Naval Technology

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is set to deploy US-based broadband services and technology company ViaSat's end-to-end Link 16 communications system on-board its Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigates.

Lockheed Martin's helicopter-based advanced off-board electronic warfare (AOEW) system has passed the US Navy's preliminary design review on schedule.

SENER has been awarded 'The European' reward for the best infrastructure and transport company.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered the first indigenously manufactured long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) to the Indian Ministry of Defence for use by the Indian Navy.

Curtiss-Wright has secured a contract to deliver valves for the US Navy's Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers.

The Maharaja Lela Class littoral combat ships (LCS) are being built by Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).

Naval forces from the US and Singapore have completed the inaugural edition of the bilateral activity Exercise Pacific Griffin off the shore of Guam.

Cobham Aerospace Communications designs, manufactures and supports a large range of electrical slip rings for various naval platforms.

The British Royal Navy presented a series of futuristic submarine concepts and Thales secured a C$5.2bn ($4.13bn) in-service support (ISS) contract for the Canadian Navy's AOPS and JSS fleet. Naval-technology.com wraps up key headlines from August 20…

The British Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Argyll has successfully conducted the first firings of MBDA's Sea Ceptor weapon system.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Australia in support of an upgrade programme for MH-60R multi-mission helicopters.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $303.97m low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 1 contract for the delivery of CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the US Marine Corps (USMC).

The British Royal Navy's Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Forth has commenced its first sea trials on the River Clyde.

The US Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) has departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton to carry out flight deck certification tests, among other training activities.

The US Navy's future Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS 9) USS Little Rock has successfully completed its acceptance trial.

All grades of BISALLOY® Armour steel can be readily welded using conventional low hydrogen MMAW and GMAW welding consumables and processes.

The Federal Government of Australia has delivered $24m in funding for planned upgrade works to be carried out at the Cairns Marine Precinct.

UK-based company Servowatch Systems has been contracted by Hyundai Electric to deliver and deploy its integrated platform management system (IPMS) for two of the Philippine Navy's newly built frigates.

Raytheon Missile Systems Company has been awarded a contract worth $614.48m to produce 17 Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles through March 2020.

General Dynamics Mission Systems has secured a full-rate production contract worth approximately $104.85m from the US Marine Corps (USMC) in support of the US Armed Forces' common aviation command and control system (CAC2S) programme.