Maritime News & Articles

Fuel Cell-Based Air Independent Propulsion System Passes Tests
Fuel Cell-Based Air Independent Propulsion System Passes Tests

AIP enhances the submerged endurance of a diesel electric submarine several folds, with fuel cell-based AIP bringing other unique merits in performance as the hydrogen is generated onboard

Mar 17, 2021
Long-Endurance Autonomous Surface Ship to be Designed for U.S. Navy
Long-Endurance Autonomous Surface Ship to be Designed for U.S. Navy

The L3Harris design concept will streamline NOMARS’ construction, logistics, operations and maintenance life-cycle, and will feature an advanced operating system that can make decisions without direct human interaction

Mar 16, 2021
First Full ATOL of SKELDAR V-200 UAV on a Maritime Platform
First Full ATOL of SKELDAR V-200 UAV on a Maritime Platform

The UMS SKELDAR V-200 UAV platform has performed a successful automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) from a ship, advancing the technology beyond assisted mode through the use of a laser altimeter and GPS combination

Mar 09, 2021
Enhanced 35M Flagship Sentinel Vessel Launched in Africa
Enhanced 35M Flagship Sentinel Vessel Launched in Africa

The vessel developed by Nautic Africa has been optimised for peak coastal operation performance and mobility, with exceptional ballistic protection and a lifesaving ‘Super Shield’ composite wheelhouse structure

Mar 09, 2021
World’s First Day/Night Optical Radar to be Evaluated at Sea
World’s First Day/Night Optical Radar to be Evaluated at Sea

The UAE will integrate the IAS HeliSAR Optical Radar into its AW139 SAR helicopter, evaluating how it works autonomously in the detection, classification and tracking of small objects at sea

Mar 05, 2021
ROV Inspections Carried Out for the Royal Australian Navy
ROV Inspections Carried Out for the Royal Australian Navy

An in-water hull survey on HMAS Ballarat was carried out by Remote Imaging Solutions, utilising innovative ROVs that eliminate risk of deploying divers in the water and provide a safe option for collecting subsea data

Mar 04, 2021
Collins Aerospace Awarded $64 million Contract for U.S. Navy Warship Sonar Domes
Collins Aerospace Awarded $64 million Contract for U.S. Navy Warship Sonar Domes

The agreement, which builds upon a previous five-year production contract, includes shipping, installation, engineering support, field services, inspection and repairs

Mar 04, 2021
Advanced Navigation Systems for Spanish Navy’s F110-Class multi-mission Frigates
Advanced Navigation Systems for Spanish Navy’s F110-Class multi-mission Frigates

iXblue’s Marins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Netans Navigation Data Distribution & Computation Systems will provide critical navigation capabilities to the Spanish Navy's five new frigates

Feb 25, 2021
Future USS Jack H. Lucas to be Equipped with SPY-6 Radar
Future USS Jack H. Lucas to be Equipped with SPY-6 Radar

The SPY-6(V) family of radars built by Raytheon is ground-breaking technology that will enable the Navy to see farther, react quicker and greatly enhance their defense against threats

Feb 19, 2021
Maritime Configured SkyGuardian RPA to be Demonstrated in UK
Maritime Configured SkyGuardian RPA to be Demonstrated in UK

The GA-ASI aircraft will be configured to include a multi-mode maritime surface-search radar with Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar imaging mode, and a HD, Full-Motion Video sensor equipped with optical and infrared cameras

Feb 18, 2021
HMS Lancaster Gets Equipped with Heavy Machine Guns
HMS Lancaster Gets Equipped with Heavy Machine Guns

Effective at ranges of up to 2,000 metres, the 50 cal heavy machine gun bullets can penetrate light armour and plastics such as RIB speed boats, providing the warship with an extra layer of defense

Feb 15, 2021
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