Navy/USMC
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Air ForceIntegration Risk of AETP Engine on F-35 Would Require Further Analysis, Program Says
If Congress decides to continue the U.S. Air Force Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP), integration of an AETP engine on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 would require further analysis before […]
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Navy/USMCBiden Nominates Next Head Of Naval Sub Forces, 2nd Fleet
The Pentagon announced that President Biden nominated new commanders to lead the Naval Submarine Forces and 2nd Fleet on May 5. Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher is set to be promoted […]
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InternationalIsraeli Company Unveils BlueWhat Unmanned Sub
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week revealed its new BlueWhale unmanned autonomous submarine geared for intelligence-gathering operations. The company said the vehicle has conducted thousands of hours of submerged and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Orders Four More Ospreys In $482 Million Mod
Naval Air Systems Command last Friday said it awarded the Bell [TXT]-Boeing [BA] Joint Program Office a $482 million contract modification to procure another four CMV-22B Osprey Lot 27 aircraft. […]
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WeaponsAARGM-ER Tested Against Advanced Emitter Target on Land, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on May 8 that the U.S. Navy conducted a recent test of the company’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER)–the “first firing overland against […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Starts Second Unmanned Exercise For Pacific Fleet
The U.S. Pacific Fleet started its second multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise on May 1, called Integrated Battle Problem 23.1. The Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 23.1 is a […]
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Navy/USMCState Department Approves Sale of Sub-Detecting System To Australia
The State Department this week approved a potential $207 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) mission systems for Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) to […]
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Business/FinancialHII’s Earnings Fall In First Quarter Despite Higher Sales
HII [HII] on Thursday reported lower net income in the first quarter due to lower operating income in its Mississippi-based shipbuilding segment and a pension adjustment despite a solid increase […]
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Air ForceKendall: Legislative Proposal to Accelerate New Starts Would Not Reduce Congressional Authority Over Programs
A White Office of Management and Budget (OMB) legislative proposal to Congress last month to speed new start programs in DoD and allow up to $300 million in early design […]
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Navy/USMCNauticus Passes First Phase of DIU Prototype Mine Clearing Drone Program
Nauticus Robotics this week announced it completed a live offshore demonstration of an autonomous vehicle to help clear subsea mines at greater distances, passing the first phase of a Defense […]
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