The U.S. Navy has officially opened a new innovation laboratory, aptly shortened to iLab, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held November 7 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The iLab’s mission will be to exploit and leverage low-cost commercial sector research and tools from the computer gaming indus
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $192.7 million contract for post-delivery availability work on Zumwalt and Michael Mansoor, the first two of overall three stealth destroyers the navy will operate. In addition to mission systems activation and post shakedown availabilities (PSA) of USS Zumwal
The Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montréal is at sea on its first deployment as the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) experimental ship. The modernized frigate deployed October 24, 2016 with a full schedule of missions including combat enhancement training, crew trials and operational testing
Members of the Belgian Navy and U.S. Coast Guard recently completed a week-long maritime law enforcement exercise with partners from the Cabo Verde Coast Guard (CVCG), Maritime Police (CVMP), and Judicial Police (CVJP). The major participating units in the exercise were the Belgian command and suppo
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a $177.9 million contract modification for the production of Evolved Seasparrow Missiles Block I. Under the modification, Raytheon will provide 186 all up rounds, inert operation missiles, spare components, shipping containers, and provide othe
Navy divers from Australia and the United States are set to start training activities in Sydney on November 8 to improve their skills and inter-operability. Exercise Dugong 16 brings together more than 50 specialist divers and support staff for two weeks of training on underwater construction techni
Approximately 150 U.S. sailors and marines and 200 Royal Cambodian sailors completed the 7th annual cooperation afloat readiness and training (CARAT) exercise in Cambodia with a closing ceremony at Ream Navy Base, in Cambodia on November 4. Throughout the five-day exercise, the teams engaged in trai
UK’s Defence Secretary announced on Friday that first steel for the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates would be cut in summer 2017. Michael Fallon made the announcement during a visit to Govan in Scotland and added that the deal was subject to final contract negotiations. Fallon also announced a £100
The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is funding development of a glue that does not collapse when soaked in water and can even be turned on and off with electricity. Dr. Bruce Lee, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Michigan Technological University, is using a protein produced b
Royal Australian Navy’s Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) successfully launched an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) in a test off the east coast of Australia. The navy shared a video of the event and added that the missile firing was the first conducted in Automatic Sel
Belgian Navy research ship R/V Belgica is scheduled to get a successor by 2020, the Belgium government announced on October 28. The 32-year-old ship has reached an end of its service life and needs a replacement, secretary of state for science Elke Sleurs said. RV Belgica is owned by the Belgian Sci
The EU naval force in charge of safeguarding shipping off the Horn of Africa has increased its patrols after Somali pirates attacked chemical tanker CPO Korea off the east coast of Somalia on October 22. During the attack a number of shots were exchanged between the six armed pirates, who were in a
The U.S. Navy recently shared news of the Marines’ F-35B stealth fighter jet conducting trials aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America. A total of seven of the STOVL (short take-off vertical landing) variants of the Lockheed Martin-built jet are embarked on USS America for both developmental
U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) carried out a live-fire exercise with the ship’s RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile weapons systems and Phalanx Close-In Weapons System on November 2. Carl Vinson fired at two drones using the ship’s aft RAM launcher and fired the
