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UncategorizedAARGM-ER Finishes Third Live Fire Test
The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] completed the third successful live fire test of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER), the company announced July 21. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCLPD-28 Transporting Newest SSCs To Homeport
The Navy’s latest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), is transporting the new Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs) -103 and -104 to […]
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UncategorizedNavy Opens Third Super Hornet SLM Conversion Line
The Navy opened a third Service Life Modification (SLM) line to increase Super Hornet flight hours to improve the Navy’s strike fighter inventory levels. The SLM work involves aircraft maker […]
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UncategorizedOPC Win Means Growth At Austal USA
Austal USA’s $3.3 billion contract win last week for the next 11 ships of the Coast Guard’s offshore patrol cutter (OPC) will lead to growth for the company after work […]
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UncategorizedGD-NASSCO Wins $600 Million To Support Building Three Ships
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] $600 million in two contract modifications on June 28 to procure long-lead-time material to support construction of two […]
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Homeland SecurityINTERPOL Releases Findings From Counter-Drone Exercise
Technologies being developed and deployed to detect, track and counter potential threats posed by small drones to aircraft and airport operations and other critical infrastructures need to be tested in […]
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UncategorizedGAO Finds That Los Alamos Safety Culture ‘Needs Improvement,’ According To NNSA
Triad National Security has made the Los Alamos National Laboratory a little safer since taking over as the prime contractor in 2018, but the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) believes […]
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UncategorizedNavy Accepts SSC LCAC-104
The Navy accepted the next Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)-104 on June 9. Acceptance came after the vessel finished Acceptance Trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection […]
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UncategorizedFirst Columbia SSBN Keel Laid, Named District Of Columbia
General Dynamic’s [GE] Electric Boat held a keel laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine on June 4, named the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826). During a […]
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UncategorizedHill: NGI On Track To Place First New Missile a Year Early
The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week said the first Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) missiles for homeland-based defense is set to be put in the silos a […]
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