As part of contracts awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), DCNS has selected Thales to equip the French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and the two French Horizon-class frigates with latest-generation IFF[1] identification systems. The installation of these new systems,
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a $21.4 million contract for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. Bath Iron Works is one of three shipyards chosen from a field of eight competitors to proceed to Phase I design work on this next-generation cutter program. The
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will launch the Royal Navy’s USD 5.1 billion (£3.1billion) aircraft carrier, named after her, during her visit to Scotland in summer this year, the Daily Record reported. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest ship ever built for the Navy, will be launched in Fife-based dockyar
The Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Westminster staged a submarine hunt east of the Suez Canal, where she is wrapping up her anti-piracy deployment in anticipation of the arrival of her sister HMS Somerset, which will take over in early February. The tests included firing of a red-tipped dummy torpedo St
The United States Navy has confirmed that the christening of the future USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2014, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW) said on Friday. The christening of the USS Zumwalt was originally set for October 19, however, due to the U.S.Governmen
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) and the Royal Australian Navy have signed a contract, under which OSI will provide in-service-support for its ECPINS-W Sub (Warship Submarine) software across the Navy fleet. The contract was signed for software upgrades and engineering support services over the next thr
Raytheon Company voiced yesterday its readiness to continue work on the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) contract. The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $279.4 million contract in July 2013 to conduct the technology development phase of the program. In November 2013 the Government Accountability
BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards has won a USD 37.4 million deal for fiscal 2014 dry-docking selected restricted availability of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93). Under the contract, BAE Systems will undertake maintenance and modernization efforts on the ship.
The 3D printers are used for printing tools and testing of all kinds of machines, nevertheless BAE Systems has made 3D parts for military uses. The company’s engineers have created and flown a 3D printed camera bracket part for the first time aboard a Tornado fighter jet, which was launched from B
BAE Systems has received a £6 million (about USD 9.94 million) contract to extend its support to the Royal Navy’s warships. The BAE Systems teams for the Class Output Management and Design Services are in charge of providing a one-stop shop of support to the HMS Illustrious, the Hunt Class and the
The US Navy’s fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) has concluded her first deployment in over five years as she pulled into her Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on January 21. The six-month deployment followed an extensive $280 million worth Depot Modernization Period (DMP) of the submarine at th
USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) hit the water successfully at Austal USA on January 16, 2014. The high-speed catamaran, which is part of a 10-ship program worth over USD 1.6 billion, was recently christened at Austal shipyard. The launching was a multi-step process. The ship was first tranferred from the
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia held the steel cutting ceremony on 15 January 2014 for the first SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate. DSNS and PT PAL signed the contract for construction of the 105 meters long frigate with the Defence Ministry of In
Saab’s Sea Giraffe AMB Radar has received its official designation from the U.S. Navy, its official nomenclature now being the AN/SPS-77 (V)1, Saab Defense and Security USA (SDAS) announced. Mr. Erik Smith, Vice President of SDAS Sensor Systems Division, which is in charge of adapting the system,
