Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company , has earned a National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) 2010 award for its modeling and simulation support for U.S. Navy training. The NTSA Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in Modeling and Simulation for Traini
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
Kongsberg has completed the world’s longest multi-sensor AUV pipeline survey using one of its cutting-edge HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The pipeline inspection took place February 9th – 11th 2011, in the Hjelte fjord near Bergen, Norway and the HUGIN 1000 was operated from the Ro
The Atlas Elektronik Group, a worldwide acting company for maritime defense electronics, has founded a subsidiary in North America. Atlas North America (Atlas NA) has been set up to establish a strong and reliable partnership with the US Navy and US authorities. As potential main contractor Atlas NA
The U.S. is sending a special radar-equipped warship to the Mediterranean Sea next week, the first step in the development of a broad anti-b… (wwlp) [mappress] Source: wwlp,March 2, 2011;
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply bridge navigation systems for nine new mid-shore patrol vessels to be built for the Canadian Coast Guard. The contract, valued at up to $3 million (USD), was awarded to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit in Canada through its deale
Lockheed has been awarded a contract to provide engineering services in support of the US Navy’s AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system. The $13.4m contract is a modification to a previously awarded contract by the US Navy for work on the warfare system. The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is a surface ship combat
A BIG American warship bristles with more than 100 large copper antennae that send and receive signals for its weapons, its radar and its vo… [mappress] Source: economist, February 9, 2011;