Naval Technology

The British Royal Navy's first new Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) has been formally named HMS Forth in a ceremony at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland.

Australian Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has officially opened shipbuilding company Austal's new pacific patrol boat replacement (PPB-R) shipbuilding facility.

US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have created a transparent thermoplastic elastomer armour, which is designed to help reduce weight.

Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems business unit has secured a $100.44m contract modification to support the A-RCI (acoustic-rapid-commercial-off-the-shelf insertion) Technical Insertion 16 programme.

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The FSD195 fast patrol vessel (FPV) was designed and built by Italian shipbuilder Ferretti Group's subsidiary Ferretti Security and Defence (FSD), and was initially unveiled in February 2016.

Almaco Group has received an order from Canadian shipbuilder and industrial fabricator Davie Shipbuilding to deliver the accommodation unit for Canada's Resolve-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel.

The British Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke Type 23 Duke-class frigate has returned to sea after undergoing an extensive maintenance at the navy's facility in Portsmouth.

BMT Asset Performance has launched a new maritime legislation database (MLD) for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) at the 9th Maritime Safety Forum held in Abbeywood.

Larsen & Tourbo is a USD 14 billiob technology, engineering, manufacturing and constructing major, with global operations.

Marte MK2/N is a ship-launched variant of the Marte Mk2 family of anti-ship weapon systems developed by European missile manufacturer, MBDA.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has declared initial operational capability (IOC) certification for Hexagon US Federal's intergraph computer-aided dispatch (I/CAD) system, as part of the consolidated emergency response system (CERS) programme.

Fincantieri has launched the new Federico Martinengo frégate européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate for the Italian Navy at its Riva Trigoso shipyard in Genoa, Italy.

The US Navy has conducted a successful structural test firing of the surface-to-surface missile module (SSMM) aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia.

SENER main projects will be showcased at the forthcoming edition of the Middle East Rail trade fair, which SENER will be attending for the fourth time.

Swedish defence and security company Saab has secured a contract for the delivery of the advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) AUV62-AT training system.

The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance has successfully completed the final five weeks of sea acceptance trials for the Royal Australian Navy's first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) HMAS Hobart.

Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne has announced a $213m upgrade to the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Garden Island facility in Sydney.

The anti-submarine warfare and the Mine Counter Measure are two of the fields where the countries are focusing in order to control the underwater domain, which is a priority because of the new geopolitical scenarios.

Norway and Germany initiated a comprehensive industrial cooperation on submarine and missile deliveries, the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier entered a major refit programme and SAIC delivered its first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 t…