Tag: USV
US 5th Fleet’s newest technology task force runs ‘Digital Talon’ uncrewed systems exercise
US 5th Fleet’s newest technology task force – Task Group 59.1 (TG-59.1) – has conducted the latest iteration of the fleet’s ‘Digital Talon’ maritime...
Fighting Technology With Technology
Remote-controlled weapons systems provide the capability to engage close-in air and surface threats at sea. In today’s changing naval operational environment, such systems are...
Which Kind of Intensity?
Western navies are seeking the right balance in training types between simulated, synthetic training that can deliver intensity in terms of asset or firepower...
August Radio Roundup
Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains.
Hurricane hunters
KenCast is supplying its Fazzt software to...
Silent Running
The increased popularity among navies to own their own submarine fleets are driving new advances in submarine propulsion.
If the SEA 1000 submarine programme in...
Russia deploys task group to Caribbean and Cuba
A Russian Federation Navy task group has visited Havana, Cuba, in what is being seen as a display of power projection capability.
Four naval vessels...
Managing Maritime Combat – At Speed
The speed of warfare and the proliferation of multi-domain threats has increased the pressure on naval combat management system develpment
Hypersonic and ballistic missiles, unmanned...
Saildrone and Thales Australia Advance Autonomous Long-range Undersea Surveillance with USV–Towed Array Integration
Saildrone announced a strategic partnership with Thales Australia to integrate the Thales BlueSentry thin-line towed array with Saildrone Surveyor-class uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) for...
US Navy to form second USV squadron
The U.S. Navy plans to stand up its second unmanned surface drone squadron this May, two years after the U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) formed...
Beating the Minefield With Autonomous Countermeasures
The potential for autonomous mine hunting is now being realised - and the demand for it is growing.
Technological developments in mine countermeasure (MCM) systems...