Naval Technology

The US Navy has taken delivery of its seventh expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Carson City (EPF 7), from an Austal-led team in a ceremony held at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

Iomaxis has been selected to provide research, development and technological support for the US Naval Research Laboratory under a $245m contract.

The US Navy's Strike Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-23) has tested maritime augmented guidance with integrated controls for carrier approach and recovery precision enabling technologies aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington…

The Sener engineering and technology group has launched a new website, under the domain www.engineeringandconstruction.sener, which provides information on the group's main activities, news and projects in the engineering and construction area.

Leonardo-Finmeccanica introduced the TH-119 single-engine, next-generation military training helicopter during the Navy League Sea-Air Space Exhibition held in Washington DC, US, in May 2016.

MBDA Italy has signed a contract, worth more than €1bn, to provide missiles to the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF).

Harris has received a contract to supply the US Naval Research Laboratory with electronic warfare (EW) payloads for its advanced decoy architecture project (ADAP).

The US Navy has deployed the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) to begin flight operations.

Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) has been contracted by the US Naval Sea Systems Command to provide design studies and analysis services for the landing craft-utility (LCU) and a new class of towing, salvage and rescue ship, T-ATS(X).

US naval expeditionary combat command (NECC) warfighters are set to receive wide field of view (WFOV) night vision goggles (NVGs).

Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has announced the interim acceptance ceremony for the Royal Oman Navy's (RNO) fourth and final Al-Ofouq-class patrol vessel (PV), RNOV Khassab.

Turkey-based STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret has won an international tender to modernise Agosta 90B air-independent propulsion (AIP) powered submarines from the Pakistani Naval Forces.

General Motors (GM), the Office of Naval Research and the US Naval Research Laboratory have partnered to incorporate automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems into US Navy next-generation unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs).

The US Navy has received its seventh littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8), from Austal-led team in a ceremony held at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

Navantia Australia has announced the opening of its Operations and Design Centre in Technology Park Mawson Lakes, South Australia.

The US Navy's Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has demonstrated two key capabilities during flight tests conducted earlier this month.

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has completed an external lift flight.

The US Navy has launched its fifth mobile user objective system (MUOS-5) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) 551 from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

The Qatari Ministry of Defence has awarded a $4.5bn contract to Fincantieri to build a total of seven surface vessels.

Boeing's wholly owned subsidiary Insitu has been contracted by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to deliver RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial systems (UAS).