Defense

delResearch LLC, the innovative creator behind the Popoto Modem brand of acoustic modems, proudly announces its selection by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to contribute to the PHYSICAL AND NETWORKING LAYER PROTOTYPE (PNLP) project, under the Broad Agency Announcement N00014-23-S-BC05 BAA.

General Dynamics NASSCO christened and launched the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the fourth ship for the US Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi served as the principal speaker at the ceremony, with additional remarks from Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro and NASSCO representatives.

The South African Navy proudly named the second (2nd) of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) in Durban harbour on October 27.

Silver Ships has completed the construction of six riverine patrol boats (RPB) under a contract award worth $6.12 million from the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Composite Energy Technologies, Inc. (“CET”) announces the completion of its testing on a pair of 21-inch diameter undersea carbon fiber pressure vessels. 

Damen Naval has contracted Dutch company Alewijnse for the complete systems integration on board the Anti-Submarine Warfare frigates (ASWF).

The US Navy has awarded Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”), a privately held and leading designer and builder of military and commercial vessels, a contract to build four (4) additional Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessels (MCM USV).

General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced it was awarded a contract by the US Navy for the maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95).

The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces full enrollment for its Maritime Security Program (MSP) and Tanker Security Program (TSP). Both programs provide the Department of Defense (DoD) with access to a fleet of US-flagged sustainment sealift vessels and product tankers for use during times of armed conflict or national emergency.

Britain has a new ship dedicated to underwater surveillance in areas of UK sovereign interest.

Damen Naval has chosen ABB to supply its Onboard DC Grid™ integrated power and distribution system to the new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates.

Hanwha Ocean announced that it has recently been selected as the preferred bidder for the prototype project of the South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD)’s “Energy System for Unmanned Submersibles.”