Maritime News & Articles

Construction Begins on First US Navy Columbia-Class Submarine

General Dynamics Electric Boat conducted the keel laying ceremony at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, to mark the beginning of construction

Jun 07, 2022
Boeing Offers P-8A Poseidon for Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft Program

The Boeing P-8A is a proven military off-the-shelf solution that aims to improve Canada’s capability to defend its northern and maritime borders while ensuring interoperability with NORAD and NATO allies

Jun 07, 2022
US Navy Executes Satellite-Based Maritime Domain Awareness Exercise

Kleos will provide its Radio Frequency geolocation data in realistic test scenarios to improve maritime domain awareness for challenges including sanctions reporting, transshipment monitoring, search and rescue, and more

Jun 06, 2022
US Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship 

The Lockheed Martin-built ship will be deployed for close-to-shore missions with the US Navy

Jun 01, 2022
EO/IR Systems for Philippine Navy Patrol Boats

Israel Aerospace Industries' MiniPOP for Maritime Applications provides real-time imaging, automatic video tracking, and precise target geo-location capabilities that can be used as a stand-alone EO/IR observation system

Jun 01, 2022
Manufacturing Assessment of New US Navy Propulsor Bearing Designs

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will conduct a comparative analysis of the selected designs, including mechanical stress modeling and requirements for manufacturing equipment, assembly, and testing

May 31, 2022
Enhanced Firepower for Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers 

All six Type 45s will be fitted with the MBDA Sea Ceptor missile system on top of crucial upgrades to the destroyers’ principal weapon, the Sea Viper

May 31, 2022
New Torpedo Tubes for Swedish Corvettes

Saab’s new torpedo tube will enhance and future proof Sweden’s capability for operating lightweight torpedoes from surface ships, thereby enhancing anti-submarine capabilities

May 30, 2022
Austal Delivers 15th Guardian-Class Patrol Boat

The Guardian-class Patrol Boat was gifted to the Cook Islands and will be used to carry out border patrols, regional policing, search and rescue, and other operations domestically and internationally

May 30, 2022
JFD Surveys US Navy Vessels to Provide Submarine Rescue Assurance

JFD has undertaken its first Vessel of Opportunity (VOO) surveys in the US, on vessels that may be designated Submarine Rescue Motherships (MOSHIPs) operated by/for the US Navy

May 27, 2022
US Navy Deploys Autonomous Helicopter to Indo-Pacific

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout autonomous helicopter will provide wide area distributed maritime operations in the Pacific through its onboard sensors and integration with manned assets

May 25, 2022
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