Aerospace Group:

Navy/USMC

Navy Seeks Pacific SCOUT Tech Experimentation Solutions

Monday, July 31st, 2023

SHARE:

Navy Seeks Pacific SCOUT Tech Experimentation Solutions

Logo of the Office of Naval Research SCOUT Campaign. (Image: U.S. Navy)

The Department of Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) is seeking industry participants in a series of experiments to help the U.S. Pacific Fleet perform various missions better using unmanned systems and other technologies in the Pacific SCOUT experimentation series A new Request for Proposals (RFI), first issued on July 25, is looking at technologies and capabilities to support missions in the area of responsibility , including using unmanned systems “at scale to support lethal and non-lethal missions” over one…

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]

Pentagon

Pentagon ‘Working Options’ On Iran Supplemental, May Seek Funds For New Capabilities

The Pentagon is “working options” for a potential supplemental spending request to fund the operation against Iran and replenish munitions used in the strike campaign, with a senior official noting […]

Congress

Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]

Congress

Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

A group of four Congressional Democrats want to codify President Donald Trump’s push to hold defense firms accountable for prioritizing production investments over paying out stock buybacks, and are seeking […]