Kraken Robotics Delivers Minehunting Systems to Royal Danish Navy
Canadian company Kraken Robotics has completed deliveries and sea acceptance tests of all systems for its minehunting sonar equipment under the contract with Royal Danish Navy.The contract was signed in September 2020, following a competitive bidding process. Under the contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), Kraken has delivered four complete turnkey minehunting systems.Each system consists of a KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS), topside command and control equipment, and remote
Babcock Signs $916M Submarine Infrastructure Deal with UK Defense Ministry
Defense contractor Babcock has signed a four-year £750 million (~$916 million) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), to deliver the infrastructure required to support and sustain the UK’s submarines for decades to come.As part of the major infrastructure program underway at the Devonport site, Babcock said it would deliver substantial upgrades to existing infrastructure that will support the future capability of the Royal Navy and the UK’s Defence Nuclear Enterprise.The contract for the delivery of infrastructure to support submarine
UK Ministry of Defence Selects FET's ROV to Enhance Salvage Operations
Forum Energy Technologies said Thursday it had secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team to supply a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV).The system has been acquired by SALMO following an Urgent Capability Requirement (UCR) from its customer, which was announced in May. The ROV will complement and increase the existing UK Defence salvage capabilities managed by SALMO and will be used to support salvage and wreck surveys.The XLX-C Work class ROV was manufactured at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, and will be delivered
EIVA Containerized ROTV to the Royal Navy
EIVA a/s was awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a total value of approximately $4 million to deliver a containerised remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) solution displaying data in NaviSuite software. When delivered, the ROTV, an EIVA ScanFish L, will be integrated into the Royal Navy’s seabed warfare system of systems. Capable of operating from different host platforms, this system will enable the simultaneous operation of multiple acoustic survey sensors and instruments. Able to operate beyond the continental shelf the containerised ROTV
Indonesian Government Buys UK-Built Submarine Rescue System
submarines in regional waters simply do not need complex systems of the massive scale of nuclear navies. The logistical challenges that come with these larger systems take up time which, in an emergency, we just don’t have.”The Director General for Defence Potential, Indonesian Ministry of Defence, Major General Mohammad Fadjar, MPICT, said: “The realization of this submarine rescue vehicle project marks a new era for the Indonesian Navy in terms of acquiring this critical capability, as well as being an important step for Indonesia's indigenous defense industry capability
UK Navy Acquires Three REMUS 100 UUVs
Fotheringham, president of the Unmanned Systems business group at HII’s Mission Technologies division. “Our newest REMUS 100s will bolster their existing fleet with increased capability for the U.K.’s subsea autonomous operations.”With these new systems, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence has acquired a mix of REMUS 100s and REMUS 600s used for mine countermeasure operations over the last 20 years. The Ministry of Defence’s first two REMUS 100s, acquired in 2002, are still in operation today.“On behalf of the frontline users, I’m delighted to accept into service
Subsea Expo Focuses on $3 Trillion Opportunity
Neil Gordon, Image Courtesy of Global Underwater HubHowever, the challenges have also created opportunities and have meant the likes of defense organizations are more open to innovation. Rear Admiral Paul Halton OBE – Royal Navy Director of Submarine Support, Submarine Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence, told the event’s plenary session that there’s been a massive change in the approach to innovation across defense operations and that innovation in the underwater industry was a key part of that.“Two and a bit years ago, no one could know what was going to happen with Covid
US Navy to Recover F-35 Warplane that Fell into South China Sea
;It was the second crash involving an F-35, which is made by Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), and a carrier in just over two months.An F-35 from Britain's HMS Queen Elizabeth crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in November, though the pilot ejected and was safely returned to the ship. Britain's Ministry of Defence said that aircraft was subsequently recovered. read moreEarlier this month, a South Korean F-35A fighter made an emergency landing during training.In April 2019, a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter crashed in the Pacific Ocean close to northern Japan, killing the pilot.The U.S. Navy said the pilot
HNLSM Snellius Modernization Complete, Ship Returns to RNLN
survey vessel HNLMS Snellius was returned to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) following its midlife upgrade at Damen Shipyards Den Helder, a nearly one year-long project with a diverse scope of work.The Defensie Materieel Organization (DMO, the Defense Materiel Organisation of the Dutch Ministry of Defence) and the Directie Materële Instandhouding (DMI – the Directorate for Materiel Conservation) were responsible for the major maintenance work on the ship, and together they commissioned the yard in Den Helder to carry out both the mid-life update and the necessary multi-annual maintenance
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