Rolls-Royce’s German operation is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels being built for the Italian Navy by Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups. The PPA (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura, or multi-purpose ocean-going patrol) Class vessels form part of the ...
Watchkeeper will be keeping an eye on proceedings of the Unmanned Warrior event being held off the coast of Scotland this October. The opening phases of the autonomous technology event will see Watchkeeper flying offshore for the first time, operating alongside a Type 23 warship and merchant vessel. Thales will deploy Watchkeeper ...
Boeing Liquid Robotics SHARC or Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft is a solar and ocean powered wave glider, it is being demonstrated with over 50 other robotic craft off the Scottish coast in Unmanned Warrior 2016, the world’s first large-scale maritime exercise of its kind. Navies of the world face shrinking budgets, ageing ...
A collaboration of BAE Systems, QinetiQ and DE&S, has resulted in the long-term NCSISS contract awarded to BAE Systems. The contract is an extension of the initial phase awarded in March 2012 and will see BAE Systems’ engineers supporting the key in-service Royal Naval ships from BAE Systems’ Maritime Integration Support Centre ...