Naval Technology

The Belgian Navy has acquired ten licences for SeeByte's SeeTrack software, which is to be integrated into its fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia has conducted the first steel cutting for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships (AORs), marking the beginning of the construction phase.

SAES is to provide Kazakhstan with its Diver Detection Sonar DDS-03, while an agreement has been signed to supply smart naval mines and range stations for signature measurement.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully completed an operational test firing of the long-range artillery (LORA) weapon system, marking the conclusive stage of several deals involving the unit.

Gryphon Technologies has secured a new contract to offer mission integration services in support of the Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) radar, which is a component of the US ballistic missile defence system (BMDS).

UMS Skeldar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australian computer software company Sentient Vision System to deploy Visual identification Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) solutions on its unmanned system Skeldar V-200.

Boeing has secured a contract to continue providing support to the Indian Navy's fleet of P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft for another three years.

The British Royal Navy's Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) HMS Brocklesby has commenced sea trials from Portsmouth Naval Base, marking a significant milestone in its refit programme.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a new contract to Rolls-Royce to provide engineering and logistics support services for the US Marine Corps' (USMC) KC-130J aircraft.

The US Navy has successfully carried out the final of three land tests for the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico.

Alongside directed energy weapons and electromagnetic rail guns, supercavitating torpedoes repeatedly feature at the top of the wish list of must-have capabilities for any self-respecting navy of the future – and it is easy to see why. The allure of …

The US Office of Naval Research's (ONR) TechSolutions programme has sponsored the development of the deployable ship integration multitouch system (DSIMS).

Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated unmanned mine-hunting capabilities with the use of high-speed AQS-24B sensors during the Belgian Defence Technology and Industry Day trials at Zeebrugge naval base.

Leading naval company Sener has taken part in Nor-Shipping 2017, between 30 May and 2 June in Oslo, Norway.

SAES has offered advice and discussions on the measurement and control of ship noise at the Spanish Defence Technological Conference.

Construction of the Royal Australian Navy's auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships (AORs) has begun, following the successful completion of the critical design review.

The Australian Department of Defence has taken delivery of the first of three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs), HMAS Hobart, from Lockheed Martin.

The British Royal Navy is set to take delivery of the Albion-class amphibious command ship HMS Albion, following a £90m mid-life technical upgrade programme.

The US Navy has awarded a $3bn contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division for the detail design and construction of the third America-class large-deck amphibious landing helicopter assault (LHA 8) warship, which is…

Australia Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne has attended a ceremony at the Osborne Naval Shipyard, Adelaide, to mark the Government's provisional approval of the first air warfare destroyer (AWD) Hobart.