DARPA'S Unmanned Vessel Tests Elevated ISR Sensor Mast
DARPAs Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has developed and built a technology demonstration vessel that is currently undergoing open-water testing off the coast of California. The ACTUV was recently set sail with its first payload: a prototype of a low-cost, elevated sensor mast developed through the Agencys...
UK MoD Allows Use Of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Software
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a licence agreement with ASV Global allowing for the use of its Advanced Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Capability technology. The contract has been signed through Ploughshare Innovations, the technology transfer arm of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) allows use of advanced marine...
ThyssenKrupp To Modernize Four Peruvian Submarines
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has won a contract worth an approximate $44.7 million to provide engineering and technical services for the modernization of Peruvian Navy submarines
Leidos Completes Initial Performance Trials Of DARPA’s Unmanned Anti-Submarine Demonstrator
Leidos has completed initial performance trials of the technology demonstration vessel it is developing for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. The at-sea tests took place off the coast of San Diego, California
Spanish MoD approves Design Review Of Submarine S-80
The Spanish Ministry of Defense has approved the Critical Design Review (CDR) of its S-80 submarine being built by Navantia shipyard in Cartagena. It is very important for the future of the program and Shipyard milestone, since it involves permanently close the submarine design and allows the transition to production
Saab Unveils Underwater IED Robot
Saab presented its remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Sea Wasp, at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. Sea Wasp, which relocates, identifies and neutralizes underwater improvised explosive devices (IEDs), is designed to combat below-the-surface terrorism, the company said in a statement Tuesday
DARPA Selects BAE Systems To Provide Undersea Navigation System
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop an undersea navigation system aimed at enhancing the US Navys ability to provide precise, global positioning throughout the ocean basins. The contract will support a program called the Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation (POSYDON), which seeks to allow undersea vehicles to accurately navigate while remaining below the oceans surface
Russia Developing Unmanned Underwater Vehicles For Fifth-Gen Subs
Russia is developing unmanned underwater vehicles for deployment by fifth-generation submarines. "The Rubin and Malakhit [design bureaus] are involved in the development
Boeing Rolls Out Autonomous UUV Echo Voyager
Boeing has rolled out an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), Echo Voyager capable of operating autonomously for months at a time. The 51-foot long Echo Voyager runs on a hybrid rechargeable system to run for months autonomously, and can also be launched and recovered without the kind of support ships usually necessary for unmanned, undersea vehicles, or UUVs, Boeing said in a news release Thursday
UK Invests £225m To Ensure Efficiency Of Four New Nuke Subs Assembly
The UK ministry of defense is investing £225m towards new facilities where four new nuclear submarines will be assembled to ensure maximum efficiency. The first of the four submarines is expected to be delivered in 2028
Atlas ElektroniK UK Delivers Unmanned Surface Vehicle to German Navy
In December 2015 Atlas ElektroniK UK (AEUK) delivered an ARCIMS multi-role USV to the German Naval Technical Centre, WTD71, based within the Eckernfoerde Naval Base. This follows the recent success earlier in 2015 where AEUK secured a major contract with the UK MoD to supply the Royal Navy with an Autonomous Minesweeping Capability
Elbit Systems Unveils Unmanned Surface Vehicle System for Maritime Warfare Missions
Elbit Systems has unveiled its Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) system. Seagull is a 12-meter USV with replaceable mission modules, with two vessels capable of being operated and controlled in concert using a single Mission Control System (MCS), from manned ships or from the shore, the company said in a statement Monday
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U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...