The French Marine Industry Group (GICAN), the trade union for the French shipbuilding industry, is calling for greater recognition of the shipbuilding and maritime sector in future public policy within the European Union, whose Parliament is up for renewal following the 23-26 May 2019 elections.
The Belgian Ministry of Defense today officially contracted the consortium Belgian Naval & Robotics (formed by Naval Group & ECA Group) to supply 12 vessels and associated equipment to the Belgian and Dutch Navies.
RE2 Robotics, a US developer of human-like robotic manipulator arms, announced yesterday that they have received $3 million in funding from the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a dexterous, underwater robotic hand with tactile feedback.
Babcock International has completed the first docking and maintenance period on HMS Queen Elizabeth at its Rosyth site, the British Aerospace and Defence company announced on May 21, 2019.
Ships from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy commenced drills with French Navy aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) and its escort ships while sailing through the Gulf of Bengal, May 16.
The Dutch shipbuilder Damen officially launched the first of two corvettes ordered by the Pakistan Navy (PN), on May 17 at the Galati facilities, Romania. The ceremony was attended by the PN Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Abdul Aleem.
AAR has completed its first planned overhaul, age exploration and planned inspection of its first U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft, the US-based aerospace company said on May 20, 2019.
The Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender intercepted a supersonic target, during exercise Formidable Shield.
The Indian Navy successfully completed a first cooperative engagement firing of the Medium-Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM), the country’s MoD stated on May 17, 2019.
The F/A-18 Service Life Modification program has received its second contract to induct 12 jets. The program extends the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 10,000 flight hours. In 2023 the program will begin converting the jets into the new Block III configuration.
