Naval Technology

US-based aircraft manufacturing company Boeing has signed an agreement to acquire Liquid Robotics, in a bid to enhance its seabed-to-space autonomous capabilities.

The first steel cut for the UK Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) will be held in summer 2017, the USMC’s F-35B Lightning II aircraft undergoing testing aboard the USS America and a new report finds the UK Royal Navy has "w…

The navies of the UK and India have begun the annual bilateral maritime exercise Konkan 16 in Mumbai and Goa.

Bergen Group Services has been selected to conduct an inspection and survey project on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Alta-class minesweeper, KNM Rauma.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has subcontracted Saab Defense and Security USA to deliver additional components and subsystems of the US Marine Corps’ (USMC) AN/TPS-80 ground / air task-oriented radar (G/ATOR) system.

The demonstration took place last Tuesday, 16 November, in the Spanish Army firing and training range 'Álvarez de Sotomayor', located in Almeria, Spain. During the different exercises performed on the field, EXPAL showed all the products and systems …

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has advised Congress to halt funding for the purchase of two littoral combat ships (LCS) in fiscal 2017.

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has successfully conducted trials of new low-frequency active passive sonar (LFAPS) aboard its Karel Doorman-class or multipurpose (M–class) frigate, HMNS Van Amstel.

Designed by JSC Vympel Design Bureau, the Project 21980 class counter-sabotage vessels are intended for the protection of naval bases, ports and aquatic areas of the Russian Federation.

The US Navy’s first Zumwalt-class (DDG 1000) guided-missile destroyer, USS Zumwalt, has reportedly set sail towards San Diego naval base after undergoing repair works.

ATLAS North America has released our latest addition to the Marine Sonic Technology product line, the Scout Scout Mk II Side Scan Sonar. It is the newest and most advanced side scan sonar for the AUV market today.

South African state-owned defence group Denel Dynamics has revealed that its Umkhonto surface-to-air missile (SAM) integration programme for two Meko-class A200-AN frigates is nearing completion.

Northrop Grumman has delivered the first shipset of lightweight wide aperture array (LWWAA) hardware for the US Navy’s Block IV Virginia Class Submarine (VCS) programme.

The Netherlands and Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly replace the multipurpose frigates and minesweepers of both nations.

The Australian Department of Defence has issued a request for tender to three short-listed designers for the production of offshore patrol vessels.

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has completed the upgrade of the last of 12 Halifax-class frigates, under a C$4.3bn ($3.1bn) Halifax Class Modernization / Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FELEX) project.

General Dynamics Electric Boat is set to christen the US Navy's newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine Colorado (SSN-788) at its shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, this weekend.

The Australian Department of Defence has awarded a contract worth $73.9m to Thales Australia for work on the Type 471 Collins-class diesel-electric submarines of the Royal Australian Navy.

The Norwegian Government has decided to buy five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from the US for nearly $1.15bn.

Cohort's subsidiary SEA is set to start upgrading the combat systems highway (CSH) infrastructure on-board the Chilean Navy’s three frigates.