Navy/USMC
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Air Force
LITENING Modernization May Be Big Ramp-Up Opportunity for Northrop Grumman
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] is upgrading its LITENING pods–a modernization effort that may poise the company for a significant system production ramp-up. Northrop Grumman and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense […]
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Navy/USMC
Austal Signs Outsourcing Agreement With Master Boat Builders
Austal USA entered into a strategic outsourcing agreement with Master Boat Builders, Inc. that they billed as a way to increase the shipbuilding industrial base capacity and accelerate delivery for […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Awards RTX $380 Million Deal For MRIC Full Rate Production
The Marine Corps has awarded RTX [RTX] a $380 million deal to support full-rate production of the Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC). The new deal, awarded on Tuesday, follows a […]
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Navy/USMC
Official Says Allied Cooperation Improving Navy Sustainment Picture
A Navy official recently highlighted how the U.S. Navy’s cooperation with allies is significantly improving its regional sustainment network, especially via limited foreign shipyard maintenance, AUKUS Australian submarine maintenance work, […]
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Navy/USMC
BAE 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/USMC
Navy 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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International
Canada 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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Space
Task 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/USMC
Hanwha 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 Systems
Second 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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