Navy/USMC
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Air ForceCurrent F-35 Configuration Complicates Fielding Of APG-85 Radar
Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the future AN/APG-85 radar, also by Northrop […]
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Navy/USMCBlackSea Conducts Keel Laying For New NightTrain Autonomous Logistics Vessel
BlackSea Technologies on Jan. 30 conducted a formal keel-laying ceremony marking the start of construction on its NightTrain autonomous logistics vessel. Night Train is the company’s autonomous, low-profile logistics vessel […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Inspector General Launches Audit Into SM-3 IIA
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (OIG) last week announced it has opened an audit of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) management of the RTX [RTX] Standard […]
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Navy/USMCL3Harris Nabs Marine Corps Precision Attack Strike Munition Contract
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday announced it awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an 86.2 million contract for its Red Wolf launched effects vehicles for the Marine Corps’ Precision Attack […]
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Navy/USMCSecond Ford-Class Carrier Out For Initial Sea Trials
The Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), sailed out to sea for the first time on Jan. 28 for its initial set of sea […]
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SpaceVarda Space Capsule Launched In November Successfully Returns To Earth
A satellite equipped with a Navy payload that was launched in November 2025 successfully returned to Earth in January, marking the first time Varda Space Industries has used its own […]
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Navy/USMCHELIOS Shipboard Laser System Successfully Tested In Counter-UAS Uses
The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-developed HELIOS shipboard laser system was successfully tested at sea against four drones, the company said on Thursday. HELIOS had struggled to get to its full 60-plus […]
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Navy/USMCCNO’s New Hedge Strategy Uses “Tailored Forces” To Underpin Upcoming Strategic Guidance
The Chief of Naval Operations (NCO) this week said his upcoming new strategic guidance, dubbed the United States Navy Fighting Instructions, will be a framework guided by his new “hedge […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: F/A-XX Needs To Start Now To Prep For Spreading Advanced Anti-Air In A Decade
The Navy’s top officer on Tuesday said the F/A-XX next-generation fighter aircraft program needs to start now to prepare for proliferating advanced anti-aircraft systems today and what those capabilities will […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo DRS Opens New Naval Power And Propulsion Facility
Leonardo DRS [DRS] on Jan. 23 announced the opening of its new $120 million naval power and propulsion manufacturing and testing facility in Charleston, S.C. The new facility stands at […]
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