Two US naval vessels in ‘minor collision’
No personnel were injured when a US Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the United States, the US Navy has revealed.
US Navy awards $14.9bn contract for construction of two new Aircraft Carriers
The US Navy has awarded a contract for the construction of CVN 80 and CVN 81 to Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS).
Royal Marines train for Arctic war games
Royal Marines of 1 Assault Group Royal Marines (1AGRM) will soon be "storming through the fjords of Norway", say the Ministry of Defence.
Babcock awarded Royal Navy equipment and information configuration contract
Babcock International has been awarded a configuration management contract by the Ministry of Defence for the Royal Navy and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface ship fleet.
US, UK to spend $560m on Trident missile production and support
Lockheed Martin will continue to manufacture submarine-launched ballistic missiles for the US Navy and the Royal Navy under a four-year, $559.6M contract modification.
Leonardo awarded £158m contract by UK to upgrade NATO electronic warfare training
Leonardo has signed a contract worth approximately £158m to provide new electronic warfare training equipment for the NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS).
UK pays $2.3m for upgrade of Tomahawk weapons control software
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $10.9 million for the management, sustainment, and upgrade of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System software product baseline and the required system and software documentation for the US Navy and the Royal Navy.
US, UK celebrate expanded undersea surveillance capabilities
The US and UK can now benefit from a new state-of-the-art Integrated Undersea Surveillance System operations floor at Naval Ocean Processing Facility (NOPF) Dam Neck, say the US Navy.
MBDA Marte ER anti-ship missile in first launch
MBDA's Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its development say the firm.
750 Naval Air Squadron hit 10,000 flying hours milestone
750 Naval Air Squadron has reached 10,000 flying hours teaching aviation weapons specialists in the skies above Cornwall, say the Royal Navy.
