Naval Technology

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has outfitted the Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79) with a 965t structure called superlift into dry dock.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.

The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has entered into a new framework agreement with Kongsberg to renew their maritime simulation co-operation.

Construction has started on the first Gowind 2500 corvette built in Egypt at Alexandria Shipyard.

A series of small armoured artillery boats of Gurza-M (Project 58155) class are under construction for the Ukrainian Navy.

BAE Systems has completed on-dock production activities associated with the anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) upgrade of the Royal Australian Navy's sixth Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Parramatta.

The engineering and technology group SENER has appointed Manuel Jiménez as Financial and Administrative Director of SENER's engineering and construction division, replacing José Luis Anzola, who has held the position of Corporate Chief Financial Offi…

Canada-based Avcorp Industries has secured firm orders from Lockheed Martin for the manufacturing of the F-35 Carrier Variant Outboard Wing (CV OBW) integrated assembly.

The US Navy's tenth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha (LPD 26) has successfully completed the acceptance trials, validating the functionality of the ship's system.

Australia has announced the build locations for 12 offshore patrol vessels (OPV) and up to 21 pacific patrol boats, in addition to nine previously announced Future Frigates as part of the government's $40bn Naval Shipbuilding Plan.

Seagull is a multi-role unmanned surface vessel (USV) manufactured by Elbit Systems to meet the maritime warfare mission requirements of the naval forces worldwide.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has started a multilateral exercise, codenamed Bersama Shield 2016, in the South China Sea.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched its new littoral mission vessel (LMV), Sovereignty, during an event at the Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) Benoi Yard.

The San Antonio Class landing platform dock is the latest class of amphibious force ship for the US Navy.

The UK Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector has launched small unmanned aircraft to help navigate through the frozen seas of the Antarctic.

Austal has officially christened the Royal Navy of Oman's (RNO) two 72m high-speed support vessels (HSSVs) at its Henderson, Western Australia shipyard.

Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance has conducted the main engine light-off (MELO) aboard the first of three Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hobart-class destroyers, HMAS Hobart.

The US Navy has awarded a $25.8m contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of enhanced laser guided training rounds (ELGTR), an alternative to laser-guided bombs (LGB) during training.

Sea Hunter, an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) continuous trail unmanned vessel (ACTUV), was christened at Caruthers Landing in Oregon in April 2016.

Terma has entered into an agreement with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) to support the Royal Danish Navy's Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates' upgrade with ballistic missile defence (BMD) and integrated air and missile de…