Autonomous Systems
France’s Naval Group opens Dutch office in bid for submarine, MCM work
French shipbuilder Naval Group has established a Dutch subsidiary, Naval Group Netherlands, in a bid to secure a role in the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Walrus-class submarine and Tripartite-class mine countermeasures ship replacement programs. Led by Mark van Rooij, Naval Group Netherlands will serve
Norwegian frigate finally secured to land as salvage plans move forward
The Royal Norwegian Navy’s stricken frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad is now securely fixed with seven anchoring points on land and is out of danger of sinking, the navy has informed. Over the weekend, a total of seven fixing points welded onto the frigate’s hull were fixed to anchors on land with steel w
Turkish mine warfare drill Nusret 2018 gets underway in Izmir
The Turkey-hosted international mine warfare exercise Nusret 2018 got underway in the Gulf of Izmir on October 16. Turkish minehunters are joined by ships from NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasure Group 2 for ten days of exercises. Nusret 2018 will also welcome autonomous underwater systems and ordna
Thales UK opens new autonomous vessels center in Plymouth
Thales UK opened a new maritime autonomy trials and training center in Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, in a ceremony on October 11. The waterfront facility will provide access to trials areas for development of maritime autonomous systems and will act as the key maritime integration, test and evaluati
ECA teams up with MAURIC to offer drone-specialized MCM motherships
French autonomous systems specialist ECA Group joined forces with maritime solution provider MAURIC to design a patrol vessel-sized ship specialized for carrying and deploying mine countermeasure autonomous vessel of all sizes. The design is named Octopoda and comes in two ranges, a 30-meter Octopod
ECA Group unveils new USV INSPECTOR 120
ECA Group has released a new INSPECTOR 120 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) as a part of its robotic and autonomous systems portfolio for naval applications. As explained by the company, the 12-meter USV has been developed to automatically deploy the ECA Group unmanned systems (UUVs) such as autonomou
L3 buys unmanned vessel specialist ASV Global
US defense contractor L3 Technologies announced it has acquired unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous vessel control systems company ASV Global. With this acquisition, L3 is expanding its unmanned vessel portfolio with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solutions, unmanned off-board sensors and int
Three new autonomous underwater vehicles for Royal Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy’s mine detection and neutralization force has added three new autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The new generation Remus 100 marine robots enable mapping of the underwater soil and viewing objects such as mines, explosives but also missing persons. The AUV can perform
BAE Systems, Cammell Laird launch Leander frigate website
The Leander frigate design was offered for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates
Russia releases first video footage of new Kanyon/Status-6 nuclear torpedo
The Russian defense ministry has released first video footage of a prototype of the nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed Status-6 torpedo which the US Central Intelligence Agency refers to as Kanyon. The existence of the new autonomous underwater vehicle, which can deliver both conventional and nuclear
Saab unveils new anti-ship missile RBS15 Gungnir
Swedish defense technology company Saab has unveiled its next generation anti-ship missile system – the RBS15 Gungnir – that will be on display at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 for the first time. The company says the new system continues the tradition of robust and autonomous all-weath
NATO SNMCMG2 ships host AUV developmental tests
The flagship of NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 2 hosted a team of scientists and engineers as they tested three new autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) during international exercises. Engineers from NATO Science and Technology Organisation’s (STO) Centre for Maritime Research and Experi
Royal Navy tests newly-delivered autonomous minesweeping system
The Royal Navy has recently tested its first autonomous minesweeping system in Dorset, South West England, evaluating its performance against modern mines. Autonomous motor boat Hussar can be sent off on missions, using a series of small, hi-tech boats trailed behind it to detonate the latest underw
Sea Venom/ANL missile demonstrates sea skimming skills in Panther helicopter launch
French missile manufacturer MBDA recently carried out a second development firing of its Sea Venom/ANL missile using a French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA – Direction Générale de l’Armement) Panther test helicopter for launch at Ile Du Levant in southeast France. The firing took place on April 18