BlueView Technologies the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, released ProViewer® Plus that includes advanced target tracking analytics by SeeByte. The new upgraded version of BlueView’s operating software for its 2D Imaging Sonar now includes a new feature that enab
U.S. and royal Cambodian navies began their 2nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia exercise Oct. 20, with a pierside opening ceremony at the port of Sihanoukville. “Last year marked an important step forward in the relationships between the U.S. and Cambodian Navies,”
A group of six Marines from the Wounded Warrior Detachment Hawaii (WW DET HI) Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay visited the Virginia-class submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) to get a first-hand look at basic submarine operations, Oct 18 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The visit included a tour of
CAE announced that it has been awarded a series of military contracts from the defence forces of seven countries valued at more than C$125 million. They include a contract to develop two multi-crew simulators for a new undergraduate program of the United States Navy, additional work for the United S
Lockheed Martin, Mission Systems & Sensors, Mitchel Field, N.Y., is being awarded a $39,977,957 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide the fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 U.S. and U.K. TRIDENT II (D5) Navigation Subsystem Engineering Support Services requirements. Spe
Raytheon Company has completed the shipboard installation of the Cobra Judy Replacement program’s X- and S-band antennas onto the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25). These massive active phased-array antennas, each weighing more than 500,000 pounds, were installed onto the ship at Kiewit Offshore Se
Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 assisted Chilean officials Sept. 28 to locate a Chilean military plane that disappeared off the coast of Chile Sept. 3. The four-man MDSU 2 team provided underwater vehicle remote environmental monitoring units (REMUs) 100, side scan and video sys
Seventeen Sailors killed aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) when it was attacked by terrorists in the Yemeni port of Aden 11 years ago on this date were honored in a ceremony Oct. 12, 2011. The ceremony was held on board Naval Station Norfolk at the Cole Memorial site along the shores
Fleet Survey Team (FST) is conducting a hydrographic survey in the harbor of Durres, Albania, its approaches and anchorages in a cooperative survey with the Albanian government. FST deployed a seven-person survey team, comprised of both military and civilian surveyors, and a nine-meter survey vessel
Raytheon Company’s aerostat system — Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) — recently completed a successful 14-day endurance test at a range in Utah demonstrating its readiness. “Providing persistent surveillance for cruise missile defense is a very important capability
Austal’s US shipyard has celebrated the official start of fabrication for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 3), one of seven Austal-designed 103 metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) under contract with the US Department of Defense. “The race is on,” said Austal USA President and Chief
The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft reached a major milestone Sept. 30 when it retracted its landing gear and flew in its cruise configuration for the first time. The flight, conducted at Edwards Air Force Base, also helped validate pre
A new fiber-optic inertial navigation system/global positioning system (INS/GPS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft Company for the new Citation Ten business jet. An improved version of the co
US Navy’s Aegis-carrying ships will be stationed in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain under US plan of missile defense deployment in Europe, said American officials on Oct 5. According to their statements, that decision was made by the US Administration and agreed with Spanish government, reports ITAR
