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News - nrl "Naval Research Laboratory"

  • Naval Warfare

    Indian Project 17A frigate programme moves forward

    3rd October 2019

    The Indian Navy’s (IN) seven-ship Project 17A stealth frigate programme achieved a significant milestone with the launch of the first hull, the future INS Nilgiri, …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    P-8A trials new SAR kit

    10th October 2019

    The US Navy has added the UNIPAC III Search and Rescue (SAR) kit to a P-8A Poseidon RPAS for testing to enhance the aircraft’s ability …

  • Special Operations

    Pacific 2019: Australia brews up smooth new Whiskey

    8th October 2019

    A start-up New South Wales-based company, The Whiskey Project, used the Pacific International Maritime Exhibition in Sydney to launch what it calls its next-generation Whiskey …

  • Naval Warfare

    Exercise Cassowary winds up

    26th September 2019

    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed a joint six-day naval training exercise with the Indonesian armed forces to combat illegal maritime activities. RAN Armidale …

  • Naval Warfare

    Progeny Systems to provide USN CBASS torpedo upgrade

    3rd September 2019

    Progeny Systems has been awarded $115.7 million by the US Navy to upgrade the Mk-48 M7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) heavyweight torpedo. This …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    HAWK30 takes flight

    17th September 2019

    The HAWK30 solar high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) UAS undertook its first flight on September 11, 2019 at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, AeroVironment …

  • Naval Warfare

    HII to continue USS Helena work

    26th September 2019

    Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News will continue work on the US Navy’s USS Helena under a contract modification announced on 24 September. The $38 million modification …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DSEI 2019: Thales unveils new soldier architecture

    10th September 2019

    As part of its wider effort to support the ‘collaborative combat’ environment, Thales has unveiled the Soldier Harness Architecture (SHArc) to support the networking, power …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DSEI 2019: Spectra ventures into the Troposphere

    12th September 2019

    Spectra Group has agreed to partner with US company Comtech to provide a Troposcatter communications capability for end users demanding high capability and resilient connectivity …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DSEI 2019: Eurofighter looks to stand out from Tempest’s shadow

    11th September 2019

    Not be to outdone by its future successor Tempest, the long-running Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon programme is moving through a series of airframe …

  • Naval Warfare

    DSIT develops new towed array sonar

    27th September 2019

    DSIT announced on 26 September that it will launch its SwordFish Towed Array Sonar (TAS) system at Pacific 2019 in Australia. According to the company, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Commtact launches HiveComm data link family

    7th October 2019

    Wireless communications provider Commtact has launched its HiveComm datalink family, a suite of systems for use on air, sea and land platforms.  The family of …

  • Naval Warfare

    Raytheon receives MK 54 LWT order

    24th September 2019

    Raytheon has received a contract from the US Navy for MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) MOD 0 and MOD 1 common parts kits and spare …

  • Naval Warfare

    Keel laid for US Navy's LCS 28

    23rd September 2019

    The keel has been laid for the US Navy’s 11th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Austal USA’s shipyard Mobile, on 20 September. The vessel …

  • Military Logistics

    Harland & Wolff rescue by energy firm leaves door open for ‘secondary revenue’ streams (updated)

    1st October 2019

    The potential rescue of the Belfast-based marine industry service provider and former shipbuilder, Harland & Wolff (H&W;) had re-opened the prospect that the site could be …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Bandit (US)

    Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Data links

    Data links | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China

    China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    Naval: Combat Management Systems | Light Replenishment Oiler (T-AOL) [USN]

    The US Navy wants to procure a new class of medium-sized supply ships aimed at refuelling, rearming, and resupplying naval assets. The Navy’s proposed FY2025 budget requests $7.7 ...

  • Naval: shipboard communication systems

    Naval: shipboard communication systems | Light Replenishment Oiler (T-AOL) [USN]

    The US Navy wants to procure a new class of medium-sized supply ships aimed at refuelling, rearming, and resupplying naval assets. The Navy’s proposed FY2025 budget requests $7.7 ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Polar Support Vessel [Brazil]

    Programme Background Requirements In June 2020, the Brazilian Navy released a Request for Proposal (RfP) to procure a new Antarctic vessel to be manufactured in Brazil. The ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    Command Insertion Craft (CIC) [UK]

    Programme Background Requirements The Royal Navy is seeking a replacement for its fleet of LVPs Mk5 amphibious landing craft. The vessels entered service in the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Naval Collaborative Combat Air Vehicle (N-CCAV) [India]

    Programme Background CATS Warrior The Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) is a planned, uncrewed and crewed family of aircraft in development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Project Mosquito [UK]

    Programme Background Inception and Capabilities In 2019, in collaboration with the RAF, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) released details of its new UAS ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) [Thailand]

    Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Air Launched Effects (ALE) [UK]

    Programme Background Acquisition Pipeline First published on 13 June 2022, the Acquisition Pipeline is a forward look at potential procurement activity undertaken by the UK MoD.  ...

  • Aircraft carriers

    CVX (South Korea)

    Programme Background Requirements HHI was awarded a contract for the conceptual design of the LPX-II in October 2019. The project now aims to build a ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Hybrid Tiger

    Manufactured by the Naval Research Laboratory, the Hybrid Tiger is an electric UAV. As its name suggests, the platform features a hybrid power generation unit. ...

  • Air: UAS radar

    RASAR

    The real-time, autonomous, synthetic aperture radar (RASAR) is a self-contained radar designed for installation under the wing of UAS for counter-IED and FOPEN (Foliage Penetration) missions. It is ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    SA-400 Jackal

    The SA-400 Jackal is a heavy-payload-capability, long-endurance VTOL UAS that had its first flight in 2013. It is an optionally piloted vehicle, so it can ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Outlaw SeaHunter

    Outlaw UAVs are used by military and research agencies for training, testing, data collection and system development. In the 114-137kg maximum take-off weight class, SeaHunter ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    ShadowHawk

    The ShadowHawk is a VTOL UAV that can be transported and launched/recovered within a small area. The ShadowHawk is able to maintain aerial surveillance at ...

  • Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes

    Shyena/TAL

    Shyena, also known as TAL (The Advanced Light Torpedo), is an Indian lightweight anti-submarine torpedo developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (affiliated to ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Havoc

    Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...

  • Military - USVs

    MAST

    The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) was developed by ASV Global and Roke Manor Research under funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It ...

  • Subsystems: software

    SWARM

    CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Bat

    Northrop Grumman is developing the Bat family of medium-altitude, multi-mission UAS. The company announced two variants of the UAS (3.7m and 4.3m) and a rotary-wing ...

  • Military UGVs

    Dragon Runner

    The Dragon Runner UGV, manufactured by QinitiQ, has two versions: the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) and the slightly larger Dragon Runner 20 (DR20). All Dragon ...

  • Military UGVs

    Jackal

    Launched in September 2014, Clearpath Robotics' Jackal is a small, portable, integrated and weatherproof UGV. It has been built on a metal chassis and has four wheels ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Skate

    The Skate is a small, man-packable VTOL UAV designed for performing short-range ISR at the tactical level. A thrust-vectoring system provides a near-VTOL capability, enabling ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    XQ-67A

    In February 2024, GA-ASI first released images of the XQ-67A, a drone developed as part of a contract to support the USAF's Off-Board Sensing Station ...

  • Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

    Medical Shelter System

    The Medical Shelter System has a modular and scalable design and is available in two standard sizes. Field hospital configurations allow for medical systems with ...