Defense

Marine Advanced Robotics has delivered a WAM-V 16 ASV to NIWC Pacific to support multi-domain unmanned maritime system autonomy. The WAM-V technology is particularly well suited for subsurface, surface and air sensor deployments in real world ocean conditions where asset recovery is critical in less-than-ideal conditions.

The New Zealand Ministry of Defense has awarded L3Harris Technologies a prime systems integration contract to design, build and install an upgraded communications system to help confront the evolving challenges faced by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

This innovative approach involves adapting controls that are usually used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying them in a marine environment. 

On March 25, 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three MultiMission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the South African Navy (SAN).

Harvey Gulf Subsea Solutions announced that it has been awarded a contract with the United States Navy for the Harvey Deep Sea with a value of 4 million dollars.

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been selected to design an autonomous surface ship concept for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of an unmanned ship performing lengthy missions.

British advanced maritime technology business, SubSea Craft Ltd and BAR Technologies, an innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy, have signed a new five-year contract to further reinforce their partnership, which will see SubSea Craft move its operations from Havant into the Camber, Portsmouth, Hampshire alongside BAR Technologies.  

On Friday, February 26, 2021, the naming ceremony and transfer of the Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB) Hydrograaf of the Royal Netherlands Navy took place at Damen Shipyards Den Helder (DSDH).

ECA GROUP’s UMISAS sonar completed a series of sea trials in the 2^nd half of 2020 in preparation of their integration in AUVs and Towed Sonars for the Mine Countermeasures replacement program for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies.

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marinette Marine for the shipboard integration and production of major subsystems onboard the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile frigate FFG 62.

L3Harris Technologies, in collaboration with strategic partner Al Seer Marine, plans to demonstrate live maritime autonomous capabilities during the 2021 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense technology company, announced plans to expand in Ashaway by investing $1.5 million in its operations. The company will add more than 40 positions and increase its manufacturing space to 92,000 square feet.