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12 June

China Warns ‘Spy Turtles’ Are Fishing for Sea Secrets

Foreign spies are fitting turtles and fish with sensors to create underwater maps of China's coastline, Beijing warned in apparent reference to its Western competitors.

10 June

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Accepts Sixth John Lewis-Class Replenishment Oiler Vessel

The US Navy has officially accepted its sixth John Lewis-class replenishment oiler vessel, the USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), from General Dynamics NASSCO.

10 June

Christine Casimiro

MARTAC Accelerates USV Production With Mystic Powerboats Partnership

MARTAC has teamed up with fellow Florida firm Mystic Powerboats to expand its domestic uncrewed surface vessel production capacity.

10 June

191018-N-UN744-1259 - HAAKONSVERN NAVAL BASE, Norway (Oct. 18, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class, nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) work alongside Norwegian crane operators to guide an MK-48 Advanced Capability torpedo into the submarine during an ordnance onload at the Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, Norway, Oct. 18, 2019. Minnesota, the 10th ship of the Virginia class, is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons)

Giulia Bernacchi

SAIC Secures $50.6M Contract for US Navy Torpedo Defense Programs

SAIC received a $50.6 million order from the US Navy to continue the design, modernization, and sustainment of torpedo defense systems.

10 June

Jodesz Gavilan

Kongsberg, DRASS Partner on Underwater Defense Systems

Norwegian firm Kongsberg and Italy-based DRASS have signed a strategic partnership aimed at developing new underwater defense technologies that combine manned and unmanned platforms.

9 June

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) maneuver a Mark-54 torpedo to the flight deck.

Giulia Bernacchi

WASS, Magellan Explore Torpedo Production Partnership in Canada

WASS Submarine Systems and Magellan Aerospace agreed to evaluate cooperation in heavyweight torpedo and torpedo countermeasure programs.

8 June

Rojoef Manuel

Taiwan to Boost Naval Fleet’s Firepower With 1,200+ Sea Sword II Missiles

Taiwan plans to produce more than 1,200 Hai Chien II (Sea Sword II) missiles to increase the lethality of its naval fleet, as the military moves to standardize weapons across its surface combatants.

8 June

The unmanned surface vessel Seahawk sits pierside outside of The International Convention Centre Sydney during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, Nov 8, 2023. IBP 23.2 is a Pacific Fleet exercise to test, develop and evaluate the integration of unmanned platforms into fleet operations to create warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford)

Rojoef Manuel

AUKUS Kicks Off First Pillar 2 Initiative With Joint Undersea Drone Development

Australia, the UK, and the US have launched a joint program to develop advanced technologies for unmanned underwater vehicles, marking the first major initiative under the AUKUS Pillar 2 strategy.

5 June

Rojoef Manuel

Astrion Joins $349M Effort to Support US Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems

Alabama defense company Astrion has secured a position on a $349.4-million US Navy framework contract to provide broad support services for unmanned maritime systems.

5 June

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Containerized Concept Emerges for US Navy’s 60kW HELIOS Laser Weapon

A containerized concept for the US Navy’s 60-kilowatt-class HELIOS laser weapon is beginning to take shape as American lawmakers push to expand funding for more mobile directed energy systems.

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