Naval Technology

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first three AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to industrial partner PT Dirgantara Indonesia during a ceremony held at its headquarters in Marignane, France.

The Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) has successfully tested Kongsberg Defence Systems’ latest one-shot mine disposal weapon system, Minesniper MkIII, aboard the RNoN’s mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel.

The US Navy’s tenth Independence-class littoral combat ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), has successfully completed its acceptance trials, marking a final significant milestone before its delivery.

Mission Ready Services has completed development of a next-generation protective combat shirt, ballistic base layer (BBL), for the US Marine Corps (USMC), which is intended to provide soldiers with better protection and mobility.

The Indian Navy has commissioned its indigenously-designed new Kolkata-class (Project 15A) guided missile destroyer, INS Chennai, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, enhancing the nation’s defence capabilities.

A UK Defence Committee report has said that the Royal Navy has a "woefully low" number of operational vessels, and lacks the required personnel to renew them.

The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to conduct post-construction work aboard two Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) and USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001).

KERSHIP, a joint venture between French shipbuilders PIRIOU and DCNS, has four BSAH (Bâtiments de Soutien et d’Assistance Hauturiers) offshore support and assistance vessels on order for the French Navy, as of November.

The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast has contracted US-based construction services provider Sauer to construct a littoral combat ship (LCS) operational training facility at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida.

Schiebel’s Group-developed Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) has successfully completed search-and-rescue (SAR) missions in the Mediterranean for global charity organisation Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS).

L-3 Communications has secured a contract to deliver switchgear equipment for the power distribution and protection system to be installed on-board the US Navy’s new submarine programme.

SAES explains the conclusions and results deal with their participation in the European program CLOSEYE. SAES has developed a system based on sonar technology in order to detect the small boats typically used on illegal activities.

The Indian Navy has inducted four underwater sensor systems; Abhay, Humsa-UG, NACS and AIDSS, which have been developed by the country’s research and development arm, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Damen Shipyard Group has been contracted by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to deliver two new Stan Patrol 4207 vessels, as part of a fleet renewal programme.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has started funding the development of a second test vehicle under the tactically exploited reconnaissance node (TERN) programme.

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has begun one of its largest maritime warfare activities, Exercise Ocean Raider, at locations off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the US Navy's future Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer, Paul Ignatius (DDG 117).

The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a $125.18m-worth engineering services contract modification to Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems.

CACI International has secured a prime position on a $192m indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to provide training and curriculum development to Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).

The UK Navy's Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel (RFA) Argus has resumed one of its primary roles as an aviation training ship after completing operational sea training.