Naval Technology

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The UK Royal Navy is set to take delivery of its first Tide-class tanker, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tidespring, from South Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

Raytheon Company has received a $235m contract from the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up round production missiles and spares, which are to be installed on their Aegis combat system-equipped destroyers and cruisers.

Engineers from the US Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) have successfully demonstrated the use of cold-spray additive technology for naval aviation as a new approach to aircraft repair.

The UK has enhanced its maritime patrol capability by signing a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) declaration with the US, in a move set to strengthen defence relations between the two nations.

Cobham Aerospace Communications, a world-leading provider of high-performance slip rings for the most demanding applications is announcing the launch of its compact 4 stage rotary joint for military vehicles (AFVs, MBTs) and weapon systems.

Scientists and engineers from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) have successfully recreated a defensive biomaterial found in hagfish to aid military personnel.

California-based software developer Nutanix has been chosen by the US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to deliver the next-generation enclave, commercial, off-the-shelf technology for the deployable joint command and control (DJC2) prog…

The US Navy has awarded a $235m contract to Raytheon Company for the supply of Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up round production missiles and spares.

The Australian Department of Defence's Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) and UK-based Frazer-Nash Consultancy have co-developed a new system to predict the acoustic signatures of all classes of naval vessels.

The Project 11711 Ivan Gren-class landing ships are being built by Yantar shipyard, a part of United Shipbuilding Corporation, for the Russian Navy.

UK-based ship control systems supplier Servowatch is delivering its integrated platform management system (IPMS) to the Royal Navy’s initial three River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

The Bluefin SandShark micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is the latest addition to the Bluefin family of AUVs developed by Bluefin Robotics, a part of General Dynamics Mission Systems.

UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has refused to discuss or provide details of the alleged Trident II D5 ballistic missile test launch failure.

The US Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) is planning to install advanced arresting gear (AAG) systems aboard the second Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS John F Kennedy (CVN 79).

The US Navy has confirmed that its future Freedom-class littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), will be commissioned in the city of Annapolis, Maryland.

The Commander UK Carrier Strike Group (COMUKCSG) has been conducting transatlantic exercises in a bid to learn how to work as part of a combat force with the country’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.

Nammo Energetics Indian Head (NEIH) has signed a public-private partnership (P3) agreement with the US Naval Surface Warfare Centre Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD).

US-based shipbuilder Austal USA has conducted keel authentication of the US Navy’s ninth expeditionary fast transport (EPF), the future USNS City of Bismarck, as well as fabrication for its 11th EPF, USNS Puerto Rico.

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