Naval Warfare

Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters

Large programmes around the world are likely to be immune to flux, but the impact of geopolitics could be unprecedented in 2025.

Naval Warfare

UK-Australia meeting creates new AUKUS submarine integration office

The latest AUKMIN meeting created an important administrative office for submarine delivery.

Naval Warfare

Naval Warfare Review 2024: Business as usual overshadowed by geopolitics and budgets, but innovation promised solutions

There was solid programme advancement around the world in 2024, but a combination of more threats, fleet unreadiness and a financial squeeze darkened naval horizons as the year advanced.

Naval Warfare

USS Zumwalt undocked after supersonic weapons upgrade

The vessel will be the first in the US fleet to carry the Conventional Prompt Strike capability.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Australia exits BAMS

2nd March 2009

Australia has announced it is pulling out of the US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) project with government citing a combination of programme slippage …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ECA show SIMBA 45 oceanography and mine warfare UUV system

24th February 2009

At IDEX 09, ECA showed the SIMBA 45 System for underwater imaging, Hydro graphic & Oceanographic survey, and Mine Warfare. All this is accomplished by …
Uncrewed Vehicles

BAMS arrives in the Gulf

13th February 2009

The joint mission of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing expanded with the recent addition of the first operational Navy Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system, part …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Completes 1,500th Shipboard Sortie With US Navy

7th January 2009

The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) - a joint effort of The Boeing Company and Insitu - has completed its 1,500th shipboard sortie in service …
Uncrewed Vehicles

The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2008-2018 - a new report

18th December 2008

The continuous evolution of unmanned vehicle systems and the emergence of new technologies, coupled with recent operational successes in Iraq and Afghanistan, have led to …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DCNS and Thales to design and demonstrate UAV deck landing system

18th December 2008

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded DCNS and Thales an advanced study contract for a deck landing system for unmanned aerial vehicles. The …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Reveals First Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft

17th December 2008

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) today unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft at a ceremony here attended by Navy officials, state and …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ROV available for control via the internet

16th December 2008

Internet users can now reach under the sea to pilot a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) docked at an unmanned experimental laboratory based off Vancouver Island. …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Sonardyne Ranger USBL tracks Jason ROV at 5000 metres

15th December 2008

A Ranger Wideband USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International Ltd has provided impressive performance for the engineers from the Deep Submergence Laboratory …
Defence Helicopter

UK MoD Confirms Future Lynx Programme

12th December 2008

It has been confirmed in a statement today, made by Defence Secretary John Hutton, that the Future Lynx contract signed in June 2006 by the …
Defence Helicopter

CPI Aerostructures Announces $2.8 Million Contract Award from Sikorsky

10th December 2008

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation valued at $2.8 million for the S-70B SEAHAWK helicopter. CPI …
Uncrewed Vehicles

USS Freedom (LCS-1) Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning Highlights US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV

9th December 2008

The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was prominently displayed on …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Co-operational Agreement between Cetix and Stromek for ROV hangar solutions

5th December 2008

The two companies will market and sell integrated ROV hangar solutions for the sub sea market on a world wide basis. The hangar solution combine …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Partnership Provides Autonomous Vehicles to Enable New Era of Deep Sea Research

4th December 2008

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has partnered with the Waitt Institute for Discovery to make deep-sea exploration technology and a world-class operations group broadly …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Rheinmetall develops USV for German Navy

25th November 2008

The German Navy has contracted with Rheinmetall Defence to retrofit and supply it with a robotic boat capable of carrying out a variety of missions. …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky flies first CH-148 Cyclone

17th November 2008

The long-awaited first flight of the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone has taken place in Florida. The much-delayed aircraft, which will eventually go on to replace the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Navy pilots learning to fly Global Hawk

11th November 2008

In what could prove to be the first step toward creating a joint RQ-4 Unmanned Aircraft System training unit here, pilots of the 1st Reconnaissance …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Establishes Robotics Initiative

7th November 2008

Elements of computer programming, technology, mathematics, science and engineering are coming together in a new robotics initiative at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology that could lead …
Defence Helicopter

Barco mission displays selected for 'Panther' helicopter upgrade

5th November 2008

Avionics specialist Barco has won an important contract from helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter to deliver high-performance mission displays for use aboard the AS 565 ‘Panther' helicopter. …