Naval Technology

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH has received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the modernisation of three minehunting vessels of the Frankenthal class (Type 332) in service wit…

General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works has laid the keel and conducted authentication for the US Navy's third and final Zumwalt-class (DDG 1000) guided missile destroyer, USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002).

The US Navy has started a new training programme for 2017, Full Speed Ahead, to enhance the navy's existing efforts to prevent destructive behaviours across its fleet.

General Atomics (GA) has been awarded the sole source production contract modification for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), which is to be fitted on the US Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80).

Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division today announced that its INDAL business unit will give a presentation on its innovative low-cost, single operator Manual Aircraft Straighten and Traverse (MAST) Aircraft Handling System (AHS) at Surface War…

The Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) landing craft is being developed by Textron Marine & Land Systems team to replace the US Navy's Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft fleet.

The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first Hobart-class air-warfare destroyer (AWD) has been deployed in order to commence sea-acceptance trials off the coast of South Australia.

The Indian Navy's annual theatre-readiness operational exercise (TROPEX) is now underway, being carried out off India's Western Seaboard.

Naval personnel from East Africa, Europe, West Indian Ocean nations and the US, as well as various international organisations, have commenced the sixth iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express.

The British Royal Navy's Duke-class Type 23 frigate, HMS Westminster, has conducted its first sea trials since the completion of its refit programme by BAE Systems.

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to deliver engines and water jets to power and propel the Italian Navy's two new high-speed multi-purpose units (UNPAV).

General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO has begun construction on a new ship for the US Navy's Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) / Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) programme.

Gresham Power Electronics has extended its power supply distribution portfolio and updated its power supply homepage to offer visitors easy access to its wide product range and has added a simple to use product search facility.

IPSAS are to present at International Defence Exhibition and Conference 2017.

The UK Royal Navy is set to take delivery of its first Tide-class tanker, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tidespring, from South Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

Raytheon Company has received a $235m contract from the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up round production missiles and spares, which are to be installed on their Aegis combat system-equipped destroyers and cruisers.

Engineers from the US Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) have successfully demonstrated the use of cold-spray additive technology for naval aviation as a new approach to aircraft repair.

The UK has enhanced its maritime patrol capability by signing a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) declaration with the US, in a move set to strengthen defence relations between the two nations.

Cobham Aerospace Communications, a world-leading provider of high-performance slip rings for the most demanding applications is announcing the launch of its compact 4 stage rotary joint for military vehicles (AFVs, MBTs) and weapon systems.

Scientists and engineers from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) have successfully recreated a defensive biomaterial found in hagfish to aid military personnel.