BY TRACY GREGORIO An important, yet often underappreciated challenge for undersea warfare is keeping submarine systems well-maintained and available. Every command has a budget for reliability, maintainability, and availability (RMA), but those resources are limited and need to be carefully…
Advanced Navigation opens high-tech robotics manufacturing facility
Producing state-of-the-art AI-driven technologies for autonomous systems September 2023, Global - Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at UTS Tech Lab…
NOAA awards contract for renovations to research ship pier in North Charleston, SC
Release from NOAA ***** David Hall, [email protected], (301) 427-7761 September 21, 2023 NOAA has awarded $59.8 million to Manson Construction Company to renovate the agency’s pier facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The pier is integral to safe and efficient…
Crowley, BWXT Debut Nuclear Power Generation Vessel Concept
Release from Crowley ***** (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Sept. 20, 2023) – Global shipping and energy supply chain leader Crowley has teamed with nuclear power leader BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) through a memorandum of understanding for a ship concept that has…
New ocean mapping center expands NOAA, University of New Hampshire partnership
By NOAA Communications, September 19, 2023 NOAA and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping. …
Teledyne FLIR Defense Demonstrates Groundbreaking UAV Vehicle Reconnaissance Technology at DSEI in London
Release from Teledyne FLIR ***** ‘Black Recon’ tech concept will enable crews in fighting vehicles to autonomously launch and recover small drones for immediate, covert situational awareness without leaving the vehicle LONDON, September 12, 2023 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part…
A Day to Remember
This is the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, and on the world. Once again, it is a day to reflect and remember. In fact, we who experienced the events of that day in any way must remember…
Kongsberg Maritime Mission Bay Handling System: Peerless modularity meets fast-changing mission requirements
Release from Kongsberg Maritime ***** Kongsberg Maritime, a global leader in marine technology and solutions, announces a ground-breaking Mission Bay Handling System for naval vessels DSEI, London – 11th September 2023- With over 80 years of experience in providing cutting-edge…
GA-ASI Poised to Begin LongShot Flight Testing Phase
Release from General Atomics ***** SAN DIEGO – 11 September 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program. Begun in 2020, General Atomics…
Philly Shipyard Delivers the First National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), Empire State
Release from TOTE Group and Philly Shipyard ***** PHILADELPHIA – September 8, 2023 –Philly Shipyard, Inc. (“Philly Shipyard”), the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), today delivered the Empire State, the first of five new purpose-built, modern training vessels…