US Navy Deploys First Metal 3D Printer at Sea
The Xerox ElemX 3D metal printer has been installed on USS Essex (LHD 2) and at-sea trials have begun in the Pacific Rim
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Banshee UAVs Tested Aboard HMS Prince of Wales
The experimental trials will test QinetiQ Target Systems’ Banshees in training and ISR scenarios, focusing on specific flight profiles and the optical recognition of assets to enable ‘friend or foe’ confirmation
Autonomous Robots & Crawlers for Naval, Military & Defense Missions
Bayonet Ocean Vehicles’ crawler robots can traverse both land and sea domains in challenging weather and sea state conditions to fulfil a range of amphibious and littoral warfare roles
Austal USA Begins Construction on First Steel Ship
The US Navy Navajo Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11) will be the first steel ship to be built at Austal’s new 170,000 square foot enclosed steel production facility in Mobile, Alabama
Second Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Qatari MoD
This delivery is part of a €4 billion program that includes two OPVs, four corvettes and one landing platform dock
Amphibious Transport Dock LPD 28 Sets Sail to Commissioning Site
HII's amphibious transport docks are deployed with a US Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force for amphibious and expeditionary crisis response operations that range from deterrence and joint-force enablement to humanitarian assistance
100th Coyote Target Vehicle Launched Successfully
Northrop Grumman’s GQM-163A Coyote is a threat-representative target that the US Navy uses to prepare, train, and qualify systems and crews aboard naval vessels
Initial Contract Signed for Australian Naval Strike Missile Capability
Developed in Norway, KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile is a fifth-generation, long-range, precision strike missile designed to defeat heavily protected maritime targets in contested environments
Approval in Principle Granted for AMA’s Littoral Maneuver Vessel
The Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA)’s Oboe is a state-of-the-art amphibious vessel capable of carrying a diverse range of combat and support vehicles in service with the Australian Army and its allies
Collaboration Agreement Signed for Australian Sovereign Munitions Capability
The agreement between Thales Australia and EXPAL Systems S.A. will support the development of new manufacturing processes that will enable the local production of critical naval munitions and advanced fuze solutions
Key Contracts Signed for Hellenic Navy Frigates Program
Naval Group has awarded contracts to four Hellenic companies as part of its Hellenic Industrial Participation plan for the defense and intervention frigates (FDI)
Austal to Build up to 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters for US Coast Guard
The vessels will be capable of conducting missions including law enforcement, drug and migrant interdiction, and search and rescue operations
