Naval Technology

Textron Systems Electronic Systems is continuing its partnership with Lockheed Martin and the US Navy on the electronic consolidated automated support system (eCASS) programme.

The Irish Naval Service has reportedly floated out the third and last Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), LÉ William Butler Yeats.

Nato has successfully concluded a cold-weather training exercise, Exercise Cold Response 2016 (CDR 16), which involved 12 member nations and partner countries.

The UK Royal Navy's Albion-class amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark is participating in the two-week-long Exercise South West Swordin.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) division has been contracted by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide technical support on a range of experimental, test and other support missions.

The Royal Australian Navy's Anzac class frigate HMAS Parramatta is preparing to undock in mid-April this year from a shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, following a 12-month upgrade programme.

Sailors from the UK Royal Navy and the UAE Navy are to take part in the International Mine Countermeasures exercise in Abu Dhabi later this year.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has conducted a test flight of its second CH-53K helicopter, as part of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter programme.

The Indian Navy has launched the sixth ship of the LCU MK IV project at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Saab has announced the installation of its Swordfish mission system on two maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), Bombardier's Q400 turboprop and Global 6000.

The Mexican Navy has launched its new Tenochtitlan-class patrol vessel, ARM Tulum (PC-337), during a ceremony at its Astimar 1 yard in Tampico.

The US Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 has successfully conducted the section confined area landings (CAL) and test shooting of the M2 Browning .50-calibre machine gun from the Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.

The UK Royal Navy's Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans has concluded a joint maritime security operation with the Royal Saudi Navy to ensure freedom of navigation in the Gulf.

The Mexican Navy (Secretaria de Marina) ordered a total of ten Ténochtitlan-class patrol vessels, as of January 2016. The vessels are based on Damen Shipyards Group’s Stan Patrol 4207 design.

The Spanish Navy’s Mistral (S-73) submarine and Santa María (F-81) frigate have set sail towards Sicily, Italy, to join Nato’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise, Dynamic Manta 16, in the Ionian Sea.

While the use of sea mines has declined steeply since the two world wars, it would be wrong to consign them to the history books just yet. With murmurs of significant arsenals held by China and Russia, as well as rumours of ‘nuclear-armed’ mines in d…

Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales (AAMSI) has been selected by Lockheed Martin to serve as the authorised P-3 Orion support provider.

Shipbuilder VT Halter has delivered the Pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship, USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), to the US Navy.

The French Navy has contracted Honeywell Aerospace to provide support services to its fleet of Dassault Falcon Guardian surveillance aircraft based in Tahiti.

The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is developing a virtual cyber test bed, USS Secure, in collaboration with three navy system commands, cyber defence leaders, and experts from coast-to-coast.