The US Navy has awarded the Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a contract to build an additional littoral combat ship (LCS). The contract value is under the 2017 congressional cost cap of $584 million per ship. LCS 27 will be built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine and is the 14th Freedom-variant ...
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has marked the UK’s 350th nuclear deterrence submarine patrol by hosting talks on collective global security with NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the North Atlantic Council. Sir Michael welcomed Jens Stoltenberg and all 29 NATO ambassadors to the home of the UK’s independent strategic nuclear ...
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled a new model worth around £1 billion to support a growing Royal Navy fleet and sustain over a thousand British jobs. The Common Support Model (CSM) will provide a framework for comprehensive support across the Royal Navy’s fleet of warships for decades to come ...
British diving and rescue equipment manufacturer Northern Diver has launched Nimrod – a new underwater navigation and sonar system. Suited to both military and commercial marine use, it can be used for mission planning, diver navigation between waypoints, detection and surveying. The Nimrod’s built-in sonar provides a range of up to 100 ...