Defense

The subsea product line of Forum Energy Technologies has secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defense Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team to supply a work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

BAE Systems Australia’s maritime division has selected Anschütz to deliver customized Synapsis Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (WINBS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter Class Frigate Program, which will provide a fleet of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Kraken Robotics Inc. announces that it has supplied high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to the Royal Australian Navy.

US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is advancing lethality and the combat capabilities of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) during live weapons firing exercises in the international waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula in October.

ThayerMahan, a world leader in providing autonomous maritime surveillance solutions for the defense, research, and offshore wind energy sectors, has been awarded a $19.3 million contract by the federal Department of Defense to continue its work developing specialized autonomous maritime sensing technology to sustain the US Navy's and US Marine Corps' undersea and maritime advantage.

Kraken Robotics Inc. is pleased to announce an initial order of its AquaPix^® Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar (MINSAS) System for HII’s new REMUS 620 Medium Class UUV. Synthetic Aperture Sonar is quickly becoming the tool of choice for mine countermeasure (MCM) operations due to its significantly increased resolution and higher area coverage rates compared to legacy side scan sonar.

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).