The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has commissioned Frazer-Nash to undertake an independent technology assessment of rim drive propulsors. The study will assess the effectiveness of rim drives in a range of underwater applications, showing their possible benefits, challenges and possible applications. These novel propulsion systems integrate an electric motor within ...
The Australian Government has released its Naval Shipbuilding Plan, in which it outlines its intent for The Australian Navy and the country’s shipbuilding enterprise. The current intent is to provide significant investment into the sector over the coming decades, thus laying the foundations for an Australian-wide naval shipbuilding enterprise. By investing into ...
The fourth submarine in the new Astute class, the Audacious, has been launched at BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness site. Weighing in at 7,400 tonnes, the 97m nuclear-powered submarine was lowered into the water at the end of April in time to begin the next phase of tests and commissioning. The sub is ...
ASV Global, the UK’s leading autonomous vessel technology developer, has opened a new centre for the development of autonomous vehicle technology. Opened by Mark Garnier MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the state-of-the-art centre will provide a ‘mission control’ where new technology will be developed and the company’s fleet of ‘ASV’s’ ...
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