Naval Technology

The US Navy has launched its first carrier strike group powered partly by biofuel made from beef fat, a significant turning point in reducing the military’s reliance on imported oil.

Bluedrop Training & Simulation has been awarded a contract by Fleetway and Irving Shipbuilding for the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN)new Harry DeWolf class of Arctic offshore patrol ships (AOPS).

The Khareef Class corvettes were built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) under Project Khareef.

Lockheed Martin and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have entered into a agreement to partner on the multi-mission combat ship (MCS).

Thales has been awarded two contracts from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) to upgrade RTN's minehunters and provide an integrated combat suite for its offshore patrol vessels (OPV).

The US Navy's Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) has successfully launched a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) missile off the coast of Virginia, as part of a post-availability SM-2 (PASM) missile-firing event.

HMS Defender is the fifth destroyer vessel of the Royal Navy's Type 45 Class Destroyers. It is also the largest and most powerful destroyer in the navy's fleet.

The US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme has awarded contracts to two subsidiaries of BWX Technologies (BWXT) to manufacture naval nuclear reactor components and fuel.

BAE Systems has completed a £37m upgrade of the UK Royal Marine's 'Viking' amphibious all-terrain vehicles.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is set to lay the keel of the US Navy's newest Virginia Class attack submarine, Delaware (SSN 791), tomorrow at Newport News Shipbuilding.

French shipyard DCNS has conducted the factory acceptance test (FAT) of eight converters designed by ECA Group, to be installed on-board Indian Scorpene-class fifth and sixth submarines.

The Lürssen family has been operating Lürssen Shipyards for four generations and more than 135 years.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced the successful completion of endurance testing for the dual-mode manned or unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Proteus, developed by the company's Undersea Solutions Group (USG) subsidiary and Battelle.

Raytheon has received a $104m contract from the US Navy's Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to provide operations and maintenance services for the relocatable over-the-horizon radar (ROTHR) programme.

The US Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract, worth $8bn, to 12 companies for the electromagnetic manoeuvre warfare command and control (EMC2) programme.

GE has been selected by Freire Shipyard to provide a suite of marine solutions for the Peruvian Navy's first-ever diesel electric propelled vessel.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of the potential foreign military sale of RIM-116C and RIM-116C-2 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) to Qatar.

The US Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 have achieved a major operational milestone during Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR).

The UK Royal Navy has concluded a bi-annual war game exercise Joint Warrior in Scotland.

Tide Class is a new fleet of four tankers being built to enhance the Royal Navy’s maritime capabilities. The first vessel in the class is due to be commissioned into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) service in 2016.