Naval Technology

US Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion have successfully conducted a five-day annual Stinger exercise on Fort Irwin, California.

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General Dynamics (GD) has secured an order from the US Navy to deliver 56 AN / USC-61(C) digital modular radios (DMRs) and related equipment.

The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) has successfully conducted fuelling-at-sea (FAS) with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90).

The US Navy has been ordered to carry out shock tests on its first Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN 78), a move that will delay the vessel's scheduled deployment.

The South Korean Navy has reportedly launched its new guided missile frigate, Gwangju, advancing the country's efforts to modernise naval capabilities.

Textron-based Beechcraft Defense has delivered its 900th T-6 military training aircraft to the US Navy's Training Air Wing 5 based at Whiting Field in Milton, Florida.

The naval, air, and ground forces of the US, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand are set to participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB15) off the coast and ashore in Southern California.

The Philippine Navy is set to commission two Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy (LCH) vessels from Australia, strengthening the country's naval capabilities.

BMT Group (BMT) has achieved a higher level of sponsorship for the country's premier organisation the Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) for promoting submarine matters.

The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale worth approximately $1.5bn to Japan for DDG 7 and 8 Aegis combat system (ACS), underwater weapon system (UWS), and cooperative engagement capability (CEC).

BAE Systems has selected Raytheon Anschütz to supply the integrated navigation and bridge system (INBS) for the UK Royal Navy's new Type 26 global combat ships (GCS).

Serco has secured a new task order from the US Navy to support the Space and Naval Systems Warfare Systems Center Atlantic.

The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has joined with 820 Naval Air Squadron Merlin Mk 2 helicopters as part of training exercises in the Indian Ocean.

This paper examines the emergence of Big Data repositories and the particular problems that are encountered when these data sources need to be transmitted over limited military networks.

The Independence-class littoral mission vessels (LMVs) are being built by Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) Benoi shipyard, for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).

The UK Royal Navy’s (RN) Merlin helicopters are conducting daily patrol missions in the Mediterranean Sea to assist EU commanders under the international migrant operation.

The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) combat logistics regiment 25 (CLR-25) is set to participate in the Maritime Preposition Forces Exercise at USMC Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, US.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to Harris to deliver its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband networking manpack radios.

France and Russia have reportedly agreed to terminate a €1.2bn ($1.3bn) contract to deliver two Mistral-class aircraft carriers for the Russian Navy.