Austal USA Awarded Autonomous Ship Development Contract
The contract from the U.S. Navy covers the design, procurement, production implementation and demonstration of autonomous capability on Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 13, USNS Apalachicola
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The contract from the U.S. Navy covers the design, procurement, production implementation and demonstration of autonomous capability on Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 13, USNS Apalachicola
ECA GROUP has reached the first milestone within the modernization program of 3 mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels belonging to the Latvian Navy. This first milestone consists of disassembling the legacy equipment of MCM vessels
General Dynamics' lightweight shipping containers will be used aboard U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships to house modular mission packages that allow the ships to perform mine countermeasures, surface warfare, and anti-submarine operations
The Special Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship by T. Mariotti will be equipped with an advanced command and control system, modern SAR assets, a flight deck, and an integrated deep diving system including moon pool
Meteksan has successfully completed the first live-fire test of its ULAQ armed USV. The target was detected by the ULAQ sensors and two CIRIT laser-guided missiles were fired and scored direct hits on the target
Rohde & Schwarz will equip the Italian Coast Guard’s Natale De Grazia vessel with its SOVERON M3SR Series4100 high frequency radios to enable effective exchange of information with the shore and other vessels
Austal USA will design the new Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) with multi-mission capability to support a variety of towing, salvage, search and rescue, oil spill response, humanitarian assistance and surveillance activities
The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear system from General Atomics have achieved the U.S. Navy’s target of 8,000 successful launches and recoveries aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
Curtiss-Wright will provide Modular Open-Systems Approach (MOSA) computers and video processing modules to bring advanced display graphics capabilities to the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters
Using the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM), MBDA's Sea Ceptor offers close-in and local-area air defense from threats such as high-speed manoeuvring missiles, attack aircraft and fast inshore attack craft
Elbit Systems Ltd. will supply AI-powered SPECTRO XR multi-spectral electro-optic systems to be integrated onboard a variety of maritime platforms for the navy of an undisclosed Asia-Pacific country
The two H160 helicopters will be delivered to the French Aéronautique Navale (Fleet Air Arm) in a search and rescue configuration, equipped with a winch and modular cabin that can be optimized for each mission