Equipment & technology
Moving towards a hybrid fleet: US Navy’s UISS hits IOC
The unmanned influence sweep system (UISS), a component of the US Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has achieved initial operating capability (IOC).
Israeli Navy picks Steadicopter’s Black Eagle electric unmanned helicopter
Rotary unmanned aerial systems (RUAS) supplier Steadicopter has won a contract to provide its Black Eagle 5O electric unmanned helicopter for the Israeli Navy. The Black Eagle Electric family is the first family of unmanned helicopters that are powered by an electric motor. The model Black Eagle 50,
BAE Systems wins Artisan radar deal for Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier
UK defence company BAE Systems has signed a five-year contract to support its Artisan radar on the Brazilian Navy’s flagship, the multipurpose aircraft carrier NAM Atlântico.
iXblue, ECA Group demonstrate subsea asset tracking in Baltic Sea
French tech company iXblue and compatriot defence firm ECA Group have demonstrated subsea asset tracking in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea in Poland’s Gdynia harbor.
SEA wins contract extension to support Royal Navy’s submarines
Systems Engineering & Assessment’s (SEA) Naval Systems Integration Process Service (NSIPS) contract has been extended to include support for the configuration management of the combat systems for all Royal Navy in-service submarines.
Four different USV prototypes participate in RIMPAC manned-unmanned ops
Four prototype unmanned surface vessels are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC) exercise, delivering warfighting capabilities and extending the reach of the manned US fleet with fewer risks to the warfighter.
USS Ronald Reagan pays visit to Singapore
The US Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in the Republic of Singapore for a scheduled port call on 22 July, marking the first time the carrier has visited the country since 2019.
HII scores US Navy’s DDG(X) destroyer design and engineering deal
American shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries has revealed that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and design from the US Navy for the next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) program.
UK’s Type 23 frigate tracks movements of Russian subs into North Sea
A Royal Navy warship, Type 23 frigate HMS Portland, has tracked the movements of two Russian submarines as they sailed into the North Sea.
Rolls-Royce, Safran partner with MBDA on next-gen cruise missile program
Defence companies Rolls-Royce and Safran Power Units have jointly signed an assessment phase contract with MBDA, as part of the Franco-British Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
General Dynamics gets $272M to work on US and UK ballistic missile subs
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a US Navy contract to support the development, production and installation of fire control systems for the Columbia- and Dreadnought classes of ballistic missile submarines.
USMC tests Iron Dome-based air defense system
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has tested its medium-range intercept capability (MRIC) prototype integrated with Rafael’s Iron Dome ground launcher and Tamir interceptor missile.
NSWC PHD, GBL Systems team up on new tech for navy use
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) has expanded its presence in the technology transfer arena through the cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) inked with GBL Systems Corp., a provider of systems engineering and custom software products.
QinetiQ to trial Banshee target drones onboard HMS Prince of Wales
British multinational defence technology company QinetiQ has received a contract from the Royal Navy to trial the military effect of Banshee Jet80+ air vehicle off Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.