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Northrop Grumman to Produce New Navigation Sensor for Navy

September 5, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a production contract for the company’s new inertial sensor module that can overcome jamming of Global Position System signals, a key concern for military navigation operations. Designed with magnetic sensing along with a multiple of other sensing capabilities, the unit is a next-generation sensor that significantly improves maritime navigation in Global Positioning System-denied environments for ships and submarines. […]

AMSC Awarded Contract for Magnetic Mine Countermeasure System

July 13, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off

AMSC (American Superconductor Corporation) has entered into a delivery contract for approximately $8 million with Textron Systems for a pre-production High-Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Magnetic Influence Mine Countermeasure Payload System.

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Leonardo DRS Delivers Electric Propulsion for New Military Vessels

February 2, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off

As navies aggressively electrify their fleets, defense contractor Leonardo DRS is supplying a growing roster of permanent-magnet systems for both hybrid-electric and full-electric propulsion. In recent programs, the systems are coming aboard both new underwater […]

American Superconductor Cloaks Magnetic Signature of Navy Ships

December 20, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

High-temperature superconductor degaussing systems from American Superconductor (AMSC) are increasingly finding their way aboard a new class of U.S. Navy ships, designed to cloak their magnetic signatures from enemy vessels and underwater mines. […]

Navy Aircraft Carriers Increase Use of Electromagnetic Launch System

October 10, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been awarded a contract by US Naval Air Systems Command to continue development and evaluation of tailored configurations of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear as a potential foreign military sale to the French Navy for their next generation aircraft carrier, Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération. […]

ABB Propulsion System to Power Innovative New Vessels

September 21, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Created nearly 30 years ago but continually refined with new models and iterations, ABB’s Azipod propulsion systems have recently been ordered to power two entirely different types of innovative vessels. One is a technically advanced jack-up vessel for installing offshore wind farms, the other for Ritz-Carlton’s new line of luxury mega-yachts. […]

ABB’s Shaft Generator Boosts Marine Energy-Efficiency

August 15, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

The latest in-line shaft generator from ABB enables ship operators to benefit from the efficiency, performance and reliability advantages of permanent magnet technology. The new generator brings flexibility and ease of installation to a wide […]

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