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Navy/USMC

DARPA Chooses Northrop Grumman and Martin Defense Group For Manta Ray UUV Phase 2

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

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DARPA Chooses Northrop Grumman and Martin Defense Group For Manta Ray UUV Phase 2

Artist’s concept of a Manta Ray UUV (Image: DARPA).

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Martin Defense Group to move to Phase 2 of the Manta Ray unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) program, the agency said Monday. In this phase, the companies will work on subsystem testing before moving to fabricate full-scale models to use for in-water demonstrations. The Manta Ray effort aims to demonstrate technologies to allow payload-capable autonomous UUVs “to operate on long-duration, long-range missions in ocean environments,” the agency…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]