The Australian Government has approved the acquisition of eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. The acquisition of the eight P-8A aircraft will cost approximately $4 billion, including support facilities. These state-of-the-art aircraft will dramatically boost Australia’s ability to
Raytheon Company demonstrated its latest variant of the combat-proven Griffin® missile, the Griffin Block III, throughout a series of test shots culminating in several direct hits against a variety of static and moving targets. “The Griffin is already well known for its ability to destroy targets
OSI Maritime Systems Ltd. (OSI) announced yesterday that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin Canada to support the design activity of the bridge and navigation capabilities for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new class of Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). Lockheed Martin Canada is one of AO
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was awarded a task order by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) to provide engineering, technical, and program management support services to the Quality and Systems Engineering Assurance division. Under the task order
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems,based in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, has been awarded a $35.5 million contract for the purchase of three AN/AQS-20A sonar, mine detecting sets with ancillary equipment. The system will be deployed from the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships as part of the Mine Counte
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) arrived in Darwin, Australia for a port visit, Feb. 15. “Our visit to Darwin is just a small part of the strong enduring relationship between the U.S. and Australia,” said Cmdr. T.J. Zerr, Kidd’s executive officer. “For nearly thr
BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. received a $15.2 million modification to a previously awarded Virginia Class Submarines contract on Feb. 18, 2014. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. The contract relates to supply of long lead time materials in support
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) arrived in Muara, Brunei, Feb. 14 for a port visit as part of her maiden deployment to the Western Pacific. This port visit allows Sailors aboard Spruance to experience a new and different culture while representing the conti
The ship’s company of HMS Ledbury will visit their affiliated town of Ledbury this weekend and exercise their Freedom with a parade through the streets. Arriving on Saturday (February 22), the first engagement for the sailors from the Hunt-Class mine hunter will be a friendly football match agains
Family and friends said their farewells to the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) as she departed Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam for a deployment to the Western Pacific region, Feb. 15. Greeneville’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Martin Muckian, said the subm
GE’s Power Conversion business has been awarded a development contract to further explore the opportunities presented by adopting DC distribution technology in Royal Navy ships. The company has been working closely with the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) for many years on electric propulsion progr
The Royal Netherlands Navy has concluded its large tactical exercise off the Norwegian coast. All the data collected during the tactical training was used to make 3D reconstructions. This technology makes it possible to analyze the exercise extremely accurately. The exercise saw the Navy test vari
The U.S. Navy recently tested, for the first time on a Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor that will find hard-to-detect targets over long distances. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are developing and integrating IRST, an essential upgrade to the combat capa
The Royal Australian Navy’s Plymouth based frigate, HMS Portland, has worked with the Cape Verde Coast Guard to strengthen bonds with the Atlantic islanders and help prevent the illegal flow of drugs. Following a brief stop in the port of Mindelo, HMS Portland sailed back out to sea with a boardin
