Naval Technology

The Spanish Navy’s Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F-105) has successfully completed combat system ship qualification trials (CSSQT) to test its missile firing system.

ScanView is a collection of modules designed towards a networked distribution of tracks, video and other sensor information.

The Philippine Navy (PN) has christened and commissioned the third Del Pilar-class frigate (DPCF) at the US Coast Guard (USCG) base in Alameda, California.

The UK Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, have received a frequency converter to generate power for the vessels.

Raytheon has received a $523m contract from the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to produce, test and deliver Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors.

The Kolkata Class guided missile destroyers are the new stealth destroyers being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) for the Indian Navy, under Project 15A.

The US Navy has reportedly indicated that it is set to christen a new John Lewis-class oiler ship (T-AO-206) after the gay rights activist and San Francisco politician Harvey Milk.

The US Navy’s 13th Virginia-class attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN-786) has successfully completed its first at-sea evaluations, also called alpha sea trials, and sailed back to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard.

ERAPSCO / SonobuoyTech Systems, a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Electronics' (ULE) subsidiary USSI, has received multiple subcontracts worth $19.2m to manufacture passive and active sonobuoys.

Inspector Mk2 mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicle (USV) variant is based on a multi-purpose drone platform produced by ECA Group.

German Navy research institute, WehrTechnische Dienststelle, WTD 71, has taken delivery of the FOCUS 2 ROTV system from MacArtney.

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has officially christened the new mine warfare team at the HMAS Waterhen shore installation in Sydney.

The UK Royal Navy is set to receive a newly upgraded next-generation anti-submarine maritime patrol helicopter, Merlin Mk2, as part of the Merlin Capability Sustainment Programme (MCSP).

BAE Systems Australia has selected Evoqua Water Technologies to design and deliver the Chloropac system, which will be installed on Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigates.

The US Navy, Marine Corps (USMC) and the Republic of Singapore Armed Forces have concluded the 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT 2016) exercise at the Changi Naval Base.

The US Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) has conducted a successful demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component, which was built using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques.

The M21 Class patrol boats are being built by Marsun Company, for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The patrol boats are intended for deployment in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Thailand.

OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been contracted to supply a new radar for Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Anzac-class frigates.

The US Navy’s tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier USS George H W Bush (CVN 77) has successfully completed the 2015 planned incremental availability (PIA) period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries to continue advanced planning for the refuelling complex overhaul (RCOH) of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) aircraft carrier.