Naval Technology

ECA Group has secured a new contract to deliver consumables for the French Navy's PAP demining remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

In this issue: South Korea’s defence strategy, NATO’s cyber security upgrades, the future of Scotland’s military bases, stealth solutions for refuelling tankers, new research into supercavitating torpedoes and more.

Data Link Solutions (DLS) has secured a new $47.5m contract from the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to deliver Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) to the US Navy and its coalition force…

BAE Systems has awarded new manufacturing equipment contracts to 14 companies for the British Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS).

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a support services contract worth $432.64m to Babcock International Technology Limited.

United Electronic Industries (UEI) introduces its business and talks about how its data acquisition and control systems benefit its customers.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has conducted the first steel cutting for the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) multipurpose amphibious unit, which is being built for the Italian Navy.

The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) HMCS Ottawa has successfully concluded a layered missile engagement off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on its Poseidon Cutlass 17-1 deployment.

Logos Technologies' Redkite wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor has successfully completed flight testing in Yuma, Arizona.

The British Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose has commenced sea trials for the first time after completing a three-year refit in Devonport.

The US Navy is set to commission its future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) on 15 July.

Lockheed Martin and Naval Group (formerly DCNS) have announced the opening of Australia's Future Submarine Office in Cherbourg, France.

Schill Reglerteknik, the leading company in the field of weapon alignment systems, has now shipped the first serial produced of its new-generation gun cameras to customers in Europe and Asia.

Comtech Telecommunications has secured a contract modification from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to supply managed satellite services for the US Marine Corps.

Indian, Japanese and US naval forces have commenced the 21st annual edition of Exercise Malabar in the Bay of Bengal.

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from the US Navy for the production of the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo transducer array / nose shell assembly.

The UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS St Albans is set to undergo repair works at Portsmouth Naval Base after completing its nine-month deployment.

The US Navy has commenced the eighth annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with the Vietnam People's Navy.

Nato has successfully completed the Dynamic Mongoose 2017 (DMON17) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The German Navy's new F125 frigates will have the capability to be deployed worldwide for up to two years before returning to the home base and can be in operation for up to 5,000h a year, including under tropical conditions.