Naval Technology

After recognising that muffler systems are becoming a focus of engine development, 3W-International began developing a series of in-house mufflers.

BAE Systems is set to display the immersive three-dimensional (3D) technology used to provide digital defence capability to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) at the SimTecT 2017 conference.

ECA Group has upgraded the capabilities of its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) Inspector MK2, which will enable it to provide faster data transfer links to other autonomous systems.

The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Paul Jones has successfully test fired two Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual I missiles to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea off the coast of Hawaii.

Alexandrit-E-class (Project 12701) coastal mine countermeasures vessels are designed by Russian Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau and developed by JSC Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard.

Aerospace and defence company Orbital ATK is delivering a Block 1 software upgrade to the US Navy's advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM).

Cobham Aerospace Communications designs, manufactures and qualifies slip rings and RF rotary joints for tracking and surveillance, AESA, fire control, ATC or meteorological radars.

The Australian Government has unveiled designs and broken ground for the development of the new $535m surface shipbuilding yard in Osborne, South Australia.

The British Royal Navy has presented a series of futuristic submarine concepts, which are expected to bring about changes in underwater warfare operations over the next 50 years.

The Mk-IV Class landing craft utility (LCU) vessels are being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.

Deltamarin has signed new contracts with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) to become a part of the design team for the Finnish Navy's €1.2bn Squadron 2020 project.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has conducted the first steel cutting for the US Navy's third future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier known as Enterprise (CVN 80), marking the beginning of its construction phase.

The US Navy has christened its newest Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama.

World-leading designer and supplier of high-speed (slow motion) imaging technology, iX Cameras, has announced its new sales and distribution cooperation with Australia-based SciTech PTY LTD.

Germany and Norway have officially entered a long-term naval defence materiel cooperation on submarines and missiles.

The Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer, USS Ramage (DDG 61), has been redelivered to the US Navy following the completion of refit and modernisation works.

The Royal Canadian Navy has awarded an in-service support contract worth $629.35m to Thales In-Service Support.

Cambridge Pixel is an employee-owned specialist sensor processing and display company based near Cambridge in the UK.

Supplier of radar display, tracking and recording sub-systems, Cambridge Pixel, has announced the HPx-346, a compact, low-power (less than 5W), standalone primary radar input and network distribution card.

A joint venture (JV) between Granite Construction and Obayashi has been awarded a $164.89m contract to provide design-build services for the future US Marine Corps (USMC) Base in Guam.