Defense

The Navy conducted a joint ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8 for the first purpose-built and co-located facilities for unmanned maritime vehicle testing.

A new crewless minehunter is being tested by the Royal Navy as part of the growing drive towards autonomous systems.

RIX Industries, a leading developer of energy technologies and industrial power systems, announced a $1.6M contract award by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the nation’s combat logistics support body within the US Department of Defense (DoD).

MIND Technology, Inc. has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ("CRADA") with the United States Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD).

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the Ocean Transport Barge Holland to General Dynamics-Electric Boat’s Groton Shipyard.

The Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy has purchased iXblue DriX Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) through the company’s local partner THESTA. The USV will be advancing the Polish Navy hydrographic capabilities.

Active sonar suite and bottom navigation technology from Kongsberg Maritime (KONGSBERG) has been selected for installation on Type 212CD class submarines for both the Norwegian and German navies.

Future Active Protection Systems (APS), and specifically Modular Integrated Protection Systems (MIPS) are likely to incorporate passive sensor subsystems as a crucial element of their sensing suite.

General Dynamics Mission Systems announces that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for support of their Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) Combat System Ship Integration and Test program. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $17.4 million.

A Damen SPa 4207, the second vessel in an order of four Damen vessels for the Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard, has been officially handed over in Kingston, Jamaica.

The new, 100-meter LST 100 for the Nigerian Navy has been launched at Albwardy Damen, Sharjah, UAE a few months ago. On completion the 100-metre, roll-on-roll-off landing ship will have the capacity to accommodate a crew of 32 and 250 Embarked Marine Forces personnel.

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying for the third Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) that DSCT is building for the South African Navy.