Naval Technology

The Project 15B class of guided missile destroyers, an improved variant of the Kolkata-class destroyers, are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), for the Indian Navy.

The French Navy’s newest Frégate européenne multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Bretagne, has been floated out from the DCNS shipyard in Lorient, France.

The Indian Navy has launched the second Vishakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyer of Project 15B at Mazagaon Dock Ship Builders Limited (MDL), in Mumbai, India.

The US Navy’s EA-18G Green Growler aircraft has flight tested 100% advanced biofuel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

French shipyard DCNS has delivered the second Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) helicopter carrier to the Ministry of Defence of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Austal USA has received a A$434m ($325.07m) contract to design and build two expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessels, EPF 11 and EPF 12, for the US Navy.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been contracted to supply an additional 10 Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned, autonomous helicopters for the US Navy. The contractual work is scheduled to be completed by August 2019.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a contract by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to continue developing and expanding RCN’s naval operations software solutions (NOSS) system until 2021.

Ultra Electronics has awarded a subcontract to SEA to provide transducers as part of the Sonar 2050 Technology Refresh programme (S2050TR) for the UK Royal Navy.

The US Navy’s fourth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), has completed nearly 50% of its scheduled planned incremental availability (PIA) this year at Naval Air Station North Island, US.

Mikros Systems has been contracted by the US Navy for the production, logistics support and future development of its ADEPT distance support sensor suite (ADSSS) condition based maintenance (CBM) system for its littoral combat ship (LCS) programme.

BAE Systems is testing a new technology, the Ship Energy Assessment - Condition Optimisation & Routing Enhancement System (SEA-CORES), which is being developed to transform ship maintenance for the UK Royal Navy and commercial organisations.

The Gregorio del Pilar-class multi-role frigates have been in service with the Philippine Navy since 2011. They are intended to improve maritime security of the Philippines in Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal islands located in the South China S…

The Indonesian Navy’s new Sigma 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigate has successfully concluded its sea trials.

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) air warfare destroyer, Hobart, has begun its first series of sea trials.

The Royal Australian Navy is conducting the multinational maritime exercise, Kakadu 2016, in Darwin, Australia.

The US Navy and Marine Corps have announced the successful demonstraton of integration between Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter and Aegis weapon system during a live missile test.

OceanServer Technology, the leading manufacturer of commercial Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), recently announced the continuation of a successful ten-year partnership with the launch of the next-generation EcoMapper.

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 24th and final MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).