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 ...
The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the nation’s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent. The IPPD contract includes funding for component and technology development as well as continued development of the ...
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine have delivered the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) to the US Navy. The future USS Little Rock, the fifth Freedom-variant LCS built by Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine, is scheduled to be commissioned in Buffalo later this year and become the first US ...
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled the name of one of the new Type 26 frigates as HMS Belfast during a trip to Northern Ireland. The Defence Secretary revealed the name at Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, which built the Royal Navy’s last HMS Belfast, in 1938. The second to be ...