Naval Technology

The US Navy has launched its latest joint high speed vessel (JHSV 6), the future USNS Brunswick, at the Austal USA Shipyard.

Defence technology company QinetiQ has launched its ViewFinder combat management system, after completing successful trial on the UK Royal Navy's Duke Class Type 23 Frigates.

BAE Systems has received a contract to manufacture and deliver five Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Brazilian Navy's 500T Macae-class patrol vessels.

The System Design Authority is part of Maritime Platform Systems, which itself is part of the Ships Operating Centre within the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation.

The US Navy has selected Northrop Grumman's voyage management system (VMS), version 9.3, for installation onboard SSN and SSGN nuclear powered submarines.

Mercury Systems has received a $7.1m indefinite-quantity, indefinite-delivery (IDIQ) contract from the US Naval Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC) to deliver advanced radio frequency (RF) tuners, digital receivers, and related equipment.

Airbus Defense and Space has been contracted to deliver additional TRS-4D naval radar for the US Navy's littoral combat ship (LCS) programme.

The Indian Navy has launched its latest anti submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, Kavaratti, following a naming ceremony held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.

Nato has successfully completed its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise, Dynamic Mongoose, off the west coast of Norway, with the support of ten allied nations alongside partner nation Sweden.

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HHI), has achieved a milestone in the construction of the US Navy's Virginia-class submarine Indiana (SSN 789), with the keel laying ceremony.

The European Union has reportedly approved plans to conduct a military operation to tackle the human trafficking networks that smuggle migrants through the Mediterranean Sea.

The US Navy's P-8A Poseidon integrated test team (ITT) has successfully carried out air-to-air refuelling (AAR) ground testing.

SA Electrónica Submarina (SAES), specialist in underwater electronics, is participating in the Spanish Pavilion (INKA Pavilion 174-176), which brings together other Spanish companies belonging to TEDAE, the Spanish Association of Defence, Aeronautics…

The US Navy has successfully secured initial operational capability (IOC) for the Block 2 rolling airframe missile (RAM) aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24).

The US Navy has successfully carried out the test of electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) aboard the aircraft carrier pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Gerald R Ford (CVN 78).