Naval Technology

The US Navy's latest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS 16) will be named USS Tulsa, navy secretary Ray Mabus has announced.

The UK Royal Navy's anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the Merlin Mk2, has achieved full operating capability (FOC), strengthening the navy's operational helicopter fleet.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected BAE Systems as the preferred bidder to deliver the gun system, called maritime indirect fires system (MIFS), for the UK Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS).

Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit has secured an order to deliver full integrated bridge systems (IBS) to the Royal Thai Navy's future frigates.

Saab has officially started the construction of Swedish Navy's A26 next-generation submarine, following a steel-cutting ceremony held at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, Sweden.

In this issue: The joint European MALE drone project, energy tech for forward operating bases, Skynet's strategic move to Asia Pacific, behaviour prediction software as a counterterrorism tool, contenders for the US Navy's UCLASS programme and more

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Northrop Grumman's AQS-24B mine hunting system has successfully demonstrated the capability to carry out synthetic aperture sonar processing at 18k in real-time during a US Navy filed test.

The Brazilian Navy has achieved a significant milestone in the Prosub submarine development programme after Nuclebrás Heavy Equipment delivered the final section of the pressure hull of the first conventional submarine (S-BR1).

Kership, a joint venture of PIRIOU and DCNS, has secured a contract from the French Navy to deliver four offshore support and assistance vessels (BSAH), as well as associated maintenance.

Nato has commenced its submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta 2015 (DYMA 15) off the Sicilian coast, involving ships, submarines, and aircraft and personnel from nine Allied nations.

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The US Marine Corps personnel have joined with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members to shoot mortars as part of the Forest Light 16-1 exercise.

Vector Aerospace has signed a contract with the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) to carry out all maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for T-58 engines of the Sea King helicopter fleet.

Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has delivered the second of the four Al-Ofouq-class patrol vessels, RNOV Shinas, to the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO).

The Raptor (Project 03160) high-speed patrol boats are designed and being built by Open JSC Pella Shipyard based in Leningrad, Russia.

Finmeccanica's Selex has secured an order to deliver a suite of electronic warfare equipment for eight Lynx Mk21A aircraft used by the Brazilian Navy.

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to continue to modernise Aegis hardware and software onboard the US Navy vessels.