Naval Technology

The UK Royal Navy has selected Kelvin Hughes to deliver its SharpEye radar technology for two new Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), named HMS Tamar and HMS Spey.

French company Thales has secured a contract from the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to supply 14 units of continuous wave illumination (CWI) transmitters for the Royal Danish Navy.

Malaysian shipbuilding firm Boustead Naval Shipyard has awarded a contract to UK-based company Kelvin Hughes to deliver type-approved, upmast I-Band (X-Band) and E/F-Band (S-Band) SharpEye Doppler radars to the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $166m contract by the US Navy for the full-rate production of its new avionics test system.

General Dynamics Electric Boat has agreed to procure long lead time materials for the SSN 802 and SSN 803 Virginia-class submarines under a new $126.52m contract.

The SENER engineering and technology group is part of a consortium delivering the turnkey construction of three thermosolar facilities: NOORo I (already in commercial operation), NOORo II and NOORo III

In February 2017, Myriad Technologies founder and chief technology officer James Milne is presenting on Nintex at the second annual InspireX event in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Authorities from the Norwegian and German governments have initiated a comprehensive industrial cooperation on submarine and missile deliveries, thereby securing job opportunities in Norway.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLA Navy) three new battleships have set sail to conduct a far-sea training exercise in the South China Sea.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a steel cutting ceremony for the Italian Navy's multipurpose offshore patrol ship (PPA) to mark the start of construction works on the unit.

A team of four Task Force Southwest marines has tested the capabilities of a new small unmanned aerial system (UAS) at US Marine Corps' base camp in Lejeune, North Carolina.

Russian company United Engine Corporation (UEC) has designed a comprehensive after-sales technical support programme for the Indian Navy's RD-33MK fighter engines.

IDEX / NAVDEX 2017 will take place in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre 19 - 23 February.

The US Navy's George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) has commenced strike missions in Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR).

BAE Systems has officially named its new floating dry dock at its San Diego shipyard in the US, as part of a wider effort to enhance its naval ship repair capabilities.

The US Navy's Independence-class littoral combat vessel USS Coronado (LCS 4) has successfully completed a seven-day voyage repair availability period in Singapore.

Hingol-Class maritime patrol vessels (MPVs) are a class of four ships being built by a partnership between China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA).

The Australian, New Zealand and Canadian navies have collaborated on a number of anti-submarine warfare exercises conducted off the east coast of New Zealand.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has successfully completed its corrosion control for navy ships (CCNS) programme to test and identify solutions to help mitigate surface deterioration.

The US Navy's Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) has successfully completed the testing of its new HeliCom Matrix communications system, which was developed to compensate for helium-influenced speech during saturation dives.