Naval Technology

BAE Systems has secured a contract from Canada's Irving Shipbuilding to supply up to six modified 25mm Mk 38 machine gun systems for the Royal Canadian Navy's arctic offshore patrol ship (AOPS) programme.

The US Navy, Marine Corps, and the Malaysian Armed Forces have commenced the 21st annual cooperation afloat readiness and training (CARAT) 2015.

Mobile manipulation systems provider RE2 has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop an underwater dexterous manipulation system for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) applications (DMEA).

Serco has secured a contract to support the US Marine Corps Reserve (MCR) psychological health outreach programme (PHOP).

Ultra Electronics and Sparton have secured subcontracts from their Erapsco / SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture to manufacture passive and active Sonobuoys in support of multiple underwater missions.

The Royal Australian Navy has launched the fleet seaworthiness strategy during the HMAS Success & Sirius Seaworthiness Board.

The UK Royal Navy's Hawker Sea Fury T20 G-RNHF (VX281) is set to be back in service in 2016 as the overhaul of the aircraft is progressing well at North Weald Airfield in Epping, Essex.

US Navy engineers are using high-speed imaging of failing lithium-ion batteries in order to design safe battery enclosures on ships.

Lockheed Martin has encapsulated the US Navy's fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-4) satellite in its protective launch vehicle prior to the scheduled launch on 31 August.

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The UK Royal Navy's third Astute-class submarine HMS Artful has started its sea trials, marking its maiden voyage after completing construction at BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.

Airspec design and manufacture industrial air filtering and drying equipment for sensitive and specialist equipment such as medical and dental instruments, radar, microwave equipment, satellite and cable pressurisation dehydration equipment.

The US Navy's second Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Coronado has successfully performed live-fire testing off the coast of California.

Finmeccanica's DRS Technologies has secured three contracts worth approximately $170m for programmes serving a range of US and Royal Australian Navy ships.

The French Navy has received its ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Le Triomphant, after the completion of modernisation works.

Data Link Solutions (DLS) has secured a contract from the US Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to supply real-time situational awareness data and voice communications technology to the US and international militaries.

Raytheon has received an extension to its engineering and manufacturing development contract with the US Navy on the joint precision approach landing systems (JPALS) programme.

The US Navy has received its new Independence-class littoral combat ship, the future USS Jackson (LCS 6), from Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

US Navy personnel have suffered injuries after an F / A-18C Hornet aircraft caught fire on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75).

BAE Systems has received a contract from the US Navy to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 systems on its Destroyer-class (DDG) ships.