Warship Technology

Editor: David Foxwell

Warship Technology is published by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects as a supplement to The Naval Architect five times a year.

Warship Technology adopts a technical rather than political approach to naval defence, giving in-depth coverage to the design, construction and outfitting of naval vessels worldwide.

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Selection of articles from the latest issue of Warship Technology

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Netherlands to receive new Joint Logistics Support Ship

Towards the end of 2009, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) was awarded a contract by the Netherland's Defence Material Organisation (DMO) to build a new Joint Logistics Support Ship (JSS, joint logistiek ondersteuningsschip) for the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Tie-down study helps reduce cost of prized asset

With the new Queen Elizabeth (QE) class aircraft carrier being a hugely complex machine, tie-down points for aircraft onboard may appear to be relatively simple pieces of equipment. However, as the anchor points for the valuable JSF aircraft, the importance of tie-down points on the QE class cannot be underestimated.

Novel life rafts for submariners in service with Dutch Navy

An innovative containerised life raft system developed by Babcock International's Marine Division which is being fitted to Royal Netherlands Navy submarines is attracting attention from others, both for retrofit and newbuild programmes.

SURVIVE: warship survivability assessment from concept to service

The survivability of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) surface ships is currently undergoing something of a renaissance. Lessons learnt have culminated in the effective above and underwater survivability design considerations onboard the Type 45 destroyer.

Trimaran hullform joins fleet as JHSV construction begins

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Independence officially joined the US fleet early in 2010 at a commissioning ceremony held near Austal's Mobile, Alabama, facility. Around the same time Austal was also cleared to begin construction of the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV).