Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $1.7 Billion Contract For Up To 55,000 APKWS IIs
BAE Systems on Aug.28 won a $1.74 billion contract vehicle for production and delivery of up to 55,000 full rate production lots 13 to 17 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Air Boss Confirms MQ-25 Will Still Test Fly This Year, Followed By Carrier Integration In ‘26
The Navy Air Boss this week confirmed the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will test fly this year, followed by aircraft carrier integration in 2026. “The key to that […]
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InternationalCanada Picks ThyssenKrupp and Hanwha As Qualified Suppliers For Next Sub
The Canadian government this week said it selected Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. as the qualified suppliers for its Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). […]
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SpaceTask Force 66 Chief Touts Commercial Satellite Benefits For Maritime Domain Awareness
Commercial remote sensing data and imagery has proven to be useful in allowing the Navy to alert allies and partners to potential bad behavior in the maritime domain due to […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha Invests Another $5 Billion In Philly Shipyard
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha this week announced it is investing another $5 billion in its Philly Shipyard via a new infrastructure plan to boost production capacity. Hanwha bought the shipyard […]
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Unmanned SystemsSecond Saildrone USV Gets ABS Classification
Saildrone on Wednesday announced its Surveyor-class unmanned surface vehicle (USV) received full classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), its second vehicle to do so. Previously, Saildrone’s Voyager-class USV […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tech Accelerator Preps Opportunity To Demo Prototype High Speed Weapons
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division is preparing to issue an opportunity for vendors to demonstrate prototype high speed weapons, with the goal of seeing a wide range of […]
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Navy/USMCSecNav Establishes Naval Rapid Capabilities Office, Consolidating Other Offices
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan recently established a new Naval Rapid Capabilities Office (NRCO), which will consolidate the work of several other offices established in previous administrations. According to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy and RTX Conduct First Live Test of SPY-6(V)4 Radar
RTX and the Navy recently marked the first live test of the AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar at a Hawaii facility, the company said Tuesday. This involved testing the radar multiple times over […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy Raises $50 Million To Build First Long-Range Autonomous Ship
Autonomous ship developer Blue Water Autonomy has raised $50 million in a new funding round the startup is putting toward construction of its first long-range autonomous ship that it plans […]