Equipment & technology

OSI’s collision avoidance tech to be tested by Canadian Navy
Provider of integrated naval navigation and tactical solutions OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been awarded a contract to test integrated collision avoidance decision aid (CADA).

Canadian Navy chooses GSTS’ digital solution to boost maritime security
Maritime intelligence company Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) has been selected by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to provide enhanced maritime situational awareness to the Royal Canadian Navy through the use of the OCIANA platform.

iXblue to provide navigation systems to Norwegian and German Type 212CD subs
Tech company iXblue has been selected by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) to provide navigation systems to the newly built Type 212CD submarines intended for the Norwegian and German navies.

SeeByte to support Royal Navy’s mine-hunting program
Software solutions provider SeeByte has been awarded a contract by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) agency to provide a range of command and control, autonomy and software design services for Royal Navy’s Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) and related programs.

KM’s propellers and shafts picked for Finland’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes
Norwegian tech company Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a contract with the design, development, engineering and consulting company Aker Arctic Technology which will see KM supplying propellers and shafts for four new Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class (Squadron 2020) corvettes.

L3Harris wins $205M deal to provide SPEIR system to US Navy
A team led by American tech company L3Harris Technologies has been selected to provide the shipboard panoramic electro-optic/infrared (SPEIR) system to the US Navy to boost fleet protection.

German Navy’s K130 corvette test fires RBS 15 anti-ship missile
The German Navy’s K130 corvette Oldenburg (F263) has test-fired RBS 15 anti-ship missile at a land-based target in Norway for the first time.

US Navy to use Kleos’ satellite data to track ships
Geological data provider Kleos Space has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Division, Crane (NSWC Crane) for joint data experimentation.

Serco gets $334M SHAPM services contract from US Navy
Provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services Serco has been contracted by the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide shipbuilding acquisition program management (SHAPM) services.

Indian Navy to get ASTRA MK-I BVR missiles under new defence contract
Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of ASTRA MK-I beyond visual range (BVR) air to air missile (AAM) systems and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy.

Raytheon delivers INS for Canadian Coast Guard’s new OOSV
Raytheon Anschütz, a business of Raytheon Technologies, has delivered an integrated navigation system (INS) to the Canadian Coast Guard’s new offshore oceanographic science vessel (OOSV).

UK’s Royal Navy to boost hunter-killer submarines with Tomahawk missile system
UK’s Royal Navy has revealed plans to enhance its hunter-killer submarines with the latest cruise missile system. Specifically, all Astute-class boats are to receive boosted Tomahawks as part of a £265 million upgrade to the submarines’ premier long-range weapon. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TL

OSI’s INTS for South African Navy’s new MMIPV aces sea acceptance test
Provider of integrated naval navigation and tactical solutions OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has revealed that the company’s integrated avigation & tactical system (INTS) passed the sea acceptance test.

US Navy awards first multi-service contract for Tomahawk weapon system
The US Navy has awarded a contract to missile manufacturer Raytheon Missile Systems for the delivery of 154 Tomahawk missile systems to the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Army.