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Unmanned Warrior 2016 underway

Maritime October 11, 2016

This weekend saw the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior event get underway, the first large-scale demonstration of Unmanned systems alongside a major multinational naval exercise; Joint Warrior. The event was conceived by (then) First Sea Lord Admiral Zambellas in 2014, in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review’s direction on innovation and ...

New US ship makes a splash

Maritime September 21, 2016

The USS Wichita was officially launched on 17th September, with a traditional ceremony on the banks of the Menominee River. The 13th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was launched sideways into the river following it’s christening where ship sponsor, Kate Lehrer, broke a champagne bottle across the ship’s bow just prior to ...

Cubic Global Defense has been awarded a five-year $80M task order to support aviation training for the US Navy and Marine Corps under the Navy’s Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) IV ID/IQ Multiple Award Contract.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport Shipbuilding division has received a $52m contract from the US Navy for nuclear propulsion and complex modernisation work on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as part of its planned incremental availability. The contract covers planning, material procurement, prefabrication, manpower, support services, design integration, ...