The US and Singaporean navies have concluded the first bilateral Exercise Pacific Griffin. The training exercise took place between 19 August and 2 September 2017 as part of ongoing efforts to explore new training spaces and opportunities for both navies. The exercise, which saw planning for its execution begin last year, consisted ...
General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded the Sustainment of Meteorology, Oceanographic and Geospatial Information and Services Programs, Systems and Information Systems contract from the US Navy. The contract is worth around $52 million over a five-year period. General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, will provide cybersecurity, IT ...
With her sea trials in full flow, HMS Queen Elizabeth has met up with some US counterparts off the coast of Scotland. The Nimitz-class US carrier, USS George HW Bush, and her carrier strike group has more than 60 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines on board, working closely with the ...
The Office of Naval Research has announced that the Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is ready for field demonstrations. Initial rep-rate fires (repetition rate of fires) of multi-shot salvos already have been successfully conducted at low muzzle energy. The next test sequence requires safely increasing launch energy, firing rates and salvo size. Instead of using ...