Last week the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issued a Request For Information (RFI) notice that said it is exploring possibly reopening a multiple award contract (MAC) to provide payloads, sensors, and other support for unmanned surface vehicles. In February 2020, the Navy previously awarded 40 ...

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) plans to issue a competitive solicitation for engineering support for the introduction, modernization, maintenance and upgrade of aircraft carrier and amphibious ship self-defense system (SSDS) combat systems (CS). According to a Nov. 17 presolicitation notice ...

The U.K. government last week announced the Royal Navy will outfit 11 ships with the Norwegian Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The Defense Ministry said the NSMs are due to replace Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles on 11 Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers in a collaboration agreement ...

The Navy issued a sources sought announcement on Nov. 17, conducting market research on opportunities to improve the interoperability and supportability of the Zumwalt-class destroyers by replacing unique components with analogous common Navy surface combatant components. The concept is called the ...

The U.S. 5th Fleet has started a three-week long unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event in the Middle East, dubbed Digital Horizon, with 15 unmanned systems and 17 industry partners. The event began on Nov. 23 and is based in Bahrain. The Navy boasted it will employ several new ...

Boeing [BA] said on Nov. 22 its High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) achieved initial operational capability (IOC) status from the Navy. This weapon allows the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to deploy Mk 54 torpedoes from near or below the aircraft’s ...