Aerospace Group:

Business/Financial

Northrop Grumman Doubles AQS-24 Minehunter Depth In Test

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

SHARE:

Northrop Grumman Doubles AQS-24 Minehunter Depth In Test

Northrop Grumman tested the AQS-24 system at depths over 400 feet, doubling its previous operating test depth. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] successfully tested the AQS-24B minehunting sonar off the coast of Florida at double its last tested depth, over 400 feet, the company said. For the test, the AQS-24B was embarked on the M/V Richard Becker, a civilian offshore supply/towing vessel, off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale Fla. The company said the system’s sonar performed well at all tested depths and used its sensors to classify bottom objects of interest. The test was an internal company development effort.…

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]

Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]