The US Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) recently conducted a second long-range autonomous transit with a Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel (USV) from the Gulf Coast, passing through the Panama Canal, to the West Coast.
Japanese defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has concluded a research and prototype production contract with the country’s Ministry of Defense for next-generation mine-countermeasure technology.
Rolls-Royce has been awarded funding by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to further develop and demonstrate the Artificial Chief Engineer technology – an autonomous machinery control system that allows naval vessels to undertake long endurance missions with less human interaction.
Philly Shipyard has been awarded a contract to participate in an industry study for the development and design of the US Navy Cable Ship T-ARC(X) Program.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has officially started its activities within the European SEA Defence project.
A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel (USV), part of a partnership between the US Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and the US Navy, recently traveled a distance of more than 4,700 nautical miles, almost entirely autonomously. Afterward, the ship participated in exerc
Naval Group has equipped FS Andromede (M643), the French Navy’s Eridan-class minehunter, with a 3D-printed propeller.
Classification society ABS and shipbuilder Israel Shipyards are collaborating on a pioneering 3D model project.
A team from US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) recently worked with Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific on the first full-ship scan of an LPD-class ship using the laser light sensing technology known as lidar.
The US Navy has awarded contracts totaling $41,985,112 to six companies for large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV) studies. The US Navy is expected to use these studies for detailed design and construction of additional unmanned vessels.
Certification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is working with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to support a component of the navy’s compliance response to the Defence Seaworthiness Management System (DSwMS). Bureau Veritas will support the strengths and capabilities of the RAN to prescribe the naval ‘mat
The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Austal USA a modification to a previously awarded littoral combat ship (LCS) contract, the shipbuilder said.
Naviris, a 50/50 owned joint venture between Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and French defense contractor Naval Group, has signed its first contract regarding research and technology (R&T) with OCCAR, the European Joint Armaments Cooperation organisation.
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global has launched Global-X, a nine-month international science challenge worth up to $750,000 USD to encourage groundbreaking research from all around the world. ONR coordinates, executes and promotes the science and technology programs of the US Navy and Mari
