Naval Technology

The US Navy has awarded a new $42.9m contract to BAE Systems for the upgrade of its USS Vicksburg (CG 69) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched the fourth littoral mission vessel (LMV), Justice, at Singapore Technologies Marine's (ST Marine) Benoi shipyard.

SAFE Boats International has entered into a multi-year, definitive association agreement with Colombian shipyard Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial (COTECMAR) to co-produce aluminum vessels…

The Pakistan Navy has successfully conducted the test launch of a land-based anti-ship missile from an undisclosed location.

The US Navy's SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) has contracted Millennium to provide cyberspace, research, engineering, and technology integration.

Sierra Nevada Corp has secured a one-year contract modification worth $30.99m to procure AN / PLT-5 countermeasure transmitters for use by the explosive ordnance disposal personnel.

Nato has launched the annual anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta 2017 (DYMA 17) off the Sicilian coast in Italy.

Raytheon has been awarded a new $11.8m contract by the US Office of Naval Research to develop an advanced, cross-domain communication and engagement network for the US Navy.

The Royal New Zealand Navy and Lockheed Martin Canada have opened the New Zealand ANZAC combat system trainer.

SENER, the engineering and technology group, will take part in the Cruises and Ferries International Conference (CRAFERIC 2017), from 22 to 24 February in Madrid.

Mission-critical information technology (IT) infrastructure solutions provider ViON has received a capacity as a service (CaaS) contract from the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).

Nova Scotia-based Rosborough Boats has received a new contract to deliver multi-role rescue boats for the Royal Canadian Navy's arctic and offshore patrol ships (AOPS).

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has developed a high-energy pulsed power container (HEPPC) is designed to deliver twice the energy density currently offered by existing railgun pulsed power solutions.

The companies join resources and establish a joint venture company in Norway that will be the international strategic and exclusive supplier of combat systems for thyssenkrupp Marine Systems' submarines.

Raytheon Anschütz, a German-based leader in naval bridge system integration, has achieved several key milestones toward the Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (INBS) for the UK Royal Navy's new Type 26 Global Combat Ships.

The redevelopment of the British Royal Navy jetty at Her Majesty's Naval Dockyard Portsmouth has been completed in time for the arrival of the navy's largest warships.

The US Navy has awarded a new contract to US-based company Battelle and subcontractor Veracity Forecasting and Analysis, in order to help the navy synchronise its aircraft capabilities.

The US Navy has awarded a new $11.5m contract to Mikros Systems to provide engineering and technical support for its adaptive diagnostic electronic portable test-set (ADEPT) maintenance workstation.

Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has completed the development of an additional mission module for its protector unmanned surface vehicle (USV).

Norway-based Kongsberg has entered a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Germany’s thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Atlas Elektronik for the provision of new submarines.