Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Set To Award Next Generation Logistics Ship Concept Refinement Contract
The Navy is making another move to advance the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program, planning to issue a Request for Proposals before the end of the year for concept […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAirbus Flight Tests Unmanned Helicopter With Shield AI’s Autonomy Pilot
Airbus Group’s U.S. defense business recently conducted the first flight test of an unmanned H145 helicopter using an autonomy pilot software from Shield AI in support of a Marine Corps […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD R&E Office Awards More APFIT Contracts
The Defense Department’s Research and Engineering (R&E) office in June quietly announced a dozen new awards under a program designed to help small businesses transition their technologies into production. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Deploy USV In Carrier Strike Group By End Of 2026
Navy officials revealed the service plans to deploy the first carrier strike group to include an unmanned surface vessel (USV) by the end of next year during a larger discussion […]
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PentagonDoD Materiel Readiness ‘In Precarious Position,’ Govini Scorecard Says
In-the-field availability of reliable parts for weapons systems is a major problem for the military services, according to Govini‘s 2025 national security scorecard. “Nearly half of all parts evaluated across […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Set To Award Neros Contract For 8,000 Small, Affordable FPV Drones
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind.—The Marine Corps soon plans to award a contract to Neros to provide about 8,000 first person view (FPV) drones, some equipped explosive payloads, to extend the lethal […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Steps Closer To LSM Block I As It Procures Bollinger And Damen Data Rights
The Navy moved another step closer to awarding its first revamped Medium Landing Ship (LSM) contract with an award to Bollinger Shipyard Lockport LLC for the data rights to build […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $259 Million Contract For SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds
The Navy recently awarded RTX [RTX] a $259 million contract for the engineering, manufacturing and development of the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIICU All Up Round. This cost-plus-incentive-free contract […]
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Navy/USMCHELIOS Testing At Full Power For Months But Navy Leaning Towards Containerized Lasers, Lockheed Martin Executive Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Lockheed Martin executive recently told Defense Daily that a Navy laser weapon installed on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been working at full power for months […]
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Unmanned SystemsLeonardo DRS Demonstrates Counter-Drone Package On Unmanned Surface Vessel
Building on its successful ground-based mobile counter-drone capabilities with the Army, Leonardo DRS [DRS] recently successfully demonstrated these technologies aboard a small unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the open water […]