Naval Technology

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has awarded a new contract to oil field equipment supplier Spectro Scientific for the provision of fluid analysis equipment and support to the US Navy.

The US Navy has successfully carried out its first at-sea aircraft launch and recovery tests on-board the newly commissioned Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

BAE Systems has submitted its bid to the Australian Government for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme.

An amphibious multi-role ship / landing helicopter dock (LHD) is being built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia for the Italian Navy.

The US Navy's second Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), also known as Ike, is set to undergo its planned incremental availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Joint venture (JV) partners Sener and Babcock have completed the delivery of the fourth upgraded Agusta Bell 212 (AB212) helicopter to the Spanish Ministry of Defence.

Kilgore Flares Co LCC has won a contract worth $30.79m to produce and deliver up to 1,260,638 SM-875/ALE simulator flares, which will be used by US Navy pilots and ordnance technicians.

US Embassy Manila Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Michael Klecheski has transferred the custody of a new Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center (JMLETC) to the Philippines.

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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has awarded a new four-year contract to Cubic Defence Australia for the development and provision of local and distributed simulation-enabled training events.

Atlas Elektronik has secured a £48m contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to construct and deliver up to 38 workboats for the British Royal Navy.

The Egyptian Navy has officially received the second of four Howaldtswerke-Deutche Werft (HDW) 209/1400mod-class submarines from Germany.

With more than 30 years of experience in developing, manufacturing and testing 2-stroke engines, 3W has designed and patented the newest generation of gas engines for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry.

An Iranian QOM-1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has made an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with the US Navy fighter jet F/A-18E Super Hornet, the US Central Command (Centcom) officials confirmed.

The Government of Canada has awarded a new contract to Marine Recycling for the disposal of two Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels.

Pentagon Defense Press Operations director navy captain Jeff Davis has announced that the US Marine Corps' (USMC) MV-22 Osprey aircraft has crashed in waters off the eastern coast of Australia with 26 personnel on-board.

The steel for the British Royal Navy's Type 26 frigate was cut on the River Clyde, MBDA completed the first firing of its Sea Venom / Anti-Navire Léger (ANL) anti-ship missile and USMC's CH-53K aircraft completes its first extended cross-country flig…

The US Navy has awarded a new $26.5m contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of enhanced laser guided training rounds (ELGTR), which can be used as an alternative to operational laser-guided bombs (LGB) during training.

The British Royal Navy's first Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is set to enter its new homeport in Portsmouth in approximately two weeks.

The US Navy has successfully carried out the second in a series of ballistic missile defence (BMD) flight tests with Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR) off the west coast of Hawaii.