Naval Technology

The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) has selected NovAtel’s GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) to support its Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) capability at sites throughout the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN).

The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) has joined the French flagship FS Charles de Gaulles carrier strike group in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to support the fight against the terrorist group, ISIS.

The Australian Ministry of Defence has contracted companies to proceed with the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) $50bn Future Submarine programme.

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced an investment of £1.3bn with defence fim BAE Systems for the Royal Navy’s Successor nuclear submarine programme.

Autonaut is set to demonstrate its wave-propelled unmanned surface vessel (USV) at the Unmanned Warrior exercise, an event organised by the UK Royal Navy.

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first AS565 MBe Panther helicopter to the Mexican Navy Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR).

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding has secured a contract to carry out planning work in support of maintenance and modernisation work on the US Navy's Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine, USS Helena (SSN 725).

The DDS-03 is being showcased in the Navantia booth (QP45) at Monaco Yacht Show from 28 September to 1 October.

DCNS has commenced sea trials of the French Navy’s newest frégate européenne multi-mission (FREMM), Auvergne, off the coast of Brittany, France.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation will procure three low-rate initial production Lot 1 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy, under a $255.26m modification contract.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has granted a licence to ASV Global to use its advanced unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capability technology.

Austal Australia's High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 72 defence support vessels were built to meet the unique naval operational requirements of the Royal Navy of Oman.

BAE Systems has received a contract from the US Navy to upgrade four additional Mk 45 gun systems installed on its Arleigh Burke-class, DDG 51, guided missile destroyers.

IAP Worldwide Services, a managing member of IAP-ECC, has been awarded a position on the US Navy’s $900m global contingency support multiple award contract II (GCSMAC II).

The US Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 has successfully demonstrated the use of MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned air system to remote designate targets for a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to fire an AGM-114N Hellfire missile.

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD), Hobart, has successfully completed builder sea trials at Techport Australia in Adelaide.

Aras’ product lifecycle management (PLM) platform has been chosen by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to support the complex engineering processes in the development of technologically advanced warships for the US Navy and the US Coast Guard.

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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won a contract from the Vietnam Border Guard to design and build high-speed patrol vessels in India.