Naval Technology

The delivery of the US Navy's General Dynamics-built first Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) guided missile destroyer has reportedly been delayed.

The US Navy's Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Fort Worth is scheduled to undergo repair work at its homeport of San Diego, California.

The integration of the Limpet Naval Mine of SAES (S.A. Electrónica Submarina) in the JFD Hybrid Swimmer Delivery Vehicle named Seal Carrier has been successfully performed this week, demonstrating the versatility of MILA and the wide range of feature…

Raytheon has been awarded a $1bn sole source contract by the US Navy for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) for Increment 1 of the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ).

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted BAE Systems to manufacture and deliver Archerfish mine neutralisers and to continue supporting its minesweeping operation.

The US Navy has selected Sonardyne's deep water acoustic positioning system, Ranger 2 USBL, for installation into the navy's new oceanographic research vessel, R/V Neil Armstrong.

BAE Systems has rolled out the first of 60 next-generation Pacific 24 Mark-4 rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) for the UK Royal Navy at its facility in Portsmouth.

A multilateral naval exercise, Komodo 2016, has commenced in Padang, Indonesia, following an opening ceremony and the arrival of navy ships from the participating nations in the city's harbour for an international fleet review.

The US Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) has encountered multiple close interactions by Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft, while conducting deck landing drills with an allied military helicopter in the Baltic Sea.

In this issue: The US defence budget for 2017, the case for consolidation in Europe, precision airdrops with the US military’s JPADS, the UK’s future flying training, the latest progress in the US Navy’s biofuels project and more

Beadwindow, as a key supplier to Acoustic Force and Quantum Ark Technologies (QAT), has facilitated its first 2016 naval operations training course at Cyberjaya, Malaysia, on behalf of Contraves Sdn Bhd.

US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has christened the next Arleigh-Burke class destroyer DDG 120 as Carl M Levin, during a ceremony in Detroit.

A new navy simulation facility has been opened in Sydney to improve training facilities provided to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) technical sailors.

Evolva has announced the completion of a limited purpose cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to support the US Navy in jointly developing next-generation fire-resistant materials.

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The Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected French firm Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as strategic partners for its future submarines programme.

Moog Aircraft Group has been contracted to deliver its complete flight control actuation system for the tactically exploited reconnaissance node (TERN) unmanned aircraft.

The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) modernised Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver has successfully test-fired the Harpoon Block II surface-to-surface missiles against a shore-based target.

The Pakistani Navy has reportedly conducted a successful test-firing of a shore-based anti-ship missile (AShM) from a coastal site in the Arabian Sea, as part of efforts to further strengthen the country's seaward defence.

The MK VI patrol boats are designed and built by American boat manufacturer, Safe Boats International (SBI) to serve as the next-generation patrol boats for the US Navy.