Maritime News & Articles

LCS Maintenance Contract Awarded to Austal
LCS Maintenance Contract Awarded to Austal

The U.S. Navy contract was awarded to Austal USA for emergent repair and continuous maintenance of the multiple Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) deployed to the Western Pacific

Dec 01, 2021
TerraLens Enables Next-Generation Navy Radar Displays
TerraLens Enables Next-Generation Navy Radar Displays

Kongsberg Geospatial’s TerraLens Geospatial SDK map engine has been selected by Ultra to provide the geospatial and rendering engine for the next generation of U.S. Navy Surface Search Radar operator consoles

Nov 29, 2021
Advance Procurement Contract for US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship
Advance Procurement Contract for US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship

The contract modification will enable long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9

Nov 26, 2021
Royal Navy Expands Puma Drone Fleet 
Royal Navy Expands Puma Drone Fleet 

The sailors at Royal Navy 700X Naval Air Squadron took delivery of the latest Puma remotely-piloted systems and can now immediately deploy flights from any ship in the fleet

Nov 25, 2021
Norway Receives First Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
Norway Receives First Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

This is the first of five P-8 aircraft ordered by Norway and the 142nd delivered to customers worldwide for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations

Nov 24, 2021
Gibraltar’s New Patrol Craft Completes Initial Sea Trials
Gibraltar’s New Patrol Craft Completes Initial Sea Trials

The latest speed trials showed that the HMS Cutlass patrol craft is meeting and surpassing the speed requirements specified by the Royal Navy

Nov 19, 2021
Underwater Obstacle Avoidance Technology Demonstrated on XLUUV
Underwater Obstacle Avoidance Technology Demonstrated on XLUUV

Sonardyne and Wavefront’s Vigilant navigation and obstacle avoidance sonar provides automated long-range detection of objects in the water column

Nov 16, 2021
New Electronic Warfare Capabilities for Royal Navy
New Electronic Warfare Capabilities for Royal Navy

Elbit Systems UK will provide maritime Electronic Warfare (EW) suites to enhance the situational awareness and anti-ship missile defense of front-line platforms and improve their capability to exploit the electromagnetic environment

Nov 12, 2021
Waterfront Ship Repair Capabilities in San Diego
Waterfront Ship Repair Capabilities in San Diego

Austal USA will use the 15-acre site to focus on ship repair for U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, and U.S. Coast Guard ships

Nov 11, 2021
Mk 110 Gun System Selected for US Navy Frigates
Mk 110 Gun System Selected for US Navy Frigates

BAE Systems 57mm Mk 110 naval guns are multi-mission, medium-caliber shipboard weapons capable of firing up to 220 rounds per minute at air, surface or ground threats

Nov 11, 2021
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Trains with Unmanned Aerial System
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Trains with Unmanned Aerial System

QinetiQ’s Banshee UAS can operate at 25,000ft, or just above the waterline, and fly at speeds of up to 400 knots, delivering a realistic adversary to train against

Nov 10, 2021
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