Navy/USMC
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Unmanned Systems
Ultra Maritime and General Atomics Partner For Anti-Sub Offerings
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime on Tuesday announced a new partnership to aid anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tracking by combining an unmanned aerial system with low-power sonobuoys […]
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Navy/USMC
Airbus Details Second ALC Program Demo, L3Harris Providing Unmanned Lakota’s ‘Digital Backbone’
Airbus U.S. said Tuesday it recently completed a second demo to inform its work on the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, which follows a recent announcement it’s working […]
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Navy/USMC
Mack Defense Nabs Marine Corps Deal To Build Medium Tactical Truck Prototypes
The Marine Corps has awarded Mack Defense a deal to build two prototypes for its Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) program, which will inform a potential replacement for its Medium Tactical […]
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Navy/USMC
Kilby: HELIOS Laser Weapon Problems Delayed Testing, Not At Full Power
The Navy’s top officer revealed a laser weapon installed on a destroyer to test an ability to disable drones and small boats has had problems in testing and is still […]
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Navy/USMC
Electric Boat And UAW Union Avoid Strike In Tentative Agreement
General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] and the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union reached a tentative agreement Sunday night, avoiding a strike by the 2,500 draftsmen, designers and […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Plans Industry Day For Future Unmanned Surface Vessel
The Navy plans to host an industry day next month to brief vendors on its needs for the Future Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, according to a May 16 notice. […]
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Navy/USMC
RTX Wins Another $581 Million Next-Gen Jammer Award
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $581 million contract on May 15 for production and delivery of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot V Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets for […]
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Congress
Lawmakers Concerned About Potential Delay To Navy 6th Gen Fighters
Several members of the House Appropriations Committee this week voiced concerns that the Navy’s sixth generation fighter program could be awarded three years later than currently planned. “I will not […]
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Army
Following Army’s Planned Cut, Mingus Says Marines Can ‘Absolutely’ Still Buy JLTV A2s
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While the Army no longer plans to buy new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), a senior official confirmed Wednesday the Marine Corps can still purchase the platform under […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Expands Investment In X-Bow To Add Startup As Independent Rocket Motor Supplier
X-Bow Systems on Monday said it has received an additional investment by Lockheed Martin [LMT] that will help the startup accelerate its work to become an independent supplier of solid […]