Naval Technology

The Royal Australian Navy's Anzac class frigate HMAS Parramatta is preparing to undock in mid-April this year from a shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, following a 12-month upgrade programme.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has conducted a test flight of its second CH-53K helicopter, as part of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter programme.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) division has been contracted by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide technical support on a range of experimental, test and other support missions.

Sailors from the UK Royal Navy and the UAE Navy are to take part in the International Mine Countermeasures exercise in Abu Dhabi later this year.

The Indian Navy has launched the sixth ship of the LCU MK IV project at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

OceanServer Technology announced today that it has received eight new Iver3 AUV orders for delivery to a variety of survey, research, military and water quality organisations.

The integration of the ROASW system of SAES in the Land Based Test Site (LBTS) for the systems that FABA designs and manufactures) of CATIZ has been successfully performed this week.

A US official has reportedly revealed that North Korea lost contact with one of its submarines that was operating off the North Korean coast last week.

The UK Royal Navy's Wildcat multi role helicopter has completed its trials during Exercise Clockwork training in Norway.

BAE Systems has been contracted by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to provide technical support for the US Navy's communications and electronics.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has handed over the first assault amphibious vehicle survivability upgrade (AAV SU) to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Base Quantico.

L-3 Communications has secured a contract to deliver depot-level maintenance (DLM) for the US Navy's F/A-18 A/B/C/D fleet.

ECA Group has secured three naval simulator supply contracts, worth more than €6m, from undisclosed customers in Asia.

The HTMS Krabi offshore patrol vessel is built by Thai naval shipbuilder Bangkok Dock under a licensing agreement with BAE Systems, to meet the specific operational requirements of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a performance based logistics contract to manage the US Navy's aviation tires, a move that would reduce the latter's inventory, warehousing and logistics expenses.

The UK Royal Navy's Albion-class amphibious command ship HMS Albion has entered into the next phase of its refit programme, with the external hull work almost complete.

The US Navy has successfully fired a tactical missile from a SeaRAM launcher on-board its Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), during a live-fire test in Rota, Spain.

CACI International has secured a $809m multiple-award indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply the Naval Supply Systems Command Business Systems Center (NAVSUP BSC) with business systems and IT support.

Raytheon has secured a $270m contract to provide Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) production and associated spares to the US Navy.

Lockheed Martin has delivered the US Navy's fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.