defense watch

Saronic Marauder. Dino Mavrookas, co-founder and CEO of Saronic, on Nov. 3 announced the company has put its second Marauder unmanned surface vehicle to the water at its Franklin, La., […]

BAE Deck Launcher. BAE Systems performed the first live-fire test of its Adaptable Deck Launcher (ADL) missile launching solutions that aims to increase the combat capability and adaptability across the […]

LWCLU Award. RTX’s Raytheon said on Oct. 19 that its Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) with Lockheed Martin has received a $215 million production contract for the missile’s Lightweight Command Launch […]

Big C-UAS Award. RTX’s Raytheon business last week said it received $729 million to provide the Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) and Coyote interceptor to the Army, Qatar and Jordan […]

Navy Could Lease MUSVs. Christopher Miller, Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM) for Robotic and Autonomous Systems, told reporters on Sept. 29 that given many of the companies competing for the […]

X-BAT Collab in Poland. Shield AI this month signed a five-year letter of intent with two Polish companies to partner on the design, production, delivery and sustainment of the X-BAT […]

MQ-25 Engine. Rolls-Royce is awaiting word from the U.S. Navy on when the company’s AE 3007N engine for the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone will see its first carrier landing […]

Drone Commonality. As the Air Force embarks on an “MQ Next” program to replace the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., MQ-9A Reaper for a loitering, long endurance intelligence, surveillance, and […]

New CSO Confirmed. The Senate last Thursday confirmed Space Force Gen. Douglas Schiess as the new chief of space operations (CSO), replacing Gen. Chance Saltzman. Schiess has served as the […]

HII Frigate Work. HII has started build work on a preliminary basis on the Navy’s new FF(X) frigate, which is based on the Legend-class Coast Guard cutters built by the […]