
UK MoD Boosts Royal Navy Funding for Drones and Unmanned MCM Vessels
Robots and autonomous mine-hunters are set to revolutionise Royal Navy operations after the Defence Secretary announced a £75million injection into pioneering new technology.

Robots and autonomous mine-hunters are set to revolutionise Royal Navy operations after the Defence Secretary announced a £75million injection into pioneering new technology.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced last week that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.47 billion, fixed-price incentive contract from the U.S. Navy for the detail design and construction of the amphibious transport dock LPD 30. The ship will be the 14th in the San Antonio class and the first Flight II LPD.

Austal USA was awarded a $261.8 million contract for the 13th and 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport ships (EPF) by the U.S. Navy last week.

At LIMA 2019, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition, China’s CETC is showcasing its marine communication platforms.

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s fleets of Super Lynx Mk 100 and AS 555 SN Fennec (renamed H125M) helicopters are celebrating 15 years of operational service, the service praised today at LIMA Aerospace and Maritime exhibition in Langkawi, Malaysia.

At LIMA 2019, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition, Malaysian company Muhibbah Engineering is showcasing its Mobile Offshore Base project.

As situation in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE) remains challenging the RMN and the MMEA (Malaysian Coast Guard) might opt to procure a further two mobile sea bases to complement the existing ones: the PL Tun Sharifah Rodziah which is based on a rig and the KA Tun Azizan which is actually a large surface vessel.

TAIS unveiled its proposal for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s potential Multirole Support Ship (MRSS) request, Naval News spotted today at LIMA 2019 exhibition. The RMN « 15 to 5 » transformation program involves the acquisition of three MRSS ships, the two first of which being delivered between 2021-2025 and the third one by 2035 – Naval News.

The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Thales are developing the Above Water Warfare System (AWWS) for the Royal Netherlands Navy, the first implementation of which will take place on the next generation of its multi-purpose frigates.

The transformation of the patrol ship force has taken a big step forward as HMS Medway Batch 2 River-class OPV raised the White Ensign for the first time, the Royal Navy announced on March 13, 2019.