Naval Technology

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded an initial low-rate initial production (LRIP) option to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the survivability upgrade (SU) of additional amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs).

Austal has delivered the US Navy’s twelfth Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), at its manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, US.

CBG Systems is pleased to announce it has signed an exclusive agency agreement with Netherlands-based company Van Dam Maintenance & Repair for the sale, maintenance and servicing of CBG products across Europe.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has contracted Kelvin Hughes to deliver an integrated navigation bridge system (INBS) for the Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN) maritime sustainment capability (MSC) vessel.

Babcock International has received a new contract to manufacture and supply weapon handling and launch systems (WHLS) for the South Korean Jangbogo III submarine programme.

Israel-based company Elbit Systems has carried out a live demonstration of a remotely operated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission using its multi-mission unmanned surface vessel (USV) known as Seagull.

UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon recently announced the signing of a contract worth around £3.7b to start building the Royal Navy’s much anticipated Type 26 frigates. The complex deal has its pundits and detractors, but how will the ships stac…

The Common Aircraft Armaments Test Set (CAATS) has replaced the 25-year-old Common Rack and Launcher Test Set (CRALTS).

Cambridge Pixel will improve the situational awareness on ASV Global's unmanned vessels by providing the company with radar tracking and fusion software.

A new report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the overall physical condition of the country's four public shipyards and their equipment are in poor condition.

Thales is set to invest in two new UK-based trial and training centres to test and develop future autonomous and unmanned technologies.

Lockheed Martin UK has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Elbit Systems UK to collaborate on the British Royal Navy's maritime electronic warfare programme (MEWP).

Northrop Grumman Amherst Systems has secured a new contract to deliver advanced radio frequency (RF) generation technology for the US Navy's next-generation electronic warfare environment generator (NEWEG) programme.

The British Royal Navy's Albion-class amphibious command ship HMS Albion has successfully concluded its sea trials following a £90m upgrade programme.

QinetiQ Target Systems has received a new order from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to deliver more than 40 units of Hammerhead unmanned surface vehicle (USV) targets and several payloads.

The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a one-year contract worth $46.99m to CFM International for the procurement of engines for the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and C-40A military transport aircraft.

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Raytheon has chosen US-based aerospace and defence company Ducommun to develop fire control systems for the US Navy's Naval Strike Missile (NSM).

SEA has secured a contract from South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to deliver its latest torpedo launcher systems (TLS) for two new frigates, which are being constructed for the Philippine Navy.

Leonardo has been contracted to deliver its Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for two new Dornier 228 multi-role aircraft models ordered by the Bangladesh Navy.