Naval Technology

The Australian Department of Defence has signed a contract with Boeing Defence Australia to support the country's next generation of maritime patrol and response aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon.

Roke Manor Research (Roke) will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) software into the maritime combat system demonstrator sponsored by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).

TENMAT will be present at Euronaval 2016 at Paris Le Bourget from 17-21 October.

The geopolitical situation has become more diverse over the last one and a half years and the momentum for a sound strategical sovereignty has re-emerged.

The temporary joint venture formed by companies SENER and INAER has received technical certificate no. 003/16 from the INTA (the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology) as part of the project for extending the lifespan of AB-212 helicopt…

SMART HRS ensures that all of its solutions are as secure as possible by employing rigorous testing and quality materials for its customised designs.

The UK Royal Navy is hosting the world’s first large-scale demonstration of marine robotic systems, called Unmanned Warrior 16.

The US Navy has commissioned its latest Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) at North Locust Point in Baltimore, US.

Mission-critical services provider Engility has been awarded a $16m task order extension by Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SSC) Atlantic to provide technology to support the US Navy’s tactical afloat network.

The Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise, taking place this October, will see over 40 participants from industry, academia and defence operating unmanned and autonomous vehicles. Katie Woodward speaks to ASV Global sales and marketing director, Vin…

The US Government is investing in foreign object debris (FOD) detection and clearing equipment for use in the US Navy and US Marines air stations.

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration has secured a $618.34m-worth contract for full-rate production lots 5 to 7 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets.

Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has launched the third Independence-class littoral mission vessel (LMV), Unity, for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).

Austal has been selected to conduct remediation works on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Armidale-class patrol boat fleet.

The US military has successfully carried out strikes against three coastal radar sites in Yemen after a US Navy Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer, USS Mason, was attacked by missiles in the Red Sea.

As the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise kicks off this week in Scotland, we find out more from BAE Systems about some of the technologies on trial during this large scale unmanned demonstration.

In this issue: The tech behind exercise Unmanned Warrior, trends in the world’s nuclear arsenals, Germany’s ambitious defence plans, spider silk armour for the US Army, the RAF’s future air capabilities, new trouble with Gerald R. Ford, and more.

The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), has successfully completed sea trials, marking the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability.

The Bell V-247 Vigilant is a new multi-role tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed by Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter to meet the future requirements of the US Marine Corps (USMC).

BAE Systems will continue to provide combat systems integration services to the UK Royal Navy, under a ten-and-a-half-year contract extension.