Naval Technology

The British Royal Navy's Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) HMS Brocklesby has commenced sea trials from Portsmouth Naval Base, marking a significant milestone in its refit programme.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a new contract to Rolls-Royce to provide engineering and logistics support services for the US Marine Corps' (USMC) KC-130J aircraft.

Boeing has secured a contract to continue providing support to the Indian Navy's fleet of P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft for another three years.

The US Navy has successfully carried out the final of three land tests for the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico.

The US Office of Naval Research's (ONR) TechSolutions programme has sponsored the development of the deployable ship integration multitouch system (DSIMS).

Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated unmanned mine-hunting capabilities with the use of high-speed AQS-24B sensors during the Belgian Defence Technology and Industry Day trials at Zeebrugge naval base.

Alongside directed energy weapons and electromagnetic rail guns, supercavitating torpedoes repeatedly feature at the top of the wish list of must-have capabilities for any self-respecting navy of the future – and it is easy to see why. The allure of …

Leading naval company SENER has taken part in Nor-Shipping 2017, between 30 May and 2 June in Oslo, Norway.

SAES has offered advice and discussions on the measurement and control of ship noise at the Spanish Defence Technological Conference.

The British Royal Navy is set to take delivery of the Albion-class amphibious command ship HMS Albion, following a £90m mid-life technical upgrade programme.

The Australian Department of Defence has taken delivery of the first of three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs), HMAS Hobart, from Lockheed Martin.

A review conducted by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the US Navy develop a precise cost estimate for the second Ford-class ship USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79).

General Atomics (GA) has received a sole source production contract modification for advanced arresting gear (AAG) for the US Navy's third future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80).

Global science and technology company Leidos has secured a prime contract from the US Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center to deliver professional and technical support to the Joint Staff J6 (JS J6) joint deployable analysis t…

Essex Innovation Programme and Anglia Ruskin University has presented iX Cameras with The Innovation 50 Award.

BAE Systems has secured a new $180.5m deal from the US Navy to continue manufacturing advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) laser-guided rockets, in order to meet rising domestic and international demand for the systems.

Global aviation maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider Vector Aerospace has begun implementing the maintenance programme for the Pakistan Navy's Sea King helicopter fleet.

Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide maintenance and support services for the Swedish Navy's submarines and submarine rescue systems.

Austal has entered an agreement with ASC Shipbuilding to support the Royal Australian Navy's $35bn SEA5000 Future Frigate Programme.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has launched the US Navy's newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine Indiana (SSN 789) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division.