US Navy's Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), at the company's shipyard.

Alion Science and Technology has received a contract to support weapon system modernisation efforts for the US Marine Corps (USMC).

The French Defense ministry has announced that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has launched operations against Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq for the first time.

QinetiQ has secured a £4.2m contract with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) to deliver a command and control demonstration system for the coordination of multiple unmanned vehicles.

Sener engineering and technology group took an active part in the World Maritime Technology Conference 2015, the annual congress organised by the US association of naval architects (SNAME), which groups most areas within the maritime industry.