
HII Authenticates Keel of America-class Amphibious Warship Bougainville (LHA 8)
The keel of the America-class amphibious warship Bougainville (LHA 8) was authenticated during a ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday, March 14.

The keel of the America-class amphibious warship Bougainville (LHA 8) was authenticated during a ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday, March 14.

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has selected iXblue’s Gaps acoustic positioning system for its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) positioning and monitoring applications.

The US company L3 Technologies is ready to transfer proven unmanned technology to the Belgian shipyard Engine Deck Repair (EDR). Through the Belgian consortium Sea Naval Solutions, EDR is now authorized to integrate L3 solutions in its proposal for the Belgian-Dutch MCM Program.

Babcock International successfully completed the refit of Royal Navy’s HMS Penzance minehunter vessel at our Rosyth site, the British shipyard said on March 13.

Naval Group is significantly increasing its multi-domestic presence in Colombia and Latin America to strengthen its long-lasting cooperation with the navies in the region, the French shipyard announced on March 13 at the Colombiamar exhibition, held from 13-15 in Cartagena de Indias.

USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) conducted a mobile logistics demonstration with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), March 11, in the first of many evolutions designed to evaluate supply ships’ ability to sustain submarine operations in an expeditionary setting.

MBDA’s Simbad-RC Very Short Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) System has been selected by the Philippine Navy for its future José Rizal-class frigates, currently being constructed by the South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan.

Schneider Electric announced that it has entered into an agreement with Australia’s sovereign submarine company, ASC, to support Collins Class submarine sustainment and plan for Australia’s Future Submarine program.

Northrop Grumman has received a $322.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) program, the US company stated on March 8.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed San Diego for its first operational underway, the US Navy announced on March 8, 2019.