Maritime News & Articles

BAE Systems Autonomous RIB Awarded Lloyd’s Register Certification

BAE's Autonomous Pacific 24 (AP24) Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has potential to undertake missions such as force protection and anti-piracy, persistent intelligence gathering and maritime security to meet the evolving threats of modern warfare

Feb 21, 2023
Raytheon Awarded Contract to Deliver JPALS to Japan

JPALS ensures enhanced safety and increased operational capability, guiding aircraft onto carriers and amphibious assault ships in all weather and surface conditions

Feb 20, 2023
US Navy Selects CAES for SEWIP Block 2 Support

CAES will provide support to the SEWIP Block 2 program covering spares, engineering services, and repair for antenna array panel assemblies

Feb 20, 2023
Kongsberg Propulsion Solution Selected for New Italian Navy Submarine Rescue Ship

Kongsberg is supplying a pair of its Elegance propulsion pods as well as three tunnel thrusters, Mcon propulsion control system, DP3 (Dynamic Positioning) system, and single and multibeam echo sounders

Feb 20, 2023
BMT Signs Subcontract for FSS with Navantia

BMT will be responsible for delivering critical design, through life support and training packages, and will provide functional design for all three vessels for the Royal Fleet Auxillary (RFA)

Feb 17, 2023
Kraken to Integrate Leonardo Mini-Torpedo System into K50

Alongside the integration of Leonardo's Black Scorpion mini-torpedo system into the K50, there is also an opportunity to integrate more Leonardo systems into future Kraken platforms, including LIONFISH

Feb 16, 2023
Royal Navy Upgrades Training Capabilities with New VR Simulators 

Simulation technology from Kongsberg Digital will allow Royal Navy teams to train together with multiple vessels in the same scenarios

Feb 15, 2023
Curtiss-Wright Awarded US Navy Contract for MOSA Computer Modules

The contract is scheduled to run through to the end of 2024 and is the third consecutive multi-year IDIQ contract Curtiss-Wright has received in support of this program

Feb 14, 2023
Forcys Australia Launches to Increase Lethality in Indo Pacific Waters

Forcys brings together leading technologies, offering a comprehensive naval and subsea capability to the Australian defense market

Feb 14, 2023
Construction Begins on Third Royal Navy Dreadnought Ballistic Missile Submarine

Due to enter service from the early 2030s, the submarines, constructed by BAE Systems, will carry the UK's nuclear deterrent

Feb 13, 2023
Inmarsat Government Selects SAILOR XTR for New $578 Million US Navy Contract

Existing Ku-band terminals on Military Sealift Command's (MSC) vessels will be replaced with customized rapid deployment 1 meter SAILOR 1000 XTR and 0.6 meter SAILOR 600 XTR Ka-band VSAT terminals

Feb 09, 2023
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