Naval Technology

A new network-enabled AGM-84N Harpoon Block II+ missile system has successfully completed a free-flight test at the US Navy's Sea Range at Point Mugu, California.

The construction on the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) third air warfare destroyer, the future HMS Sydney, has started with the keel laying ceremony, marking significant progress on the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) programme.

General Electric (GE) has been selected by the UK's Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to develop a rotary frequency converter (RFC) for the Royal Navy's first Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The US Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system (UAS) has started operational assessment (OA) at the NAS Patuxent River in Maryland, US, as part of preparations to support milestone C review and entry into low-rate initial production.

The US Navy is set to commission its newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), on 21 November at Veterans Park on Milwaukee’s waterfront.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress about a potential $110m foreign military sale (FMS) of UGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles to the Republic of Korea (ROK).

The US has deployed AV-8B Harriers fighter jets to support Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in its fight against the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £1.3bn contract to BAE Systems to build the fifth Astute-class attack submarine, Anson, for the Royal Navy.

The US Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Carrier Strike Group (RRCSG) has kicked off Annual Exercise 16 (AE16) with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is a megawatt electric power system under development by General Atomics to replace the steam-driven catapults installed on US Navy aircraft carriers. A new contract will see EMALS launch jet fighter…

Construction on the US Navy's future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) has started with a keel laying ceremony held at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works shipyard, Maine, US.

The UK Royal Navy's Daring-class Type 45 destroyer, the HMS Defender, is set to provide air defence cover support for French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Raytheon has delivered its fifth-generation hull-mounted modular scalable sonar system (MS3), developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) anti-submarine warfare continuous trail unmanned vessel (ACTUV) programme.

Cable manufacturer SAB Bröckskes presents a new marine cable on the market.

LINKSrechts has made a name for itself with the Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System HVLAS.

The Combattante BR71 Mk II vessel is an advanced variant of the Baynunah class (BR 71 design) corvette developed by CMN, a part of Privinvest Shipbuilding Group.

The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a contract to Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint-venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, to provide multifunctional information distribution system (MIDS)-on-ship (MOS) systems.

Navies of the US and Cambodia have started the 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia exercise at the Royal Cambodian Ream Navy Base.

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft are set to extend support to a series of US / UK exercises from the flightdeck of HMS Ocean.

Düsseldorf, Germany-based Rheinmetall Group has been contracted by the Danish procurement authorities to supply additional 35mm Oerlikon Millennium guns.