ACI Technologies, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., is being awarded $29,270,383 increased funding to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee task order #0003 under existing contract (N00014-06-D-0090) to develop an open architecture radar that meets the Navy’s current Littoral Combat Ship requirement for a l
Lockheed Martin held a successful critical design review for an electronic warfare system upgrade that will defend U.S. Navy surface combatants from evolving anti-ship missile threats. Under the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), the Navy is pursuing an evolutionary succession o
The Navy’s new joint tactical communications satellite arrived at Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex, March 1 and is currently undergoing final preparations for its scheduled spring liftoff. Funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Tactical Microsatellite (TacSat)-4 is smaller in size, lower in
DCNS has completed the hull of the first Gowind offshore patrol vessel on schedule. The forward and aft halves were mated late last week at… (defense-aerospace) [mappress] Source: defense-aerospace, March 15, 2011;
Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland is to receive a number of upgrades and improvements that will significantly increase her sustainability… (babcock) [mappress] Source: babcock, March 15, 2011;
The Transatlantic Seafloor Research Challenge is not a real competition, but that hasn’t stopped British designer Philip Pauley from envisio… (gizmag) [mappress] Source: gizmag ,March 15, 2011;
Navy and Marine Corps leaders today signed an agreement by which the Corps will join the Navy in buying the F-35 joint strike fighter variant designed for aircraft carriers, service leaders announced today. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and Marine Corps Comm
Iran will launch large-scale speedboat production on the basis of the British Bladerunner 51, Revolutionary Guards Corps Naval Commander, Re… (trend) [mappress] Source: trend,March 14, 2011;
The recovery unit will provide accommodation and support current services at Devonport such as physical, medical and psychological rehabilitation for personnel from all three Services with links to the South West – all within a familiar military environment. The accommodation at the new centre, whic
Sweden’s 17th-century royal warship Vasa, which sank in 1628 and was brought to the surface three centuries later, on Thursday began undergoing a major refurbishment, museum officials said. The ship — which is housed in a special museum built over an old dry dock that is one of Stockholm’s most popu
The USS Storm’s projector was installed in late November 2010 and the simulator was used by more than 180 underclassmen per day in December… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog,March 11, 2011;
Juliet Marine Systems, Inc. announced today that they have developed and built a revolutionary marine platform called GHOST specifically designed to deal with international problems of piracy. International piracy has been consistently growing. In Somalia alone, pirates today hold 33 hijacked ships
After an exhaustive assessment, BAE Systems (Submarine Solutions) has chosen iXSea MARINS inertial navigation systems for HMS Audacious, the fourth boat in the UK Royal Navy’s Astute-class, nuclear-powered attack submarine construction programme. HMS Audacious will be equipped with two MARINS units.
Griffon Hoverwork has designed a brand new craft, the 2450TD, with significant design input from the Swedish Coastguard. The 2450TD is based on the popular 2400TD design but, as the Coastguard wanted to transport their snowmobiles, the dimensions and payload of the craft were increased. The Swedish
