Sensors & Combat Systems
Australian sail training ship completes development program
Royal Australian Navy sail training ship Young Endeavour arrived at Gladstone on 26 June, completing the eleven day Young Endeavour Youth Development Program. Crewed by 24 youth from across Australia, the square-rigged tall ship has sailed along the Queensland coast from Brisbane. The voyage is a pa
VIDEO: German Navy’s air-independent U 35 submarine
Although the German Navy’s Type 212A submarine U 35 belongs to the same class as its predecessors, the German Navy says the second batch of boats is far more technically advanced. The latest video released by the ‘Marine’ showcases the submarine explaining how the hybrid, air independent propulsion
Human factors scientists design Australian Future Frigate operation room
The SEA 5000 Phase 1 (Future Frigate Design and Construction) project brought on board two human factor scientists to make sure that the Royal Australian Navy’s Future Frigate operations room support effective and efficient RAN operations. Defence scientists Susan Cockshell and Kingsley Fletcher are
HMS Scott assists National Oceanography Centre scientists
The team on the Royal Navy’s largest survey ship HMS Scott were asked to help experts from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton with one of its scientific buoys over the Porcupine Abyssal Plain. The center receives daily data from a series of buoys in the Atlantic some 300 miles southwest
Australian Minehunter finds plane wreckage 73 m below surface
The Commanding Officer of Royal Australian Navy’s Huon class minehunter HMAS Gascoyne has praised his crew for their role in finding a plane which crashed off the coast of New South Wales, nearly two months ago. Lieutenant Commander Alan Parton said his crew discovered the wreckage relatively quickl
VIDEO: Belgian frigate BNS Leopold I tests barrels off Norway
The Belgian Navy recently shared a video of its multi-purpose frigate BNS Leopold I testing its missile firing capabilities during two international exercises held between June 6 – 16 off the coast of Norway. Both exercises were designed to test the defensive techniques and anti-ship missiles. Eleve
First RIMPAC then Western Pacific deployment for US Navy LCS USS Coronado
U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) is scheduled to depart Naval Base San Diego June 22 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific. Before the ship begins its actual deployment, it will participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), a unique training opportunity th
Saab hosts navies for Sea Giraffe radar live demo
Swedish defense technology company Saab recently hosted international experts from navies and industry in Sweden for the third Sea Giraffe user group and a live demo for the new Sea Giraffe 4A. Around twenty users from countries including Canada, Malaysia, Poland, Sweden, Thailand and the USA gather
MDA to deliver Arctic surveillance system Polar Epsilon 2 to Canada
Canadian Department of Defense has awarded MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), a global communications and information company, a CA$48.5 million contract to deliver a broad-area global maritime and Arctic surveillance solution, called Polar Epsilon 2 (PE2). The contract includes two yea
DCNS, ONERA team up for R&D
Heads of French companies DCNS and ONERA signed a framework agreement for joint R&D projects in the naval and maritime domains, weapon systems included. The research and development agreement was signed by Hervé Guillou, Chairman and CEO of DCNS, and Bruno Sainjon, Chairman and CEO of ONERA on June
Fincantieri beats DCNS in Qatari €4 billion shipbuilding mega contract
The Qatari Ministry of Defence has chosen the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri over the rival French DCNS for its €4 billion euro national naval acquisition program. Fincantieri and the Qatari Ministry of Defence signed the contract for the construction of seven new units overall in Rome, Ital
China denies spying US Navy carrier in Japanese waters
Responding to reports of a Chinese spy ship entering Japanese waters while spying on U.S. Navy aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN-74), China’s Ministry of National Defense released a statement saying the Chinese warship conducted “normal navigation and training in relevant waters of the Western P
US Office of Naval Research contracts BAE for EO/IR sensor system
The Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory awarded BAE Systems a $3.9 million contract to develop a customized variant of the lock-on naval electro-optic/infrared sensor system (LockNESS™) maritime defense system. Proliferation of anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles
Canadian AUV Dorado on sea trials for new role
The Royal Canadian Navy’s interim remote mine-sweeper Dorado is currently performing sea trials in Belcarra, British Columbia in preparation for a new role in its service. The purpose built semi-submersible autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), built and housed by International Submarine Engineering,