Naval Technology

The US Navy has successfully conducted the first in a series of ballistic missile defence flight tests for the AN / SPY-6(V) air and missile defence radar (AMDR).

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been contracted to deliver its Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system for the semi-autonomous hydrographic reconnaissance vehicle (SAHRV).

Technical superiority and extreme robustness of equipment are vital for successful military operations.

The US Navy has laid the keel for its future littoral combat ship (LCS 20) USS Cincinnati at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, marking the beginning of vessel's construction.

The Royal Australian Navy's S-70B-2 (Skeletor) anti-submarine Seahawk helicopter has been retired, after completing more than 28 years of service and logging 6,200 airframe hours.

The US Navy has received its USS Providence (SSN 719) Los Angeles-class submarine from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, following the completion of a major maintenance availability programme.

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Raytheon Anschütz has announced the successful integration of Warship Electronic Chart Display Information System (WECDIS) into their Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (INBS) for the UK Royal Navy Type 26 Global Combat Ships.

The US Navy's Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG) has carried out a trial air defence mission during a sustainment exercise (SUSTEX).

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Technical Solutions division has been awarded a new contract to deliver engineering services and technical, logistics, maintenance and installation / alteration support to the US Naval Sea System Command's (NAVSEA…

The US Office of Naval Research has awarded a deal worth $14.52m to Phoenix International Holdings Inc for the development of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) testbed.

The French Navy has received the fourth frégate européenne multi-mission (FREMM) frigate from arms industry company DCNS, which has been named Auvergne.

The US Navy has awarded a new contract to consulting and engineering services provider Tetra Tech EC for the provision of environmental remediation services for radiological contaminants (RADMAC II) at several navy and US Marine Corps sites.

UK-based Cohort company division SEA has secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to upgrade the British Royal Navy's ambient noise prediction system (ANPS).

The Royal New Zealand Navy has named its latest and largest vessel as HMNZS Aotearoa.

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The US Navy's USS America (LHA 6) amphibious assault ship has completed a live-fire exercise by using its self-defence rolling airframe missile (RAM) system to destroy a drone.

The Italian Navy has held the launch ceremony for the bow section of the LSS logistic support unit Vulcano at shipbuilding company Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples.

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 has conducted hot loads with the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter, in collaboration with the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1).

The Royal Thai Navy has awarded a major order to Germany-based Rheinmetall for the delivery of a new and advanced naval training facility.