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Stay up to date with the latest Technology and Innovation updates from the global naval industryITT’s ejection system completes first airborne weapons separation test
ITT Exelis’ newly developed weapon ejection release system has successfully completed its first airborne weapons separation test over a test range in the Atlantic...
USMC to receive Recon Scout XT robots
Robotic Systems Joint Project Office (RS JPO) has awarded a contract to ReconRobotics to deliver 126 Recon Scout XT throwable micro-robot kits for the US Marine Corps...
Cobham, Seasat reduce L band radar interference issue
Cobham, in partnership with Seasat, has demonstrated L band interference resistant Sea Tel 9797B and Sea Tel 4009M marine stabilised antenna systems, designed to solve interference issues faced...
USS Ford completes first operational transit using alternative fuel blend
The US Navy’s Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, USS Ford (FFG 54), has successfully completed an operational transit using an alternative fuel blend from Everett, Washington to San...
USMC unveils new Active Denial heat ray system
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has unveiled and demonstrated a non-lethal Active Denial system (ADS), which is capable of producing a high-frequency electromagnetic ray beam on activation,...
Alcoa to develop advanced manufacturing techniques for shipbuilding
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Alcoa to design and develop advanced welding techniques to reduce manufacturing costs on aluminum-intensive...
US NRL to develop SAFFiR robot for shipboard firefighting
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is seeking to develop a humanoid robot, dubbed as the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), to provide future shipboard firefighting...
US Navy receives second upgraded mine hunting sonar system
BAE Systems has delivered the second upgraded AN/SQQ-32(V)4 mine hunting sonar system for installation on US Navy’s MCM-1 Avenger-class mine countermeasures vessels in Sasebo, Japan, ahead...
Kongsberg to provide POE cameras for Canadian Halifax-class frigates
L-3 MAPPS has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Maritime for the supply of a range of rugged compact power over Ethernet (POE) cameras in support of Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate...
Bluefin to support DARPA’s DSOP Phase II programme
Applied Physical Sciences (APS) has awarded a Phase II subcontract to Bluefin Robotics to design and develop a new technology for the Deep Sea Operations (DSOP) technology and system...
QinetiQ to build onboard escape system for Italian Navy submarine
QinetiQ has provided design and advisory services to Fincantieri in support of the Italian Navy’s newest submarines’ onboard escape system development...
Northrop flight tests first US Navy MFAS radar
Northrop Grumman has begun flight testing of US Navy’s first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar, the primary sensor on the Navy’s MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance...
US Navy Growler aircraft to be equipped with DRS JTT-R
Boeing has selected DRS Defense Intelligence, Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) to supply the Joint Tactical Terminal – Receiver (JTT-R) for installation onboard US Navy’s...
Babcock, SEA team up for towed SCB system
Babcock has signed an agreement with Systems Engineering and Assessment (SEA) to jointly bid for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Vanguard Replacement Programme (VRP) Submarine Communications...
USMC receives first Integrator UAS from Insitu
Insitu has delivered the first of two Integrator Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the US Marine Corps (USMC), which will provide them with an early operational capability as part of the...
UK MoD employs QinetiQ software to certify Naval fleet stability
The UK Ministry of defence (MoD) has employed QinetiQ-built Paramarine advanced marine design software to certify the stability of the UK Royal Naval...
Northrop to continue US Navy CANES programme support
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for production and a limited deployment phase of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) programme, intended...
Hamilton Sundstrand delivers first EPCS kits to US Navy
The US Navy Reserve has received the first delivery of a total of 30 Electronic Propeller Control System (EPCS) upgraded aircraft from Hamilton Sundstrand that will complete permanent...
Raytheon to develop PFN to power future projectiles
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract to Raytheon to design and develop the pulse forming network (PFN) needed to drive projectiles off the deck of a naval warship without the...
AgustaWestland to deliver MPAS for Italian Navy NH90 helicopter fleet
The Italian Navy will receive a mission planning and analysis system (MPAS) for its NH90 NFH medium twin naval helicopters fleet from Finmeccanica subsidiary...
