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Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit launched CompassNet – a network-connected ship heading management system which allows for the deployment of different configurations which can be upgraded easily and affordably – at the recent Shipbuilding, Machinery and Maritime (SMM) technology show in Hamburg, Germany. CompassNet allows multiple ship heading management controls ...


UKCloud, an SME based in Farnborough, has been appointed by the MOD to help improve use of cloud services.

MOD steps into the cloud

Homeland September 12, 2016

UKCloud, an SME based in Farnborough, has been appointed by the MOD to help improve use of cloud services. UKCloud has been working with the MOD since January 2014, helping to integrate the many disparate cloud services used within the ministry, thus improving efficiency and ease of use. By connecting cloud services ...


Following an extensive period in maintenance and a number of equipment upgrades, HMS Triumph has retaken her place on the front line. The path from maintenance to operations was not an easy one and Triumph has had to endure an intense period of training to earn her place alongside the other ...


Earlier this week, UK’s Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST), an unmanned surface vessel (USV) based on the innovative Bladerunner hull shape, underwent tidal trials on the Thames.

Thames trials for MAST

Maritime September 8, 2016

Earlier this week, UK’s Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST), an unmanned surface vessel (USV) based on the innovative Bladerunner hull shape, underwent tidal trials on the Thames. Currently being developed by ASV Ltd under Dstl funding, MAST provides the MOD with a testbed for new technologies allowing them to test and evolve ...


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