Naval Technology

The Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) has successfully tested Kongsberg Defence Systems’ latest one-shot mine disposal weapon system, Minesniper MkIII, aboard the RNoN’s mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel.

A UK Defence Committee report has said that the Royal Navy has a "woefully low" number of operational vessels, and lacks the required personnel to renew them.

The Indian Navy has commissioned its indigenously-designed new Kolkata-class (Project 15A) guided missile destroyer, INS Chennai, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, enhancing the nation’s defence capabilities.

The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to conduct post-construction work aboard two Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) and USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001).

KERSHIP, a joint venture between French shipbuilders PIRIOU and DCNS, has four BSAH (Bâtiments de Soutien et d’Assistance Hauturiers) offshore support and assistance vessels on order for the French Navy, as of November.

Schiebel’s Group-developed Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) has successfully completed search-and-rescue (SAR) missions in the Mediterranean for global charity organisation Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS).

The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast has contracted US-based construction services provider Sauer to construct a littoral combat ship (LCS) operational training facility at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida.

L-3 Communications has secured a contract to deliver switchgear equipment for the power distribution and protection system to be installed on-board the US Navy’s new submarine programme.

SAES explains the conclusions and results deal with their participation in the European program CLOSEYE. SAES has developed a system based on sonar technology in order to detect the small boats typically used on illegal activities.

Damen Shipyard Group has been contracted by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to deliver two new Stan Patrol 4207 vessels, as part of a fleet renewal programme.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has started funding the development of a second test vehicle under the tactically exploited reconnaissance node (TERN) programme.

The Indian Navy has inducted four underwater sensor systems; Abhay, Humsa-UG, NACS and AIDSS, which have been developed by the country’s research and development arm, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has begun one of its largest maritime warfare activities, Exercise Ocean Raider, at locations off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the US Navy's future Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer, Paul Ignatius (DDG 117).

CACI International has secured a prime position on a $192m indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to provide training and curriculum development to Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).

The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a $125.18m-worth engineering services contract modification to Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems.

The UK Navy's Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel (RFA) Argus has resumed one of its primary roles as an aviation training ship after completing operational sea training.

SENER engineering and technology group has received the 11th Masterinstal Award in the Energy Efficiency and Energy Management category, for a power cogeneration project developed jointly with GTEL and Siemens for the Brazilian industry.

MBDA Deutschland has successfully conducted tracking tests with its new high-energy laser effector under real environmental conditions for the first time.

Insitu has successfully demonstrated its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system’s (UAS) newest wide-area maritime surface search and identification technology at the UK Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise.