Navy/USMC
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA Tests Refueling At Sea With NOMARS USV
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently completed the successful initial test of at-sea refueling for unmanned surface vessels (USVs) as part of its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Over-the-Horizon Radars Facing Delays
Section 138 of the Fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act called for the Air Force to start buying up to six over-the-horizon radars–the first two to be in the United […]
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Navy/USMCBid Protest Looms in Navy $3.5 Billion TACAMO Award to Northrop Grumman
A bid protest by a Collins Aerospace and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) team is looming for a nearly $3.5 billion Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) U.S. Navy award to […]
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Air ForceAFRL/F-35 Program Investing in New Digital Engineering Hardware
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the program office for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 are investing in digital engineering to speed development, as AFRL hosts a ribbon […]
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Navy/USMCLatest CR Includes $5.7 Billion In More Virginia Sub Funds
The newest Continuing Resolution unveiled by the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that extends federal funding into March includes an additional $5.68 billion to fund the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) program. […]
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Navy/USMCSiemens Energy Selected For DIU LOC-NESS Naval Energy Project
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), working with Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships, selected Siemens Energy to develop a prototype maritime energy storage system to be installed on a Navy platform. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Wasted Almost $2 Billion On Cruiser Modernization Work With Mismanagement, GAO Finds
The Navy’s effort to modernize 11 Ticonderoga-class cruisers ended up wasting $1.84 billion on ships never finished with other cost and schedule delays that only led to three ships having […]
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Unmanned SystemsPoland and General Atomics Reach Deal on SkyGuardians
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Monday that it is selling three of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Poland. Based on the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, the […]
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Air ForceDemocrats Introduce Bill to Spur System Sustainment by Military Services
Those in uniform have criticized military services’ outsourcing of sustainment to industry as leading to higher costs, causing repair delays, and lowering military readiness. Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
The Army and Navy have completed a successful end-to-end flight test of their jointly-developed common hypersonic glide body, deemed a key step toward fielding of hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon on […]
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