:

Navy/USMC

Lockheed’s Vector Hawk Drone Launched From Unmanned Sub

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

SHARE:

Lockheed’s Vector Hawk Drone Launched From Unmanned Sub

The Vector Hawk, a canister-launched small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). Image: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin [LMT[ recently launched its Vector Hawk small unmanned aircraft from an unmanned submarine for the first time, the company said Sept. 28.During the test, which occurred at a Navy-hosted exercise in Newport, R.I., in August, an Ocean Aero Submaran unmanned surface vessel sent instructions to Lockheed Martin’s 10-foot-long Marlin MK2 autonomous underwater vehicle. In response, the Marlin fired the four-pound, canister-launched Vector Hawk into the air from the surface of Narragansett Bay. The Vector Hawk then unfolded its…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]