Press Release Archive
Archive of corporate news from the global naval industryPress Releases By Date
February 2012
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SSR Engineering Releases New White Paper
SSR Engineering has announced the release of a new, free to download white paper available at Naval...
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and PWGSC Sign Joint Support Ship Design Study Contract
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) a leading European systems house providing submarines and naval surface ships and Canada's procurement agency, PWGSC, have signed a contract in Hamburg for...
Navantia Commissions OPV for the Spanish Navy
Navantia has commissioned the naval ship BAM 'Relámpago' for the Spanish Navy, in a ceremony presided by Pedro Morenés, the minister of...
Cloudis Announce STG Use CMPIC Software
Cloudis is delighted to announce that Sea Trucks Group (STG) has become its latest CMPIC cable management software...
Navantia Prepares Spanish Navy’s Fifth Frigate for Sea Trials
On 9 January, the F-100 class frigate 'Cristóbal Colón', under construction in Navantia for the Spanish Navy, left the shipyard dry dock after a period of dry docking for hull and...
Dr Jörg Brechtefeld New General Manager of L-3 ELAC Nautik
L-3 ELAC Nautik today announced the appointment of Dr Jörg Brechtefeld as its new general...
Keeping You Up To Speed
Assessing vehicle noise is a faster and easier process with the launch of Brüel & Kjær's latest data analysis software platform, PULSE...
January 2012
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E-O Imaging at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Exhibition
Join the Electro-Optical Imaging team at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Exhibition at the Baltimore Convention Center in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland on 23-27 April...
Piracy - Protecting Ship’s Bridges Against RPG-7 Attacks
Despite the measures introduced by the EU, Operation ATALANTA or Nato's Operation Ocean Shield, a high risk of piracy remains for ships, especially in the Gulf of Aden, off the African coast,...
BMT Defence Services Increases UK MOD Recognised Organisation Status
BMT Defence Services, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has had its status as a Recognised Organisation (RO) renewed by the Ministry of...
Meet Brüel & Kjær at IMAC XXX
Visitors to IMAC XXX will have the opportunity to discuss their technical needs with Brüel & Kjær's expert engineers during the five-day...
BPM and BQM Maritime Monitors
Baytek is now offering the new maritime BQM monitor with fully enclosed housing for outdoor areas specifically for this demanding...
SENER Takes Part in Workshop to Promote a Culture of Innovation in the Maritime Industry
The workshop, held on 15 November in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, was part of the Hispanic-Norwegian maritime technology and renewable energy offshore seminar and meetings between Norwegian...
SENER Develops the Finite Element Model of Two Dredgers for Murueta Shipyard
SENER has been hired by Murueta Shipyard to create a global finite elements model of two sectional dredgers that are 1,500m³ and...
December 2011
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BMT Supports TALISMAN Programme in the Fight Against IEDs
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has supported the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) TALISMAN programme in the fight against mines and Improvised Explosive Devices...
NoiseSentinel the Only Option for London’s Crossrail Project
Brüel & Kjær's real-time noise monitoring subscription service, NoiseSentinel, is set to ensure the compliance of the Crossrail construction...
DSIT Receives $12.3m Order for Underwater Security Systems
DSIT Solutions announced today the receipt of its largest order ever for underwater security...
General Dynamics Canada Releases New White Paper
General Dynamics Canada, the sonar systems manufacturer, has announced the release of a new White Paper, which is free to download from this...
OSI Geospatial Signs Software Upgrade Contract with the Royal Danish Navy
OSI Geospatial, a world leader in naval integrated navigation and tactical solutions, announced today that it has signed a contract to upgrade the Royal Danish Navy to the newly released ECPINS...
Cloudis and ShipConstructor Partner for Cable Management
ShipConstructor Software (SSI) is collaborating with Cloudis to develop an interface to the Cloudis CMPIC Cable Management...
Strategic Defence Intelligence Release New White Paper on the Defence Systems Market
Strategic Defence Intelligence, the subscription only platform for the defence industry, has announced the release of a new White...
November 2011
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OSI Geospatial Announce the Release of ECPINS 6.0 and Royal Navy Fleet-Wide Deployment
OSI Geospatial, a world leader in naval navigation and tactical solutions, has announced the release of ECPINS 6.0 for Warships (ECPINS-W) and Submarines (ECPINS-W Sub), and the...
L-3 ELAC Nautik Sonar Successfully Demonstrated Within MANTA System
L-3 ELAC Nautik announced today that its mine avoidance sonar was successfully demonstrated as part of the Mine Avoidance Intercept and Analysis (MANTA) system for the WALRUS class submarine of...
Bruel & Kjaer Launches New Hand-Held Sound Intensity System
Assessing the power and location of noise sources has become easier with the 2270-G, a unique system available from Brüel & Kjær which uses sound intensity...
Manage Construction Noise and Vibration Compliance with a Single Solution
Brüel and Kjær is pleased to announce the launch of Construction Sentinel, a unique subscription-based service designed to take away the headache of managing noise and vibration at construction...
Laying Down of First 125-Class Frigate at Blohm + Voss
Attended by numerous guests and representatives from Politics, Navy and Industry, as well as the Blohm + Voss workforce, the laying-down ceremony for the 125-class (F125) frigate took place...
Kongsberg Unveils 3D Sonar Profiling Capability with MS 1000 Version 4.6 Software
Kongsberg Mesotech today unveiled the latest release of MS 1000 software for MS 1071 and MS 1171 digital scanning...
TE Features Cutting-Edge High-Speed Connector Solutions at MILCOM 2011
TE Connectivity (TE), the leading global provider of electrical components, connectors, network solutions and specialty products, will be featuring many new next generation connector...
TE Connectivity Launches New Hermetically Sealed Contactor
The KILOVAC EV100 contactor from TE Connectivity (TE) offers hermetically sealed construction for safe operation in explosive or harsh...
Seaplace Acquires New Licenses of FORAN V70
The Spanish engineering company Seaplace has recently acquired new licenses of the CAD/CAM FORAN System, to be used in its marine...
SENER Takes Part in the OCEAN LIDER Project
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas is one of the companies participating in the CENIT-E OCEAN LIDER Project, led by...
October 2011
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The Ultra Electronics Gunfire Locator
Current operations have reaffirmed the need to provide "dismounted personnel" with a means to rapidly pinpoint the source of incoming, hostile, high velocity fire. To do so demands...
The Importance of Torpedo Defence
The sinking of the Republic of Korea Navy corvette Cheonan in March 2010 provided a stark reminder of the destructive power wielded by the heavyweight torpedo, fired from a single diesel...
Colombo Dockyard to Build High Quality Passenger Vessels for India
Colombo Dockyard riding a wave of success has outbid stiff competition from China, Thailand and Germany and has secured the contracts for the construction of two numbers 400 passenger cum...
L-3 Communication Systems-East Delivers First Integrated Communications System for the US Navy’s Virginia-Class Block III Submarine
L-3 Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East) announced today that it has delivered the first Integrated Communications System (ICS) for the US Navy's Virginia-Class Block III SSNs to...
TE Connectivity Expands Fortis Zd Backplane Family
The Fortis Zd connector family from TE Connectivity (TE) now includes compact six-row configurations in addition to the original nine-row...
TE Connectivity’s Relays Meet Needs Of High Performance Defence Applications
TE Connectivity (TE) will be exhibiting relays and contactors for military applications at...
TE Connectivity Expands VPX Line With VITA 67 RF Modules
New VITA 67 RF modules from TE Connectivity enhance the ability to add RF capabilities in VITA 46 VPX board-to-board...
TE Connectivity Showcases Products for SWaP
Designers of military equipment, from naval vessels to soldier equipment, face the constant challenges of reducing weight, saving space, and achieving more efficient use of...
L-3 MAPPS Awarded Contract for Degaussing Systems Onboard Royal Canadian Navy KINGSTON-Class Vessels
Royal Canadian Navy KINGSTON-Class Vessels to be Equipped with L-3 MAPPS Degaussing Systems
L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply degaussing systems for the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 KINGSTON-Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels. These...
R84: A Challenge for Development & Design
The products of the R84 family represent a new generation of broadband single channel waveguide rotary joints, which were especially developed for the field of SatCom and can offer outstanding...
September 2011
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TE Connectivity 'Unleashes the Future' with Next-Gen Solutions at DSEi 2011
TE Connectivity will be featuring many new technologies at this year's Defence & Security Equipment International show. TE will feature major solution displays on the following...
BMT Defence Link to Provide Valuable Collaboration
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced an initiative which will provide vital support to small and medium sized companies (SMEs), industry suppliers and academia looking...
EID Offers Invitation to DSEi 2011
EID is going to show at DSEi (Defense & Security Equipment International) once again. DSEI (www.dsei.co.uk), which will take place at the Excel Exhibition Centre, London, from 13-16...
L-3 Mapps and Offshore Systems Team for Royal Canadian Navy Programs
L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has teamed with British Columbia-based Offshore Systems Limited (OSL) to provide leading solutions for Royal Canadian Navy programs. The latest generation...
SAES Exhibits at DSEi
The S.A. de Electronica Submarina Company (SAES) will be pleased to welcome you at the Navantia-SAES booth, S7-255, during the DSEi exhibition from 13-16 of September 2011 at ExCel London,...
August 2011
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TE Connectivity's Heavy-Duty Conduit System Provides Advanced Cable Protection
The new Maulflex conduit system from TE Connectivity (TE) provides exceptional protection to integrated cable harnesses. The rugged, environmentally sealed system can help extend the service...
Forum Subsea Solutions Announces Sale of Sub-Atlantic Super Mohawk II ROV
Forum Subsea Solutions, a division of Forum Energy Technologies, is pleased to announce the sale of a Sub-Atlantic Super Mohawk II ROV (remotely operated vehicle) system to Abyss...
BMT Experts Secure Key Roles Within QEC Aircraft Carrier Project
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that two of its naval experts have secured prominent...
Comrod Communications to Present New Products at DSEi
Comrod Communications intends to launch some new broadband antennas at DSEi in London that have not previously been offered by Comrod in the marketplace. These will include our new tuneable...
Comrod Acquires WIBE Telescopic Mast in Sweden
Comrod Communication is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire 80% of the shares in WIBE TM in Sweden with an obligation to acquire the remaining shares at a later stage. WIBE TM is a...
Vitavox Becomes European Distributor for Military Specification Products from Technomad
Vitavox is pleased to become the European distributor for military specification products from Technomad, the leading manufacturer of high-powered rugged weatherproof loudspeakers and PA...
Hatteland Display Appoints New Sole Agent in Korea
Hatteland Display (HD), the leading technology provider of specialised display and computer products to the international maritime and industrial market, has appointed e-MLX as its sole agent...
Marinette Marine to Use Cloudis CMPIC for LCS Program
Cloudis announces the purchase by Marinette Marine Corp. of CMPIC cable management software for use in cabling design and installation on the LCS and other programs. Ian Barnes, sales...
New Head of Naval Engineering Appointed at BMT
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Tim Hardy to the role of...
DSEi to Provide International Platform for BMT
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, will use the prestigious DSEi exhibition in London next month as a platform to showcase its global capabilities in both naval design and...
July 2011
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SAES Signs a Collaboration Agreement with EXPAL
SAES has signed a collaboration agreement with EXPAL for the manufacture and commercialisation of naval mines. The agreement is the result of a close cooperation between both companies...
Vitavox Offers Free Entry to DSEi 2011
Vitavox are offering free entry in to DSEi until 31st July 2011. Claim your complimentary ticket* (usually £100) by calling us on +44 (0) 208 7321329 or emailing sales@vitavox-sound.com. DSEi...
ASMAR Reactivates the FORAN Licenses Deactivated After the Earthquake in Chile
The Chilean shipyard Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR) and SENER have signed an agreement for the reactivation of the licenses of FORAN that were deactivated after the earthquake...
Command and Weapons Control Systems Extensions to Italian Submarines
Kongsberg has signed a contract for extensions to the command and weapons control systems already under contract for delivery to the two new U212A 2nd Batch submarines under construction in...
First Maritime Action Ship (BAM) on Her Last Sea Trials
The first unit of Maritime Action Ship (BAM), P-41 'Meteoro', for the Spanish Navy has successfully finalised the last sea trials, prior to her commissioning on July 28. These sea trials have...
Hatteland Display Appoints Agent in Singapore
Hatteland Display (HD), the leading technology provider of specialised display and computer products to the international maritime and industrial market, has appointed Jason Electronics (Jason)...
General Dynamics Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic Successfully Complete Torpedo-Defence Demonstration
General Dynamics Canada has completed its largest and most successful Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) with Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic), demonstrating...
SENER Announces New Office in South Korea
SENER has set up a new office in Busan to provide improved sales and technical support to its FORAN customer base in South Korea and neighbouring countries. Located at the Centum IS Tower,...
The University of Maine Orders Iver2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
The Physical Oceanography Group (PhOG) of University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, has purchased an Iver2 (model EP42) for research programs, with delivery expected in July of this...
New SkyDec Website Live
We are proud to announce our totally restyled SkyDec website. Discover our company and, more importantly, our innovative product range. From now on it is also possible to send us a...
June 2011
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FORAN in China Ship Development and Design Centre
SENER and China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM FORAN system in CSDDC and for a...
Kongsberg Signs Contract to Supply Passive Sonar Processing Systems for Dutch Submarines
Kongsberg has signed a contract to supply new passive sonar processing systems (PSPS) as part of the sonar suite modification project for the four Walrus class submarines of the Dutch...
TE Connectivity and Lumexis Sign Multi-Year Contract
TE Connectivity (TE) announced at the Paris Air Show that Lumexis® CEO Doug Cline and TE's President of Global AD&M, Kevin Rock, signed a multi-year supply contract for TE's rugged...
Next Berlin Class Auxiliary for the German Navy: Deckhouse and Hull Meet in Emden for Final Assembly
On May 31, the deckhouse and the hull of the next auxiliary of the Berlin Class for the German Navy met for the first time to be assembled at the Emder Werft und Dockbetriebe (EWD). Both...
New Ruggedized Fiber Optics Boost Performance and Reduce SWaP
TE Connectivity (TE), one of the leading global providers of engineered electronic components, connectors and network solutions, has developed the latest in ruggedized fiber optics that...
TE Connectivity Offers Advanced Electrical Solutions for Composite Airframes
TE Connectivity (TE) introduces the latest technology on optimised electrical network solutions that utilise a quick connect system for use with composite airframes. This system reduces...
TE Connectivity Introduces New Advanced Power Load Management System
TE Connectivity (TE) introduces the new advanced power load management system (APLMS) that has been designed by combining software and embedded microcontrollers to answer the rising need of...
TE Connectivity's 'Fiber To The Screen' Solution Optimizes Serviceability for In-Flight Entertainment Systems
TE Connectivity (TE) introduces the new Fiber To The Screen™ (FTTS™) fiber-optic backbone and interconnect scheme for in-flight entertainment systems. This new system allows the...
TE Connectivity's New Demo Box Showcases Future of Advanced Packaging
TE Connectivity (TE) introduces 'The Future Unleashed' demo box, which offers high-reliability connectivity solutions end-to-end, for integrated wire cable and advanced connector...
TE Offers New High Speed Box-to-Box Avionics Solutions
TE Connectivity (TE) is developing new cable and connector offerings to support Ethernet data rates as next generation demands grow from 1GbE to 10GbE. The cable offerings encompass a...
TE Connectivity's Ground-Breaking Aircraft Wiring Repair Product Wins Innovation Award
TE Connectivity (TE), one of the leading global providers of engineered electronic components, connectors and network solutions, was recently recognised by the US Naval Air Systems Command with...
OceanServer to Display Latest AUV Products at UDT Europe 2011
OceanServer Technology will be launching several new technologies at the Undersea Defense Technology conference to be held at the London ExCel Centre, June 7th-9th. OceanServer has...
FORAN V70 in Norshipping
As a world reference in the shipbuilding industry, SENER took active part in the recent edition of Norshipping 2011 in Oslo, from 24-27 May, with a stand in the Spanish pavilion. The...
The LHD 'Juan Carlos I', Built by Navantia, Arrives in Istanbul
On May 29, the Spanish Navy's ship, LHD 'Juan Carlos I', arrived in Istanbul for a stopover during her first resistance voyage, which started on May 2. The aim of this cruise around...
TE Connectivity’s New D-Sub Connector: Gigabit Ethernet Speeds with Superior Shielding Performance
TE Connectivity (TE) introduces the Quadrax D-Sub style connector for military and commercial aerospace environments. The new connector was designed to provide a gigabit Ethernet solution in...
iXBlue Enhances its Customer Support in the UK and Ireland
iXBlue has expanded its customer support function with the appointment of Scott Gray based in Aberdeen, UK. In his role as customer support engineer, Gray will assist customers in the UK...
May 2011
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Cloudis Appoints Navware as North America Reseller
Cloudis has appointed Quebec based Navware Canada (Navware) as a distributor in North America for its CMPIC software application. CMPIC is used to schedule, route and manage cables through...
TE Connectivity's Flexiscreen Backshells Offer Light-Weight, Cost-Effective Solution
TE Connectivity (TE), one of the leading global providers of engineered electronic components, connectors and network solutions, introduces a new high-performance family of backshells...
Production Starts for the First 125 Class Frigate for the Germany Navy
Senior political, defence, and industry representatives marked the start of production for the first 125 Class Frigate (F125) for the German Navy at a ceremony at Blohm + Voss in Hamburg on...
Internal Promotions at BMT Defence Services will Strengthen World Class Capabilities
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced today the promotion of three key staff...
Strategic Defence Intelligence Research Predicts Growth in Nigerian Defence Expenditure
Despite a relatively small defence budget, Nigeria's military spending is set to grow, with expenditure expected to reach $2.8bn by 2015, finds Strategic Defence Intelligence. New research*...
General Dynamics Canada Announces Centre of Excellence for Underwater ISR
General Dynamics Canada, a pioneer in the development of underwater acoustic processing systems, today announced the creation of a new Underwater Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance...
General Dynamics Canada Introduces Underwater Mine Avoidance Sonar System
General Dynamics Canada today announced the release of TrailBlazer, a high-frequency, high-resolution sonar system specifically designed for mine and obstacle avoidance (MOAS) on patrol...
General Dynamics Canada Awarded Software Engineering and Integration Support Contract by SAAB
General Dynamics Canada today announced it has been awarded an engineering support contract by SAAB for the continued integration of the Hydra multi-sensor sonar system on the Swedish navy's...
EvoLogics S2C Acoustic Modems Provide Multiple Access to NDOCE ADCPs in the West Pacific
EvoLogics, a leading vendor of innovative solutions for underwater communication, was proud to supply EvoLogics S2C underwater acoustic modems to provide data transfers from multiple...
Cloudis Releases Multi-Tier Hanger and Tray Management
One of the main concerns of electrical and instrumentation engineers is that because the overall design is subject to modification almost constantly until very late in the project design...
Eurotorp's MU90 LWT Takes a Further Step Towards Breakthrough for Air Platforms
The MU90 continues its operational progression with the French Navy, following the delivery of the 200th MU90 light weight torpedo in July 2010 by the French Direction Générale...
Strategic Defence Intelligence Reports on Drop in Special Forces' Recruits
Strategic Defence Intelligence explores why, despite avoiding the funding cuts that have affected the rest of the UK military, the Special Air Service (SAS) is experiencing a drop in...
April 2011
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E-O Imaging Introduces 8000 Series Video Tracker Products
To complement its extensive family of tracker products, Electro-Optical Imaging is proud to introduce the model 8100 standalone miniature video tracker, the first board in our 8000 series...
CNIM Release L-CAT and MPC White Papers
CNIM has released two white papers to showcase the capabilities and specifications of their L-CAT (landing catamaran) and MPC (multipurpose patrol craft) vessels. The L-Cat is a high speed...
GOSL Takes Delivery of Sub-Atlantic Mohawk Integrated with SeeTrack CoPilot
Sub-Atlantic of Aberdeen and SeeByte of Edinburgh, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, have successfully integrated and delivered SeeTrack CoPilot with...
Mojaves for China
Aberdeen remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufacturer Sub-Atlantic, part of the Forum Energy Technology group of companies, is pleased to announce the delivery of two Mojave Inspection...
OSI Geospatial Announces UK Ministry of Defence Purchase of Fleetwide ECPINS Licence for Use by the Royal Navy
OSI Geospatial is pleased to announce that it has signed a $2.2m contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to provide a fleetwide license for use by the UK Royal Navy (RN). The RN...
TE Connectivity's New Side Entry Bushing (SEB) Thermoset to Naturally Conform to Circular Wire Bundles
TE Connectivity, one of the leading global providers of engineered electronic components, connectors and network solutions, introduces a new side entry bushing (SEB) for military,...
Successful Launch of FOXX Floating Boat Barrier at Navdex
The new Geobrugg FOXX floating boat barrier was successfully launched during the naval defence exhibition, Navdex, in Abu Dhabi. The FOXX floating boat barrier is the newest development...
SAES Exhibits at LAAD
The S.A. de Electronica Submarina Company (SAES) will be pleased to welcome you at the Navantia-SAES booth, A40, during the LAAD exhibition taking place on 12-15 of April 2011 in Rio de...
TE Connectivity Releases New Innovative Splice Seal Without Heat or Tapes
A new cold-applied splice from TE provides both wire termination and environmental sealing in a single step. Sealing is provided without the need for adhesives, tapes, grommets or other...
The French Navy Selects Diginext to Design Navigation Systems for Surface Ships and Submarines
Diginext enters a new phase with the award of two major contracts that reinforce its position on the defence systems market and recognise its expertise in the design of navigation...
EID Exhibits at IDEX 2011 and LAAD 2011
IDEX, the largest defence and security event in the Middle East and North Africa region, took place in Abu Dhabi from the 20-24 February, where over 900 companies participated, including...
SPINNER Produces Broadband Dual Channel Rotary Joint for SatCom
For many mobile satellite communication systems developed these days, there is a requirement to significantly reduce the height of the radomes under which the SatCom systems are installed. This...
March 2011
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CIDCO Purchases Iver2 AUV for Mapping and Research
OceanServer has been awarded a contract from CIDCO (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Développement en Cartographie des Océans /Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of...
NMD Chosen for Australia's New Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers
Hatteland Display would like to announce that our 20.1in naval multi display (NMD), full naval display, has been selected for the C4 environment aboard the new Hobart Class air warfare destroyers....
Strategic Defence Intelligence Studies How Military Robots Could Help with Japan's Reactor Crisis
As brave emergency workers battle around the clock at Fukushima to cool the reactors, Strategic Defence Intelligence asks how military robots could contribute to efforts to prevent...
ATLAS North America Founded
The Atlas Elektronik Group, a worldwide acting company for maritime defence electronics, has founded a subsidiary in North America. Atlas North America (Atlas NA) has been set up to establish...
Navantia Launches Fourth OPV (BAM) for Spanish Navy
Navantia has launched the fourth maritime action ship 'Tornado' P-44 for the Spanish Navy. The ship has been christened by Cristina Garmendia, the Spanish Innovation and Technology Minister,...
University of Michigan Orders Fourth Iver2 AUV
OceanServer has received a fourth contract from the University of Michigan for an Iver2 EP42 equipped with side scan sonar, ten-beam DVL and ADCP. Early this year, OceanServer delivered...
OSI Geospatial Announces $1.4m Contract in Australia
OSI Geospatial is pleased to announce that it has signed a $1.4m contract to support the OSI navigation and tactical system used fleet-wide within the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The...
OSI Geospatial Signs Contract to Supply New Zealand Navy with Integrated Bridge System
OSI Geospatial has announced that it has signed a contract valued at approximately $2m with Siemens to provide an integrated bridge system (IBS) for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s ANZAC class...
MARINS Selected for HMS Audacious, the UK Royal Navy's Fourth Astute-Class Nuclear-Powered Submarine
After an exhaustive assessment, BAE Systems (Submarine Solutions) has chosen iXSea MARINS inertial navigation systems for HMS Audacious, the fourth boat in the UK Royal Navy's...
Lighting Contract for Foxhound Won by Oxley
Oxley Developments has been selected to supply its innovative, dual-mode LED lighting to illuminate the crew quarters in Foxhound, the new British armed forces patrol vehicle. Foxhound is...
Timing of UK Defence Cuts Examined by Strategic Defence Intelligence
Recent unrest in the Middle East has prompted suggestions that the UK is carrying out its planned defence cuts at the worst possible time, reports Strategic Defence Intelligence. Over...
Argentina Defence Spending Forecast to Grow by 15.87% to 2015
Argentina, similar to other Latin American countries, is increasing its defence budget at a robust pace according to a new report form Strategic Defence Intelligence. The defence budget,...
Kongsberg Expands the Envelope of Multibeam Sonar Performance with the new M³ MultiMode Multibeam Sonar™
Kongsberg Mesotech announces the introduction of the M3 MultiMode Multibeam Sonar™. The M3 sonar is characterised by truly innovative design, versatility, and ease of use in a light,...
Strategic Defence Intelligence Reports on Robots
Since science fiction first came up with the concept of robots, it has been assumed that, at some point in the future, human troops will be joined on the front line by anthropomorphic, or...
February 2011
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SkyDec Acquires ISO 14001:2004 Certification
Like last year, SkyDec starts a new year with another important achievement. Next to our ISO 9001:2008 certification, received in January 2010, SkyDec has also acquired the ISO...
Strategic Defence Intelligence Reports on Unrest and Revolution
The mass protests in the Middle East and North Africa have succeeded in overthrowing the leadership of oppressive regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, with potentially more to follow. Observers...
STX Marine to Attend IMDEX Asia 2011
STX Marine is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at IMDEX Asia 2011 at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore on 18-20 May. On display will be our new PV95 design, together...
Hatteland Display Introduce a Rugged Maritime and Naval Computer
The HM C01 computer is designed for 24/7 maritime operation. In addition to the maritime EN60945 testing and extensive HALT testing, the computer has undergone extended MIL naval testing....
LINKSrechts to Deliver NVG Compatible Deck Lighting Upgrade for Colombian Almirante Padilla Class Frigates
LINKSrechts is proud to announce it is delivering four night vision goggle (NVG) compatible flight deck lighting systems for the upgrade of the Almirante Padilla Class frigates. The...
Navantia Launches First Australian LHD
Navantia has launched, at the Ferrol facilities, the first amphibious ship for the Royal Australian Navy in the presence of the ship's sponsor, Mrs. Vickie Coates. The Chief of the Royal...
BMT Defence Services Welcomes Chief Combat Systems Engineer Jay Hart
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international defence design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Hart as...
FOXX Floating Boat Barrier at Navdex 2011
Waterside barriers, developed by the Geobrugg, Romanshorn / Switzerland Security Engineering Division, protect sensitive infrastructures such as oil and LNG terminals, ships, harbours and...
SAES to Attend IDEX 2011
SAES is pleased to announce that it will be attendint the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2011, to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 20-24 February. SAES...
January 2011
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Navantia Delivers Frigate F-314 'Thor Heyerdahl' to the Royal Norwegian Navy
On 18 January 2011, Navantia commissioned the frigate F-314 'Thor Heyerdahl' to the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ceremony, which took place at the Fene-Ferrol shipyard, has been attended by...
Export Deals Vital to Defence Industry Survival
2011 is set to be a difficult year for the defence industry. Companies will have to step up competitiveness and look to overseas markets to remain profitable. Once, the defence industry...
The Hype Surrounding Cyberwarfare May be Excessive but the Risk is Real
A recent study carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), about the potential effects of attacks on computer systems, suggests the risk of a true 'cyberwar'...
Cassidian and Atlas Elektronik Announce Foundation of SIGNALIS
Cassidian and Atlas Elektronik have announced the completion of the merger of their subsidiaries Sofrelog and Atlas Maritime Security. The new company named SIGNALIS officially starts operating...
Special Ops Personnel Arrive Rested and Sharp at Objective Using Submersibles
Here are two scenarios: in scenario one, Navy SEALs arrive at their objective silently, slipping in at night, but the SEALs are cold and exhausted from a long swim in frigid waters, having...
UK MoD and BMT Work Together to Provide Urgent Equipment for Front Line Soldiers
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international defence design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has helped the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) deliver...
ITT Awarded Contract for Band C Counter Radio-Controlled IED Systems
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded ITT a contract to produce 425 Band C systems and their related spares and equipment for $16.7m. Band C is an upgrade for the US military's...
December 2010
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Worldwide Acceptance Grows for the OceanServer Iver2 AUV
OceanServer Technology announced today that it has received purchase orders for 12 new Iver2 AUVs from seven different customers during the last two months. Vehicle orders span four...
STIDD Systems 2010 News Update
STIDD Systems, Greenport, NY, has announced the fielding of its all new recon-navigation system (RNAV) with Doppler (DVL) for the DPD. "With the integration of a Doppler velocity log (DVL),...
Contract for Supply of Navigation and Radar Control Systems to Norwegian Submarines Valued at NOK65m
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract for the supply of navigation and radar systems to the Royal Norwegian Navy's Ula class submarines. This contract, which has been won in...
WikiLeaks Reveals Factors Influencing Military Contracts
WikiLeaks has disclosed that diplomats sometimes use a smear campaign to lessen the chances of other countries winning defence contracts. However, there is also an increasing trend for companies...
Electric Armour for Vehicles - BMT Advises European Defence Agency
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has completed a major study of electric armour for armoured vehicles (ELAV) for the European Defence Agency (EDA). BMT has investigated...
Kongsberg Mesotech Announces DEFENDER III™ Sonar Processing
DEFENDER III is a complete wide-band sonar signal processing, detection, tracking and classification, fusion and display unit developed and manufactured by Kongsberg Defence Systems for use...
Seatronics Commissions RESON® with Order for Upgrade Package
With a global presence and a huge portfolio of subsea equipment for subsea construction support, the most important thing for Seatronics is a complete range of products, the best products...
WikiLeaks Exposes Data Danger
The publication of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks demonstrates that the weakness in any system is the personnel with access to sensitive data. Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has...
Severnoye Design Bureau Extends the Number of FORAN Permanent Licenses
After more than 13 years of successful and intensive use of FORAN, Severnoye Design Bureau has reached an agreement with Sener for the extension and reconfiguration of the number of...
November 2010
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Time for Unmanned Surface Vehicles to Rule the Waves
In recent years, robotic systems have been used increasingly by the military. While they have proven their worth in the air, on the ground and underwater, unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have...
ShipWeight Software Licensed by US Navy
ShipWeight, a leading provider of weight engineering software tools that are useful for measuring a structure's weight attributes, is pleased to announce that the US Navy has acquired a...
STX Awarded Contract for New PV90 Design
STX Canada Marine has been awarded a contract by Babcock UK subsidiary Devonport Naval Dockyard, to design the next-generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Irish Naval Service...
Al Gore Has an Eye for Sustainable Water Technology
In September 2010, the international conference 'Our Future with Green Energy' took place on the island of Aruba. At the associated trade and science fair Dutch water technology...
Offshore South East Asia Event in Singapore
Hatenboer-Water is pleased to announce that it will be participating for the first time in the Offshore South East Asia (OSEA) in Singapore, which is to be held on 30 November - 3 December...
Russia Bucks Defence Spending Trend with Increased Outlay and Exports
Russia is the eighth largest defence spender globally and is forecast to spend $387.7bn during 2010 - 2015, finds Strategic Defence Intelligence. New research* from the defence...
SkyDec Co-Operates with Consilium
SkyDec is proud to announce to have started a co-operation with Consilium, one of the world's leading suppliers of navigation, fire and gas detection and emission monitoring systems for...
Colombo Dockyard Flags Off the First Passenger Vessel to the Indian Government
Colombo Dockyard delivered the first ever built 250 passenger cum 100t cargo vessel for the administration of Union Territories of Lakshadweep, India, on 15 January 2010. This vessel is the...
OceanServer Completes AUV Delivery to Navy and Awarded Fifth Navy AUV Contract
OceanServer Technology (OTI) has announced that it recently delivered two light-weight multibeam sonar equipped AUV's to the Navy Special Warfare (NSW) command. These AUV's were...
MU90 Co-Operation in Spain
EuroTorp, the French-Italian consortium and world leader in the field of light-weight torpedo weapon systems, and Sener, the largest Spanish privately-owned engineering company, have signed...
Navantia Launches Fifth Frigate for the Spanish Navy
Navantia is proud to announce the launch of another frigate for the Spanish Navy. The frigate, named 'Cristóbal Colón', is the fifth that Navantia has built for the Spanish Navy since...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Supplies Technology for Portuguese Submarine
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has made another achievement with the successful delivery of the ISUS 90-50 combat management system. At Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel, the first U209PN...
October 2010
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Tampa Yacht Manufacturing Introduces 35-SPC SWAT Patrol Craft
Tampa Yacht Manufacturing is pleased to announce a contract award with an international customer for 17 Tempest 35-SPC SWAT patrol craft, a state-of-the-art, high-speed patrol interceptor...
Tampa Yacht Manufacturing Introduces 44-FSR Fast-Search and Rescue Craft
Tampa Yacht Manufacturing is pleased to announce a delivery to an international customer of five Tempest 44-FSR, fast-search and rescue crafts, a state-of-the-art, high-speed patrol craft...
Tampa Yacht Manufacturing Introduces 50-FAC Fast-Attack Craft
Tampa Yacht Manufacturing is pleased to announce a contract award from an international customer for four {Tempest} 50-FAC, fast-attack crafts, a state-of-the-art patrol and interdiction craft....
French Navy to Install Senin Integrated Navigation Systems Onboard its Frigates
Sodena, a member of the IXBLUE group, has been awarded a contract by the French Navy to supply and install two Senin integrated navigation systems aboard the Horizon Class frigates 'Chevalier...
California Polytechnic State University Orders Second Iver2 AUV
OceanServer Technology, a leader in next generation AUV technology, announced today that Cal Poly has agreed to purchase a second Iver2 AUV for research purposes. The first Iver2 AUV was...
HI Fraser Presents New High-Pressure Swivel Joints on Website
HI Fraser, a multi-faceted organisation providing diverse products and services in pneumatic, high-pressure hydraulic and hyperbaric fluid systems, presents several new high-pressure swivel...
Breathing the Right Air
A recent success by HI Fraser's engineering consulting group to win a very specialised RAN tender (in association with Chemistry Centre WA) has taken the company into even more diverse areas. ...
HI Fraser Wins Endeavour Awards 2010
For over 50 years HI Fraser has been providing engineering design, supply, manufacture and repair services to the Department of Defence and, more recently, to the oil and gas production...
A Successful Delivery of Astronautics Computerized Maritime Navigation (C-MAN) for Two Submarines
Astronautics recently completed successful delivery and trials for a Computerized Maritime Navigation system, C-MAN, for two submarines. C-MAN was developed to deliver more accurate...
UAE Shipbuilder Selects IXSEA for Naval Contract
UAE systems integrator company Abu Dhabi Systems Integration (ADSI) has chosen, on behalf of the UAE Navy, IXSEA navigation equipment for work it is doing for the country's navy. ADSI is the...
Hydroacoustics to Present Diver Interdiction at MAST Europe
Hydroacoustics (HAI) will display its diver interdiction system (DIS) at the MAST Europe Defense Conference. The DIS neutralizes the threat posed by an underwater swimmer on a mission...
Upgraded Version of Buffers Marine Army Bag
Buffers Marine is proud to announce that the popular army bag will soon come in an upgraded version on the market. The upgraded version is the result of costumer experience and wishes. The...
Sub-Atlantic Wins Major Contract for Leading European Scientific Project
World-leading ROV manufacturer Sub-Atlantic has won a contract to supply a Comanche ROV system for scientific research in a deal worth just over £1m. The specialist subsea vehicle will...
SENER Participates in the Conference and Exhibition on Ocean Energy - ICOE 2010
SENER, a world reference company in renewable energies, takes part in the ICOE 2010 on 6-8 October 2010 at the BEC! Bilbao Exhibition Centre, in Bilbao, Spain, with some of the company’s...
OSI Geospatial's Software in Use On-Board by the Royal Navy
OSI Geospatial has announced that, after successful sea trials, the first Vanguard Class SSBN has been approved to navigate digitally. OSI Geospatial is the software supplier as part of...
Navantia Commissions LHD Juan Carlos I to the Spanish Navy
On 30 September, Navantia commissioned the LHD Juan Carlos I to the Spanish Navy at Ferrol Arsenal. The King of Spain has presided the official reception ceremony of this amphibious ship, which...
DSIT Receives Orders Totalling Over $6m in Asia
DSIT Solutions, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, has announced that it has received orders from an Asian country for its underwater sonar systems. The combined value of the contract is more...
September 2010
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Intermarine: Second Minehunter Launched for the Finnish Navy
The second MCMV minehunter for the Finnish Navy was launched on 26 August 2010 at the Intermarine shipyard in Sarzana, accompanied by an impressive ceremony. The launching ceremony was...
OSI Geospatial Signs UK Navy Submarine WECDIS Software Supply Contract
OSI Geospatial announced today that its international systems operations has been awarded a contract under which the company will supply its world-leading ECPINS® W (Sub) software to the...
MU90 Lightweight Torpedo Deliveries Continue at Cruising Speed
Eurotorp today announced that the delivery of its 200th lightweight MU90 torpedo for the French Navy has been accepted by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA). This delivery marks...
The Swedish Navy Awards SAES Contract for Visby Class Corvette ASW System Supply
SAES has received a contract from FMV for the supply of five relay and sonobuoy processing systems to be integrated and installed into the Visby Class corvettes. The system receives data...
BMT Helps Ministry of Defence Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness of Safety Reporting
Leading defence design consultancy BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has delivered a cost-effective web-based solution for reporting safety performance of UK Royal Air...
August 2010
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Defence Leader Chooses IXSEA for Mobile Radar Application
EADS Defence & Security (DS), a world leader in the defence and security electronics sector, has become the latest company to choose IXSEA for a demanding navigation and positioning...
OSI Geospatial Achieves Formal-Type Approval Against the Nato WECDIS STANAG 4564 Edition Two
OSI Geospatial announced today that its International Systems Operations has achieved formal-type approval from Germanischer Lloyd for its ECPINS® software against the NATO STANAG 4564...
FORAN Used in Ship of the Year-Nominated Acergy Havila Project
FORAN has been the CAD/CAM system used for the engineering of the Acergy Havila Project, a new diving support vessel (DSV) built after the agreement between Acergy and Havila Shipping. As...
Vitavox Membership of the Aerospace Defence Security (ADS) Trade Organisation
Vitavox manufacture and supply rugged military communication systems, loudspeakers, handsets and microphones that provide real value to the UK and worldwide MoD’s both on land and at sea. ADS...
New Zealand Ship Helicopter Integration Support
Prism has just provided short notice support to enable the conduct of a deck handling and integration trial for the New Zealand Defence Force, who are acquiring the NH-90 Tactical...
Embarked Capability Developed
Ship helicopter operating limits (SHOL) have been developed by Prism Defence for the Swedish armed forces' A109 light utility helicopter aboard HMS Carlskrona, with final testing conducted in...
Danish Offshore Patrol Vessel Aviation Capability
Prism Defence test pilots, flight test engineers and aerospace engineers have just completed a three and a half week trial with the Danish Lynx Mark 90B helicopter onboard the Danish...
Record Week for Sub-Atlantic as Sales Top £2.5m
Sub-Atlantic has netted orders for six electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems with five different international customers during an unprecedented week of sales activity. The orders...
Visit JDR Marine Cables at ONS 2010 in Norway
JDR Marine Cables is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, the ONS exhibition will...
Sener Considered Important Participant in the Contract for Four New Tugs for the Port of Amberes
SENER is developing an engineering project for the contract awarded by Union Naval Valencia (UNV) for a new series of tugs for the Antwerp Port, after the contract was put out to tender....
July 2010
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Online Information about Unbreakable Communication Security Now Also in Spanish and French
mils electronic announces the publication of their newly enhanced webpage, now also available in Spanish and French language. Since military and governmental customers from around the globe come...
Converteam Power for Korean ADD
Converteam, the power conversion specialist, has been awarded an approximately £3.4 million contract for key electrical equipment for the propulsion, automation and positioning of a new...
DSIT Introduces New Lightweight Portable Diver Detection Sonar System
DSIT Solutions, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, has announced today that it will officially introduce its new lightweight, compact, portable Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) system, the...
Minister President Böhmer Visits Voith in Gommern
As part of his summer program, the Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer, visited Voith Turbo Aufladungssysteme in Gommern on Thursday 15 July. During a tour of...
SkyDec GPS Repeater Makes Immediate Action of Landing Craft Possible
Nowadays Dutch marine LCVP's can leave the landing deck fast and come into immediate action as they obtain a GPS signal within seconds. Thanks to the GPS repeater provided by SkyDec, ships do...
Oxley Supply Navigation Lights for EADS Atlante UAV
Oxley Developments has been awarded a prestigious contract to supply aircraft navigation LED lights to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) for their Atlante unmanned...
Harbin Engineering University in China to Use FORAN
SENER has entered into a co-operation agreement with the Harbin Engineering University (HEU) in China, to provide FORAN licenses to the Digital Shipbuilding Laboratory of the University,...
Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific Secures ROV Contract with Seatrax Singapore
Singapore diving contractor Seatrax Singapore has contracted with subsea specialist Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific to further strengthen its subsea services capability with their first electric...
BMT Defence Services – Officially a Great Place to Work
Bath-based BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded first-class status in the...
June 2010
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Electro-Optical Imaging Supplies Critical Tracking Technology for ITT Countermeasures System
Electro-Optical Imaging, Inc., a Melbourne, Florida based company, is supplying critical tracking technology to ITT Defense in Clifton, New Jersey for use in ITT's common infrared...
Dual-Thread PCB Retainer Design Cuts Installation Time
The new Series 236 Card-Lok from Schroff incorporates a dual-thread design that allows the device to be compressed from both ends by turning a single screw, which means that it can be...
Printed Circuit Board Accessories for Applications Exposed to High Shock and Vibration
Particularly harsh environmental conditions often demand special fixing components for electronics mounting systems. Now Schroff has added products of this type from its sister companies...
MIL-STD-901D Shock-Resistance Test Passed
Schroff has developed a special VARISTAR cabinet with shock absorbers, adapted to the demanding conditions of operation at sea and suitable for use on frigates, aircraft carriers and...
New PCB Retainer Design Eliminates the Need for a Torque Wrench
New from Schroff are the Calmark Series 223 and 224 Card-Lok PCB retainers, which incorporate a patent-pending torque-limiting feature that enables a PCB assembly to be fixed into a chassis at...
Successful Sea Trials of Juan Carlos I LHD for the Spanish Navy
From 24 May to 2 June in the waters off Ferrol in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsular, Navantia carried out the sea trials of the LHD class Juan Carlos I (L-61) that the company is...
Navantia and Lockheed Martin Agree to Collaborate on New Opportunities
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and global security leader Lockheed Martin today signed a memorandum of agreement to explore new market opportunities in surface ships, submarines, naval systems...
Success at the Sixth FORAN Users Meeting
From May 12th to 14th 2010, some users experience in FORAN and innovations and future developments of the System were shown in Seville, during the VI FORAN Users Meeting. Over 100 delegates from...
Kaman Helicopters Delivers 1,000th Blackhawk Erosion Protection Coated Main Rotor Blade
Kaman Helicopters has delivered the 1,000th helicopter rotor blade protected with Kaman’s erosion-resistant coating system. US Army BLACK HAWK helicopters are utilizing main rotor blades...
May 2010
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Hydroacoustics to Present Diver Interdiction at MAST Americas
Hydroacoustics (HAI) will display its diver interdiction system (DIS) and remote operated vehicles at the MAST America Defence Conference. The DIS neutralises the threat posed by an...
Kaman Helicopters Awarded Army Contract for Unmanned Helicopter Enhancements
Kaman Aerospace Corporation (Kaman) announced today that the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), has awarded a $2.9M contract to Kaman’s...
Philippe Debaillon Vesque to Become New IXSEA President
Philippe Debaillon Vesque will be joining the iXCore group on 1 June as COO (Chief Operating Officer) taking responsibility for the Group’s marine division. He will be based in Marly-le-Roi...
Tactiplot by SkyDec Proves Effective in Counter-Striking Somali Pirates
The Tactiplot navigation suite, developed by SkyDec, turned out to be an effective aid to assist the Dutch Marines in counter-striking Somali pirates. By using landing crafts equipped with...
Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) Orders Iver2 AUV
The Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) has acquired an Iver2 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to collect data for scientific research and improved environmental protection. The Iver2...
New 2km Motorised Tether Management System Offered for Proteus ROVs
Hydroacoustics now offers a motorised tether management system (TMS) for use with their Proteus 500 and Proteus 1000 remote operated vehicles (ROV's). Applications where a very long tether...
April 2010
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SENER Participates in Condition Monitoring Standard Consortium
Spanish ship design and engineering consultant SENER is participating in the management of the OpenHCM (Hull Condition Monitoring) Consortium, an initiative to increase ship safety through...
Intelligent Security Systems Minimise the Risk of Human Mistakes
Following the headlines in the news about security breaches you'll notice that the focus of today's hackers and communication surveillance networks has shifted. While past attacks were...
New Contract for Intermarine
The contract for the refitting of the minehunters, Gaeta Class, signed between Intermarine and the Italian Navy on 31 July 2009, after the approval of the Italian Corte dei Conti, entered...
Harris Corporation Provides Remote, Two-Way Communications for Canadian Department of National Defence
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has successfully completed site-acceptance testing of a new radio interface that will...
Kaman Demonstrates Cargo Airdrop Flight Tests with Unmanned Helicopter
Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation [NASDAQ GS: KAMN], has proven in recent tests that the unmanned K-MAX helicopter can resupply troops with cargo airdropped...
March 2010
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Further Success for Low Signature Cathodic Protection
Aish Technologies has consolidated its position as the US Navy's premier supplier of low signature cathodic protection by winning further orders on the Virginia Class Attack Submarine...
ECA to Present New Systems at DSA
ECA is, with more than 800 systems sold worldwide, the uncontested leader in unmanned underwater vehicles for mine warfare. At DSA, ECA will be presenting SIMBA 455, a system for imaging...
OceanServer Awarded 4th Navy AUV Contract
OceanServer Technology (OTI) announced today that it was recently awarded a competitive procurement to deliver two lightweight multibeam sonar equipped AUV's to the US Navy. These AUV's are...
Buffers Marine Deliver Boarding RIB Boat to Swedish Armed Forces
This month Buffers Marine delivered a boarding RIB boat to the Swedish Armed Forces. The boat will be used for pirate hunting in Somalia. Swedish Armed Forces will take part in Operation...
BMT Unveils New Fast Landing Craft Design
BMT Nigel Gee and BMT Defence Services, subsidiaries of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, have unveiled their new design for...
ECA to Attend the Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference 2010
Leading robotics manufacturer ECA will be attending DSA 2010 - the 12th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference from 19th - 22nd April 2010 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur....
ECA & Triton Imaging to Showcase Subsea Robotic Systems at OI - Booth A305 and K605
ECA Group, a leading manufacturer of advanced robotics and intelligent solutions for hydrographical and oceanographic survey, offshore inspection and manipulation, Homeland Security and...
Visit ECA at the FIDAE 2010
Leading robotics manufacturer ECA will be attending FIDAE 2010, taking place 23028 March in Santiago, Chile. We look foward to seeing you...
Hatteland Display Successfully Concludes TEMPEST Testing
Hatteland Display is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of TEMPEST testing on one of its most widely used maritime display models. The 19in LCD display unit breaks into new...
Navantia Launches and Commissions Two OPVs to Venezuelan Navy
Navantia has launched the third of four economic zone patrol boats (PVOZEE), named Yekuana and christened by Lorena López de Toro, at the San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard. This ship is...
SENER Awarded Engineering Contract to Repair and Modernise the Argentinian Navy's Icebreaker "Almirante Irizar"
In October 2009 the contract came into effect for SENER to carry out the engineering work and provide technical assistance in repairing and modernising the icebreaker Almirante Irizar...
February 2010
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TDL Provides Receiver Subsystem for UK MoD's DART Programme
Teledyne Defence (TDL) has been contracted to participate in the recently awarded UK MoD's Digital Advanced Radar Electronic Support Measure (RESM) Technology (DART) programme. TDL will...
Teledyne Supports SEA Group in MoD Warship Radio Detection Technology Contract
SEA Group has been awarded a key warship radar detection technology demonstrator contract from the UK MoD. The £1.75m DART WP2 technology demonstrator contract is a 29-month programme...
Centre for Defence Enterprise Contract Awarded to Teledyne
Teledyne Defence has been awarded a contract through the UK MoD's Centre for Defence Enterprise to conduct a study into a Low Visibility Landing solution for helicopters operating in...
Teledyne Look for Speedy Development for Brownout Solution
Teledyne Defence, Business Development Manager, Paul Miller knows his way around. As an ex Royal Navy helicopter pilot, he has been involved in the aerospace industry and MOD for many years...
IXSEA Demonstrates Technology Strength at Oceanology International 2010
IXSEA, a world leader in subsea navigation and positioning technology, will have a strong presence at the Oceanology International 2010 exhibition to be held at the Excel Centre in London, UK,...
DSIT Awarded more than $6m of Orders, Including a $4.4m Contract for its AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar
DSIT Solutions, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, has been awarded a contract to supply its AquaShield™ Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) systems for the protection of several coastal and...
Team K-Max Demonstrates Successful Unmanned Helicopter Cargo Resupply to US Marine Corps
Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation [NASDAQ GS: KAMN] have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Marine Corps the...
SENER Announces the Sixth Forum
SENER, following a strategy of technological innovation and with the desire to strengthen the communication with its clients, announces that the next FORAN users meeting will take place in...
Visit General Digital's LCD Monitor Trade Show Booths – in Person or Online
General Digital has five trade shows scheduled around the globe for 2010, and one that takes place in a virtual world. On 10 February 2010, we will be holding our first ever online trade...
SAES to Attend DEFEXPO 2010
The SA De Electronica Submarina Company – SAES - will attend the Showcasing Land & Naval Defence Systems fair, DEFEXPO, to be held at New Delhi, India, from 15 to18 February, 2010. As a...
Leading Maritime Display Manufacturer Expands Popular Maritime Stand-Alone Computer Range
Hatteland Display has launched two new stand-alone computers the HT B17 and HT B18. The new HT B17 is based on the previous HT B07, and the new HT B18 is based on the previous HT B08...
Navantia Cuts Steel for the Second LHD for the Australian Navy
Navantia has recently started the construction of the second of two LHDs for the Australian Navy, which will be named Adelaide, by cutting the first steel. The cut of steel started on 2...
Buffers Marine Delivers Swedish Army System 2000
Buffers Marine AB has had the pleasure of delivering a substantial amount of the Swedish Army System 2000 sleeping bags to the Swedish Defense Material Administration in December 2009. ...
January 2010
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L-3 ELAC Nautik Provides SeaBeam 3020 System for Russian Icebreaker
L-3 ELAC Nautik and Transas Russian Fleet Ltd. have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of a multibeam system SeaBeam 3020 in December 2009. The deepwater system will...
Kongsberg Delivers Second Generation Helicopter Operations Surveillance System to the US Navy as a Part of New Contract
Kongsberg Maritime has successfully delivered the first Helicopter Operations Surveillance System (HOSS) for amphibious ships to the U.S. NAVY as part of an $11,000,000 Naval Air Systems...
ECA Exhibits Underwater, Surface and Land Vehicles at DEFEXPO 2010
ECA will exhibit a range of naval and land-based military vehicles at DEFEXPO 2010, to be held in New Delhi, India on 15-18 February 2010. These include the latest-generation mine killer...
PTC and Sener Partner to Offer Integrated Shipbuilding
Needham, MA, US and Madrid, Spain — The Product Development Company® (PTC; Nasdaq: PMTC), and Sener today announced plans to strengthen their alliance to deliver an integration...
SkyDec Starts 2010 with a Brand New ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Vlaardingen, the Netherlands — SkyDec has started the new year with an important achievement. Thanks to the commitment and active involvement of the top management and crew of SkyDec, we...
ECA Acquires Triton Imaging
ECA has recently acquired the American-based company Triton Imaging, which specialises in the development of post-processing of underwater images and sonar signals compatible with the...
ECA Displays Innovative Unmanned Underwater and Surface Vehicles at PACIFIC 2010
ECA will exhibit a range of innovative unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and surface vehicles for mine warfare at PACIFIC 2010, to be held in Sydney, Australia on 27-29 January 2010....
Navantia Holds Ceremony Marking Start of Work on S-84 Submarine
On 19 January, a ceremony was held at Navantia's Cartagena shipyard to mark the start of work on the S-84 submarine. Although work had already commenced during the last quarter of 2009, the aim...
Kaman Announces New Appointments
Kaman's Helicopter Division President, Salvatore Bordonaro, recently released the following statement: "My Vision for the Helicopters Division is to double revenues in five years...
Mark Stanton Appointed as Head of Systems at BMT Defence Services
Mark Stanton has been appointed head of systems at BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd. He takes over from Eugene Morgan, former director of systems engineering at BMT...
Cameras and High Resolution Sonar for Two New Submarine Rescue Vehicles
Two new Submarine Rescue Vehicles (SRV) built by James Fisher Defence for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have entered operation in 2009 with...
SkyDec Introduces ike1000 GPS Capture for Military Engineering
SkyDec introduces ike1000 GPS capture for military engineering, the ideal tool for users to: Rapidly capture critical geospatial information safely and carefully from a remote location ...
Kongsberg Maritime Launches More Affordable HDTV Camera Options
Kongsberg Maritime, the leading underwater camera specialist will present a new, more straight forward and cost effective way for users of its popular OE14-502 Component Underwater HDTV Colour...
Kongsberg Launches New Pan and Tilt Unit and Camera Lamps
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd will launch a new pan & tilt unit and several underwater camera lamps at Subsea 09. These products will also be shown at Underwater Intervention 2009 and Ocean Business...
Australian Marine Ecology Orders OceanServer's Iver2 AUV
OceanServer Technology, a leader in next generation autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology, has announced that Australian Marine Ecology Pty Ltd has purchased an Iver2 AUV. The...
General Digital Introduces NVIS-Compatible Display and Keyboard
General Digital™, the company that introduced the first flip-up LCD monitor / keyboard device, is now delivering its popular SlimLine 1U™ with a night-vision imaging...
December 2009
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General Digital's High-Performance Displays Used in Unmanned Vehicle Systems
As with the rise of dependence upon unmanned and autonomous aircraft, vehicles and vessels, so too is there an increasing need for compact, lightweight, configurable and durable display...
OceanServer Delivers Iver2 AUV to Naval Surface Warfare Center
OceanServer Technology has announced that it has recently delivered an Iver2 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Division. NSWC will...
Cloudis Introduces Enhanced CMPIC Automatic Cable Routing
As part of its ongoing collaboration with customers to identify ways to improve their cabling processes, Cloudis has announced a new development which significantly reduces the time needed for...
BMT Defence Services Appoints Rob Steel as Head of Marketing
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has appointed Rob Steel as Head of Marketing. Steel will promote BMT's products, services and capabilities, as well as attracting...
Enhanced Website Simplifies Enclosure Selection
Schroff, the manufacturer of electronics packaging components and systems, has significantly enhanced its UK website, adding some new features designed to appeal to anyone involved in purchasing...
DSIT Solutions Delivers First Stage of Dolphin Submarine Tactical Trainer Project to Israeli Navy
DSIT has announced the successful completion and delivery of stage I of two of the Dolphin submarine tactical trainer project for the Israeli Navy. The project, which was awarded to DSIT in...
BMT Wins Further European Defence Contracts
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has secured further contracts with the European Defence Agency (EDA) following the successful completion of the overall platform...
November 2009
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Hatteland Display Extends Agreement with Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine
Hatteland Display has signed a three-year extension of its cooperation agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit. Under the agreement,...
SENER PR: SENER Participates in the Project for Floating Wind Turbine Supports for Iberdrola
The Spanish company Iberdrola Renovables and SENER, Ingenieria y Sistemas, have signed an agreement for the active participation of SENER in the R&D concerning floating wind turbine...
JDR Marine Cables To Supply Airgun Umbilicals and Lead-in Cables for Polarcus' Fleet of Six Ultra-Modern 3D Seismic Vessels
JDR, the renowned global provider of custom designed and manufactured marine cables, has been awarded the contract by the Polarcus Group based in Dubai U.A.E. for the supply of Airgun...
3-Channel Rotary Joint for SatCom
A typical application for the use of such rotary joints is in ground based satellite communication systems. These systems are used to build up a communication link for example in remote areas...
Vitavox Submarine Dive Chamber Intercom System (DCIS) Development.
Embarking and disembarking divers requiring the hands free operation of a fully pressure and waterproof communications system can now rely upon the Vitavox DCIS. This system is controlled by...
Success for Vitavox at DSEi 2009!
Vitavox attended the Defence System & Equipment International Exhibition (DSEi) over the period 8th-11th September 2009 DSEi is the world’s largest fully integrated defence and security...
1-Channel Miniature Rotary Joints
For TV satellite systems on ships or in trains, busses and camping vehicles with automatic tracking function, which follow a satellite even when the vehicle is moving, SPINNER offers...
Navantia Delivers Submarine Tun Razak to Malaysia
Navantia has handed over the Tun Razak Scorpene submarine to the Royal Malaysian Navy on 5 November. It is the second submarine built for Malaysia by the Navantia-DCNS consortium under a...
OSI Geospatial Developing New Submarine Markets
OSI Geospatial Inc. (TSX: OSI) ("OSI") announced today that its International Systems Operations has signed a contract to provide a new naval customer with its ECPINS-W Sub® WECDIS technology...
Hatteland Display Signs Cooperation Agreement with Offshore Systems Ltd.
Hatteland Display, the leading international supplier of marine displays and computers, has entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with Offshore Systems Ltd. of Burnaby,...
BMT Professor Aappointed Chairman of IMarEST Board of Trustees
Professor Chris Hodge, chief electrical engineer of BMT Defence Services Ltd and honorary professor of Engineering at the University of Warwick, has been appointed chairman of the board of...
October 2009
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Navantia Christens Second Patrol Boat fo Surveillance of the Exclusive Economic Zone (POVZEE) by the Venezuelan
On 26th. October, Navantia christened the second of four ocean-going patrol boats for surveillance of the exclusive economic zone (POVZEE) at the company’s Puerto Real facility. The ship has...
NOAA Office of Coast Survey Purchases Iver2 AUV
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey has recently purchased an Iver2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for research purposes. The Iver vehicle...
Kongsberg Maritime Launches More Affordable HDTV Camera Options at Ocean Business 2009
Kongsberg Maritime, the leading underwater camera specialist will present a new, more straight forward and cost effective way for users of its popular OE14-502 Component Underwater HDTV Colour...
ECA to Exhibit at KORMARINE
ECA will be appearing at KORMARINE, which takes place in Busan, South Korea from 21 October to 24 October 2009. KORMARINE is one of the world's leading shipbuilding events and is expected...
Learn More about ECA at DEEP OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY
Visitors can learn about ECA's products at DEEP OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY, which takes place from 3 November to 5 November 2009 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco. ECA will be based at booth...
Visit ECA at POLLUTEC
ECA will be among the exhibitors at POLLUTEC, the first international exhibition of environmental equipment, technologies and services. The event takes place from 22 October to 24 October...
Eugene Morgan Appointed as Business Development Director of BMT Defence Services Ltd
Eugene Morgan has been appointed business development director of BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of independent design and engineering consultancy BMT Group Ltd. He takes over...
Navantia Launches First Maritime Action Ship for Spanish Navy
The San Fernando-Puerto Real Shipyard has launched the first maritime action ship Meteoro P-41 for the Spanish Navy. Spanish Economics and Treasury Minister Elena Salgado Méndez...
GP Services Use Foran for Structure Yachts Design
The Italian engineering company GP Service S.R.L. has entered into an agreement with the Spanish Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. for the license to use the FORAN CAD/CAM System in their...
MPS Unveils New RF Photonic Fixed Delay Lines
Microwave Photonic Systems (MPS) of West Chester, PA, US, is pleased to announce the release of its newest line of wideband, low noise, RF photonic fixed delay lines. The MPS RF and...
Microwave Photonic Systems Announces Expanded Capabilities of MPS-1800 Cable System
Microwave Photonic Systems of West Chester, PA, is pleased to announce the expanded capabilities of the MPS-1800 Field Deployable Fibre Optic Expansion Cable System. The MPS-1800 is a...
EID Signs Contract with Brazilian Navy for 'São Paulo' Aircraft Carrier
Following an international tender last month the Brazilian Navy and Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica (EID) have signed the contract to supply the...
The University of Sydney Orders New Iver2 EP42 AUV
The Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), based at The University of Sydney, has purchased one Iver2 EP42 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The ACFR is dedicated to the...
Ultra Wideband 25GHz RF Photonic Link
Microwave Photonic Systems Inc (MPS), of West Chester PA, is pleased to announce the newest release in the MP product line. The MP-7000 Transmitter (TX) and Receiver (RX), when deployed as a...
mils electronic at Defense & Security 2009, Bangkok
mils electronic will be exhibiting at Defense & Security in Bangkok, 4-7 November 2009. This is your chance to meet with our cryptology experts and discuss your security requirements. Find...
New AMC Filler Modules: Economical Alternatives
The EMC shielding prescribed in the AdvancedMC, AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA specifications requires that unused slots be closed. This can be done using, for example, AdvancedMC filler modules....
New Catalogue Details Comprehensive Range of PCB Retainers
Now available from electronics packaging specialist Schroff is a new catalogue detailing the comprehensive range of ruggedised PCB retainers manufactured by Calmark. Calmark...
General Digital Trade Show News
General Digital™ just returned from its seventh, and final, trade show of the year at ATCA’s (Air Traffic Control Association) 54th Annual Conference and Exposition. Featured were the new...
Schroff Develops New Retention Device to Meet Rugged MicroTCA Requirements
Electronics packaging specialist Schroff has developed a new retention device for securely fastening AdvancedMC modules into a MicroTCA subrack to enable such systems to withstand the extreme...
IXSEA Appoints New Agent for Australia
IXSEA has announced the appointment of CR Kennedy (survey equipment division) - Sydney as exclusive sales representative for IXSEA’s range of land inertial systems for themobile laser scanning...
September 2009
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Image-Grafix New Partner for Cloudis in Middle East
ImageGrafix Software FZCO are to distribute and support Cloudis’ CMPIC Cable Routing and Management software in the Middle East. ImageGrafix have been established since 1996 as a value...
Navantia Delivers Frigate F-313 Helge Ingstad to Royal Norwegian Navy
Norway has received the fourth frigate in a series of five ordered from Navantia in 2000. Navantia handed the frigate F-313 Helge Ingstad over to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 29 September in...
More Standard VARISTAR EMC Cabinet Sizes
Schroff's VARISTAR EMC cabinets are now available in a wider range of standard depths. In addition to the previous cabinet depths of 600 and 800 mm, EMC cabinets with depths of 900 and 1000 mm...
DSIT Signs an Agreement Valued at Close to US$5M Securing Future Orders for the AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar
DSIT Solutions a subsidiary of Acorn Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: ACFN), has announced the signing of an agreement with a leading Homeland Security (HLS) integrator securing future orders for...
New Showrooms for Electronics Packaging Systems
Schroff, a leading developer and manufacturer of electronics packaging systems, has refurbished the showrooms in its customer and training centre. In two large spaces the company presents...
Navantia Lays Keel for the First LHD for Australia
Navantia has laid the keel for the LHD Canberra on 23 September at the Ferrol shipyard. The ship, similar to the Spanish Navy's LHD Juan Carlos I, is the first of two commissioned by Australia...
The University of Zagreb Awards AUV Contract to OceanServer
OceanServer Technology, a leader in next generation AUVs, announced today that the University of Zagreb has purchased an Iver2 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vehicle will support...
IXSEA Appoints New Sales Manager in Aberdeen
IXSEA has announced the appointment of Fiona Mackenzie as Sales Manager for the company’s Offshore Division, based in Aberdeen, UK. Fiona Mackenzie has eight years experience in the...
IXSEA Appoints Cheesman
IXSEA Inc is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Cheesman as its new Gulf of Mexico Sales Manager based out of IXSEA’s new offices in Houston, Tx. Having recently relocated from...
OSI Geospatial Signs US$29 million Contract to Deliver W-AIS Systems to the UK Royal Navy
OSI Geospatial Inc. (TSX: OSI; OTCBB: OSIIF) announced today that its international systems business has now signed the prime contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) to...
OSI Geospatial Signs $1.3M Contract with the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization to Provide World Leading ECPINS® Warship Navigation System
OSI Geospatial Inc. (TSX: OSI) (“OSI”) announced today that its International Systems Operations has signed a contract valued at approximately $1.3 million to supply its world leading...
OSI Geospatial Launches New Asset Control and Tracking System for the Military and Security Markets
OSI Geospatial Inc. (TSX: OSI; OTCBB: OSIIF) announced today that it has launched a new product for the military and security markets. The Asset Control and Tracking (ACT) system is a versatile...
MSI Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
MSI, a leading manufacturer of sonar and ultrasound transducers, has successfully completed ISO 9001:2008 certification by National Quality Assurance-USA. Achieving ISO certification requires...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Awarded Contract for Equipment of German F125 frigate
Another triumph for ATLAS ELEKTRONIK: Bremen’s specialist for maritime high technology has signed a contract to equip the new F125 frigates of the German Navy with command and tactical systems....
ECA Exhibits at LIMA 2009
Leading developer robotic inspection and intervention systems ECA will be exhibiting at the LIMA 2009 exhibition taking place in Langkawi, Malaysia from the 1st to the 5th December 2009. ...
ECA Exhibits at MILIPOL 2009
Leading developer of EOD and CBRN robots ECA will be exhibiting at the MILIPOL 2009 exhibition taking place in Paris from the 17th September to the 20th November 2009. ECA will be present...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Equips Six New Submarines for Korea
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has been awarded the largest single order in its company history. Bremen’s specialist for naval electronics will equip six submarines for Korea with combat systems of the type...
ECA Exhibits at Offshore Patrol Vessel Conference
Leading developer of unmanned inspection and intervention robots ECA will be exhibiting at the Offshore Patrol Vessel conference taking place in Lorient, France from the 28th September to the...
General Digital Unveils its Newest Sunlight-Readable LED Monitor
General Digital is pleased to announce the introduction of its latest sunlight-readable monitor to adopt LED backlight technology, the Saber Standalone Solar/LS19. The LED backlight is our...
Achieving the Corrosion-Resistant Ship
Hostile environments cause structures and machines to corrode. "At $1.8 trillion, the annual cost of corrosion worldwide is over 3% of the world's GDP," says George Hays, the Director of the...
MKU Demonstrates Lightweight Armour Systems at DSEi
MKU will be displaying a range of its lightweight armour solutions, many already in service, and briefing original equipment manufacturers, upgrade project managers and end users on...
MKU Shows Instavest Body Armour and Boltfree Ballistic Helmets at DSEi
At the DSEi exhibition, which will be held between 8-11 September 2009, MKU will be displaying a range of its lightweight personal armour solutions, many already in service - including...
SENER engineering of an escort Tug for Union Naval Valencia Shipyard
SENER has developed the detail engineering of hull structure and outfitting for the escort tug that will be built at Union Naval Valencia (UNV) Shipyard. The tug belongs to a series of four,...
Introducing the Model 902 Enhanced Environmental Protected Camera / Lens Enclosure
E-O Imaging’s camera/lens enclosures are designed to provide a reliable and cost effective solution for protecting camera/lens assemblies from the effects of temperature, shock, vibration...
A Giant Leap in Weapon Fire Control Systems
EMDigital has successfully launched its latest product range, the next–generation WS 30 advanced weapon fire control system, specially designed, developed and extensively tested for operations...
August 2009
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BMT completes Overall Platform Energy Efficiency Study for European Defence Agency
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has successfully completed an Overall Platform Energy Efficiency Study for the European Defence Agency (EDA). The study sought to identify...
ECA Exhibits Range of Mobile Unmanned Ground Vehicles and Hybrid UUVs
ECA designs and delivers state-of-the-art robotic and intelligent solutions for defence and civil security. The main aim of ECA developments is to save people involved in life-threatening...
Success for Mine Killer K-STER
The ECA Group in France has been awarded a contract by Thales UK for the delivery of forty Mine Killer K-STER vehicles, a "one shot" expendable mine disposal vehicle (EMDV) that...
Port of Long Beach Awards Underwater Surveillance Contract to KONGSBERG
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS (KDA) is pleased to announce the award of a contract between its fully-owned US subsidiary, Kongsberg Defence Corporation (located in Johnstown,...
Rugged 19in Equipment Cabinet Withstands Extreme Shock
The Varistar 19in cabinet from electronics packaging specialist Schroff has been designed to withstand demanding environments such as those associated with shipborne and mobile...
SkyDec Solves Situational Awareness Problem
One of the problems encountered by landing craft coxswains, amphibious beach units and special forces is the lack of a reliable GPS signal when leaving the well deck of a landing platform...
ATLAS Subsidiary Hagenuk Marinekommunikation to Deliver the Communication System for the 3rd Combat Support Ship
Hagenuk Marinekommunikation GmbH (HMK), a subsidiary of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, is also equipping the 3rd combat support ship (EGV) of the German Navy with its communication system. A contract to...
Major Technology Leap for Propulsion Motors
Under a £7.3M contract for the UK Ministry of Defence, Converteam UK Ltd is to design and build a 15MW demonstrator of a potential new generation of compact ship propulsion motor based upon...
Hepburn Engineering Exhibiting at DSEi Trade Show 2009
Hepburn Engineering, a leading supplier of underway replenishment systems, is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi) Trade...
July 2009
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Algorithm Customization Possibilities Provided by mils electronic's After-Delivery Modification Offering
'Trust' in security terms is extremely desirable but very difficult to ensure, particularly when it comes to dealing with a commercial manufacturer of IT security solutions. Aspects such as...
IPOZ Opts for LANDINS
IPOZ has ordered three LANDINS, the high-end INS positioning system specifically designed for areas where GPS quality is often poor and the need for geo-referenced information is most critical. ...
SENER Establishes Office in Abu Dhabi
SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas SA has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. This new office is located in the Gulf Business Centre district of downtown Abu Dhabi and will...
Successful Introduction of IXSEA's Offshore Field Engineers
IXSEA is pleased to announce the introduction of its offshore field support team: Carl Potts, based in the UK Charlie Friend, based in Thailand Stuart McCall, based in the UK ...
BMT Refines Caimen-200 Design through Further R&D
BMT Defence Services Ltd has enhanced the design of its innovative Caimen-200 fast Landing Craft Tank (LCT) by improving its performance and increasing its detail, reliability, flexibility and...
General Digital Releases 2in Trackball for 121-Key and 82-Key Keyboards
General Digital™ is now providing its 82-key and 121-key keyboards with a 2in trackball, for environments that need a large trackball. It features backlighting for improved visibility in...
Ruggedised Enclosures Protect Sensitive Electronics in Extreme Environments
At stand 127 at the DSEi show, electronics packaging specialist Schroff will be exhibiting a complete family of ruggedised enclosure solutions designed to protect sensitive electronic systems...
Buffers Marine Announces High-Speed Boat Operation Training World Tour 2009
Buffers Marine AB and partners present the High-Speed Boat Operation Training (HSBOT) World Tour 2009. In cooperation with a few select Swedish companies, we bring you a continuation of...
DELPH V 2.7: Sonar and Mag Data Export to Google Earth
A growing number of organisations, universities, ports, river authorities and survey companies are interested in visualising their own sonar and magnetometer data in Google Earth. With the...
Step By Step Towards the Optimal Electronics 'Packaging'
Electronics packaging systems, for the housing of electronic components, must satisfy a wide range of requirements, from accommodating PCBs to containing complete systems, and are realised...
BMT Continues Supporting RN Submarine Flotilla with Babcock
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £155m contract to provide engineering support to the Royal Navy's (RN) nuclear submarine flotilla over the next ten years. As part of...
Birtcher and Calmark PCB Retainers Now Available in the UK Exclusively Through Schroff
Electronics packaging specialist Schroff has announced it is now the exclusive UK supplier of the ranges of ruggedised PCB retainers and associated products manufactured by Birtcher and...
PHINS Reaches Ultimate Depth
IXSEA's PHINS INS made history onboard Nereus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's deep-sea robotic vehicle, which reached depths of 10,902m in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific...
June 2009
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Buffers Marine AB Receives New Order for Training Insert Plates
Buffers Marine AB recently received a new order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for training insert plates to ballistic vests. This is a model Buffers Marine developed...
L-3 MAPPS to Build Second Simulator for China’s Hongyanhe Site
L-3 MAPPS has won a second simulator order for China's Hongyanhe nuclear power plant from Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co Ltd (LHNPC), the plant owner and operator. The second simulator is...
L-3 MAPPS to Build Second Simulator for China's Hongyanhe Site
L-3 MAPPS has won a second simulator order for China's Hongyanhe nuclear power plant from Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co Ltd (LHNPC), the plant owner and operator. The second simulator is...
General Digital Implements New Naming Structure
In addition to a revised web site, General Digital is implementing a new naming structure for its RGB and Chassis Monitor line of LCD monitors. This change was instituted in an effort to...
Compact MicroTCA System Houses Up to Six AdvancedMC Modules
New from electronics packaging specialist Schroff is a compact MicroTCA system that can accommodate up to six single mid-size AdvancedMC modules in a 19in enclosure with a height of only...
Kaman Helicopters Reaffirms Maritime Helicopter Programme Safety and Effectiveness after ANAO Issues Audit Report
Kaman Helicopters reaffirmed its strong support for its SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime multi-mission helicopter today in response to an audit report from the Australian National Audit...
Intermarine: The First MCMV for the Finnish Navy Is Launched
A touching ceremony took place today at Intermarine shipyard in Sarzana for the launch of the First of Class MCMV 2010 for the Finnish navy. The ceremony was presided over by Admiral...
MBDA Orders IXSEA Pingers
IXSEA announced an order to supply its RP312 pingers to MBDA for use on its EXOCET missiles; these pingers allow the easy retrieval of missiles used in exercises and training. This contract...
ECA Orders IXSEA Acoustic Releases
ECA, specialists in robotic solutions for the defence and civil markets, placed an order for IXSEA acoustic releases as part of an underwater observatory project in the Mediterranean Sea. ...
IXSEA Supplies INS to Dutch Navy
IXSEA has been awarded a contract to supply Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) to the Dutch Navy's offshore patrol vessels, which are under construction at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. The...
ISIC Announces a Full Range of Marine Monitors
ISIC today announced an expansion of the DuraMon marine monitor range to include wide-screen monitors in 16:9 format. The new 22in and 26in monitors are tailored for the IEC 60945...
Kim Lehmann Appointed CEO and President of RESON
The RESON board is very pleased to announce that Kim Lehmann agreed to join RESON from 1 June. Mr Lehmann brings a track record of developing customer focus, growing sales and expanding...
GAPS Is the One for NCS Survey
NCS Survey has chosen GAPS, IXSEA's global acoustic positioning system, for the acoustic positioning of a number of subsea structures for a North Sea renewables project, due to start this month. ...
CNIM Introduce the Next Generation of Landing Catamaran
CNIM have developed the L-Cat: the next generation in landing catamaran. With the speed of a conventional landing craft and the stability and mobility of a catamaran, the L-Cat is able to...
May 2009
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BMT Study Helps Shape Future Ministry of Defence Technology Programmes
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has completed a major study for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to help inform future defence equipment and support (DE&S) programmes. ...
BMT Defence Services Appoints New Head of Naval Architecture
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has appointed James Buckley as its new head of naval architecture. Formerly head of the naval ship assurance support service, he has been...
Bureau Veritas and Sener Test Results of CAS Project in Tanker Bahia Uno
The EU-funded condition assessment system (CAS) project, led by Bureau Veritas (BV) and in which Sener was a major player, had the purpose of cutting the time and costs to process thickness...
Active Participation of SENER in COMPIT 2009
From 10-12 May, SENER participated in the eighth edition of the international conference on computer applications and information technology in the maritime industries (COMPIT), one of the...
TP Marine Reveals Details Of New K38
TP Marine, the Dutch manufacturer of commercial RIBS, military catamarans, offshore support RIBS, wind farm support vessels, survey vessels, police RIBS and rescue boats, has revealed a...
Sener Engineering Of the VK-1 - The First Large Aluminium Yacht Built In the Vulkan Shipyard
At the beginning of January, Sener signed a contract to develop the detail engineering for outfitting of the first large aluminium yacht built in the new Vulkan Shipyard, which is focused on...
RINA Prize Conferred on BMT Naval Architect
Simon Binns, senior naval architect at BMT Defence Services, received the 2008 David Goodrich Prize at the annual general meeting of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) held in...
Additional Order for DSIT’s AquaShield™ Underwater Security System
DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: ACFN), has received another large order, the third in the last few months, for its AquaShield underwater port security system....
Electro-Optical Imaging Announces Three New Product Offerings
To complement its extensive family of standard tracker products, Electro-Optical Imaging is proud to announce three new product offerings, representing the latest in the series 7000 family of...
70in+ LCD Displays at General Digital
General Digital is now offering large format LCD displays up to 70in+ (diagonal). The Titan™ product line was introduced to satisfy the demand for information density. These large...
General Digital's Sealed LCD Monitor
Answering the call for a rugged, sealed LCD monitor is General Digital's Barracuda™ series. Sealed to IP67 and NEMA4X standards, the Barracuda enclosures protect the LCD monitors...
General Digital Taking Orders for the GenStar III
The GenStar III™, the third generation of their venerable GenStar product line (which was first introduced in 1998), is now available, and General Digital are taking orders for...
Sener and Zamil Sign Contract for Use of Foran System
Zamil Offshore Services has entered into an agreement with Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas SA for the permanent licence to use the Foran CAD/CAM system in their...
Kongsberg Releases White Paper on Military and Civilian Port Security
Kongsberg Mesotech, a world leader in sonar diver detection technology systems, is pleased to release a white paper outlining the most recent technological advances in sonar technologies and...
April 2009
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Ixsea's LANDINS Inertial Navigation System Maps Dense Urban Areas Quickly And Efficiently
Ixsea has announced a series of deliveries of LANDINS, the high-end INS positioning system specifically designed for mobile mapping and route mapping applications in dense urban areas, where...
Top Irish Research Group Invests In Ixsea's LANDINS For Mobile Mapping Research
Ixsea has won a public tender to supply LANDINS, its land-based INS positioning system, for a new mobile mapping system pioneered by StratAG, a research group drawn from the leading...
IXSEA The First Choice For IFREMER
IFREMER, the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea, recently invested in a PHINS inertial navigation system (INS) for the refit of the Atalante. IFREMER already owns...
MaxVision LLC Announces Stimulus Package
MaxVision LLC has unveiled a stimulus package to help military, first responders and other customers lower their costs toward purchases of advanced, rugged computers for video encoding,...
MaxVision LLC Unveils High-Performance Military Video Workstation
MaxVision LLC unveiled the MaxPac 8040SVW, a rugged high-performance military video workstation today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Military and Government Video Summit. ...
Schroff Offers New Versatile MicroTCA Development System
Schroff has expanded its range of MicroTCA products with the addition of a versatile 8U development system that can be used as a rack-mount unit or easily converted into a desktop version. ...
Temet’s Regenerative Carbon Dioxide Filtration Unit
Temet’s regenerative CO2 filtration unit uses regenerative filter technology to provide fresh air to sealed environments and eliminate storage and waste issues associated with previous...
Three OCTANS for Solitaire
Solitaire, the world’s biggest pipe-lay vessel, was equipped with three OCTANS during its recent retrofit. Allseas, owner of Solitaire, selected the OCTANS gyrocompass and full-motion...
LINKSrechts Delivers Complete LED Interior Lighting for Spanish Navy S80 Submarines
The Spanish navy has installed a complete LED-based interior lighting system to extend battery time and reduce snorkelling time to recharge the batteries of S80 submarines. The system,...
March 2009
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New Managed Service for CMPIC Cable Management Software
Cloudis has introduced a new managed service for its CMPIC cable lifecycle management and routing software. The service will be of particular benefit to new customers and clients who...
AECsoft to distribute CMPIC in China
Cloudis Ltd and AECsoft have agreed a distribution deal which will see Cloudis’ CMPIC Cable Lifecycle Management and Routing software marketed throughout China. AECsoft have over 15...
E-O Imaging Invites You to the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Exhibition
Please join the Electro-Optical Imaging team at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Exhibition at the Marriott World Center in beautiful Orlando, Florida on 14 - 16 April 2009. We...
IXSEA: Offshore and Onshore at Ocean Business 2009
IXSEA will be holding training sessions onshore and live demo sessions offshore, along with a technical paper at the Offshore Survey Conference, at Ocean Business 2009 in Southampton from 31...
Sea PROTECTOR to 'Fridtjof Nansen' Frigate
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract for delivery of Sea PROTECTOR remote weapon systems to the Norwegian armed forces. The delivery of the systems includes...
IXSEA Offers Training Courses in Aberdeen
Throughout 2009, IXSEA Aberdeen is offering regular product training on the OCTANS gyrocompass, GAPS USBL system and PHINS INS. Further training will be offered on the DELPH range of...
Unique Integration of Trimble Force 5 (SAASM GPS) and RBS15 Missile
At the end of last year, after a total of three months of research and development, a cooperation between Saab Bofors Dynamics (Sweden), Raytheon Anschütz (Germany) and SkyDec...
Kongsberg Mesotech Launches the New 1171 Series Sonar
The 1171 series is a complete range of multi-frequency, fast scanning obstacle avoidance imaging and profiling sonars offering unrivalled resolution, from an industry leader in sonar technology. ...
DSIT To Supply Energy Facility with Underwater Site Security
DSIT Solutions, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, announced today that it has received a $1.7 million order for its AquaShield™ underwater security system. The system, to be used by a...
February 2009
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Kaman Completes ITAS Testing; Seasprite Helicopter Program Advances
The Helicopters Division of Kaman Aerospace has successfully completed all testing of its integrated tactical avionics system (ITAS) software and taken title to 11 SH-2G Seasprite helicopters...
Kaman Delivers Upgraded Egyptian SH-2G(E) Seasprite Helicopter
The Helicopters Division of Kaman Aerospace recently delivered the first upgraded Egyptian Air Force (EAF) SH-2G(E), with the second aircraft accepted by the EAF on 18 February 2009. A joint...
Kaman Helicopters Introduces Advanced Rotor Blade Protection to Commercial Operators at Heli-Expo 2009
An innovative coating system that is extending the life of US Army BLACK HAWK helicopter main rotor blades may soon be available for commercial helicopters. Kaman Helicopters (Exhibit 1719),...
Kaman Expands K-MAX Firefighting Capability with New Water Cannon
Kaman Helicopters is expanding the firefighting capabilities of K-MAX helicopters again. The company is developing an innovative, powerful water cannon that will deliver water directly to...
GAPS USBL is the One for Fugro Survey (Middle East) Ltd
Fugro Survey (Middle East) (FSME) has recently ordered another GAPS, IXSEA’s pre-calibrated USBL system, because of its unique high performance in extremely shallow waters. The first GAPS...
BMT’s Naval Architecture Practice Community Celebrates its First Year
Since its establishment in October 2007, BMT Group's Naval Architecture Practice Community (NAPC) has pooled skills and knowledge and shared best practice across the group. In its opening year...
IXSEA Opens its Doors in Dubai
There’s further expansion for IXSEA as it opens a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. IXSEA will support the offshore industry in the entire Middle East region from Egypt to...
FORAN Strengthens its Presence in Brazil and Chile
SENER has strengthened its presence in Brazil and Chile, increasing FORAN system licences and signing new agreements with different organisations. The Brazilian Navy has contracted an...
January 2009
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ECA to Exhibit at IDEX 09
IDEX 09, the 9th International Defence Exhibition and Conference, will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 22-26 February 2009. ECA will be exhibiting in hall 07, at stand...
OceanServer Receives Iver2 AUV Contract from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)
OceanServer Technology, a leader in commercial AUVs, has received a contract from SMART, in Singapore, for an Iver2 AUV outfitted with a variety of water sensors. The vehicle is one of...
RESON’s Waterside Security Systems Demonstrated During HPT08
The SeaBat 7112 and SeaBat 7123 waterside security systems were tested successfully during NATO harbour protection trials (HPT08). In September the NATO harbour protection trials took place...
Central Acquisition Radar (CAR)
The 3-D CAR was originally developed as part of a program between Indian DRDO and Poland's PIT as a family of mobile S-Band 3D radars. The areas of cooperation were developing the Planar Array...
Miniature Rotary Joints Make a Family Now
In 2004 SPINNER GmbH developed the first one-channel miniature rotary joint, thus laying the foundation for what has become a large family of rotary joints for civilian and military...
FORAN V60R3.0: New Developments and Improvements
The Spanish company SENER has recently launched the new CAD/CAM marine system FORAN release V60R3.0, with new developments in all disciplines that considerably improve performance during the...
Arizona State University (ASU) Purchases an Iver2 AUV
OceanServer Technology, a leader in commercial AUVs, announced today that Arizona State has ordered a base vehicle for research purposes. The Iver2 vehicle includes a second CPU that enables...
BMT Appoints New Operations Director for BMT Defence Services Ltd
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has appointed David Lester-Card as its new operations director. Commenting on his appointment, David said, "After three enjoyable and...
BMT Advances Capability in Software Solutions
BMT has held its first annual conference in the field of software development, bringing together the expertise of the group's systems architects and web specialists from around the world. ...
BMT Completes Technology Study for Next-Generation Frigate
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has successfully completed a technology assessment and road-mapping study for the Royal Navy's Future Surface Combatant (FSC) programme. The FSC...
December 2008
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Cloudis Ltd and kubit GmbH develop CAD interface.
Cloudis the UK based specialists in Cable Lifecycle Management and Routing software, have entered into a strategic partnership with kubit GmbH of Dresden, Germany who specialize in...
DSIT Solutions Sells Underwater Site Security System
DSIT Solutions, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, announced today the sale of its AquaShield™ diver detection sonar (DDS) system to an undisclosed EMEA government. The system will be installed in...
IXSEA Opens Perth Office
IXSEA has announced the opening of a new office in Perth, Australia. “The office is an excellent location, close to freeway and the central business district,” said Nick Goodwin,...
November 2008
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RESON Delivers Second Sonar System to Chilean Navy
SHOA Servico Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile (The Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) has recently taken delivery of a second new RESON sonar system. ...
IMarEST Gordon Hodge Memorial Lecture
Professor Chris Hodge FREng, chief electrical engineer of BMT Defence Services, delivered a lecture entitled ‘A Century of Marine Engineering Training' at the inaugural biennial Gordon...
October 2008
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IXSEA Takes its Place as Key Player in the Defense Industry at Euronaval 2008
IXSEA takes its place as a key player in the defense industry at EURONAVAL 2008, which takes place at Paris-Le Bourget exhibition center from 27-31 October 2008, with its state-of-the-art...
IXSEA Demonstrates Route Survey Systems at Euronaval 2008
IXSEA demonstrates its route survey systems at EURONAVAL 2008, which takes place at Paris-Le Bourget exhibition center, on 27–31 October 2008. The systems consist of a full suite of...
IXSEA Launches ELICS 100-400 Dual Frequency Digital Side Scan Sonar at Euronaval 2008
IXSEA is to launch ELICS 100-400 at EURONAVAL, which takes place at Paris-Le Bourget exhibition center from 27–31 October 2008. It is a turnkey, all-in-one and ready-to-use sonar package, based...
ELICS MK-5 Digital MCM Side Scan Sonar at Euronaval 2008
IXSEA launches ELICS MK-5 at EURONAVAL 2008, which takes place in the Paris-Le Bourget exhibition center from 27–31 October 2008. It is an advanced high-resolution digital sonar designed for...
RESON Delivers SeaBat Sonar System to Chilean Navy
In August 2008 Commander Rafael Widow of the Chilean navy took delivery of a SeaBat sonar system, which was fitted to the Submarine Tender Almirante Jose Torino Merino Castro. ...
BAE Systems Chooses RESON's SeaBat 7123 for Talisman
In March this year BAE Systems launched its new autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Talisman. The programme, which is fully funded by BAE Systems, started in late 2004 and was designed...
Join KME at Euronaval
Kent Modular Electronics will be exhibiting their latest range of marine approved LCD monitors at Euronaval, the 21st international naval defence and maritime exhibition. The event is being...
Successful Co-operation Between RESON and Schelde Naval Shipbuilding on Thai Navy Vessel
RESON recently completed delivery and trials for a complete hydrographic and oceanographic equipment package for the new royal Thai navy multipurpose vessel HTMS Pharuehatsabodi and her two...
French Prime Minister Visits IXSEA
The French Prime Minister, Mr François Fillon, visited the IXSEA site in Marly le Roi (outside Paris), where the company’s Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOGS) and Inertial Navigation Systems...
Ixsea Announces Record OCTANS Month in the US
IXSEA has received orders for a total of 23 OCTANS AHRS over the past month. This brings the total to over 70 units sold in the USA in 2008. “The latest OCTANS orders show how IXSEA’s...
L-3 to Provide Integrated Platform Management System for UK CVF Carrier Project
L-3 MAPPS announced today that its Marine Systems UK Ltd. unit has been awarded a design and production contract for the integrated platform management system (IPMS) for the UK's future...
IXSEA Launches Land and Air Division at Intergeo
IXSEA, the navigation and position specialists, is broadening its range with the launch of a land and air Division at INTERGEO, which takes place from 30 September to 2 October in Bremen,...
September 2008
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IXSEA Takes its Place as Key Player in the Defense Industry at EURONAVAL
IXSEA takes its place as a key player in the defense industry at EURONAVAL 2008, to be held at Paris-Le Bourget, France, from 27 to 31 October, with its state-of-the-art Fiber Optic Gyroscope...
BMT Appoints Muir Macdonald to Head Up BMT Defence Services
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced the appointment of Muir Macdonald as its new managing director. Muir joins BMT Defence Services from the UK Ministry of...
OCTANS Proves Successful Once Again
IXSEA has announced the successful use of OCTANS, an IMO certified survey grade gyrocompass and complete motion sensor, onboard Kockums’ new SAM3 minesweeping system. SAM 3 is the most...
IXSEA Opens New Office in Australia
As a mark of IXSEA’s global growth, Nick Goodwin has recently left his position as sales director of IXSEA to set up the Australian division of IXSEA. This allows the company to provide...
Converteam Celebrates Success of EMKIT trial
Converteam, the power conversion specialist, has completed trials of the latest high speed acceleration technical demonstrator for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from...
BMT’s New Caimen-200 Fast LCT Offers Speedier Amphibious Ops
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has unveiled Caimen-200, its innovative new design for a fast, high capacity, highly flexible landing craft tank (LCT). "Almost twice...
IXSEA Appoints New Global Technical Manager
IXSEA has announced the appointment of Jim Titcomb as global technical manager for the company’s new offshore division. With 18 years' experience in the offshore industry, Titcomb has...
OceanServer Signs Master Marketing Agreement with SAIC
OceanServer has signed a master marketing agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)[NYSE: SAI] to deliver autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) solutions for a variety...
August 2008
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Contract for Delivery of Underwater Surveillance System
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with the Turkish company ASELSAN for delivery of integrated underwater surveillance systems as part of the complete above-water /...
RESON Sonar System Protects G8 Summit in Japan
During the recent G8 Summit, the Japanese police decided to protect Tokyo Bay against underwater threats by using a waterside security system based on SeaBat multi-beam sonar systems. ...
Advanced Countermeasure Test-Bed System (ACTS)
E-O Imaging has developed a high performance test-bed for the evaluation of countermeasures against a wide variety of airborne targets. The system design allows easy interchangeability of both...
July 2008
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Sener Receive Excellent Reception in the Fifth FORAN Users Meeting”
The fifth FORAN Users Meeting (V FORUM) which recently took place in Oviedo from the 11th to 13th June, was a great success both from the organisational side and from the enthusiastic reception...
June 2008
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BMT Completes RFA ARGUS study
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has completed a study of safety issues to determine feasible options for implementation during the planned 2008 refit of RFA ARGUS. ...
L-3 ELAC Nautik Awarded $26 Million Contract for Submarine Sonar Upgrade
L-3 ELAC Nautik announced today that it has been awarded a $26 million contract to upgrade the Walrus-class fleet of submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. This modernization effort is...
CALZONI Stabilized Glide Slope Indicator Selected for DDG 1000 ZUMWALT Class Destroyers of US Navy
"The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ selected the innovative CALZONI LED and fiber optics technology for the Stabilized Glide Slope Indicator System (SGSI) of the ...
May 2008
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Severnoye Design Bureau Federal State Unitary Enterprise Has Extended the number of FORAN permanent licenses.
After more than10 years of successfully and intensive use of FORAN, SEVERNOYE DESIGN BUREAU has reached an agreement with SENER for the extension and reconfiguration of the number of...
Marine Fenders International Supplies Naval Station Pearl Harbor with new Foam-Filled Marine Fenders
The US Government selected Marine Fenders International, a manufacturer of marine fendering systems, to supply our Ocean Guard™ foam filled marine fenders to protect sensitive naval assets at...
BMT unveils Vidar-36 submarine design
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has unveiled its Vidar-36 design for an extremely capable and flexible, 3,600 tonne, conventional (SSK) submarine. BMT's Vidar-36 offers...
Robust Subracks Can Handle Extreme Shock and Vibration
Now available from Schroff is a range of 19in. subracks that can withstand the rigorous and demanding environmental conditions found in many naval applications, particularly where equipment...
April 2008
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MaxVision® Awarded Best of Show: Most Innovative Desktop Solution at Intel® Solutions Summit 2008
MaxVision has won the Best of Show: Most Innovative Desktop award, presented during the recent Intel Solutions Summit (ISS) 2008. ISS 2008 is an event for Intel's 300 plus premier partners to...
Marine Fenders International Upgrades Fendering System at US Naval Base in Guam
Marine Fenders International, Inc., a manufacturer of marine fendering systems, was selected to supply our Ocean Guard™ foam filled marine fender system to protect the naval assets at US...
BMT supplies Map Grid Converters for RAF’s New Merlin Helicopters
BMT Defence Services a subsidiary of BMT Group, has supplied 15 innovative, hand-held map grid converters for use on the Royal Air Force's new Merlin HC Mk3a helicopters. These units enable...
Akron (China) Group Becomes the Foran Ship Design System's First Commercial User in China
Shanghai – AKRON (China) Group has decided to use FORAN as their main ship design system after a careful selection process that has lasted more than two years. AKRON is the first...
BMT Maps Future OMAR Capability Options for the MoD
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, recently completed the Future OMAR (Operational Maintenance and Repair) Capability Options Study for the Future Business Group (FBG) of...
FORAN’s First Commercial User in China
AKRON (China) Group has decided to use FORAN as their main ship design system after a careful selection process that has lasted more than two years. AKRON is the first commercial FORAN user...
BMT Completes Major SiCA System Upgrade for the MoD
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has significantly upgraded the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Systems Information Co-ordination Agency (SiCA) database and website. Managed by...
March 2008
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BMT Completes Collins-Class Submarine Replacement Costing Study
BMT Defence Services has completed a costing study for a class of new submarines to replace the Royal Australian Navy's existing Collins-class submarines. Commissioned by Australia's...
AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA Systems Pass Shock and Vibration Tests
Schroff has announced that its range of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA chassis systems have undergone and passed rigorous testing at an independent laboratory to confirm their stability under...
Active Contribution of SENER in the INTERSHIP Project
SENER, together with Navantia and others partners, were present at the presentation of the Intership Project results to the European Commission (EC) and the medium and small companies of the...
February 2008
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BMT Joins BAE Systems to Compete for MARS Fleet Tankers
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has recently joined with BAE Systems to submit a single response to the MARS fleet tanker Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) issued...
35m Fisheries Protection Craft
The 35m Fisheries Protection Craft though designed and constructed as a Fisheries Protection Craft, the Client, Ministry of Defence and National Security, of the Republic of Maldives, intends...
January 2008
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Sener Announce Software Contract
The Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas has closed a contract with UK-based BAE Systems PLC for the licence to use the FORAN CAD/CAM System in their shipbuilding activities. According...
Drydocks World Selects Foran for New Building
Drydocks World, a subsidiary of Dubai World is a leading and expanding international player in ship repair, conversion, new building and other marine related activities. Those in the Group...
BMT's New Laser Scanner Speeds Surveys
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has acquired a new FARO LS 880HE laser scanner to significantly enhance the company's ship and submarine surveying capabilities. The new...
Converteam and BAE Systems Celebrate Monumental Year for Type 45
In a year that has witnessed two launches and the commencement of sea trials, the Type 45 warship project is at a key stage of the program. These milestones in naval engineering have been...
BMT and Lloyd’s Register EMEA to Form Naval Ship Assurance Service for UK MoD
BMT Defence Services Ltd today announced it has formed an alliance with Lloyd's Register EMEA to provide the Naval Ship Assurance Support Service (NSASS) in a bid to aid the UK Ministry of...
September 2007
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L-3 MAPPS Exhibit at DSEi 2007
Leading Canadian integrated platform management system developers L-3 MAPPS have just returned from a highly successful week of exhibiting at London's DSEi 2007 Exhibition. Taking place from...
Aeronautical & General Instruments Exhibit at DSEi 2007
Leading UK measurement and control systems manufacturers Aeronautical & General Instruments (AGI) have just returned from a highly successful week of exhibiting at London's DSEi 2007 Exhibition. ...
Kongsberg Introduces the DDS 9000™ Series Diver Detection Sonar
Kongsberg Mesotech announced today the release of their new DDS 9000™ series diver detection sonar. Two new models – the DDS 9000 and DDS 9001 – operate at 90kHz frequency,...
Sener Signs FORAN Contract with Aker Yards
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with the Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas for the implementation of FORAN systems across the group's shipbuilding organisation. The contract...
August 2007
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Underwater Surveillance and Protection
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) has signed a contract with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) for an integrated underwater surveillance and protection system. KONGSBERG by KDA will...
ISIC to Display Mil-Approved Marine Monitors and PCs at DSEi 2007
Danish-based ISIC, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of hardware solutions – such as WECDIS systems, traffic control systems, medico electronics and avionics – for...
July 2007
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Cloudis releases XML Interface to Cable Management Software
Cloudis has developed an XML interface to enable third party applications to export data to its CMPIC cable management software. The interface is based on an XML schema which Cloudis is willing...
ScanDisplay® CD Presentation from Scandinavian Micro Systems Now Available
Scandinavian Micro Systems announce the availability of a CD version of their ScanDisplay presentation on CD format that can be viewed on any computer. Maritime personnel who are interested...
Scandinavian Micro Systems Introduces a New Optical Bearing Device (OBD) to Help Navigate in Tight Channels and Waterways
Scandinavian Micros Systems A/S (SMS) announces from its headquarters today a new ScanRepeater™ line of navigational instruments. The new SR02-01 is an Optical Bearing Device (OBD)...
June 2007
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Formal Acceptance by the French MOD of the First Batch of 25 Eurotorp’s Manufactured MU90 Block1 Torpedoes
The French Délégation Générale pour l’Armement du Ministére de la Défense accepted its first batch of 25, out of 300, MU90 Block1 Light Weight Torpedoes...
Scandinavian Micro Systems to Install the New Scandisplay® System on Hurtigruten's New Ship Ms Fram.
Scandinavian Micro Systems (SMS) today announced the installation of their new ScanDisplay system on board Hurtigruten's new ship MS Fram, which will set sail on her maiden journey to Greenland...
May 2007
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L-3 MAPPS to Deliver Thirteenth Control System to Korean Navy
L-3 Communications MAPPS (L-3 MAPPS), a subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company has awarded a contract to L-3 MAPPS to supply...
ISIC to Exhibit at Norshipping 2007, at Stand B03-32A in the Danish Marine Group Section
ISIC designs, produces and sells rugged maritime PC products, including customised-design PCs and TFT-LCD monitors. All our maritime products are ideal for use within the global commercial,...
New TPD-SAE Hydrodynamic Clutch Coupling for Diesel Engine Applications
The type 487 TPD-SAE is a compact new Voith Turbo fluid coupling with a power range up to 440kW at 2100rpm. The fill-controlled coupling has been developed for plant and mobile...
April 2007
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Introduction of Series 7000 VME Trackers
E-O Imaging, Inc. introduces the latest additions to its video tracker product line, our Model 7005 / 7006 VME tracker boards. The products are the first in a new family of video tracker...
E-O Imaging Develops Advanced Aircraft Protection Tracking Technology
Electro-Optical Imaging, a company from Melbourne, Florida, has been selected by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, from Charlotte, North Carolina, as a key member of...
ABG Shipyard Enters Into Agreement with Sener Ingeniería Y Sistemas for a Permanent License for the FORAN CAD / CAM System
ABG Shipyard has entered into an agreement with the Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas for a permanent license to use the FORAN CAD / CAM system. During the early part of 2006...
March 2007
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Smart Solutions Now in China
Rotterdam, the Netherlands – JDR's Smart Solutions group opened a new division in Tianjin, China, with a traditional Chinese ceremony in December 2006. The new division comprises...
February 2007
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L-3 Communications Receives Contract Award for Talon™ from the US Department of Homeland Security
New York, NY – L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), has announced that its Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East) division, a leading supplier of secure government communication products...
L-3 Communications Receives $35 Million Contract Award for New Class of In-Line Encryptors
New York, NY – L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East) division, a leading supplier of secure government communication products...
L-3 Communications Receives NSA Certification for the World's Smallest Haipe™ Encryptor
Camden, NJ – L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL), announced today that its Communication Systems - East (L-3 CS-East) division, a leading supplier of secure government communication...
ScanDisplay® Guest Infotainment System Installed On the Queen Mary 2
Scandinavian Micro Systems (SMS) has announced, from its headquarters in Kolbotn (Oslo), Norway, the successful installation of the ScanDisplay® guest infotainment system on one of the...
Boomeranger C-3500 Half Cabin to Spain
In December 2005 Buffers Marine AB delivers a Boomeranger C-3500 Half Cabin to Guardia Civil in Almeria,...
New delivery
BMAB has delivered 5 Boomeranger RIB boats with a aluminium hull to the Swedish Defence Material Administration and the Swedish Armed Forces army engineers troops. They are dive and workboats...
Ballistic Floatation Vest
BMAB is now proud to tell that we have delivered a first series of our Northgear Ballistic Floatation Vest to the Norwegian Navy. This vest model is currently in use by the Swedish Navy and...
January 2007
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Intermarine (IMMSI Group) Signs a Contract with the Finnish Navy to Build Three Mine Countermeasure Vessels
Helsinki – A contract has been signed between the Finnish Navy and Intermarine S.p.A., a company of the IMMI Group, to build three mine countermeasure vessels. The ceremony was attended...
Intermarine Launches 2 35m Fast Patrol Boats
During an official ceremony at the Intermarine Yard in Sarzana, the launching of the Di Bartolo Class 'G6 Barbarisi' and 'G7 Paolini' fast patrol boats has taken place. The ceremony was...
Intermarine (Rodriquez Cantieri Navali Group) Awarded a €139 Million Order for 22 Customised Italian Police Vessels
Sarzana – A temporary group of enterprises, including Intermarine (mandatory and holding company), Effebi naval construction of Viareggio, and Rodriquez Cantieri Navali of Messina, have...
Scandinavian Micro Systems Announces Installation of ScanDisplay® Systems on Finnlines' New Passenger-Cargo Ships Between Finland and Germany
Scandinavian Micro Systems (SMS) announced today from their headquarters in Kolbotn (Oslo), Norway, an order to install ScanDisplay guest infotainment systems on three Finnlines Ferries, to...
December 2006
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EUROTORP Awarded €50 Million Contract for Lightweight Torpedo Launching Systems
EUROTORP, the French / Italian Consortium formed by WASS (a FINMECCANICA company), DCN International and THALES, has been awarded a contract by ARMARIS worth about €50 million for...
MU 90 ALWT Reliability Demonstration Programme Successfully Completed.
In October 2006, the French and Italian Navies gave official approval to end the MU90 torpedo reliability demonstration programme. The MU90 is today recognized as the best-performing LWT...
Scandinavian Micro Systems Move to New US Office
Scandinavian Micro Systems (SMS) has announced the completion of the relocation of their US headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "To further keep pace with our growth and...
Scandinavian Micro Systems Hires Seemayer as Vice President
Scandinavian Micro Systems (SMS) has announced the appointment of Deryl Seemayer as vice president of worldwide marketing and sales. Bringing more than 25 years of marketing and sales experience...
Scandinavian Micro Systems Launches Outsourcing Services Division
Scandinavian Micro Systems (SMS) has announced the launch of their outsourcing services division, which will specialise in the development of software business solutions, especially for...
Scandinavian Micro Systems Introduces Newest ScanRepeater®
Scandinavian Micro Systems today announces, from its Norwegian headquarters in Kolbotn, Oslo, the introduction of the newest NMEA to the synchro converter and drive unit: the...
MilsVPN Secure VPN for Governmental Networks
The increasing demand of customers for a maximum-security Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution have persuaded mils electronic to start the development of a set of VPN products combining...
November 2006
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New Functionalities and Development Trends in the Latest FORAN Release, V60R1.1
The new FORAN release, V60R1.1, includes a complete HVAC 3D design application for the definition and management of HVAC 3D diagrams, featuring pressure-loss calculations, HVAC ducts...
Cloudis Releases API to CAD and Other Applications for Cable Management
Cloudis Ltd, the cable-management software experts based in the UK, have released an API which enables CAD and other office-systems to interface to their Configuration Managed Project...
October 2006
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Integrated Management System for Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety in the Industry Market Division of Voith Turbo
Voith Turbo, a globally-active engineering company, received quality management certification in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001 at the beginning of the 1990s, a time...
Cloudis Releases Enhanced Cable Routing Software
Cloudis Ltd, the cable-management software experts based in the UK, have released the latest version of their Configuration Managed Project Integrated Cabling (CMPIC) application. CMPIC is...
SSPA Wins Framework Contract with FMV
SSPA has recently signed a major framework contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV. The contract comprises consultant services and products in 15 different areas and was...
August 2006
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US Navy Operates Oxley LED Lighting
In 2005 Oxley Group Australia was awarded a contract by Incat Australia Pty Ltd to design and supply a lighting system for the helicopter deck on board the US Military high speed vessel HSV...
July 2006
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BAE Systems and Sener Close €3 million Deal
Acting on behalf of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA), UK-based BAE Systems Marine Limited, has closed a contract with the Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A., for the licence to...
The New Secure Field Communication Terminal by mils electronic
MilsMachine is a mobile communication terminal for the perfectly protected exchange of messages in various communication networks. Based on a fully rugged hardware platform with...
May 2006
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Imabari and Sener Sign FORAN Deal
Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has entered into an agreement with the Spanish company Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas S.A. for the permanent license to use the FORAN CAD/CAM System,...
L-3 MAPPS Certified to ISO 9001:2000 International Quality Standard
L-3 Communications MAPPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has confirmed that L-3 MAPPS maintains a...
L-3 MAPPS Certified to ISO 9001:2000 International Quality Standard
L-3 Communications MAPPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has confirmed that L-3 MAPPS maintains a...
April 2006
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JDR Smart Solutions is on the Move
JDR Cable Systems BV is strengthening it's strategic position, working simultaneously on a new production facility in the region Rotterdam, The Netherlands and a service/test facility in...
February 2006
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Cloudis Releases Bar Code Scanner Interface
Cloudis Ltd, the UK based specialists in Cable Management Software have released a bar coding interface to their CMPIC software. The interface is a productivity enhancement to Cloudis'...
Cloudis offers Live Web Demonstrations
Cloudis Limited, the UK specialists in cable management software for the engineering and construction markets are now able to offer live web based demonstrations of their CMPIC software. ...
EID Signs Contract with HDW for 209PN Submarines
In the 2nd half of 2005, Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica, S.A. (EID) and the German company Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) signed a contract...
November 2005
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Anti-Vibration Methods (Rubber) Co. Ltd Appointed Exclusive Distributor for UK
"Big enough to be competitive, small enough to care" Our motto epitomises our small but efficient company specializing in the manufacture of a range of rubber to metal bonded...
DD(X) Propulsion Motor Achieves Full Power
ALSTOM Power Conversion Incorporated (APCI) reports that the DD(X) Integrated Power System (IPS) Test Team has achieved full torque of over 1,000,000 foot pounds on the Advanced Induction...
August 2005
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Kongsberg Awarded $2.1M Underwater Surveillance Contract
Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc., has been awarded a $2.1 million contract for the upgrade and maintenance of the U.S. Navy's existing Kongsberg SM 2000 underwater surveillance...
Cloudis Cable Management Software used on Type 45
New cable tracking tool set to make savings As cabling begins in earnest on the Type 45 destroyer programme a new application for the management of cables, developed under the IBS...
June 2005
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Additional Contamination Control Assembly for the German U 212 Submarine
The German Navy decides to implement an additional EADS Contamination Control Assembly (SBG) on board the new U212 submarine. This assembly guarantees a high flexibility for...
May 2005
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Kongsberg Wins $3 million US Coast Guard Underwater Surveillance Contract
Kongsberg Maritime has announced that its Lynwood, USA based division, Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc., has been awarded a $3 million contract to supply an additional ten SM 2000...
SENER to preview FORAN Version 60 at Nor-Shipping
SENER will present an exclusive preview of 'FORAN Version 60' at NORSHIPPING. In brief some of the major breakthroughs of this version are: A revolutionary way to define internal...
February 2005
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L-3 Communications Announce Purchase of CAE's Marine Control's Unit
On February 4, 2005 CAE Inc. announced it had concluded the major portion of the sale and purchase of CAE's Marine Controls unit to L-3 Communications Corporation. Set up now as...
L-3 Communications Announce Purchase of CAE's Marine Control's Unit
On February 4, 2005 CAE Inc. announced it had concluded the major portion of the sale and purchase of CAE's Marine Controls unit to L-3 Communications Corporation. Set up now as...
January 2005
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Voith Fluid Couplings for Diesel and Gas Engine Drives
Electric drives are not the only systems whose characteristics are improved by Voith Turbo fluid couplings. Fluid couplings are also highly suited to carry out the start-up and clutching in...
November 2004
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Calculating Torsional Vibrations of Drives with Hydrodynamic Couplings
A hydrodynamic coupling (fluid coupling) in the driveline has many positive characteristics. Positive features such as smooth starting, load-free motor run-up and torque limitation are...
October 2004
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€80 Million Contract for Integrated Power and Propulsion System for UK's T45 Destroyer Programme
ALSTOM has won a second order of around €80 million (£54 million) to supply an integrated electric power and propulsion system for the Royal Navy’s Anti-Air Warfare Type 45...
Rolls-Royce and ABG Shipyard Prepare Indian Coast Guard for Oil Emergency Role
ABG Shipyard, the largest private yard in India, has selected Rolls-Royce to design and provide equipment for three Indian Coast Guard ships which will prepare it for potential environmental...
New Voith Turbo Fluid Coupling 1330 DTL for Voith Water Thruster (VWT)
Voith Turbo developed the fluid coupling type 1330 DTL for the latest VWT generation. This is the biggest surface-cooled hydrodynamic coupling with constant fill Voith ever built. Usable up to...
September 2004
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CAE's Marine Division Wins Contracts Worth C$16 million
Montreal, September 29, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's marine division has signed contracts with a number of commercial marine customers around the world for a total value of more than...
CAE's Marine Division Wins Contracts Worth C$16 million
Montreal, September 29, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's marine division has signed contracts with a number of commercial marine customers around the world for a total value of more than...
August 2004
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CAE's Marine Division Signs Contracts Worth $19 million
Montreal, August 2, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has signed new contracts to provide integrated bridge systems (IBSs) for the United Arab Emirates' Baynunah-class corvettes, and a...
CAE's Marine Division Signs Contracts Worth $19 million
Montreal, August 2, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has signed new contracts to provide integrated bridge systems (IBSs) for the United Arab Emirates' Baynunah-class corvettes, and a...
July 2004
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Voith Turbo Fluid Coupling's Website Online in Spanish
People talking Spanish may communicate with almost half a billion (500.000.000!) individuals all over the world... Therefore the entire Internet presentation of Voith Turbo product...
June 2004
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CAE Lands Additional C$222M for UK Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Training
The UK Royal Navy nuclear submarine training contract now covers 36 years with the total value to CAE now C$585 million. Montreal, June 30, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - FAST Training...
CAE to Supply Marine Controls for Ultra Voyager, the World's Biggest Passenger Ship
Montreal, June 10, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - When Royal Caribbean Cruise's Ultra Voyager sets sail in 2006, it will be the world's biggest passenger ship and it will have CAE...
CAE to Supply Marine Controls for Ultra Voyager, the World's Biggest Passenger Ship
Montreal, June 10, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - When Royal Caribbean Cruise's Ultra Voyager sets sail in 2006, it will be the world's biggest passenger ship and it will have CAE...
CAE to Provide Automation System for US Navy’s New Littoral Combat System Program
Montreal, June 9, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's Leesburg, Virginia-based Marine Systems division has been selected to provide an automated ship control system for the US Navy's...
CAE to Provide Automation System for US Navy’s New Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program
Montreal, June 9, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's Leesburg, Virginia-based Marine Systems division has been selected to provide an automated ship control system for the US Navy's...
April 2004
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CAE Wins Repeat Business for Korean Navy Warships
Montreal, April 1, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has been selected to supply shipboard control systems for the fifth in a series of KDX-II class destroyers for the Republic of Korea...
March 2004
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Industrial Retarder (Hydrodynamic Brake) for Simulating Various Load Conditions of Diesel Engines
The first units have already been delivered for use on the training stand at the German Navy's Parow Marine School. At Parow Marine School, diesel engines are operated under...
February 2004
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CAE wins contracts in naval and commercial marine markets
Montreal, February 10, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's marine controls division has won contracts worth around C$5 million to supply its automation systems for installation on a number...
Australian Defence Forces Procure Eurotorp MU90 / Impact for Phase Three of Project Djimindi
In December 2003, the Australian Minister for Defence announced a further 150 million Euro ($AUS250 million) purchase of new lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes, the EUROTORP MU90/IMPACT, for...
Eurotorp Receive 15 million Euro MU90 Contract for French Navy
EUROTORP, the French/Italian Consortium among DCN International, THALES and WASS (a FINMECCANICA company) is being awarded a 15 million Euro contract from DCN and the French MoD (DGA) to supply: ...
January 2004
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CAE USA Marine Systems Names New Director of Technology
Leesburg, Virginia, January 7, 2004 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE USA marine systems has named Capt. William H. Luebke to the newly created position of director of technology, effective Jan. 5. ...
October 2003
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CAE Receives Level 3 Rating on Software Engineering Processes
Montreal, October 28, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's marine systems division based in Leesburg, Virginia, has had its CMM Level 3 rating reaffirmed in a Software Capability Evaluation...
CAE Receives Level 3 Rating on Software Engineering Processes
Montreal, October 28, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE's marine systems division based in Leesburg, Virginia, has had its CMM Level 3 rating reaffirmed in a Software Capability Evaluation...
CAE Wins C$16M Contract for Control Systems to Indian Navy
Toronto, October 2, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has won a C$16-million contract to supply the Indian navy with integration and control systems for three of the navy’s new landing...
CAE Wins C$16M Contract for Control Systems to Indian Navy
Toronto, October 2, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has won a C$16-million contract to supply the Indian navy with integration and control systems for three of the navy’s new landing...
September 2003
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Affordable Wide-Band (12 Ghz) Optical Link
Microwave Photonic Systems Inc. is proud to unleash the MP-5000L Ultra-Wide Band 12 GHz RF/ Fiber Optic Link. The MP-5000L was debuted September 2003 at the Military Electronics Show in...
August 2003
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CAE awarded C$12M in U.S. Navy contracts
Toronto, August 12, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has been selected to supply electric plant control systems for the largest and most advanced warship in naval history, the...
June 2003
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CAE Awarded C$8.5 Million in New Marine Contracts
Toronto, June 13, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE’s commercial marine systems division, CAE Valmarine, has won contracts worth C$8.5 million to supply CAE Damatic™ automation systems...
CAE Awarded C$8.5 Million in New Marine Contracts
Toronto, June 13, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE’s commercial marine systems division, CAE Valmarine, has won contracts worth C$8.5 million to supply CAE Damatic™ automation systems...
CAE to Provide Automation Systems for U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Destroyer DD(X)
Leesburg, Virginia, June 3, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has been selected to provide its integrated platform management system for the U.S. Navy's DD(X) program. The three...
CAE to Provide Automation Systems for U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Destroyer DD(X)
Leesburg, Virginia, June 3, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE has been selected to provide its integrated platform management system for the U.S. Navy's DD(X) program. The three...
April 2003
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CAE wins Repeat Business for Korean Navy (ROKN) Warships
Toronto, April 22, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) CAE, a world leader in the design of marine control systems and training solutions, has been selected to supply shipboard control systems for...
CAE wins Repeat Business for Korean Navy (ROKN) Warships
Toronto, April 22, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) CAE, a world leader in the design of marine control systems and training solutions, has been selected to supply shipboard control systems for...
March 2003
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CAE to supply C$23 Million in Control Systems for German Navy K130 Corvettes
Toronto, March 5, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) CAE, a world leader in the design and integration of marine control systems and training solutions, today announced that it has been selected by...
CAE to supply C$23 Million in Control Systems for German Navy K130 Corvettes
Toronto, March 5, 2003 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) CAE, a world leader in the design and integration of marine control systems and training solutions, today announced that it has been selected by...
February 2003
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Pivotal Signs Contract with Caterpillar
BEDFORD, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pivotal Power Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply No Break Power Supplies (NBPS) to Caterpillar Defense and Federal Products. Caterpillar is supplying...
November 2002
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CAE Selected by Canadian Navy for Control Systems and Upgrade Study for Patrol Frigates
Toronto, November 5, 2002 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected to provide display replacements and perform a supportability study for the CAE-developed...
CAE Selected by Canadian Navy for Control Systems and Upgrade Study for Patrol Frigates
Toronto, November 5, 2002 - (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected to provide display replacements and perform a supportability study for the CAE-developed...
October 2002
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CAE joins Thales CVF team bidding on UK Royal Navy future carrier program
Toronto, Ocotber 9, 2002 (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE, a world leader in the design of marine control systems and training solutions, today announced it has become an exclusive partner in the...
CAE joins Thales CVF team bidding on UK Royal Navy future carrier program
Toronto, Ocotber 9, 2002 (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE, a world leader in the design of marine control systems and training solutions, today announced it has become an exclusive partner in the...
September 2002
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VIP Launch for ALSTOM'S Electric Ship Technology Demonstrator
High ranking officers from the British, French and US navies are attending today’s official opening in Leicestershire, UK, of the Electric Ship Technology Demonstrator, developed and built...
August 2002
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CAE signs Finnish, French and Hellenic Navies as New Customers; selected by Korea for New Business
Toronto, August 2, 2002 (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE, a world leader in the design of marine control systems and training solutions, today announced it has signed contracts with three new...
CAE signs Finnish, French and Hellenic Navies as New Customers; selected by Korea for New Business
Toronto, August 2, 2002 (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - CAE, a world leader in the design of marine control systems and training solutions, today announced it has signed contracts with three new...
July 2002
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CAE USA Marine Systems Achieves Milestone for Software Compliance
Toronto, July 9, 2002 (TSX:CAE) - CAE today announced that its Marine Systems operation based in Leesburg, Virginia—CAE USA Marine Systems—has achieved a milestone for software compliance at...
CAE USA Marine Systems Achieves Milestone for Software Compliance
Toronto, July 9, 2002 (TSX:CAE) - CAE today announced that its Marine Systems operation based in Leesburg, Virginia—CAE USA Marine Systems—has achieved a milestone for software compliance at...
June 2002
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CAE Announces C$37 million in New Business with Malaysia
Toronto, June 3, 2002 – (TSE: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected to provide control systems for an additional four new MEKOâ 100 Patrol Vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy, being...
CAE Announces C$37 million in New Business with Malaysia
Toronto, June 3, 2002 – (TSE: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected to provide control systems for an additional four new MEKOâ 100 Patrol Vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy, being...
May 2002
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Rolls-Royce sets a First in Defence E-Commerce
Rolls-Royce has become the first company to trade with the UK Ministry of Defence on a new e-business system. The company took an order for submarine mechanical spares using a...
Air Contamination Control Device
Astrium delivers the Air Contamination Control Device also for the new Italian U212A submarine. The air contamination and particle control feature of the unit is based on the LiOH technology...
March 2002
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Pivotal Power Signs Major Contract with General Dynamics UK
BEDFORD, CANADA – Pivotal Power Inc. has been awarded a $15 million contract by General Dynamics UK Ltd. to supply off-the-shelf Embedded Power Supplies for the UK Army’s new BOWMAN...
January 2002
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CAE sells C$21 Million Control Systems for the Royal Malaysian Navy MEKO Patrol Vessels
Montreal, – (TSE: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected to provide control systems for two new MEKO 100 Patrol Vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy being built by Blohm+Voss in...
CAE sells C$21 Million Control Systems for the Royal Malaysian Navy MEKO Patrol Vessels
Montreal, – (TSE: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected to provide control systems for two new MEKO 100 Patrol Vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy being built by Blohm+Voss in...
CAE wins C$24 million contract to relocate Canadian Navy VICTORIA Class Submarine Trainers
Montreal, – (TSE: CAE) CAE today announced it has been selected by the Government of Canada to relocate, operate and maintain eight VICTORIA Class Submarine Trainers currently located in the...
July 2001
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Rolls-Royce Wins Submarine Propulsor Contract
Rolls-Royce plc has won a key submarine propulsor contract for the Royal Navy’s Astute class of submarines. The contract, awarded by the Astute prime contractor BAE SYSTEMS, covers the...
