Maritime News & Articles

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

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

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

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

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
British Royal Navy Benefit from SCTT Upgrades

Receiver-based stimulation of the operational software has resulted in high fidelity training that exactly matches the live environment, meaning crew are better trained, mission ready and can achieve their objectives faster

Feb 04, 2021
Fire Control Systems to be Developed for U.S. Navy SSBN Submarines

General Dynamics Mission Systems will provide development, production, installation and deployed-systems support for the Columbia and Dreadnaught ballistic missile class submarines

Feb 03, 2021
High-Energy Laser Weapon Demonstrator for German Navy

MBDA and Rheinmetall will work together to fabricate, integrate and support test a laser weapon demonstrator in the maritime environment, onboard the German Navy frigate F124 Sachsen

Feb 02, 2021
Belgium and Netherlands MCM Vessels to be Equipped with NS50 Radars

The NS50 is the world’s most compact, affordable 4D AESA naval radar, offering superior air and surface detection, tracking and classification performances for high value ships

Feb 02, 2021
SeaBat 7123-MkII Sonar Selected for New Build Naval Mine Hunting Vessels

Teledyne has been awarded a significant order for delivery of forward looking sonars for a mine counter measure program

Jan 29, 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth to be Joined by U.S. Forces on Maiden Deployment

British Forces will be joined this year by U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lightning jets, USS The Sullivans - Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, plus sailors and marines, for the inaugural Carrier Strike 21 deployment

Jan 28, 2021
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