Maritime News & Articles

Construction Starts on New US Navy Floating Dry Dock

The Navy's Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM) is a Rennie-type floating dry dock which means it has continuous wing walls and several sectional pontoons to provide the stability and displacement required to lift and submerge vessels from the water using buoyancy

Jun 14, 2023
Studying Future Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle Design

A nine-month study will allow Naval Group to examine principal use cases and develop system architectures for an Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle

Jun 14, 2023
Royal Navy Radar Contract Awarded to BAE Systems

BAE Systems will provide maintenance support to upgrade existing radars, including a roll out of technology upgrades to systems already in use as well as those being installed on the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates

Jun 13, 2023
General Atomics to Provide Launch Systems for Future Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) will provide production, manufacturing, engineering, program management, logistics support, and information assurance to deliver EMALS and AAG shipsets for CVN 81

Jun 12, 2023
Next-Generation Maritime Navigation Sensor for US Navy

Northrop Grumman’s AN/WSN-12 ISM is a next-generation sensor designed to significantly improve maritime navigation in GPS denied environments for surface ships and submarines

Jun 12, 2023
Leonardo Launches Unmanned Turrets at Seafuture

Leonardo's new turrets, the LIONFISH 30 and HITFIST 30 UL, are designed for use in modern, continuously evolving operational scenarios where threats, especially in the air, are becoming increasingly complex

Jun 09, 2023
Kongsberg Receives US Navy Missile Order

Ordered for the Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) program, the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) provides superior operational performance and high survivability against all enemy defense systems

Jun 08, 2023
Next-Gen Offshore Patrol Vessel Launched for Canadian Navy

Vigilance will fulfill critical operational needs through a combination of organic and modular capabilities, enabling core naval mission such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, subsea infrastructure protection and mine countermeasures

Jun 07, 2023
Japan Receives Magnetic Anomaly Detection Systems for Maritime Aircraft

CAE's MAD-XR system, a highly sensitive magnetometer, can be used as a sensor to detect submarines and offers increased range, sensitivity coupled with reduced size, weight and power requirements

Jun 07, 2023
Southeast Asian Navy Orders ASW System for OPV Program

SEA’s KraitSense ASW system contains a low profile sonar sensor, handling equipment, processing hardware and software, and an interactive user control station to view, analyze, and report sonar contact information

Jun 07, 2023
High-Speed Mine Hunting Solution for Asia-Pacific Country

To be integrated onboard a vessel selected by the customer, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in Q2, 2023

Jun 05, 2023
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