Navy Signals Need for New Large AUV Class
underwater vehicle deployed from submarine large ocean interfaces, with a government-owned architecture, mission autonomy and vehicle software.” The preliminary design was done by Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Newport, and the plan was to hand off construction to a competitively-awarded prime contractor. The first Snakehead was “christened” at NUWC Newport in September 2022, but the program is on hold for the time being.Specifically, the DoD seeks commercially available, demonstration-ready uncrewed systems that address these limitations, offering a scalable and cost-effective
First Dutch Navy Mine Countermeasure Vessel Starts Sea Trials
and have very low acoustic, electrical and magnetic signatures, in line with the missions to be carried out.The rMCM program is being led by Belgium Naval & Robotics, a consortium formed by Naval Group and Exail, involving Kership (a joint venture between Piriou and Naval Group) as industrial prime contractor.Several sea trials campaigns will follow before delivery at the end of 2025.The first vessel, Oostende, intended for the Belgian Navy is currently undergoing trials of its combat system in Naval Group Lorient shipyard. It will be delivered during the summer 2025.The first sea trials of the Tournai
Kongsberg delivers first REACH REMOTE USV
is an extraordinary journey, bringing together the unique expertise of Kongsberg Maritime, Reach Subsea, and Massterly shaping the future of uncrewed offshore operations. We are thrilled to see the Reach Remote 1 set sail and prepared for its first mission.”Kongsberg Maritime served as the prime contractor for this turnkey project, taking responsibility for vessel design, yard delivery, supply chain management, systems integration, and commissioning. The company’s deep expertise in maritime technology was instrumental in bringing this innovative concept to life.“What began as a visionary
OPT PowerBuoys Ordered to Bolster Maritime Domain Awareness for US Government Agencies
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) announced it has received a letter contract from a U.S. based prime contractor for multiple maritime domain awareness buoys for national security and intelligence purposes. The contract has a $6.5 million ceiling, OPT said.This collaboration between OPT and the prime contractor will focus on providing multidomain marine solutions in support of U.S. government agencies. OPT’s PowerBuoy’s will help to enhance surveillance capabilities above and below the waterline, contributing to maritime domain awareness initiatives. The current contract enables OPT to
Austal USA Tapped to Build More Submarine Modules
Mobile, Ala. based Austal USA received an order for the manufacture and outfitting of three electronic deck modules for the U.S. Navy's Virginia-class submarine program. The order, valued at $10.6 million, was issued by prime contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat. Construction will begin in fall 2023 and the modules are scheduled to be delivered to Electric Boat by the middle of 2025.The construction of these modules is the result of the strategic partnership formed in 2022 between Austal USA and Electric Boat, supported by the U.S. Navy, to take a strategic sourcing approach to expanding the
Electric Boat Lays Keel for Submarine Tang (SSN 805)
, vertical payload tubes in a new hull section inserted into the existing Virginia-class submarine design. The tubes enable the submarine to deliver a variety of capabilities, including weapons, unmanned undersea vehicles, and other undersea payloads.General Dynamics Electric Boat is the prime contractor and lead design yard for the Virginia class and constructs the ships in a teaming arrangement with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia
Austal USA Awarded US Navy TAGOS-25 Contract
ships for the U.S. Navy.The $113.9 million fixed-price incentive (firm target) and firm-fixed-price contract includes options for detail design and construction of up to seven T-AGOS 25 class ships which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to $3.195 billion.Austal, as the prime contractor for the TAGOS program, has teamed with L3Harris Technologies (L3Harris), who will serve as electronic and propulsion systems integrator. Other contractor partners include Noise Control Engineering (NCE), TAI Engineering (TAI) and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC).Operated by Military Sealift
Kraken's PanGeo SubSea Completes Acoustic Corer Survey off the Dutch Coast
subsidiary completed an acoustic coring (AC) campaign for ONE-Dyas in the North Sea, the company's second AC survey at ONE-Dyas's GEMS development, supporting foundation engineering of the N05-A gas platforms.The campaign took place during the summer aboard the M/V Dina Star. PanGeo was the prime contractor for the project. The scope of work was to acquire an acoustic core at each of the 6 legs of the platform foundation, and an additional core centered on the wellhead. PanGeo high-resolution data is designed to identify geohazards such as buried boulders of 0.3 meters diameter and larger
GDMS to Retrofit US Navy's Knifefish UUVs
;We are proud to provide the Navy with advanced, state-of-the-art unmanned underwater vehicles, and we are dedicated to delivering this technology safely and quickly to our sailors.”General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics, is the prime contractor for the Knifefish program. The company designed the tactical UUV using an open architecture concept that can be quickly and efficiently modified to accommodate a wide range of missions. The Knifefish SMCM UUV is based on the General Dynamics Bluefin Robotics Bluefin-21 deep-water autonomous
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