Naval Technology

In this issue: Australia’s shifting defence spending priorities, military innovation made in Japan, the next stage of the British-French Future Combat Air System project, modernising IT for the UK MoD, what’s next for the Successor submarine programm…

Savox will be exhibiting their products at Eurosatory this year.

SIMOX is a simulator that can educate and trains an entire section of mortars and each of its members.

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully tested the Orbital ATK-developed enhanced MK 136 third stage rocket motor (TSRM) nozzle on Raytheon's Standard Missile (SM) 3 Block IB at the Pacific Missile Range facility.

French shipyard DCNS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australian company Quickstep to collaborate on the production of naval vessel components and assemblies for Australia's Future submarines.

Damen Shipyard Group has introduced a new range of naval multi-role auxiliary vessels (MRAV) at the Oceanographic Survey Vessel Conference held in London.

Atlas Elektronik Canada has agreed to enter into a partnership with Canadian manufacturer Magellan Aerospace to co-develop the rocket motor and warhead sections of the SeaSpider anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT).

The US Navy's newest expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Carson City (EPF 7), has completed acceptance trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico.

A consortium of Airbus Defence and Space, and Telespazio France has been contracted to provide satellite-based maritime surveillance services for the French Navy.

Since its founding in 1983, ITIM Systems has have developed a wealth of experience by working in close association with boat builders and survey authorities.

At EXPAL, we develop, manufacture, integrate and maintain equipment and solutions for the defence and security industries.

Blueprint Subsea is a British manufacturer of state-of-the-art acoustic sensors for oceanographic, hydrographic, and diving applications.

Tenmat Ltd has been providing high-quality engineering materials for more than 100 years.

JEUMONT Electric, a century-old world-class pioneer in electrical energy technologies, has a global offering in the field of HV/LV electrical rotating machines and conversion equipment.

QinetiQ Maritime provides leading-edge technical advice, design, integration, test and evaluation services throughout the naval platform, systems and equipment lifecycle to support force capability assurance to fleets around the world.

DSIT Solutions announced today that it has received a new $7.1m order for its Blackfish Hull Mounted Sonar (HMS) systems to be delivered over a two-year period.

SAES and the Kazakhstani GIDROPRIBOR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply underwater systems to the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan.

Raytheon has received a $249m contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) Logistics Command to refurbish USMC's vehicles, as part of its Secondary Reparable (SECREP) programme.

The US Navy took delivery of first Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, BWXT won $3.1bn contract to provide naval nuclear reactor components and fuel and MBDA receives £411m contract to develop new missile for UK’s F-35B jets. Naval-technology.com…

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard has laid the keel of the US Navy's future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Delbert D Black (DDG 119), marking the start of construction on the vessel.