Naval Technology

Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded a $55.45m contract to Pomerleau for the demolition of the B Jetty at Her Majesty's (HM) Canadian Dockyard Esquimalt.

The US Navy's newest Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico.

The US Navy has taken delivery of its new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) from General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine.

UNPAV (Unità Navale Polivalente Alta Velocità) is a class of two high-speed multipurpose patrol vessels designed and being built by Intermarine (Immsi Group), for the Italian Navy’s Special Forces unit Gruppo Operativo Incursori (GOI).

The Royal Australian Navy has awarded a contract to Schiebel to deliver the Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial system (UAS).

Norway is to partner with Germany for the common purchase and lifetime management of new submarines.

Netherlands-based shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has delivered the first SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigate to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The Skeldar V-200 has served as an essential maritime asset in the EU NAVFOR mission against piracy and armed robbery off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean. Claire Apthorp speaks to manufacturer UMS Skeldar about the growing importan…

The US Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed the first ballistic missile intercept flight test of a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA.

The US Navy has decommissioned its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) at the vessel’s hangar bay.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the achievement of a £4m investment milestone in the construction of a new submarine training school at its naval base HMNB Clyde, Scotland.

The Mistral and Tonnerre BPC (bâtiment de projection et de commandment) ships are the French Navy's new 21,300t amphibious assault, command and power projection ships.

The US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has recently demonstrated the capability of the Spike missile at China Lake in California, US.

The Australian Government has invested $1.7m in funding to develop and demonstrate new technologies that would help improve the country's defence capability.

Navies of the US, the UK, Australia and France have successfully conducted the multilateral maritime exercise Unified Trident in the international waters of the Persian Gulf.

CFM International Inc has signed a deal worth $1.96bn to supply replenishment spares for the F108 turbofan engines that power aircraft operated by the US Navy and Air Force.

The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) announced that it awarded Metron Aviation one of three prime contracts under the Transportation Planning, Measurement, Modeling and Assessment (TPMMA) project.

The second round of training conducted by the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med) has been launched for the Libyan Navy and Coast Guard.

The British Royal Navy's amphibious command ship HMS Albion has marked a major milestone in its capability upgrade, as its crew embarked onboard for the first time in nearly six years.

BAE Systems has been awarded a $51.3m contract to deliver maintenance and modernisation services for the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80).