Technology/Modernization

Royal Canadian Navy successfully tested a new auto-pilot system onboard HMCS Windsor. This new tech enhances subs’ ability to automatically maintain depth and course during complex sub maneuvers.

Kraken Robotics developed a real-time synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) system that has been integrated and tested onboard a US Navy REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operated by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Rhode Island.“Kraken is proud to...

Leonardo to lead OCEAN2020 program, the first and most important EU Defence Agency research tender for naval surveillance technologyLeonardo was awarded the most important project related to the first European Defence Found’s initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capabilities,...

The Indonesian Navy commissioned its second SIGMA 10514 guided missile frigate – KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai – in a ceremony at Benoa Harbor on January 10.The vessel was delivered to the Indonesian Navy by shipbuilder PT PAL who...

The U.S. Navy will test a new laser weapon aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious ship Portland as early as this fall.The integration of a laser with the Portland (LPD-27) will be the first such effort since the demonstrations of...

Japanese government is making arrangements to introduce a new missile intercept system on two new Aegis-equipped destroyers that will be deployed in fiscal 2019 and 2020.According to several government sources, the new intercept system will improve the ability of...

Lockheed Martin awards Gibbs & Cox contract for Functional Design for the Multi-Mission Surface CombatantLockheed Martin recently awarded Gibbs & Cox, the nation’s leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm, a contract to support the Functional Design of...

The Swedish defense firm Saab is set to demonstrate for the U.S. Navy an underwater drone that simulates a submarine, making it easier for ships and aircraft to practice anti-submarine warfare.The testing will start in the summer of 2018...

Lockheed Martin Demos Next Generation Aegis Ashore SolutionLockheed Martin demonstrated the ability to greatly increase operational performance, efficiency and reliability of Aegis Ashore, by connecting key components of its Aegis Ashore and Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) technologies.Connecting the...

The French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. The contract covers de-risking studies ahead of construction of a...