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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Passes Another NGI Milestone On The Way To Critical Design Review
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Wednesday it successfully passed another Missile Defense Agency (MDA) acquisition milestone in the Next Generation Interceptor competition as it barrels towards Critical Design Review (CDR) in […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Earnings Rise in 2023, Fourth Quarter; DoE Award a ‘Wild Card’
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] for 2023, which the maker of nuclear naval reactors and manager of nuclear weapons sites attributed Tuesday mostly to favorable adjustments on government contracts. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy AI Expert: Humans May Not be In The Loop In Wartime
An expert working for the Navy recently outlined why in wartime unmanned systems will need to make lethal decisions without direct human input. Sam Tangredi, a retired Navy captain and […]
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Air ForceB-1 Bomber Crews Train with Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighter Pilots
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB, S.D.’s 28th Bomb Wing deployed to Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, to train with Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters […]
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UncategorizedLeonardo DRS To Build Naval Propulsion Facility To Support Columbia Submarine, Future Ship Work
Following a $3 billion award last fall to provide the integrated electric propulsion systems for the Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, Leonardo DRS [DRS] on Tuesday said it will invest […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards HII $1.17 Billion To Finally Start Repairing Boise Sub
The Navy awarded HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding a $1.17 billion modification to start repairing the long-delated USS Boise (SSN-764) Los Angeles-class attack submarine. The contract, awarded on Feb. 23, is […]
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Air ForceCongress Considering DoD Reprogramming to Ramp Up, Accelerate Replicator
DoD submitted a reprogramming request to Congress on Jan. 31, and legislators are trying to understand the Pentagon’s funding needs for the Replicator initiative, which was part of the reprogramming […]
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InternationalU.K. To Spend $5.8 Billion Over Next 10 Years On Unmanned Systems, New Strategy Says
The U.K. plans to spend $5.8 billion over the next 10 years on unmanned systems for its military, according to a new strategy published on Feb. 22. The British Ministry […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Unveils Council To Mitigate Adversarial Foreign Investment Risks
The Secretary of the Navy announced the formation of a new council that seeks to mitigate adversarial economic activities including foreign investment risks, protect innovation and technology, work on supply […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Near Awards To GD, Textron For ARV-30 Prototypes, Eyes EMD Phase In FY ‘26
The Marine Corps is nearing awards to General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] and Textron Systems [TXT] to build 30mm turreted versions of their Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototypes, as the […]
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