Naval Technology

The US Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) has contracted Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) to provide communications training services to Marine Raiders combat personnel.

Type 071 landing platform dock (LPD) is a new class of amphibious warfare vessels built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced an investment of £201m to support the design and development of the Royal Navy’s future nuclear deterrent Successor submarines.

General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has secured a contract modification worth $23.6m from the US Navy to continue its service in developing the US Navy's Ohio Replacement submarine.

Elbit Systems has unveiled Seagull, its new multi-mission unmanned surface vehicle (USV) system, designed to revolutionise the dynamics of underwater warfare.

Princess Anne has commissioned the new Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit, HMS Ceres, for the city of Leeds and the surrounding area.

MBDA Missile Systems has completed delivery of the first advanced short range air-to-air missiles (ASRAAM), which will be integrated onto the UK's F-35B Lighting II joint-strike fighter.

The South African Navy has received its second Damen ATD Tug 2909 at the naval base in Simon's Town.

Dassault Systèmes has been selected by DCNS, a global provider of naval defence solutions, to provide its 3D experience platform to conduct and monitor the complete lifecycle of naval defence solutions.

The US Navy is set to test a Boeing-built reversible fuel cell energy storage system to assess its ability to cater to the energy requirements of the military and commercial customers.

Telephonics Corporation, a subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, has been contracted by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to support manufacturing of MODI II electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Expeditionary Units…

The Blohm+Voss MEKO® A-200 Class Frigate is the latest operational product of the tough and versatile Blohm+Voss MEKO® frigate and corvette line, with 60 ships serving 11 navies worldwide.

The pre-commissioning crew unit (PCU) of the US Navy's new aircraft carrier, Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), has conducted the first all-hands general quarters (GQ) damage control drill on-board the vessel.

The UK Royal Navy has decommissioned HMS Gannet, an establishment of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm at RNAS Prestwick in Scotland.

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has received its sixth NH90 series of helicopter from NHIndustries at Tessera in Italy.

Harris Corporation has secured a contract from the US Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon System Support (NAVSUP WSS) to deliver repair services for the navy's integrated defensive electronic countermeasures (IDECM) programme's jammer system.

North Korea claims successfully hydrogen bomb test, Boeing wins $2.46bn contract to deliver P-8A aircraft for US and Australia and UK Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales welcomes its first crew. Naval-technology.com wraps up key headlines from January.

Germany and the Royal Netherlands Navy have signed a letter of intent (LOI) marking the start of the development of a Joint Support Ship initiative and amphibious operation capability.

The US Navy's Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) has been commissioned to the US 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO).

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has detailed the US Navy's proposed fiscal 2017 budget request.