Naval Technology

The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) landing helicopter dock vessel (LHD) HMAS Canberra has successfully completed the first of a series of intensive training and assessment periods.

Russian Helicopters is set to renew the production of its amphibious Mi-14 helicopter.

The US Navy’s Austal-built Independence-class littoral combat ship 6 (LCS 6), the future USS Jackson, has successfully completed acceptance trials, marking a significant milestone before its delivery.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched the first of nine littoral mission vessels (LMV), Independence, at Benoi shipyard of Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine).

Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has launched and christened the Polish Navy's new patrol boat at the naval shipyard in Gdynia.

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, known as the 'Green Knights', has successfully conducted the first F-35B operational ordnance expenditures.

The US and Royal Australian Navies are set to begin Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, in a bid to test and improve interoperability between both the countries.

Italian shipyard Fincantieri has launched the last of four U212A Todaro-class submarines ordered by the central unit for naval armament (NAVARM) for the Italian Navy.

It is predicted that the global military satellite market will increase from US$5.7 billion in 2015 to US$9.7 billion in 2025, with cumulative spending of US$94.3 billion.

FORAN has been chosen by state-owned company PERTAMINA to review the design of their future oil product carrier ships, under construction in a shipyard with the FORAN System.

iOra's Geo-Replicator technology provides the bandwidth optimisation that makes the updating of the 'Distance Support' portal possible across the entire fleet via satellite, enabling the navy to run an up-todate portal on all of its ships and substan…

The US Navy's eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has successfully completed tailored ship's training availability (TSTA) and final evaluation problem (FEP).

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HHI) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has secured a contract to assist Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility with maintenance work on the US Navy's aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 6…

The Italian Navy has awarded a €1.1bn contract to Fincantieri and Finmeccanica for the construction and equipment of one multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD).

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded contracts worth Skr8.6bn ($1.03bn) to Saab for the construction of two new Type A26 submarines and a mid-life upgrade for two Gotland-class submarines.

The US Navy has successfully conducted a critical design review of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye's aerial refuelling (AR) capability, taking a major step towards the aerial refuelling of the aircraft.

US-based Kennon has received a small business innovation research (SBIR) grant from Nasa to develop a lightweight, compact raft and inflation system to improve crew survival in the launch, entry, and abort phases of flight.

CAE has secured a contract from Boeing to deliver simulator hardware for four additional P-8A Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs).

The US Navy's EA-6B Prowler tactical jamming aircraft has completed its final flight from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island as part of a sunset celebration commemorating the retirement of the aircraft.

The US Air Force Base in Utah has successfully completed an F-35B Lightning II functional check flight following completion of the first depot-level short take off and vertical landing modifications on two F-35Bs.