Boeing [BA] and the Navy completed the first test flight of the company’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueler test asset on Aug. 19. The Boeing test asset, named T-1, conducted an autonomous two-hour flight under Boeing test pilots operating from a ground control station at the MidAmerican St. ...
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The Marine Corps is looking for more “open, honest dialogue with industry,” especially as officials look to get after large numbers of new light, expeditionary capabilities that will allow forces to remain effective in persistent engagement zones. Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, the deputy commandant for ...
BAE Systems won two Navy contracts on Sept. 7 worth $171 million total to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers at its San Diego shipyard, the Defense Department said on Wednesday. The extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) ...
Bell [TXT] is preparing for the Marine Corps to move ahead with its MUX sea-launched drone effort with two new capability showcase efforts this year and plans to solicit air vehicle designs in mid-2020, a company officials told Defense Daily on Tuesday. Todd Worden, Bell’s senior manager for ...
QUANTICO, Va--The Marine Corps on Monday detailed its program to find a new Attack Utility Replacement Aircraft (AURA) that will likely replace its AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters, with plans to award contracts through 2023 to advance concept designs. The AURA effort is likely to pull from the Army’s ...
QUANTICO, Va. — BAE Systems has started soliciting offerings to find an unmanned weapon system for the turreted variant of the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), with plans to award up to three contracts to evaluate options, a company official said Tuesday. John Swift, BAE ...
