Naval Technology

Russian company Rostec has unveiled its new Pantsir-ME naval missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system, which has been designed to protect ships against modern air threats such as low-flying anti-ship missiles and small-size unmanned aerial v…

3W-International witnessed an increase in demand for heavy-fuel (HF) and combustion engines last year, particularly in their use of unmanned helicopters.

British Royal Navy sailors have received four new full-size replicas of the F-35 Lightning II jets to enable them to train for operations on the nation's future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has secured a contract modification to integrate Flight III upgrades on to the Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer for the US Navy.

BAE Systems is set to collaborate with Leonardo for the delivery of new precision-guided munitions for all air, land and sea threats.

The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a contract worth approximately $492.4m to DRS Laurel Technologies and three other contractors for the provision of automated digital network systems (ADNS).

Nato has launched the Dynamic Mongoose 2017 (DMON17) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the coast of Iceland.

The US Navy has chosen shipbuilding company Metal Shark to develop near-coastal patrol vessels (NCPVs) for the US partner nations.

Austal has secured a new A$779m ($584m) contract to construct the Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS 28) for the US Navy.

JSK Naval Support has completed its first manufacturing contract for Canada's Department of National Defense with the delivery of 66 battery packs.

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) first two light-armoured vehicle anti-tank modernisation (LAV-ATM) A2 models have been integrated with the latest and advanced rocket launcher.

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 has resumed flight operations of the F-35B Lightning II short take-off / vertical landing (STOVL) variant, following a temporary suspension period due to software issues.

The US Marines' rotational training and exercises currently taking place in Norway have been extended by one year to 2018, the Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide has confirmed.

The British Royal Navy's first Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has set sail for the first time, in order to begin six weeks of sea trials in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.

DCNS has successfully completed a qualification firing of the F21 torpedo, which is being developed to equip all nuclear submarines of the French Navy as part of the Artémis programme.

The new UK CVF Royal Navy aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are expected to enter service in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The aircraft carrier was officially christened by The Queen in July 2014.

Raytheon is set to partner with Norwegian company Kongsberg Gruppen to bid for the US Navy's Over-The-Horizon weapon system (OTH-WS) programme.

Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) has successfully completed qualification flight trials in the Western Mediterranean.

US-based manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems has begun assembly of the fifth system demonstration test article (SDTA) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter at its facility in Wichita, Kansas.

The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract modification worth $3.01bn to Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding business unit.