Reporter: Navy/Missile Defense
Defense Daily
Ph: 703-522-5915
Rich Abott
Articles By Richard
-
Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs Navy Contract Worth Up To $1.1 Billion To Design Integrated Combat System
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $23 million contract on Sept. 28 for systems engineering and software integration for the Integrated Combat System (ICS), but the award could ultimately […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCNavy Offers Industry Day For ‘Foundry’ ICS Hardware Program
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has scheduled an industry day next month to overview the service’s Integrated Combat System (ICS) hardware factory program and pipeline called the Foundry. The notice, […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCNavy Issues RFP For TACAMO Recap Program
The Naval Air Systems Command issued a request for proposals for the Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalization (E-XX) Program on September 21, using a modified Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
-
Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Has Made Partial Progress On 2020 Unmanned Recommendations, Board Member Says
A member of a National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board (TRP) told a congressional panel this week that the Coast Guard has only made partial progress on recommendations it […]
Tagged in: -
InternationalITAR Reform Requires Both Legal And Culture Changes For AUKUS Cooperation, Chief Defense Scientist of Australia Says
The Chief Defense Scientist of Australia’s Department of Defense this week said while legislative changes to U.S. restrictions on sharing certain technologies would be “the biggest shift” for the AUKUS […]
Tagged in: -
InternationalAustralia Plans To Buy Fourth MQ-4C Triton Drone
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced on Sept. 19 it plans to spend $975 million to acquire a fourth Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle and also upgrade […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCSmith Orders Marine Aviation Safety Stand-down After Three Crashes
The Acting Commandant of the Marine Corps ordered a two-day safety stand-down of aviation units following three crashes in less than two months. Most recently, on Sept. 17 a pilot […]
-
Unmanned SystemsNavy’s MQ-4C Triton UAV Achieves IOC, Back For Second Deployment
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle reached a Navy declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) on Aug. 3 and the aircraft are back in Guam for another […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMC4th Fleet Starts Using 10 Saildrone USVs In Long-Term Operation Test
The U.S. 4th Fleet deployed 10 Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) via commercial operators on Sept. 14 as part of a fleet operation. The Navy said these USVs are […]
Tagged in:
